Tawang Jaya

Tawang Jaya

Tawang Jaya Premium heading to Semarang Tawang, 2024
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Operational Area IV Semarang
First service	14 May 1984 (Tawang Jaya Economy) 06 April 2018 (Tawang Jaya Premium)
Current operator	Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
Termini	Pasar Senen Semarang Poncol/Semarang Tawang
Distance travelled	437–439 kilometres (272–273 miles)
Average journey time	5 hours 51 minutes (Tawang Jaya Premium) 5 hours 55 minutes (Tawang Jaya)
Service frequency	daily each way
Train numbers	178-180 (Tawang Jaya Premium) 259-260 (Tawang Jaya)
On-board services
Classes	economy (Tawang Jaya) executive and economy (Tawang Jaya Premium)
Seating arrangements	80 seats arranged 2-2 (economy class) 50 seats arranged 2-2 (executive class)
Catering facilities	On-board cafe and trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	CC206/CC203/CC201
Track gauge	1,067 mm
Operating speed	80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph)
Route map

Tawang Jaya (Indonesian: Kereta Api Tawang Jaya) is a train service running between Pasar Senen and Semarang Poncol, in Java, Indonesia.

The Tawang Jaya train series operates two scheduled train services: Tawang Jaya (economy class) and Tawang Jaya Premium (executive and economy class).

As of 2025, the service calls at the following stations:^[1]

• Pasar Senen (start/end)
• Jatinegara (only bound from Semarang Poncol)
• Bekasi
• Cikarang
• Haurgeulis
• Jatibarang
• Cirebon Prujakan
• Babakan
• Brebes
• Tegal
• Pemalang
• Pekalongan
• Weleri
• Semarang Poncol (start/end)

As of 2025, the service calls at the following stations:^[2]

• Pasar Senen (start/end)
• Jatinegara (only bound to Semarang Tawang)
• Bekasi
• Cikarang
• Pegaden Baru
• Jatibarang
• Cirebon
• Brebes
• Tegal
• Pemalang
• Pekalongan
• Weleri
• Semarang Poncol
• Semarang Tawang (start/end)

On 21 January 2020, the Tawang Jaya train derailed at km 9+9 on the Jatinegara-Pasar Senen section, which resulted in the train journey being hampered.^[3]