Senja Utama Yogyakarta Train
Also known as Sepur Senja Utama Ngayogyakarta, this is an AC Business class train that serves the Yogyakarta-Jakarta route. The train which is in the management of Operation Area 6 Yogyakarta connects the two cities through the corridor of Yogyakarta’s Tugu Station and Jakarta’s Pasar Senen Station.
KA Senja Utama Yogya operates using CC203 and CC206 Locomotives, owned by Depot Station Yogyakarta. This train has an average speed of 60 to 100 kilometers per hour, so that on the way from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, or vice versa, KA Senja Utama Yogya will take a maximum of 8.5 hours. Every day, this train only provides one trip scheduled at dusk, both for arrival and departure. The departure time from Jakarta’s Pasar Senen Station is available at 19.00 and is measured to arrive at Yogyakarta Station by half past four in the morning. Meanwhile, the scheduled departure of KA Senja Utama Yogya from Yogyakarta Station is available at 17:45 and it is measured to arrive at Jakarta’s Pasar Senen Station at 02.05.
In the journey, there are several stations that serve as a stopover for KA Senja Utama Yogya. For the route to Jakarta, KA Senja Utama Yogya will stop at Wates Station, Kebumen Station, Gombong Station, Purwokerto Station, Ciledug Station, Cirebon Station, and Jatinegara Station. As for the route to Yogyakarta, this train will only stop at Wates Station, Kutowinangun Station, Notog Station, Purwokerto Station, Cirebon Station, and Jatinegara Station.
Interesting Information about Senja Utama Yogya Train
The origin of the name
As KA Senja Utama Solo, this train uses a simple name to refer to the main train service. The origin of this train name refers to the train service that is mainly from or to the city of Yogyakarta and departs at dusk.
New Economy Plus Train
KA Senja Utama Yogya is one of the trains which has entered the transformation of New Economy Plus train from PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero). The transformation that took place on September 28, 2016, changed the image of the Economy class in KA Senja Utama Yogya to be more prestigious as the Executive class. In the transformation, passenger cars are made more luxurious as in the plane. The seating is also more luxurious in design as in the Executive trains. Unfortunately, the transformation received complaints from passengers who felt uncomfortable with the seating design, especially for long distance travels. Not even one month yet, KA Senja Utama Yogya New Economic Plus had finally transformed into AC Business class trains for the convenience of passengers.
Railway series
KA Senja Utama Yogya is one of the railways that used a series of New Economy AC Plus trains in 2016. The main railway line at that time was one of the New Economy AC Plus and eight New AC Plus trains (with one train consisted of 80 seats each). Entering October 15, 2016, the series of Yogyakarta’s Senja Utama Railways started using the Business class train series. There is also a sequence of train series consisting of one CC201 or CC203 model locomotive, five AC Business trains, one power station train, and three AC Business trains. The capacity of this Business class train in total is 512 seats.