Blitar Train Station is a railway station in the district of Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. It was opened in 1882 by the Dutch East Indies government, making it one of the oldest railway stations in East Java.[1][2]

Blitar Station Stasiun Blitar Setatsiyun Blitar
Blitar Station in 2019
General information
Location	Jl. Mastrip 75, Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar East Java Indonesia
Coordinates	8°06′05″S 112°09′47″E
Elevation	+167 m (548 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Kertosono–Bangil
Platforms	1 side platform 2 island platforms
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	BL
History
Opened	1882[1]
Rebuilt	1950s
Location
Blitar Station Location in Java

There is a locomotive depot and a former turntable at this station.[2] There is a statue and photo of the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, inside the station, as he was buried in Blitar.

Services

The railway services that stopped at this station:

• Brantas, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang
• Gajayana, to Gambir via Yogyakarta and Malang
• Brawijaya, to Gambir via Semarang Tawang and Malang
• Kahuripan, to Kiaracondong
• Majapahit, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang and Malang
• Malabar, to Bandung and Malang
• Kertanegara, to Purwokerto and Malang
• Malioboro Express, to Yogyakarta and Malang
• Singasari, to Pasar Senen via Lempuyangan
• Matarmaja, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang and Malang
• Penataran, to Surabaya Kota via Malang
• Rapih Dhoho, to Surabaya Kota via Kertosono

Gallery

• 
  A damaged Blitar station after the eruption of stratovolcano Mount Kelud in 1919.
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  Blitar station during the 1920s to 1930s. The telegraph office on the left is still there, but it is now used as a post office.

References

External links

• Media related to Blitar Station at Wikimedia Commons

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