Prambanan Express Commuter Line

Prambanan Express Commuter Line

Prambanan Express train departing from Wates Station
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperating
Locale6th Operational Area of Yogyakarta
PredecessorKuda Putih (1963-1980)
First service20 May 1994
SuccessorKAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line (Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan segment)
Current operator(s)
Ridership3,940,671 (annual, 2018)[1]
Route
TerminiYogyakarta
Kutoarjo
Stops5
Distance travelled64 kilometres (40 mi)
Service frequency21
Train number(s)249-269
Technical
Rolling stockME201 (Ex BN-Holec)
MH102 (KRDI) and ME204 (shared rollingstock with YIA airport rail service)
carrying Locomotive (only emergency)
Track gauge1,067 mm
Operating speed60 - 100 km/hours
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Prambanan Express Commuter Line (Indonesian: Commuter Line Prambanan Ekspres) or simply Prambanan Express, commonly abbreviated as Pramex (in English) and Prameks (in Indonesian), is a commuter rail service that operates between Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Kutoarjo, Purworejo Regency, Central Java in Indonesia. The service, which first operated in 1994, covers a distance of about 64 kilometers (40 mi) and operates using diesel multiple unit trains. It was previously serving Yogyakarta–Solo for 26 years before it was electrified in 2021.

The train was once operated by 6th Operational Area of Yogyakarta of the national railway company, Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). As part of transition to electrified commuter railway service, KAI's subsidiary KAI Commuter took over the operations of Prameks on 5 October 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "Penumpang KA Prameks Tiap Tahun Meningkat Hampir 8 Persen". Tribun Jogja (in Indonesian). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Kereta Prameks Mulai Dikelola KAI Commuter". Republika. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.