Binjai railway station

ConstructionStructure typeGroundParking AvailableBicycle facilities Bicycle parkingAccessible AvailableArchitectural styleIndische Empire DSMOther informationStation codeBIJ • 8815^[1]ClassificationClass II^[1]HistoryPrevious namesTimbang Langkat StationPassengers2016710,516^[2] Services

Preceding station	Kereta Api Indonesia			Following station
Medan Terminus		Sri Lelawangsa		Kuala Bingai Terminus

Location
Binjai Station Location in Northern Sumatra

Binjai Station, (BIJ)—formerly known as Timbang Langkat Station—is railway station located in Binjai, Indonesia, in the area near Binjai Bus station. The station is located at an elevation of +29.30 m (96.1 ft), and is situated in the Regional Division Railway I North Sumatra and Aceh. Unlike most other stations in North Sumatra which have different architecture, Binjai station remains a colonial-style building from the time of its first construction.

History

Binjai station ^[when?] has no rail service towards Besitang^[when?] because this railroad was closed. In addition, the station no longer serves for the transportation of goods. In 2016, there were plans to reactivate the railway to connect Medan to Banda Aceh; it was expected to be operational in 2017. In the past, there were four stations between Medan: Binjai, namely as Sikambing, Sunggal, Sungai Semayang, and Diski station.

Previously, Binjai station had crossroads between Besitang and Kuala. But the railway to Kuala remains only in traces now.^[3]

Building and layout

Binjai station used to have six railway tracks, but nowadays only 3 tracks remain. At the north end of the station, there is a water tower, and there are also still two water cranes remaining for steam locomotives in the far north and south of the station.

At late 2020, the mechanical signaling system at this station has been replaced with an electrical signaling system produced by Len Industri.

Services

• Sri Lelawangsa to Medan and Kuala Bingai

Supporting transportation

Public transportation type	Route	Destination
Trans Mebidang	M1	Binjai City Bus Terminal–Pusat Pasar (Medan)

Gallery

• 
  The waiting room of the station
• 
  The front view of the station, 2017

References

External links

• Media related to Binjai Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Kuala Begumit towards Besitang		Besitang–Medan		Diski from Medan