Location: Station Street No. 1, Panjang, Ambarawa, Semarang, Central Java 50614
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HTM: Children Rp. 5,000, Adult Rp. 10,000
Open and close: 08.00-17.00 WIB
Telephone: 0298 591035

Quite Fun

When holidays arrive, some people plan tourist destinations to unwind during the holidays weekday. Ambarawa Railway Museum can be an alternative for your vacation.

This museum is different from most other museums in that visitors can firsthand see what the Dutch colonial era train engines were like.

This place is quite exciting to fill your vacation because besides refreshing, there is a lot of knowledge about trains that can be learned.

Visitors who come not only can see everything about trains but can also take a steam locomotive. The route to go to is Ambarawa-Bedono during the round trip.

The distance covered is 35 km in approximately 60 minutes. Very interesting, right? A tourist sensation that doesn’t necessarily exist anywhere else.

Another route to go is from Ambarawa to Tuntang back and forth. This route is much closer than before, which is only 7 kilometers.

There are various types of trains and anything related to locomotives that can be found in this museum.

Ambarawa Railway Museum has a collection of 21 steam locomotives. Of the 21 locomotives, only 3 are still operational. There are also collections of other antiques such as Morse telegrams, telephones, bells and others.

Price of admission

Before coming to a tourist location, you should know in detail how much the entrance fee is. This is in anticipation of planning tourism costs more wisely, including visiting here.

Especially if you come with a family group which must be very wise in managing all costs during the tour

There are fees charged for visitors who enter this museum. Ticket prices vary between children and adults.

For children, the ticket price is Rp. 5000 per person while adults cost Rp. 10,000 per person. The museum is open every day from 08.00 WIB to 17.00 WIB.

Road to Location

Access to the museum is very easy, so you don’t have to worry. If you come from Semarang, choose the road that leads south or towards Ungaran until at the Bawen T-junction turn right or take the route to the city of Jogja and continue to the Palagan monument, Ambarawa.

For those who come from the direction of the warm city of Jogja, they can choose the road to Semarang until they reach the Palagan monument. Arriving at the monument’s junction, you can choose to turn right or left because both of them are heading to the Museum about 100 meters from there.

For those coming from the direction of Solo, choose an alternative route that leads to the back of the museum. You can use the Blotongan route to Banyubiru as far as Ambarawa.

Passing this alternative route, you will be treated to a panoramic view of Mount Telomoyo on the right side while on the left side there is a stretch Rawa Pening with its exotic natural charm.

Or you can choose another route, namely by using the route towards Salatiga to Tuntang. Arriving at Tuntang there is a bridge turn left and arrive at Ambarawa.

If you pass this route, you will be treated to an expanse of coffee plantations by local residents on the right side and a natural panorama of Rawa Pening on the left. What a refreshing trip!

A brief History

A train station was built to fulfill the request of King William I. At that time, the station was used to carry troops. However, this station was no longer functional in 1970.

That is why there are no more routes from Magelang to Semarang and Jogja. Then, the Governor of Central Java in 1970 named Soepardjo Roestam re-functioned the station as a Railway Museum.

It looks like this museum is very old, but everything like the building and some things in it are still well maintained and some are still functioning properly.

Visiting here seems to invite visitors to do it Flash back to the heyday of the artificial train Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij Spoorweg.

Museum Collection

Most people will think something boring when they hear the word museum. Holidays should be filled with activities that refresh the mind instead of spending time in boring places.

But don’t get me wrong, this isn’t just any museum. Ambarawa Railway Museum is not the same as museums in general.

The uniqueness of this museum apart from its historical value is that you can travel by train collection from this museum. Of course, it will give a different sensation to enjoy a vacation.

The Ambarawa Railway Museum is actually a station that used to operate during the Dutch colonial period. But now it has changed its function to a museum.

Formerly this station was very successful in its time. Even today there are still steam trains that are still functioning properly.

This steam train has locomotives numbered B 2502 and B 2503. These two trains are ready to take visitors on tours. This train was made by Maschinenfabriek Esslingen.

The availability of a very large parking area makes it easy for visitors who come to accommodate their vehicles, including buses.

This place is also suitable for educational tours for children so that they know firsthand how steam trains work and so on.

To enjoy the train trip, a fare of Rp. 5,000,000 / carriage. Each carriage can accommodate 40 people. However, if you do not come with a group, come on holidays or Sundays. There are individual tours for IDR 50,000 / ticket.

In a day the train only departs 2 times at 11.00 and 14.00 WIB. Try to arrive early so you don’t run out of tickets. This tour by train is very popular with many people so don’t run out of tickets.

B2220

A train series NIS 306 (Nederlandsche Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij) with wood as fuel from Cachisotk MF Chemnits. This series operating in 1900 has a speed of 50 kilometers per hour.

This train is to the right of the museum. This is one of the favorite trains of visitors to take pictures.

SS (Staatsspoorwegen) 1110

This train is produced by Weks Spoor Amsterdam with serial number C 2728. The fuel to operate the train is residual.

Operated for the first time in 1919 with a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour and the minimum radius to travel is 140. When operated on rails is equivalent to 650 horsepower.

The position of this train is to the right of the museum, adjacent to the prayer room and canteen.

C 2407

The train serial number used to be NIS 271 from Weks Spoor Amsterdam with residual fuel. Operated since 1901, it has a maximum speed of around 60 kilometers per hour and can cover a minimum radius of 140.

When on the rail the power is equivalent to 575 horsepower. Located near the B2220 train is a little bit behind. The shape of this train is big and quite unique compared to the others so many people take pictures with it.

C 1240

Production train from Hartmann Chemnits with the SS series (Staatsspoorwegen) 400. The fuel used is wood and was initially used in 1896. C 1240 has a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour with a minimum radius of 170.

When on the rail the power is equivalent to 350 horsepower. The shape of this train is somewhat different from the others which is square or block. By looking at the display of the train which is boxy and large indicates that in its time this train was able to go fast.

C 2821

Production train by Henshel / Shassel with the SS series (Staatsspoorwegen) 1300. The fuel used is residual and was initially used in 1921.

The C 2821 has a maximum speed of 90 kilometers per hour with a minimum radius of 140. When on rail its power is equivalent to 1050 horsepower.

C 2821 was the preferred means of transportation at that time to transport raw materials from plantations to warehouses located near the port.

Passenger Ticket Making Machine

This machine was made by Thomas Edmunson and operated from 1840. He was an expert in making cabinets. When he created the machine, the Dutch East Indies government immediately appointed him as its head.

Not only in charge of one place but up to 4 at a time including the Leeds and Manchester Railway companies in the UK and station heads in Carlisie and New Castle.

The Edmunson ticket making machine was used in Indonesia starting in 1867 during the Dutch East Indies era as a ticket printer between Semarang-Solo-Jogja destinations. Then it was used as a ticket printer for the Batavia route to Bogor in 1867.

Furthermore, this machine was used by SS (Staatsspoorwegen) for the purpose of Surabaya to Pasuruan.

This Passenger Ticket Making Machine by Thomas Edmunson was used by the Indonesian government until 2009, namely for train tickets within the province, economy class and KRL.

That is some information about the Ambarawa Railway Museum including how much the entrance ticket costs and what time the museum is closed.

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Before coming to this museum, you should check the operating schedule for 2020.

There are some who say that this museum is quite haunted, but during the day the museum is quite crowded, especially on holidays, so there is no need to be afraid.

Hopefully this article is quite useful for those of you who are looking for information on the origin of the railway museum, how to access the museum, directions to the museum if using public transportation and how to access alternative roads to the location.

If you run out of sightseeing train tickets, there is a large collection of the museum’s historic collections to enjoy.

Make sure you know the new schedule about the opening days, hours, costs, when it was founded and the background story of this train museum.

There is a contact person who can be contacted so you can ask for information to avoid misunderstanding the information obtained.

There is no mystical smell at all in this place so don’t be afraid. Above, we have explained in detail how to get to the location from any direction, including when it was founded and by whom.

The schedule for when the museum opens, the route used, the facilities there, how is the geographic location of the ambarawa train museum, district. Semarang, Central Java Province, Indonesia.

Hopefully this is useful and of course this information is the most recent and up to date. Enjoy traveling in Central Java which is cheap.

The daily operating hours are from 8 am to 5 pm and the roads to tourist attractions are quite safe. Just contact the officer number at the top, no awesomeness at all, if something happens, the museum staff will accept your report.

There may be Eid visits too, but make sure to contact the museum’s telephone number before coming there.