Pariaman Express Train (formerly known as Sibinuang Train) is an economy class
local train
Regional rail is a public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connecting smaller cities a ...
service operated by
PT Kereta api Indonesia (Persero) Padang Regional Division II, which serves the route Pauh Lima Station-
Padang Station-Naras Station or vice versa. This train is under the control of Regional Division II West Sumatra. This train is also one of the few passenger train services operated there along with the airport train
Minangkabau Express
Minangkabau Express () 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 Lembah Anai railbus.
Background
Since the end of 2015, this train has stopped at train stops in
Padang
Padang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Bad ...
city which had been built at that time. Starting March 22 2019, the Sibinuang railway relationship was extended to Naras Station along with the completion of the reactivation of the Pariaman-Naras line. As of March 1, 2023, several Sibinuang train schedules have been extended to Pauh Lima Station. This train also has a special bicycle train that is used to store bicycles to make it easier for cyclists who want to cycle to Pariaman or to Padang. As of June 1, 2023, according to the determination of Gapeka 2023. Sibinuang Train was renamed Pariaman Express Train
Fee
This train carries out the journey Pauh Lima Station - Naras Station 8 trips in one day trip at a rate of Rp5,000.
Rolling Stocks
The following is the arrangement of the Pariaman Express train series:
* 2 locomotive BB303 and CC201
* 5 AC economy cars (K3 2009 PD and/or K3 PD ex RK)
* 1 plant dining car (Now functioning as a bicycle car) (KMP3 2009 PD and/or KP3 PD ex RK)
Gallery
File:Perlintasan sebidang Alai Padang, April 2021.jpg, The Pariaman Express train arrives at Alai station
File:K3 Sibinuang Pariaman.jpg, The exterior of the Sibinuang train (K3 08) when it is still using the original livery.
File:Bagian dalam Kereta Api Sibinuang.jpg, Seen on the Sibinuang train (K3 08) during peak hours. This train sells standing tickets and the economy train made in 2008 by INKA has 2-2 seats
File:Sibinuang Curving.jpg, The Sibinuang train curves on the way from Padang to Pariaman
See also
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Minangkabau Express
Minangkabau Express () 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 ...
References
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Airport rail links in Indonesia
Transport in Padang
Passenger rail transport in Indonesia