Batara Kresna Railbus (, Hanacaraka: ꦧꦠꦫꦏ꧀ꦫꦼꦱ꧀ꦤ) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Station in Surakarta and Station in Wonogiri Regency. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and PT KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo. The service is the one of a few railbus service in Indonesia besides Lembah Anai railbus in West Sumatra and former Kertalaya railbus in South Sumatra.
The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.
History Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – route.
Batara Kresna Railbus trainset was replaced with MCW 302 from Kedungsepur (train) from 1 February 2025, because operational maximal speed rail track Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri has been improved to 70 km/hour. Based on that, Batara Kresna has shorten journey time from 2 hour if using old trainset become 1 hour if using MCW 302 trainset.
Stations Note: Only lists active stations
+Station NumberStationDistance (km)Transfers/NotesLocationFrom previous station From Purwosari Termini -0.0Terminal station
Intercity trains
KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo
Batik Solo Trans: Line FD2 (Purwosari)
Sepur Kluthuk JaladaraSurakarta Sepur Kluthuk JaladaraSukoharjo Regency Terminal station trans jateng: Line S2 Wonogiri Regency
Fares Batara Kresna Railbus has flat fares Rp 4.000
Ticket are available in Access by KAI application or ticket booths in railway stations.
Gallery
See also River Line (NJ Transit) Seetalbahn Surakarta metropolitan area
References
External links KAI official website