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Jember railway station

railway station in Indonesia

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ2711265 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jember Station (JR) is a large-scale railway station located in Jemberlor, Patrang, Jember Regency. The station located at an altitude of +89 meters is the largest station in the management of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Operation Area IX Jember. The station is near from Jember town square.

The station that still uses mechanical signaling system has eight tracks plus one track connected to Jember Locomotive Depot located on the northwest part of the station. Tracks 2 (main) and 3 are used for the arrival and departure of most trains; track 1 is also used as departure and arrival only if track 2 and/or 3 are already occupied by another train; track 3-6 for trainset and locomotives parking, and for the track to and from the locomotive; tracks 7 and 8 only used in emergency. tracks 1, 3, and 4 connect directly to the main track (track 2). Track 5-8 are stub-end track. All Trains whose passing Bangil-Kalisat-Ketapang lane must stop at this station.

Services

Passenger trains that use this station are :

Intercity trains

Executive class

Pandalungan, to Gambir via Surabaya Gubeng-Surabaya Pasar Turi-Semarang Tawang

Mixed class (executive and economy)

Mutiara Timur, from Ketapang to Surabaya Gubeng and Ketapang

Ranggajati, to Cirebon via Surabaya Gubeng-Madiun-Solo Balapan-Yogyakarta-Purwokerto

Blambangan Express, from Ketapang to Pasar Senen via Surabaya Gubeng-Surabaya Pasar Turi-Semarang Tawang

Sangkuriang, from Ketapang to Bandung via Surabaya Gubeng-Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya

Economy class

Logawa, to Purwokerto via Surabaya Gubeng-Madiun-Purwosari-Lempuyangan

Sri Tanjung, to Lempuyangan via Surabaya Gubeng-Madiun-Purwosari and from Ketapang

Tawang Alun, to Malang via Bangil and Ketapang

Probowangi, to Surabaya Gubeng and Ketapang

Local train

Pandanwangi, to and from Ketapang

References

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“Jember railway station” enters the record as railway station in Indonesia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Jember, railway and station can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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