Ijen Express


Ijen Express is an passenger train with the executive and economy class that is operated by Kereta Api Indonesia which between and Ketapang via and. The trip time around 312 km in 7 hours 2 minutes.
The Ijen Express itself as the 2nd name "Express" after the Blambangan Express from as the Indonesia's longest inter-city rail at Pasuruan-Kalisat-Banyuwangi railway line. The Ijen Express also support for the Tawang Alun which has a subsidized economy class.

Branding

The name "Ijen Express" itself comes from the stratovolcano located on the borders of the Horseshoe in East Java, namely Bondowoso Regency and Banyuwangi Regency, namely Mount Ijen.

History

Before the Ijen Express on the Banyuwangi–Malang, there was a rumor of this train service with the Jember–Jakarta route in Gapeka 2023, although the Ijen Express wasn't yet listed in the enactment of new train travel chart 2023 in 2023. However, this train was canceled and replaced with the Pandalungan (train) service on the Jakarta–Jember route via the northern Java route. In 2025, this train service reappeared in the enactment of new train travel chart 2025 with the Banyuwangi–Malang route, namely the Ijen Express.
In the enactment of new train travel chart 2025, the Ijen Express officially operated using a series of executive class trains stainless steel produced in 2018 which are second-hand from Jakarta Kota Depot, while the latest generation economy class trains are modified which are second-hand from Sidotopo Depot. This train series consists of two executive class trains made of stainless steel, four latest generation economy class trains modified by Balai Yasa Manggarai, and one dining car with power plant facilities.

Station

Here's route station of the Ijen Express is:

Incident