SEMARANG: The Ambarawa Railway Museum in Central Java is
the site of one of the first train stations in the archipelago built by the
Dutch some 140 years ago.
After almost four decades of life as a museum-complete
with a vintage engine that chugs along a preserved section of track-the
historic location, which lies about 40 kilometers south of Semarang, Central
Java, is set to be reopened as a train station by the end of 2014.
“We are currently in the process of land acquisition to
reactivate the railway. Hopefully by the end of the year, the train station
will begin to operate again,” the spokesman for state owned train operator PT
KAI, told The Jakarta Post over the weekend.
When the station closed in 1976 and became a museum,
people started to built ersatz homes along the railway tracks that run from
Kedungjati to Tuntang in Central Java.
“We are now cooperating with the Transportation Ministry
to revive the 36,7 kilometer track from Kedungjati to Tuntang. The ministry is
in charge in repairing the railway, while KAI is paying for the compensation
for the residents,” he said.
However, he said that 110 families living in Kedungjati
district and 127 families in Tuntang district have agreed to relocate from the
area.
Source : Jakarta Post, 26.08.14.
[Ringkasan Dalam Bahasa Indonesia]
Stasiun Ambarawa merupakan stasiun pertama (dulu bernama
Stasiun Willem) yang dibangun pemerintahan Hindia Belanda 140 tahun lalu. Kini
di lokasi tsb akan dibangun Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa. Bahkan PT KAI
bekerjasama dengan Dirjen KA Kemenhub tengah merevitalisasi jalur KA Kedungjati
ke area Tuntang. Semoga cepat maujud.
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