Sri Tanjung (train)

Sri Tanjung
Sri Tanjung train stopped at Rambipuji, 2025
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperational
PredecessorArgopuro (1986-1995)
First service1995
Current operatorKereta Api Indonesia
Route
TerminiLempuyangan
Ketapang
Distance travelled620 km (385 mil)
Average journey time12 hours 39 minutes
Service frequency2x daily each way
Train number277–280
On-board services
Classeconomy
Seating arrangements
  • 106 seats arranged 3-2 (economy)
Catering facilitiessnack, food, & drink service
Technical
Rolling stockCC206/CC203/CC201
Track gauge1067 mm
Operating speed60-100 km/h (37-62 mph)

Sri Tanjung is an passenger train with economy class that is operated by Kereta Api Indonesia between Lempuyangan, Yogyakarta and Ketapang via Surabaya Kota and Wonokromo.

The train offers two trips daily each way morning and night schedule, 620 kilometers (385 miles) in 12 hours 39 minutes.

Branding

The name of the Sri Tanjung train is taken from Sri Tanjung, the wife of Raden Sidapaksa, who is part of the folklore about Banyuwangi Regency.

History

In 1986, the Argopuro train was launched by KAI as the introduction of the Sri Tanjung train. In 1995, the Argopuro changed the name to the Sri Tanjung train due to the name collected from Sri Tanjung as a wife of Raden Sidapaksa which part of the folklore in Banyuwangi Regency, especially the Sri Tanjung train, so as not to be confused with new train service with faster travel times that had started, namely Argo Bromo Anggrek and Argo Gede.

The Sri Tanjung train consists of 7 economy class passenger cars, 1 economy class power dining car, and 1 baggage car.

Tariff

Sri Tanjung train ticket fare range from Rp. 88,000 to Rp. 94,000. depending on the distance traveled.

Incidents

  • On 26 October 2012, the Sri Tanjung train hit a Suzuki Carry car that was crossing a level crossing 200 meters east of Mangli Station, dragging it all the way to the station. As a result, the car's body was crushed and the driver was seriously injured and suffered broken ribs.[1][2]
  • On 24 June 2013 at 07.00, the Sri Tanjung train collided with a truck, causing the train to derail and the truck to suffer severe damage.[3]
  • On 17 August 2020, at around 1:05 PM, the Sri Tanjung train hit a Kijang LGX train with the license plate number L 1197 KA at the Gilang crossing, Taman, Sidoarjo. The car was dragged for 27 meters. This incident resulted in three deaths and two injuries.[4]
  • On 28 June 2023, at 07:04, the Sri Tanjung train collided with a Honda Mobilio at an unmarked crossing in Klatak, Kalipuro, Banyuwangi. Both passengers survived but sustained injuries.
  • On 28 May 2025, at approximately 14:15, the Sri Tanjung train collided with a Vario motorcycle with license plate number W 6729 NI under the Jenggolo Flyover in Buduran, Sidoarjo. One person died at the scene, and the collision caused a 23-minute delay for the Sri Tanjung train.

List of stations

The Sri Tanjung train as a favorite by foreign tourists that from Lempuyangan, Yogyakarta to Bali via train, the schedule of the Sri Tanjung train was busiest.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Car Dragged by Train, Driver Survives". jpnn.com. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ Iskandar, Yoni. "Sritanjung Train Hits Car at Jember". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ "SindoNews: Hits Truck, Sritanjung Train Derails". Sindonews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. ^ Suparno. "A Car Hit by a Train in Sidoarjo, Father, Mother, and Child Killed". detikcom. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  5. ^ "Jadwal Kereta Api Sri Tanjung" (in Indonesian).
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