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Wonokromo Railway Station

Wonokromo Station (WO) is a large class type C railway station in Jagir, Wonokromo, Surabaya, East Java, operated by Kereta Api Indonesia. The station is located about 5 kilometers (3 mi) south of Surabaya Gubeng Station. It is close to the railway junction with each directions to Surabaya Gubeng station, Sidoarjo, and Madiun.

The station's name must be distinguished from Wonokromo Kota Station. Wonokromo Station is the legacy of Staatsspoorwegen, while Wonokromo Kota Station is the former station of Surabaya tram network built by Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij during Dutch era.

Building and layout

The station yard with Penataran and Kertosono local economy trains

The station has 5 tracks, but the tracks usually used are platform 1, 2, and 3. Track 1 is used for train going to Madiun, Solo Balapan, Yogyakarta, Purwokerto, Bandung and Jakarta Kota. Track 2 is used for train going to Sidoarjo, Malang, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Jember and Ketapang (Banyuwangi).

There is a former locomotive warehouse/depot to the north of the station which is expected to operate when the double track was put into use, currently the building is a storage warehouse for local residents. On a railway bridge across Jagir River north of the station, there are also former foundations for the railway bridge leading to Ngagel industrial area.

Services

Passenger services

Mixed class

Economy class

Lokal or Commuter

Supporting transportation

Source: Surabaya City Transportation Agency

Public transportation type Route Destination
City bus A2 Purabaya–Ngagel–Surabaya Kota station
Bemo F Joyoboyo–Ngagel–Endrosono
H1 Sepanjang–Wonokromo
P Petojo–Joyoboyo
Kenjeran–Petojo–Joyoboyo
Ketintang–Petojo
Kenjeran–Gebang Putih–Joyoboyo
S Joyoboyo–Bratang–Kenjeran
JBM Keputih–Bratang–Joyoboyo
GL Gadung–Pasar Loak
H2P Wonokromo market–Pagesangan–Menanggal–Purabaya
H4W Wonokromo market–Rungkut Industri–Sedati
U Joyoboyo–Jagir–Wonokromo–Rungkut Menanggal
Suroboyo Bus  R1  Purabaya–Rajawali (transfer at Joyoboyo bus stop)
 R2  Rajawali–Purabaya (transfer at Joyoboyo 2 bus stop)
 R7  Joyoboyo–Jono Soewojo (transfer at Joyoboyo bus stop)

Incidents

  • On 22 June 2002 at 21:00, the fuel-carrying train caught fire at Wonokromo Station. There were no casualties in this incident.

References

  1. ^ Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ Selayang Pandang Daerah Operasi VIII Surabaya (PDF) (in Indonesian). Kereta Api Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ Widodo, Dukut Imam (2002). Soerabaia tempo doeloe. Surabaya: Surabaya City Office of Tourism. p. 419.
  4. ^ "Transportasi". Surabaya City Government (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Gerbong Tangki BBM Terbakar di Stasiun Wonokromo". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 23 June 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

Media related to Wonokromo Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station   Kereta Api Indonesia   Following station
Sepanjang
towards Kertosono
  Kertosono–Wonokromo   Terminus
Terminus   Wonokromo–Bangil   Margorejo
towards Bangil
  Surabaya Railway
WO-SB
  Ngagel
towards Surabaya Kota