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Binjai Station, (BIJ)—formerly known as Timbang Langkat Station—is railway station located in Binjai, Indonesia, in the area near Binjai Bus station. The station is located at an elevation of +29.30 m (96.1 ft), and is situated in the Regional Division Railway I North Sumatra and Aceh. Unlike most other stations in North Sumatra which have different architecture, Binjai station remains a colonial-style building from the time of its first construction.
![]() Front view of Binjai Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Binjai North Sumatra Indonesia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°36′35″N 98°29′52″E / 3.609662°N 98.497760°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | +29.30 m (96.1 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||
Operated by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | ![]() | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | ![]() | ||||||||||
Accessible | ![]() | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Indische Empire DSM | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | BIJ • 8815[1] | ||||||||||
Classification | Class II[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Previous names | Timbang Langkat Station | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2016 | 710,516[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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History
editBinjai station [when?] has no rail service towards Besitang[when?] because this railroad was closed. In addition, the station no longer serves for the transportation of goods. In 2016, there were plans to reactivate the railway to connect Medan to Banda Aceh; it was expected to be operational in 2017. In the past, there were four stations between Medan: Binjai, namely as Sikambing, Sunggal, Sungai Semayang, and Diski station.
Previously, Binjai station had crossroads between Besitang and Kuala. But the railway to Kuala remains only in traces now.[3]
Building and layout
editBinjai station used to have six railway tracks, but nowadays only 3 tracks remain. At the north end of the station, there is a water tower, and there are also still two water cranes remaining for steam locomotives in the far north and south of the station.
At late 2020, the mechanical signaling system at this station has been replaced with an electrical signaling system produced by Len Industri.
Services
edit- Sri Lelawangsa to Medan and Kuala Bingai
Supporting transportation
editPublic transportation type | Route | Destination |
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Trans Mebidang | M1 | Binjai City Bus Terminal–Pusat Pasar (Medan) |
Gallery
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The waiting room of the station
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The front view of the station, 2017
References
edit- ^ a b Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Jumlah Penumpang Kereta Api Melalui Stasiun Binjai (Jiwa), 2016" (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Stasiun Binjai heritage.kereta-api.co.id
External links
edit- Media related to Binjai Station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Kereta Api Indonesia | Following station | ||
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Kuala Begumit towards Besitang |
Besitang–Medan | Diski from Medan |