Tegal Station

Information About Tegal Station

Tegal is one of Central Java's areas with many attractions. One of them is transportation, as it has quite a diverse options. Along with trains, there is Tegal Station which serves stops and departures to various regions in Indonesia, especially in Java.

Tegal Station itself has been built since 1885. Its former name was the Java Spoorweg Maatschappij (JSM) Tram. It was then purchased by the Semarang Cheribon Stoomtram Maatschappij (SCS) railway in 1897. The design offered also has a colonial taste but with a large wooden roof designed by Henri Maclaine Pont.

The location of Tegal Station is on Semeru Street, No.16, Slerok, East Tegal District, Tegal City. The station is at an altitude of +4 meters above sea level and is in the Semarang IV operation area. For its class, Tegal Station is in the large type A class which has two platforms and six lanes.

Many transportation options can be chosen to get to Tegal Station. However, the one that dominates is the pedicab. Not only traditional pedicabs that pedaled by feet, now there are many modern versions one with engines. Apart from that, there are also taxis, online motorcycle taxis, and several other transportation options.

As for its route, there is Brebes Station before Tegal Station, and Larangan Station after that. The facilities at Tegal station are also excellent. For example, charger facilities or sockets near the entrance, a comfortable waiting area, air conditioning, counter space, prayer room, etc.

There are quite a lot of types of trains that stop or depart from Tegal Station. The class choices are also very diverse, starting from Mixed and Executive classes.

It has a variety of routes and departure schedules from Tegal. There are Tegal to Jakarta, to Purwokerto, Indramayu, to Cirebon, Blitar, Bandung, Malang, Pemalang, Semarang, Surabaya, to Yogyakarta.

Train Schedule at Tegal Station

1. Tegal Station (TG)- Jakarta (Pasar Senen, Jatinegara, Gambir)

There is a variety of Tegal to Jakarta routes, One of them goes to Pasar Senen, (PSE), Jatinegara (JNG), and Gambir (GMR).

2. Tegal Station (TG)- Surabaya (Pasar Turi, Wonokromo, Gubeng) Train Schedule

Meanwhile, for those traveling from Tegal Station to Surabaya, Here are the departure schedules for Pasar Turi (SBI), Wonokromo (WO), and Gubeng (SGU) Stations.

Unique Facts About Tegal Station

As a station that is widely used for transit, it is not surprising that many trains pass through Tegal Station. It has several destinations as they can go to West, Central to East Java. Here are some further facts from Tegal Station;

1. Was once a filming location

Before it was busy serving various routes to various places, it turns out that Tegal Station was once a film shooting location in the 1980s. This cannot be separated from the architecture of Tegal Station which still has colonial taste.

2. Included as the Top 5 Highest Volumes in 2023

Tegal Station is one of the stations with the highest number of passengers during the big day vacation flow in 2023. The number of passengers who departed was 12,658 people, while the number of passengers who arrived was 5,178 customers in just one day. This makes Tegal Station the station with the highest cumulative volume for the period 12-19 April 2023.

3. Fried Krupp Locomotive Event

In front of the station, there is a locomotive made by Fried Krupp on display. Fried Krupp itself is a legendary German automotive, iron, and other technology company that stopped operating in 1999. This locomotive comes from the D301 series, several of which have been displayed in Jogja and Semarang Tawang.

The locomotive made by Fried Krupp on display in front of Tegal Station is the D30103 series which is a collaboration between the Tegal government and Indonesian Train Company. The Tegal government added several accessories around it to give the impression that the locomotive was still alive. Of course, this could also be a tourist attraction for the local community.

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