A number of potential train passengers were in the place where ticket sales are stagnant water, in Semarang Tawang Railway Station, (9 / 2). ANTARA / R. Rekotomo
Monday, 09 February 2009 | 11:53 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Surabaya: Floods engulf the region in part to make the entire trip Semarang direction Surabaya train delayed two to three hours. PR PT Kereta Api Surabaya, Sugeng Prijono, Monday (9 / 2) says, "All the trains were late because they had to replace the locomotive queued for around Semarang."
Most of locomotive train routes it uses electric locomotive that can not cross the submerged region. In the area of Semarang, the train drawn with bertipe hydraulic locomotive.
Sugeng said there are only two hydraulic locomotive that operated in Semarang so that each series should be queuing around three hours. Turnover locomotive made in the Station Tuwo Alas, and Brumbung.
Although delayed about three hours but the passenger queue at the station Gubeng still normal. "The majority of passengers already know, so they are ready to wait for the train arrival and departure," added Sugeng.
In a day, there are at least nine trips from Surabaya-Jakarta and vice versa via Semarang. Of this, six passenger trains, namely, Kertajaya, Sembrani, Anggrek (two trains), Gumarang, and Rajawali (Semarang-Surabaya). In addition, three goods trains, Antaboga, Baja Animal, and the parcel.
"Special train Rajawali forced us to cancel keberangkatanya," added Sugeng.
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