Revitalization of Five Stations for the Surabaya Regional Railway Line
The Surabaya Regional Railway Line mass transportation or the Surabaya-Sidoarjo electric rail train is expected to operate as early as 2029.
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Illustration. A series of electric commuter trains (KRL) arrived at Palmerah Station, Jakarta, on Thursday (30/3/2023). Every day, approximately 830,000 residents of Jabodetabek commute using KRL.
SURABAYA, KOMPAS - Five stations in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java, will undergo the first phase of revitalization of the Surabaya Regional Railway Line or SRRL. The electric train service is modern and environmentally friendly for the transportation needs of the general public in the Surabaya Raya metropolitan area. SRRL is planned to be operational in 2029 or 2030.
The five stations that will be renovated are Surabaya Gubeng, Wonokromo, Waru, Gedangan, and Sidoarjo. The Sidotopo Train Depot will also undergo revitalization and even be rebuilt as a place for stopping, cleaning, and maintaining electric commuter trains (KRL).
"The SRRL project is in the RPJMN (National Medium Term Development Plan), directives and presidential regulations," said Head of the Surabaya Class 1 Railway Engineering Center, Nurhadi Unggul Wibowo, to Kompas, Thursday (14/12/2023) .
The regulation in question is the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024, the directive from President Joko Widodo, and Presidential Regulation Number 18 of 2019 regarding the Acceleration of Economic Development in the Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan Region, the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru Region, as well as the Wilis and Southern Ring Regions.
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The Rapih Dhoho train passed through Wonokromo Station, heading towards Gubeng Station in Surabaya, on Sunday (19/3/2023). Wonokromo Station was built during the Dutch East Indies era by the Staatsspoorwegen company. This station is one of five facilities that will undergo revitalization in the Surabaya Regional Railway Line (SRRL) project, which is a public transportation electric train (KRL) route from Surabaya to Sidoarjo with a target of the fastest operation in 2029 or 2030.
In the National Medium-Term Development Plan, SRRL falls under the mass transportation development category in six metropolitan areas (Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Bandung, Makassar, Semarang). SRRL is an upgrade to the diesel rail service (KRD) on a single track. The upgrade will involve creating a double track and electrification with overhead electric lines (LAA) for the Surabaya-Sidoarjo KRL operation, similar to the Jabodetabek commuter line and Solo-Jogja.
During a visit to Surabaya City Hall, Friday (8/12/2023), Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumardi emphasized to Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi that RSSL is underway and is targeted to be operational in January 2029 or a year later. The government is waiting for approval from the Ministry of Finance to implement a loan agreement (loan agreement) with Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) Germany.
According to Nurhadi, RSSL has been going through a feasibility study (FS) since 2021 and continued with a preliminary LARAP (land acquisition and resettlement action plan) or work plan for land acquisition and resettlement a year ago .
After the loan agreement, a detailed engineering design (DED) can be implemented, which is expected to commence in the first or second quarter of 2024 for two years, and then followed by a linear land clearance with construction and social impact handling estimated to take three years.
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The atmosphere at the Waru Station crossing in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday (11/12/2023) night. Increased community mobility during the holiday season, which coincides with Christmas and New Year, also increases the risk of train crossing accidents.
"Coordination with regional governments, especially in land acquisition and resolving level crossings, is hoped to run smoothly so that the SRRL target of operating in 2029 can be achieved," said Nurhadi.
The revitalization of the five stations is part of the first phase of development A. Each includes the construction of a double track from Surabaya Gubeng to Sidoarjo, covering a distance of 27 kilometers, installation of LAA, substations, and signaling, handling of crossings, as well as technical engineering of barrier infrastructure.
The first phase of the B stage is the operation of SRRL to Surabaya Kota and Surabaya Pasar Turi. The next is the second phase, which is SRRL connecting Pasar Turi to Lamongan, Gresik-Kandangan, Wonokromo-Mojokerto, and Tarik-Sidoarjo. If the second phase is realized, the coverage of SRRL has almost reached the entire Gerbangkertosusila megapolitan area except for Bangkalan in Madura Island.
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Reflection of Kartajaya train passengers with an early departure from Pasar Senin Station arrived at Pasar Turi Station, Surabaya, on Friday (14/7/2023). The number of passengers increased in line with the Christmas and New Year school holidays.
Public Relations Manager of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) for operation area 8 in Surabaya, Luqman Arif, stated that as a train operator in the western part of East Java province which covers Surabaya-Sidoarjo, they support the plan to revitalize five stations for the SRRL. "Actually, we are not authorized to convey anything related to SRRL which is in the realm of the regulator. We strongly support and are ready to become a partner in discussing the program," he said.
Of the five stations, two of them are located near other public transportation infrastructure. Wonokromo Station is 400 meters southeast of Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal. Waru Station is 100 meters southeast of the bus exits of Purabaya Terminal. This situation creates an opportunity for the development of interconnectors between infrastructure, resulting in the integration of public transportation, namely trains with buses or minibuses.
Coordination with local government, especially in land acquisition and level crossing management, is expected to run smoothly so that the target of SRRL operation in 2029 can be achieved.
Separately, according to Eri Cahyadi, the regional government is committed to land clearance, crossing handling, and infrastructure engineering barriers. A number of crossings will be closed, although it still takes time for assessments, coordination with affected communities or institutions, and traffic engineering.
"The main crossing on Jalan Bung Tomo will be transformed into an overpass, while a tunnel will be built at Bundaran Taman Pelangi," said Eri.
In addition, the elevated road or Gubeng Lama Bridge (Mayjen Prof Dr Moestopo Road southbound lane) which passes over Surabaya Gubeng Station will be raised. The raising of the elevated road is necessary because the distance from the station's base to the bottom layer of the bridge is less than 4.7 meters - a minimal requirement for the safety and security of the operational pantograph or KRL antenna.
The southern lane of this elevated road is a cultural heritage infrastructure due to its remnants of the Dutch East Indies period, but according to Eri, it can be engineered for the public interest. The elevated road engineering is necessary to allow trains to pass through from Surabaya Gubeng to Depo Sidotopo for maintenance purposes after daily operations.
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The Penataran train from Surabaya heading to Blitar is currently stopped at Malang Station, East Java, on Wednesday (24/5/2023). After arriving at Blitar Station, this train will change its name to KA Rapih Dhoho and continue its journey to Surabaya via Kertosono.
The commuter train in Surabaya Raya has been managed by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, a subsidiary of KAI with experience in managing the KRL CommuterLine in Jabodetabek and Jogja-Solo since April 2022. KCI will gradually improve local train services in terms of standards, such as non-cash ticket payments and special passenger arrangements at stations.
The Surabaya commuter train system that has been in operation includes the Indro route (Gresik)-Surabaya Pasarturi-Surabaya Kota-Sidoarjo-Bangil-Pasuruan. In addition, there is the Lamongan commuter train with the Surabaya Pasarturi-Lamongan route and the Jenggala commuter train with the Mojokerto-Surabaya Kota-Sidoarjo route.
There are also local trains, such as the Penataran or Lin Blitar train with the route from Surabaya-Malang-Blitar and the Rapih Dhoho train with the route from Blitar-Kertosono-Surabaya. There is also the Tumapel or Lin Malang train with the Surabaya-Malang route, as well as the Cepu, Bojonegoro, and Kertosono Lin trains that relate to and from Surabaya.
