Malabar (train)

Malabar

Malabar train being departed from Bandung before changing trains.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	West Java and East Java, Indonesia
First service	30 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-30) (night trip) 24 January 2024; 12 months ago (2024-01-24) (morning trip)
Current operator(s)	KAI Operational Area II Bandung
Route
Termini	Bandung Malang
Distance travelled	772 km (480 mi)
Service frequency	Once in a day for each schedule
Train number(s)	67-68 (night) 67-70 (morning) (start from 1 February)
On-board services
Class(es)	Excecutive and Premium economy
Seating arrangements	2-2
Catering facilities	On-board café
Entertainment facilities	yes
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, baggage carriage
Other facilities	Reading lamp, toilet, fire extinguisher, emergency brake, air conditioner, soundproofing, and audio jack hole.
Technical
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55–120 km/h
Route map Legend to Padalarang BD Bandung  B   C   KC  KAC Kiaracondong  B   C  Citiis Bridge LL Leles  C  Cimanuk Bridge to Garut CPD Cipeundeuy TSM Tasikmalaya CI Ciamis Cirahong Bridge BJR Banjar to Cijulang Citanduy River West Java Central Java SDR Sidareja GDM Gandrungmangun Serayu River to Cilacap MA Maos to Prupuk KYA Kroya Ijo Tunnel GB Gombong KM Kebumen KTA Kutoarjo  P  to Purworejo Bogowonto River Central Java Special Region of Yogyakarta to Yogyakarta International Airport Progo River YK Yogyakarta  P   Y   YA  Code River Opak River Special Region of Yogyakarta Central Java KT Klaten  Y  to Wonogiri SLO Solo Balapan  AS   Y  to Gundih Solo River Central Java East Java NGW Ngawi  AS  MN Madiun  AS  NJ Nganjuk KTS Kertosono  D  to Surabaya Gubeng Brantas River KD Kediri  D  TA Tulungagung  D  BL Blitar  D   P  WL Wlingi  P  Karangkates I Tunnel Karangkates II Tunnel SBP Sumberpucung  P  KPN Kepanjen  P  MLK Malang Kotalama  P  ML Malang  P  to Bangil This diagram: view talk edit

Malabar is a train that serves the Malang–Bandung route with executive and premium economy classes. The name Malabar itself comes from a mountain located in Bandung Regency.

The Malabar train first operated on 30 April 2010 and served passengers from Bandung to Malang and vice versa. At that time, this train served executive, business, and economy classes which were arranged in one train.^[1]

This train had its route extended to Pasar Senen on 1 December 2019, but almost a year later the route of this train was returned to its original state.^[2]

Since 1 June 2023, the business class has officially been removed from this train leaving two classes namely executive and economy, as well as the addition of a baggage carriage from the original one carriage to two baggage carriages. The morning schedule for this train was officially launched on 24 January 2024 from Bandung to Malang and a day later in the opposite direction.^[3] Initially, this schedule used train sets made of stainless steel, but since 13 May 2024 these trains have used mild steel trains which were previously used for Lodaya trains.

Notes:

^1 Termini.

^2 Night schedule only.

^3 Morning schedule only.

^4 Night schedule to Malang only.

^5 Morning schedule to Malang only.

^6 Morning schedule to Bandung only.

^7 Except morning schedule to Bandung.

^8 Except night schedule to Bandung.

Starting from 1 February, Malabar train will be stop at station below.

• On 4 April 2014, the Malabar Train overturned in Tasikmalaya, precisely around Cirahayu and Ciawi, resulting in five deaths. The cause was a landslide that caused some of the passenger carriages to fall into a ravine.^[4]
• On 2 January 2016, there was a fire that hit two passenger trains from Malabar that were parked in Bandung, precisely in the locomotive workshop of the station. There were no fatalities in the incident.^[5]
• On 29 October 2016, the Malabar train crashed into a truck carrying a backhoe in Karanganyar, precisely around the inactive Grompol Station. There were no fatalities in this incident, but the locomotive received major maintenance and caused delays for several trains crossing the line between Yogyakarta and Solo Balapan.^[6]
• On 2 February 2019, the powertrain dining car coupled to the Malabar train derailed around Bojong and Karangpucung. Although this incident did not cause any fatalities, it resulted in the Mutiara Selatan and Serayu trains being held up in Ciamis.^[7]

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