Batara Kresna Railbus
Batara Kresna Railbus is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Station in Surakarta and Station in Wonogiri Regency. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and PT KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo. The service is the one of a few railbus service in Indonesia besides Lembah Anai railbus in West Sumatra and former Kertalaya railbus in South Sumatra.
The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.
History
Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – route.Batara Kresna Railbus trainset was replaced with MCW 302 from Kedungsepur (train) from 1 February 2025, because operational maximal speed rail track Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri has been improved to 70 km/hour. Based on that, Batara Kresna has shorten journey time from 2 hour if using old trainset become 1 hour if using MCW 302 trainset.
Stations
''Note: Only lists active stations''Fares
Batara Kresna Railbus has flat fares Rp 4.000Ticket are available in Access by KAI Application or offline locket in railway station.