Medan railway station

Medan Station is the main railway station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In addition to intercity services operated by Indonesia's national rail operator, Kereta Api Indonesia, the station also has service to Kualanamu International Airport via Kualanamu ARS.[2]

Medan Station Stasiun Medan
Medan Station Outside View
General information
Location	Medan North Sumatra Indonesia
Coordinates	3°35′27″N 98°40′47″E
Elevation	+22 m (72 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia Railink
Line(s)	Belawan–Medan Besitang–Medan Medan–Tebing Tinggi
Platforms	2 side platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	MDN
Classification	Large class type B[1]
History
Opened	1886
Rebuilt	2013
Services
Preceding station   Kualanamu Airport Rail Link   Following station Terminus   Medan–Kualanamu   Kualanamu International Airport Terminus Preceding station   Sri Lelawangsa   Following station Terminus   Medan–Binjai   Binjai Terminus
Location
Medan Station Location in Medan

Main station of Medan, around 1920.

Architecture Medan Station has undergone a complete overhaul of the original form. It is left of the building complex of the old station is their clock tower at the front of the station, where locomotive depot are still with Dutch architecture, the roof of the platform that houses lanes 2 and 3, as well as the suspension bridge at the southern end station.

The rail line contained in Medan Station stretched from north to south. Rails leading to the south of the rail with the direction of travel to Tebing Tinggi, Kisaran, Tanjungbalai, Siantar and Rantau Prapat, while the rails leading to the north is the direction of travel to Belawan, Binjai and Besitang, which branched approximately 850 m north of the station. From Medan stations are branching former rail to Pancur Batu and Deli Tua. This station has city check-in for passengers at newly Kualanamu International Airport, this service also the first in throughout Indonesia.

In 2006, Medan Station get Prima Utama Award for the best public service transport unit.