Classic route
Rajabasa
Palembang → Bandar Lampung · Indonesia
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South Sumatra’s all-day economy flagship: nine and a half hours and dozens of halts through rubber, coal and pepper country from Palembang to Bandar Lampung.
How this line was checked
- The 178 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 20973793 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 93.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 12 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: KAI — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Rajabasa?
The Rajabasa runs 389 km from Palembang to Bandar Lampung.
How long does the Rajabasa take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 9 h 30 min for the 389 km. That is an average of 41 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Rajabasa?
Kereta Api Indonesia, with CC201-hauled premium economy coaches.
How old is the Rajabasa?
The line has been in service since 1927. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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