Malang railway station

Malang station was built along with the pioneering of the Surabaya–Malang–Pasuruan railway construction in circa 1870 to transport crops and plantation products from the rural areas of East Java. The conssesion of the railway construction issued five years later, and officially opened on 20 July 1879. In April 2018, Kereta Api Indonesia and the Malang City Government unveiled the revitalization plan for the Malang station complex, in order to accommodate the increase of passenger numbers. The first work was the rearrangement of the parking lot. The groundbreaking ceremony of the new building of Malang station on the east side was conducted on 24 September 2019 by the Mayor of Malang, Sutiaji. The train depot at Malang station were gradually moved to Malang Kotalama station. The new building was opened on 10 May 2021, and only serves inter-city train departures and arrivals. Local commuter train services are served by the old building on the west side. This concept has already implemented on and stations. == Building and layout ==

Malang station has a pedestrian tunnel to connect each platforms. The tunnel was accidentally built as a protection bunker with strong steel doors to avoid bomb strikes during a war. The new building of Malang station is designed larger than the old one, with capacity up to approximately 2500 passenger. It also have a passenger alightment zone which is not available on the old building. The building's zig-zag roof is designed for maximum air flows, and it is also inspired by Mount Putri Tidur, a mountain located between Malang Regency and Batu City. For the track layout, Malang station has nine tracks, where line 3 is a straight track. Only lines 1-5 are used for passenger boarding and alighting, and the station is using Siemens mechanical signaling system. ==Services==

The railway services that are used in this station are: Intercity services • Gajayana to (executive class) • Brawijaya to (executive class) • Malabar to (executive and economy class) • Kertanegara to (executive and economy class) • Malioboro Express to (executive and economy class) • Majapahit to (economy class) • Jayabaya to (executive and economy class) • Matarmaja to (economy class) • Tawang Alun to (economy class) • Ijen Express train (Ijen Ekspres) to Ketapang Local commuter services • Penataran to and (economy class) • Tumapel to (economy class) == References ==