Stasiun Semarang Tawang
Stasiun Tawang (SMT)
Semarang's grand 1914 station beside the Tawang polder on the edge of Kota Lama, for executive and most mixed-class trains on the north Java line.
- Address
- Jl. Taman Tawang No. 1, Tanjung Mas, Semarang Utara
- Area
- Semarang Utara, Pesisir Utara (North coast)
About
Executive and mixed-class trains on the Jakarta–Surabaya north line, such as Argo Anjasmoro, Sembrani and Anggrek, stop here, while Banyubiru and Joglosemarkerto head inland toward Solo. The Indies-style building by Sloth-Blaauboer is a listed heritage site, with a D301 locomotive monument and dancing fountain by the polder out front. The station sits barely above sea level and has long battled rob tidal flooding; Trans Jateng buses to Bawen start here.
- Executive and most mixed-class trains on the north Java line
- Kedung Sepur local train toward Grobogan
- Listed heritage building, opened 1 June 1914
- About 8,200 passengers a day (2024)
- Trans Jateng to Bawen starts here
Nearby
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Colonial old townKota Lama Semarang
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Heritage bistroSpiegel Bar & Bistro
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Goat sataySate & Gule Kambing 29
Goat satay and gulai grilled since 1945 across the street from Gereja Blenduk in Kota Lama, with sate buntel and bone-marrow sides.
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