Train routes in Indonesia
13 routes · high-speed 1 · classic 9 · night train 2 · scenic 1
13 routes cross Indonesia in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Gajayana at 905 km; the fastest is the Whoosh, running up to 350 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1870. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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- Whoosh
Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway: volcano views at 350 km/h across the Parahyangan highlands.
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Classic (9)
- Argo Bromo Anggrek
Pride of Java’s north coast since 1997. Jakarta to Surabaya in under eight hours with two stops, now carrying KAI’s first Suite Class compartments.
Wikipedia ↗ - Argo Parahyangan
The scenic conventional climb over the Priangan highlands and tall Cikubang viaduct: the leisurely rival to the Whoosh bullet line.
Wikipedia ↗ - KRL Commuterline
Java’s first electrified inter-city commuter outside Jakarta, gliding past the 9th-century Prambanan temples between two royal cities.
Wikipedia ↗ - Taksaka
Java’s flagship day train links the capital and the sultan’s city in six hours, skirting volcanoes beyond Cirebon and Purwokerto.
Wikipedia ↗ - Mutiara Timur
Java’s eastern express since 1973, tracing the north coast past Probolinggo before winding through coffee country to the Bali ferry pier at Ketapang.
Wikipedia ↗ - Rajabasa
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.
Wikipedia (ID) ↗ - Sribilah Utama
North Sumatra’s mainline stalwart since 1978, rolling out of Medan across plantation flatlands to the railhead town of Rantau Prapat.
Wikipedia (ID) ↗ - Banyubiru
On Indonesia’s first railway: the Dutch NIS company’s line out of Semarang reached Solo in February 1870, and the Banyubiru runs it twice a day through Gundih between Solo Balapan and Semarang Tawang.
Wikipedia ↗ - Batara Kresna Railbus
Down the middle of Solo’s main street on an old tramway’s track, then out on the extension of 1922 to Wonogiri; since February 2025 a faster railcar takes about an hour, not two.
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Night train (2)
- Bima
Indonesia’s original air-conditioned night train (1967): the “Biru Malam” still slips out of Jakarta at dusk and glides past Yogyakarta before dawn.
Wikipedia ↗ - Gajayana
KAI’s flagship sleeper since 1999 leaves Jakarta after dark and skirts Java’s southern volcanoes to reach highland Malang in time for breakfast.
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Scenic (1)
- Argo Wilis
The great trans-Java day train: curving around the Lebakjero horseshoe under Priangan’s volcanoes, then along the southern rice plains to Surabaya.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons; each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Indonesia?
The Whoosh, running Jakarta to Bandung at up to 350 km/h. It is one of 13 routes in Indonesia in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Indonesia?
Yes, 2 sleeper services in this atlas serve Indonesia: Bima (Jakarta – Surabaya), Gajayana (Jakarta – Malang).
Can you cross the border by train from Indonesia?
No route in this atlas crosses a land border out of Indonesia. Every line listed here begins and ends inside the country.
Which is the most scenic railway in Indonesia?
Indonesia has 1 scenic or mountain line in this atlas. The longest is the Argo Wilis, 696 km.