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Solo Balapan Station (also known as Balapan Station, station code SLO), is a major railway station in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The name "Balapan" is taken from the name of a village which is located to the north of the station. The station is located on the railway line that connects the cities of Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Semarang. Solo Balapan Station is the largest station in Surakarta and Central Java.[1][2]

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Y11 AS03 Solo Balapan Station Stasiun Solo Balapan
Commuter, airport, and inter-city rail station
Panorama of the entrance
General information
Other names	Balapan Station
Location	Jl. Wolter Monginsidi, Kestalan, Banjarsari, Surakarta Central Java Indonesia
Coordinates	7.5567545°S 110.8213985°E / -7.5567545; 110.8213985
Elevation	+93 m (305 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Line(s)	Gundih–Solo Balapan Solo Balapan–Kertosono
Platforms	10
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Architect	Thomas Karsten
Other information
Station code	SLO
History
Original company	Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij
Pre-nationalisation	Staatsspoorwegen
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station Terminus Purwosari–Solo Balapan Purwosari Terminus Purwosari towards Klaten Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link Kadipiro towards Adisoemarmo International Airport Preceding station Following station Purwosari towards Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Line Solo Jebres towards Palur
Location
Solo Balapan Station Location in Java

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Solo Balapan Station.

Intercity trains

Executive Class

• Argo Wilis, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang
• Argo Lawu, to and from Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon
• Argo Dwipangga, to and from Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon
• Gajayana, to Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar
• Bima, to Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang
• Turangga, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang

Mixed Class

• Fajar/Senja Utama Solo, to and from Pasar Senen via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon (executive class and premium economy class)
• Lodaya, to and from Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya (executive class and premium economy class)
• Sancaka, to Yogyakarta and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang (executive class and premium economy class)
• Bangunkarta, to Pasar Senen via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Jombang via Madiun (executive class and economy plus class)
• Malabar, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class, business class, and economy plus class)
• Mutiara Selatan, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang (executive class and premium economy class)
• Kertanegara, to Purwokerto via Yogyakarta and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class and economy plus class)
• Malioboro Ekspres, to Yogyakarta and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class and economy plus class)
• Ranggajati, to Cirebon via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto and to Jember via Madiun-Jombang-Surabaya Gubeng (executive class and business class)
• Wijayakusuma, to Cilacap via Yogyakarta and to Jember via Surabaya Gubeng (executive class and premium economy class)
• Sancaka Utara, to Surabaya Pasar Turi and to Kutoarjo (executive class and business class)

Premium Economy Class

• Jayakarta Premium, to Pasar Senen via Lempuyangan-Purwokerto and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun

Economy Plus Class

• Joglosemarkerto, loop line through Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta via Purwokerto and Semarang Tawang

Commuter rail

• KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo, to and from Yogyakarta

Bus connection

The Balapan bus stops of Batik Solo Trans is located near Solo Balapan Station, serving Corridor 2 and 6.

To the east of the station is a skybridge that directly connects the station with Tirtonadi Bus Terminal, making it easier for train passengers to continue their journey by bus or vice versa.[3] Tirtonadi Bus Terminal is currently serving intercity buses to destinations across Java and Sumatra, as well as Corridors 4, 7FS, and 11FS of Batik Solo Trans and Corridor S1 of Trans Jateng BRT.

In popular culture

The station became an inspiration for one of the most popular campursari songs in the 1990s from Didi Kempot Setasiun Balapan. For his work on about the station, PT Kereta Api Indonesia officially appointed Didi Kempot as a "railway ambassador" after the Indo pop music group ST 12. [4]

References

External links

Media related to Solo Balapan Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Kadipiro towards Gundih		Gundih–Solo Balapan		Terminus
Terminus		Solo Balapan–Kertosono		Solo Jebres towards Kertosono
Purwosari Terminus		PWS–SLO		Terminus

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