Semarang Poncol Station (SMC) is a historic railway station in Purwosari, North Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. The station which is located at an altitude of +3 meters is included in the Semarang Operational Area IV and is the second main station in Semarang after Semarang Tawang Station. It was built in 1914 and is considered an early example of Art Deco architecture.

History

(SCS) was established in 1895 and received a permit concession from the Dutch East Indies Colonial Government to build a railway line from Semarang to Cirebon. This company had an office in Tegal, and started building its railroad in 1895 until it was finally completed in 1897. SCS focused on the transportation of passengers and goods (particularly sugar, petroleum and fertilizer) on the Semarang–Pekalongan–Tegal–Cirebon line.

To reduce the accumulation of passengers and goods in Semarang, a large station was needed. SCS had its own station, namely Semarang SCS or Semarang-West; likewise in Cirebon, there was the Cirebon SCS. The Semarang SCS Station building was inaugurated on 6 August 1914 designed by architect Henri Maclaine Pont, a Dutch architect. This station was built to replace the existing Pendrikan Station function. Unlike Pont's first work (the SCS Tegal Office—which did not have anything special in terms of architecture), this Pont's work took part in the Paris Exposition International Forum in France, 1925. In the past, this station was separated by a rail line from Semarang Tawang Station at a distance of 2.5 km.

After the Djawatan Kereta Api (Railways Department) made a list of stations throughout Indonesia in the 1950s, the Semarang-West Station was then given the name Semarang Poncol.

Building and layout Semarang Poncol Station has nine train lines with lines 1-3 which are shaded by a canopy. Initially, line 4 was a straight line. After the double track on the compartment between this station eastward to Tawang Station was put into operation on 7 February 2014 and then westward to Jerakah Station on 28 March 2014, the line layout at this station underwent a slight revamp and line 5 was also used as a straight line.

To the northeast and southwest of the station, respectively, there is a locomotive depot and a train depot which are used to store and maintain locomotives and passenger trains with a terminus in the city of Semarang. The station building has been renovated several times so that its shape is different from its original form.

In 2019, the old electrical signaling system at this station was replaced with the latest output signal produced by PT Len Industri. In addition, the railroad track between this station and Semarang Tawang Station is used as a double track.

Services The following is a list of train services at the Semarang Poncol station

Passenger services Mixed class

Jayabaya, destination of and via (executive-economy) Ciremai, destination of and (executive-business) Kamandaka, destination of and via (executive-economy) Joglosemarkerto, (executive-economy) looping train Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta class executive-economy with destinations: via - via --

Economy class Kertajaya, destination of and Tawang Jaya, destination of Maharani, destination of Ambarawa Express, destination of Kaligung, destination of -- Blora Jaya Express, destination of Airlangga, destination of Surabaya Pasarturi and Pasar Senen

Commuter Kedung Sepur, destination of

Freight services Freight container, destination of Jakarta ( or ) and Surabaya () or Gresik () Indocement, destination of and , , Cement, destination of and

Supporting transportation +TypeRouteDestinationTrans SemarangPort of Tanjung Emas Loop Line (clockwise via Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo St. and Gajah Mada St.)Port of Tanjung Emas Loop Line via Elizabeth (counter-clockwise via Letjen Suprapto St. (Kota Lama Semarang), Imam Bonjol St., and Pandanaran St.)Cangkringan Bus Terminal–Semarang Tawang StationTerboyo Wetan–Pemuda Balai Kota–Terboyo Wetan (Loop Line)Trans Jateng idBawen Bus Terminal–Semarang Tawang Station

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Situs resmi KAI dan jadwal kereta api tahun 2019 Semarang Ponco