# Medan railway station

Medan Station (MDN) 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.
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.

## History

Medan Station was officially opened on 25 July 1886 by Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij. At that time there was a 16.7 kilometer line connecting Medan Station and Labuhan Station. The line connects the city center of Medan to Port of Belawan. The rail line continued from Labuhan Station to Belawan Station which was inaugurated on 16 February 1888 and once served the Medan–Aceh route (Atjeh Stoomtram Staatspoorwegen).
Medan Station architecture has undergone a complete overhaul from the original form. Until now this station has undergone several renovations. The last major renovation was carried out in 2013 with the construction of a new building for the airport train (as the City Railway Station) as well as a revamp of the design of the existing building for regional train services. The only remainings of the old station on the current building complex is a clock tower in front of the station, a Dutch-style locomotive depot, the platform roof that houses lanes 2 and 3, and a suspension bridge at the station's southern end. This station also has an overpass (towards Pulu Brayan and Bandar Khalipah) whose construction began in 2016.

## Building and layout

Medan Station has three entrances/exits, namely the Lapangan Merdeka side which is the entrance/exit for intercity and local trains. The other door, namely the Lapangan Merdeka side, is the entrance/exit for airport train services. The third side, the Jalan Jawa/Center Point Mall side is the exit for the airport train service.
This station originally had nine train lines with line 1 being a straight line from and towards Binjai, while line 2 is a straight track going to and from Pulu Brayan–Belawan. When a new elevated rail was built that took up lines 6 and 7, the number of lines for this train station was automatically reduced to seven. As soon as this new elevated rail project was completed, the number of tracks returned to nine with 2 lanes at the top. In addition, the old electrical signaling system (type GL1) has been replaced with the newest one produced by PT Len Industri.

## Services

Passenger trains that use this station are:
* Kualanamu ARS to Kualanamu
* Sribilah to Rantau Prapat
* Putri Deli to Tanjungbalai
* Siantar Express to Siantar
* Sri Lelawangsa to Binjai and Kuala Bingai

## Supporting transportation

As of 2022, Medan Station is connected to all five corridors of Trans Metro Deli BRT and Corridor 1 of Trans Mebidang BRT.
| Public transportation type | Route | Destination |
| Trans Mebidang | M1 | Binjai City Bus Terminal–Pusat Pasar (Medan) |
| Trans Metro Deli | 1 | Pinang Baris Bus Terminal–Lapangan Merdeka |
| Trans Metro Deli | 2 | Amplas Integrated Terminal–Lapangan Merdeka |
| Trans Metro Deli | 3 | Belawan–Lapangan Merdeka |
| Trans Metro Deli | 4 | Medan Tuntungan–Lapangan Merdeka |
| Trans Metro Deli | 5 | Medan Tembung–Lapangan Merdeka |

## Gallery

* The platform of the station seen from the skybridge access to the Airport Rail Link Station
* The new elevated platform of Medan Station
* The Kualanamu Airport Rail Link at the new elevated platform of Medan Station
* BB 302 70 01 locomotive on shunting service
* Kualanamu Airport Rail Link train departing from Medan Station via elevated route