Blitar railway station

Location
	Blitar Station Location in Java

Blitar Station

*Stasiun Blitar*
*Setatsiyun Blitar*
Blitar Station; Stasiun Blitar; Setatsiyun Blitar
	Blitar Station in 2019
General information
Location	Jl. Mastrip 75, Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar; East Java; Indonesia
Coordinates	8°06′05″S 112°09′47″E / 8.10139°S 112.16306°E
Elevation	+167 m (548 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Kertosono–Bangil
Platforms	1 side platform; 2 island platforms
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	BL
History
Opened	1882
Rebuilt	1950s
Location
Location
	Blitar Station Location in Java

Blitar Train Station is a railway station in the district of Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. It was opened in 1882 by the Dutch East Indies government, making it one of the oldest railway stations in East Java.^[1]^[2]

There is a locomotive depot and a former turntable at this station.^[2] There is a statue and photo of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno, inside the station, as he was buried in Blitar.

Services

The railway services that stopped at this station:

A damaged Blitar station after the eruption of stratovolcano Mount Kelud in 1919.
Blitar station during the 1920s to 1930s. The telegraph office on the left is still there, but it is now used as a post office.

^ ^a ^b "Bupati Blitar dari Masa ke Masa". Kabupaten Blitar (in Indonesian). 23 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Blitar: Stasiun Antik Berumur 130 Tahun", Majalah KA, June 2007^{[full citation needed]}

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Bendo towards Kertosono		Kertosono–Bangil		Gebang towards Bangil

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