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Lodaya (train)

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Lodaya (train)
Lodaya (train) prepare for entering to the final destination Solo Balapan Station
Overview
Service typeinter-city rail
Statusoperational (regular & facultatif)
LocaleOperational Area VI Yogyakarta
First service2000-05-12
Current operator(s)PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
StartBandung (BD)
Stops15
EndSolo Balapan Station (SLO)
Distance travelled446 km (277 mil)
Average journey time7 hours 56 minutes
Service frequency2x daily each way (morning and night)
Train number(s)77-80
On-board services
Class(es)economy and executive
Seating arrangements50 seats arranged 2-2 (executive class) seat that can recline and rotate 72 seats arranged 2-2 (new generation economy class) seats that can recline and rotate
Catering facilitiesOn-board cafe and trolley service
Observation facilitiesThe Duplex panoramic glass, with blinds, heat insulating laminated layer.
Entertainment facilitiesavailable
Technical
Rolling stockCC206
Track gauge1,067 mm
Operating speed70–120 kilometres per hour (43–75 mph)

Lodaya Train is an passenger train service with 2 class is executive and economy class train that operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia in the Southern of the Java that which run between Bandung (BD)– Solo Balapan (SLO), this train is an inter-city rail. The Train travel offer 2x travel (morning & night) around 446 kilometers (277 mil) in 7 hours 56 minutes with stopped at Kiaracondong, Cibatu, Cipeundeuy, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjar, Sidareja, Maos, Kroya, Gombong, Kebumen, Kutoarjo, Wates, Yogyakarta, and Klaten. In the journey Bandung to Solo Balapan, the passenger can enjoy the beautiful of the eastern part of Parahyangan mountainous region. This train is only one route from Bandung to Solo Balapan.

The Lodaya train was launched and renamed on 12 May 2000 that succeed by Pajajaran/Senja Mataram train on 11 March 1992 by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, because name the Lodaya are inspired by the white tiger from sundanese.

Origin

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Lodaya Logo

The begin name "Lodaya" comes from a white tiger (or called Harimau Lodaya, maung in Sundanese) the incarnation of Prabu Siliwangi—one of the kings who ruled the Sunda Galuh Kingdom—when facing his son, Raden Kian Santang. Now the word lodaya is used in modern Sundanese to refer to a tiger, and the word maung is used to refer to "tiger" (animals in the genus Panthera, except lions) in general.

History

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Initially, there was a train service called Fajar Pajajaran and Senja Mataram which began operating on 11 March 1992, serving the Bandung–Yogyakarta route. The Fajar Pajajaran train from Bandung had a morning departure time, while the Senja Mataram train from Yogyakarta had an evening departure time. On 1 September 1992, the service was extended to Solo Balapan.

Fajar Pajajaran and Senja Mataram (1992–2000)

On 12 May 2000, PT Kereta Api Indonesia overhauled the train service so that the Fajar Padjajaran and Senja Mataram trains were replaced by the Lodaya. The design of the Lodaya train set was made different from other trains - a blue-white design with blue on the right and left ends of the train and white in the middle, and the words "Lodaya" written on it. Even so, the train sets at that time were often exchanged. In 2003, PT Kereta Api Indonesia launched the Lodaya II train.[1]

Lodaya train (2000-Present)

Then, the Lodaya train operated using a stainless steel train set made by PT INKA starting in 2018 with premium executive and economy class services. Finally, since 2024, the Lodaya train has been using the latest generation of stainless steel train sets made by PT INKA; starting with the Solo Balapan–Bandung relation schedule at night and the opposite relation in the morning starting 1 May 2024. On 2 May 2024, PT Kereta Api Indonesia Operation 2 Bandung officially the Lodaya train as the first train use the new generation stainless steel that only 92 (from Bandung to Solo Balapan) and 93 (Solo Balapan to Bandung), then following the Solo Balapan–Bandung relation schedule in the morning and the opposite relation in the evening starting 1 September 2024. This train became the first passenger train across the south of Java Island and also the first mixed class train to use the new generation set.[2] This train set consists of four executive trains, four economy trains, one dining car, and one generator train.

On 1 February 2025, following the enactment of new train travel chart 2025, the Lodaya use from Locomotive CC206 to Locomotive CC201, CC203, or CC204 for temporary of CC206. However, During Ramadan, the Lodaya train use back to CC206 because the Facility and Quality for climbing the mountain.

List of the Station

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On 1 February 2025, Following the enactment of new train travel chart 2025, the Lodaya totally used with new generation stainless steel. This Route based from the train travel 2025:

Accidents and Incidents

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  • On 10 October 2013, the Lodaya train hit a rock that was stuck in the middle of the rail at km 440+0/1 in Karanganyar, Kebumen, which caused the train to make an extraordinary stop (BLB) at Gombong Station.[3]
  • On 5 October 2015 at 01.45, the Lodaya train derailed at km 244+5/6, precisely in the Kampung Terung area, Mekarsari, Kadipaten, Tasikmalaya, which caused the Pasundan train and the Turangga train to experience a delay from the normal schedule.[4]
  • On 29 May 2019 at 16.30, the Lodaya Lebaran train (KA 7019) derailed at km 193-192 of the Lebakjero-Nagreg section because the train track body had collapsed.[5]
  • On 27 April 2022, the Lodaya Collision with the Truck on the Railroad Crossing between Patukan and Rewulu station in Yogyakarta

References

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  1. ^ "PT KAI Pangkas Sejumlah Perjalanan KA Ekonomi". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). 2003-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  2. ^ "KA Lodaya Gunakan Kereta Eksekutif dan Ekonomi Stainless Steel New Generation Mulai 1 Mei 2024" (Press release). Yogyakarta: PT Kereta Api Indonesia. 26 April 2024.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Nugroho, Rento Ari (10 October 2013). Prasetyo, Budi (ed.). "KA Lodaya Tabrak Batu di Kebumen". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ Rezkisari, Indira (5 October 2015). "KA Lodaya Anjlok di Tasikmalaya". Republika. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. ^ Putra, Wisma (29 May 2019). "Kereta Api Lodaya Tambahan Anjlok di Nagreg". detikcom. Retrieved 29 December 2019.