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Airport rail link in Indonesia
Minangkabau Express
Minangkabau Express DMU during testrun at Cirebon.
Overview
Native nameKA Minangkabau Ekspres
StatusOperational
OwnerPT Kereta Api Indonesia & PT Angkasa Pura II
LocaleWest Sumatera, Indonesia
Termini
Websitewww.kai.id
Service
TypeExpress rail
SystemAirport rail link
ServicesBIM - Duku - Tabing - Padang
Operator(s)PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Rolling stockTwo INKA DMU
4-carriage trainsets
Daily ridership0.4 million (Jan-Oct '24)
History
Opened21 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-21)
Technical
Line length23 km (14 mi)
CharacterGround
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNIL
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

Legend
BIM Minangkabau Airport  L  Minangkabau International Airport
Kereta Api Indonesia to Lubuk Alung & Pariaman
DUK Duku  L  Kereta Api Indonesia
Kayukalek
Lubuk Buaya
TAB Tabing Kereta Api Indonesia
ATR Air Tawar
Lapai
AI Alai
PD Padang Kereta Api Indonesia
freight line
to Indarung & Bukit Putus
TDA Tarandam
PLA Pulau Aie

Note: Stations marked Kereta Api Indonesia
serve long-distance trains.

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Minangkabau Express (Indonesian: KA Minangkabau Ekspres) is an airport rail link service in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This line was built to cut travel time from Padang city centre to the Minangkabau International Airport in Padang Pariaman Regency, as roads connecting the airport and the city center are frequently affected by traffic congestion.

The Minangkabau Express is the third airport rail link in Indonesia after Kualanamu ARS and Soekarno–Hatta ARS. It was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018.

Background

The 23-kilometre (14 mi) link was established using existing and new rail tracks. An existing line between Duku railway station and Padang was upgraded. This was then connected to a new 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) track between Duku and the airport. All land acquisitions were done in March 2017.

The service is provided by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, with trains running between Padang–Tabing [id]–Duku–Minangkabau International Airport. The rolling stock was manufactured by INKA.

Rolling Stock

This train uses a KRDE ME 204 trainset made by PT INKA as well as Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link and Yogyakarta International Airport Rail Link and is also the first trainset for the KRDE series and then followed by the next trainset for other Airport Trains. This series of trains consists of four trains with a carrying capacity of up to 393 people.

Fee

This train fare is IDR 10,000.00 for the BIM–Duku and BIM–Aie Island routes and IDR 5,000.00 for the Duku–Aie Island route and vice versa.

Operation

Minangkabau Express at Pulau Aie Station

Starting 6 March 2019, Minangkabau Express experienced an increase in schedule at night, schedule changes and began to stop at several stops along the route passed, except for Lubuk Buaya. The change in the train schedule also aims to facilitate transit with Anai Rail Bus via Duku Station for passengers who want to travel to Kayu Tanam Station.

Along with the reactivation of the Padang-Pulau Air railway line, the Minangkabau Express train journey has been extended to Pulau Air Station on 10 February 2021 to support tourism in the Kota Tua area in Kampung Pondok, West Padang, Padang. In addition, the train will stop at a new station building at Padang Station specifically for this Airport Train. Since the extension of the relationship to Pulau Aie Station, the train returned to Padang Station after finishing service at night and then sent the train to Pulau Aie Station before the start of the train service in the morning.

See also

References

  1. "Frekuensi Perjalanan Kereta Api Pariaman-Padang Ditambah Awal 2025". kompas.id (in Indonesian). 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  2. Agustiyanti (2018-05-22). "Tiket Kereta Bandara Minangkabau Hanya Rp10 Ribu". CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. Rep: Umi Nur Fadhilah, Red: Hazliansyah (13 August 2015). "Pembangunan Stasiun KA Bandara Minangkabau Resmi Dimulai".
  4. Ali Hidayat (13 October 2015). "Minangkabau Airport to have Train Access by 2016".
  5. Minangkabau Express Tengah Diuji di Madiun Harian Haluan. Diakses 20 Februari 2018
  6. Sulistyo, Bayu Tri (2019-03-02). "Mulai 6 Maret, KA Sibinuang Diperpanjang Sampai Naras". Railway Enthusiast Digest (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  7. Elfisha, Miko (2020-01-12). Dewanto, Kelik (ed.). "Wagub Sumbar harapkan kereta Padang-Pulau Air tunjang pariwisata". ANTARA News. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  8. Sulistyo, Bayu Tri (2021-02-12). "Minangkabau Ekspres Diperpanjang Sampai Pulau Aie". Railway Enthusiast Digest (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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