Bandung - Pemalang Train Schedule
Name Train |
Class |
Price |
Time Departure |
Time Arrival |
Duration |
Ciremai (144) |
Economy |
Start Rp180,000 |
17.00 |
22.57 |
05j 55m |
Ciremai (144) |
Executive |
Start Rp310,000 |
17.00 |
22.57 |
05j 55m |
Departure Stations in Bandung
Bandung, the capital city of West Java Province which is famous for Gedung Sate and Tangkuban Perahu, Paris Van Java mall & Jalan Braga as its tourist destinations, is located at an altitude of 708 meters with an area of approximately 167.3 km2. Bandung is also the second most populous city after Jakarta, and the fourth largest city after Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.
Bandung is also recorded in various important histories that have occurred in Indonesia, one of which is the establishment of the first engineering college in Indonesia (Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng-TH Bandung, which is now called the Bandung Institute of Technology-ITB), the location of the battleground during independence, and the venue for the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference. Even Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said Bandung was the capital of Asia-Africa in his speech.
Bandung is also known as the city of flowers because in the past the city was considered very beautiful with many trees and flowers, and surrounded by mountains. Bandung is like a beautiful giant bowl.
No wonder this city is often visited by domestic and foreign tourists. For this reason, Bandung provides transportation, one of which is the train. In Bandung, there are at least 7 train stations. The first is Kiaracondong Station (a large type B station located on Jalan Kebun Jayanti, Kiaracondong and serves economy class). Second, Padalarang Station (located on Jalan Cihaliwung, Kertamulya, Padalarang, West Bandung, and located at an altitude of +695 meters above sea level, this station has an indies style and uses teak wood as the main material).
Third Cimahi Station (originally a bus stop that opened on May 17, 1884) along with the inauguration of the Cianjur-Bandung railway line). Fourth Cicalengka Station (located at Jalan Stasiun Cicalengka, Cicalengka Wetan, Cicalengka, Bandung, at an altitude of +689 meters above sea level under the management of DAOP 2 Bandung). Fifth Rancaekek Station (there used to be a rail line to Jatinangor, Sumedang, located in Rancaekek Wetan, this station was made by the state railroad company Staatspoorwegen). Sixth Andir Station (a class 3 railway station located on Jalan Ciroyom, Andir).
The last train station in Bandung is known as Hall Station, a large class A train station located on Jalan Stasiun Barat, Kebon Jeruk, Andir, Bandung. This station connects train travel from Bandung to major cities such as Jakarta and Yogyakarta. This station is the first train station in Indonesia to implement a check-in and boarding pass system since 2016.
The main facilities of this station are parking area, bicycle parking, self-ticket printing service, waiting room, booking counter, ticket machine, customer service, information center. While other supporting facilities are prayer rooms, toilets, health posts, ATM galleries, shops / commercial areas, restaurants, breastfeeding rooms, co-working, cellphone charging booths, smoking areas, trolleys, and escalators. There are many ways to get to this station, you can use offline & online motorcycle taxis, taxis, angkot, and becak.
Destination Station in Pemalang
Pemalang is a regency located in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The regency is located on the Pantura road which connects Jakarta-Semarang-Surabaya. Its capital is Pemalang city.
Many archaeological findings were found in the western Pemalang Regency, including megalithic sites, bronze necklaces, and evidence of Hindu-Buddhist cultural elements in Pemalang, namely Ganesha statues, phalluses, graves, lintels, and tombstones in Lawangrejo Village and Banyumudal Village.
Pemalang Regency is crossed by three major rivers namely Comal River, Waluh River, and Rambut River. The tourist destinations in this regency are also beautiful and amazing such as Widuri Beach, Gajah Mountain, Guci Hot Springs, Semugih Tea Plantation, Curug Cibedil Waterfall.
To enjoy all this beauty, Pemalang provides a class I train station called Pemalang Station (PML) which is located in Pelutan, Pemalang. This station is included in Semarang Operating Region IV. One of the uniqueness of this station is the instrumental version of Ande-ande Lumut song played every time the arrival, departure, and interruption between trains.
There are several main facilities at this station including parking area, waiting room, self-printing service, direct booking at the counter, and information center. Supporting facilities for visitors or users of train services include prayer rooms, toilets, ATM galleries, shops/commercial areas, breastfeeding rooms, charger booths, and smoking areas. Transportation tools that can be used to get to this station range from taxis, angkot, ojek (online or offline), to dokar or becak.
Detail Trip Information from Bandung to Pemalang
As a historical and cultural tourist destination, Pemalang is also a destination for many tourists besides Bandung of course. In addition to Solo, and cities in Central Java that open roads to Pemalang, Bandung does not want to be outdone by opening a train departure route. Of the seven stations, Bandung opens a departure service from Bandung Station which is the main station.
The train provided by this station is the Ciremai train. This train only departs once at 17:00 and arrives at 22:57 with a duration of 5 hours 57 minutes. It's quite long but it pays off with the beauty along the departure path, until you reach Pemalang. The Ciremai train offers economy and executive classes with prices ranging from Rp180,000 to Rp385,000.