Serpong railway station

Railway station in Indonesia

Serpong Station (SRP)^[1] is a railway station located in Serpong, Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. It is located not far from Bumi Serpong Damai complex or commonly known as BSD City. This station used to be the terminus for trains in the green line, now the line has been extended to Parung Panjang, Maja and Rangkasbitung. This station mostly served the commuter in Greater Jakarta.

In 1992, the station was electrified to support the Serpong Express KRL journey, which was touted as the forerunner of the Rangkasbitung Line of the KRL Commuterline system.^[1][3] This station was originally served as the terminus for the KRL Commuterline, but has now been extended to Rangkasbitung. Serpong Station is the westernmost train station in South Tangerang City.

Building and layout

Initially, the station had three railway lines with line 2 being a straight line. On 4 July 2007, the new Serpong Station was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a pilot station, simultaneously with the inauguration of the double track at this station. In addition, the layout of this station has also changed, so that this station has four railroad lines with straight tracks on lines 2 and 3. The old station building, which was a legacy of the Staatsspoorwegen, has been torn down due to the impact of the construction of platforms and new buildings. Nevertheless, passenger activity at this station remains normal.^[4] With the completion of the Serpong–Parungpanjang double track as of 17 April 2013, line 2 is made a straight track towards Rangkasbitung, while line 3 is a straight track towards Tanah Abang.^[5]

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Serpong Station.

• KRL Commuterline
  • Green Line, towards Tanah Abang (Serpong branch)
  • Green Line, towards Tanah Abang and Parung Panjang (Parung Panjang branch)
  • Green Line, towards Tanah Abang and Maja (Maja branch)
  • Green Line, towards Tanah Abang and Rangkasbitung (Rangkasbitung branch)

Intermodal support

Incidents

• On 22 December 2019, The Serpong Station was hit by strong winds and caused the roof of the station flies, power outages and trees near the station toppled. As a result, KRL trips were delayed until the next day.^[7][8]

Gallery

• 
  Ex-205 Saikyo Line waiting for departure at Serpong Station, taken on 15 February 2016.

References

1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
3. "(PPT) Sekilas Elektrifikasi LAA Di Jabotabek". dokumen.tips (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
4. "SBY Resmikan Stasiun Serpong, Lalu Lintas KA Tetap Normal". detiknews (in Indonesian).
5. "Jalur Ganda KA Serpong-Parung Panjang Diresmikan". dephub.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
6. "Trayek Angkot". About Tangerang. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
7. Sidik, Farih Maulana (22 December 2019). "Diterjang Angin-Hujan Deras, Atap Stasiun Serpong Rusak". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
8. Fadhil, Haris. "Atap Sempat Rusak, Stasiun Serpong Sudah Beroperasi Normal". detiknews (in Indonesian).

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