Ambarawa Railway Museum

Ambarawa Station

Stasiun Ambarawa
Kereta Api Indonesia
Front view of Indonesian Railway Museum (2019)
General information
LocationJl. Stasiun, Panjang, Ambarawa, Semarang Regency
Central Java
Indonesia
Coordinates7°15′56″S 110°24′05″E / 7.265424°S 110.401359°E / -7.265424; 110.401359
Elevation+474.40 m (1,556.4 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)Kereta Api Indonesia Kedungjati–Secang
Platformssingle island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking Available
Accessible Available
Other information
Station codeABR • 3306[1]
ClassificationClass II[1]
History
Opened21 May 1873 (1873-05-21)[2]
Closed8 April 1976 (1976-04-08)[3]
Previous namesWillem I Station
Location
Ambarawa Station is located in Java
Ambarawa Station
Ambarawa Station
Location in Java
Indonesian Railway Museum, Ambarawa
Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa
Map
Interactive map
Established6 October 1976 (1976-10-06)[4]
LocationJl. Stasiun, Panjang, Ambarawa, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Coordinates7°15′56″S 110°24′05″E / 7.265424°S 110.401359°E / -7.265424; 110.401359
TypeRailway museum
OwnerKereta Api Indonesia

The Ambarawa Railway Museum (Indonesian: Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa, officially named Indonesian Railway Museum by the Indonesian Railway Company) is a museum located in Ambarawa in Central Java, Indonesia. The museum preserves around 21 steam locomotives and focuses on tourism train tours hauled by 3 operational steam engines (both are rack locomotives and a 4-4-0 two-cylinder compound steam engine) and a hydraulic diesel engine, using the remains of the closing of the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway line.

  1. ^ a b Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
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  4. ^ "Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa" (in Indonesian). museumindonesia.com. 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2016.