Indonesia’s slightly strange LUXURY train is great... 

10:43 the crew on the roof of the train was filling up water for the toilet. The water are stored in the water tank on the train roof so the water can flow with gravity to the toilet and the tap. 16:25 That's rigid catenary. The reason why the Yogyakarta station use rigid catenary is because the limited space due to the roof of the platform. Anyway, congrats for the experience of the train. Well done video as expected.

The way you pronounce "Indomaret, Gondangdia,Jatinegara,manggarai" is on point 🌹

“Soggy omelette sandwich and two sad looking sausages” 😭😭😭

with that price, you can buy an entry level phone. that shows a lot about country's average financial capabilities

this channel had big impact to the viewers, and of course many other channel to tried out indonesian railway. this video is straight up perfection

keep in mind average salary in this country are somewhat low, so everyone who taking this train is considered as prestigious & respected.

6.8K views in just 15 hours? dont miss the opportunity to have more indonesian railway reviews! you can try more type or service like BIMA's new generation carriage called "the compartment suites". one of the most prestigious service in PT KAI line

Argo dwipangga's recently using new trainset, launched at end of 2023 and start operating this january. Now the trains carried 3 luxury coach instead of one, and of course more comfortable & improved quality.

this is one of many more great luxury service in KAI, you have to try BIMA's compartment suites, now thats a real flagship service in entire country

13:17,,, a lil bit of correction here… Indonesian didnt get to choose the narrow gauge of 1067. It was decided by the Dutch East Indies government.😅 Thus the standard stays until today,some newer train line in Sulawesi already use wider gauge.

Trains are named after figures mentioned in the video: 10:12 Ciremai, travels from Semarang Tawang (recently added Bank Jateng for sponsorship reason) via Cirebon - Cikampek route to Bandung (hall) station, in executive and new image economy class. 15:02 Serayu, travels from Purwokerto to (Jakarta) Pasar Senen, but instead via Cirebon, they are travel via Kroya - Bandung - Cikampek line with 106 seats of economy class (we like to called it knee battling seats or kursi adu dengkul). The reason of these seats are because serayu (and several full 106 seats economy class) is subsidized by indonesian government. These trains are very worthy to travel with it, especially morning Ciremai journey, because you can enjoy sea and mountain sceneries in one trip. Thanks for the honest review about our national railway!

India hv to learn from these 😅

I lived in Java, Indonesia for 8 years and first made the train trip you document in 1971. It was not luxurious then and took longer, arriving in the middle of the night. Certainly better now. Great video. Thanks.

Everything has been said by the other commenters, so I just want to comment on how much I appreciate your attempt at pronouncing all those Indonesian names the right way when you don’t speak the language. You even know how to pronounce the C’s as “ch”; pronounce some of the E’s as schwa; and roll the R’s, not even people from neighboring Malaysia know how to do these. You must have done a great deal of research for this video. 👍 As a bonus, you even pronounce the name “Yogyakarta” the proper way when most of us Indonesians would just say “Jogja” instead 😁 BTW apparently “Dwipangga” means “two mountains” and this refers to the two iconic volcanoes of Merapi and Merbabu in the region.

Nice one! Indonesia is sometimes overlooked, but the country seemed very clean and modern, and the scenery was spectacular. I really liked the bright green architecture of Stasiun Gambir.

We have improved alot since 2012, before 2012 it was a hell of the ride For the food yes it was sad food,if wanna have good meal yo have to chose night ride But now the meal is better since the carriage of argo dwipangga has been change to newer one on december 2023 following the other 1st class train such as argo lawu,taksaka/borobudur train,and argo bromo

please do more reviews about indonesian railways! you've should try BIMA's new gen 1 compartment class, it has fantastic features and comfort! from gambir to surabaya gubeng!

you should try BIMA's comparment suites class! you will surprised! great to see our railway at your reviews, we loves it sooo much!

pleaseee make a review in BIMA's new compartment carriage! you will surprised with the ride quality & luxuriousness!

our railway has more luxurious service throughout the java island, so you can explore more and more! one of the service are BIMA's new compartment suite class, you should try it! its a worth for its price!

you should tried the blue coach one, in BIMA train. we hope more videos about our railway! lovely!

That's a CC206 looks great in the opening At minute 10:50 The staff is refilling water supply for the carriage It's common for them to do that in the Cirebon Station for long journey train

you need to try BIMA's new compartment coach! that is real flagship service in our railway. with 2M IDR per-person.

we have another same-route service called "BIMA" train, and it has new class named "the luxury compartment". you should try it, it was the best in southeast asia as a whole!

dont forget to try compartment class suites on BIMA's train! thanks for visiting our country!

Oh my gosh 🤩 you finally tried Indonesian trains, your channel and Nonstop Eurotrip channel are my favorite channels about train travel around the world. Previously Nonstop Eurotrip has tried regular and high-speed trains in Indonesia, I hope you try it too and it finally comes true. Actually, Argo Dwipangga has received a new trainset from INKA at the end of 2023, in my opinion it is more modern and futuristic. I hope you enjoy traveling on Indonesian trains

please do review with new generation BIMA's compartment suites! we all waiting..!

Thanks for making this Amazing videos. I traveled with the same train you got, last year , to visit my family . Enjoy your trip! welcome to Indonesia

Am eating dinner right now. I am really happy to see you post again!

Wow, as Indonesian, I can see this video was made really seriously, with all the research. Well done!

I'm impressed on how you took your effort on pronouncing Indonesian places quite well

Hey, long-time viewer from Indonesia here! I'm glad you enjoyed the trip. Though this train isn't considered a "luxury" anymore, if you want a better luxury experience, you should try Argo Bima's compartment train. Anyhow, I can't wait for more Indonesian train reviews, especially Whoosh!

The stations around Copenhagen central also has a rail instead of a overhead wire , because of the intense traffic

10:40 Those worker on top are most likely just refilling the water tank used for the toilets.

Great trip report! I'm looking forward to watching another of your next Indonesian train trip reports 👍🏻

Finally! I’ve been waiting for your Indonesian series, even though our current train service isn’t perfect, cause we’re still a developing nation, but we’re super grateful for the drastic and better changes throughout the years. Looking back when i was in elementary school, the train situation back then was super duper chaotic. Please try the compartment suites train as well, that’s the brand new flagship luxury train in Indonesia. Enjoy your trip! Greetings from Yogyakarta

Great trip. Finally your Indonesian adventure is uploaded. The naming scheme in Indonesian Train is unique, and have many references, like Volcano/Mountain, Mythical Animals, Flower, Cities, Historical Kingdom, Temple, And many more. For Kereta Api, yes it's reference coming from Steam Train, but in current time which majority of Indonesian Train using Diesel, in some cases you can still see some Fire coming from locomotive. Looks like it's a sweet snack on the lounge, and yeah for the soft one it's nearly out of stock. For the seating, it's great, and correct me If I wrong, in the past this train labelled as Sleeper Train by Media. Jakarta Metropolitan Area is massive, but it easy to identified, just find where the last time you watched Commuter Line, because Jakarta Metropolitan Area is connected by Commuter Line, and speaking of Commuter Line, the Gondangdia Station is the closest one to Gambir if you want to visit this station. For Train tracking, I prefer using Google Maps rather than on board Entertainment or even Access App, as long as there's power sockets in my seat. Can't wait for your another train adventure in Indonesia, especially the Sri Tanjung one

OH WOW, YOU WERE IN INDONESIA AS WELL! You and "Nonstop Eurotrip" are 2 of dozens railway RU-vidrs I frequently watch. Thank you so much for your honest review. I guess the Indonesian Railway is spreading around the world.

I've been dreaming of having this kind of experience here in Indonesia. Thanks for sharing

Your articulation is so clear, so easy to understand

Congrats for 100k!!!!

Looks an awesome country,great video fella,congrats on the 100k subs,cheers 👍😉💪

Wow - this was a great travel! Really unique country with amazing landscape!

Nice to see you back again

Very interesting video. I’ve travelled a lot on Indonesian trains and mostly found them very good. The main drawback is the limited timetable, presumably because of limited track and platform capacity. So there’s still a need for more investment in the network, much of which still dates from Dutch colonial times. On board catering is also in need of significant upgrading - not, surely, that difficult in a country that has a great culinary tradition.

Very cool! 😮 Didn't expect Indonesia to have such good trains!

Proud subscriber here, loved seeing how this can be luxury in Indonesia!

You explained in details and clear. It's nice. Happy traveling in Indonesia.

I had a ride in executive class on the same route last year and it did not feel cramped at all. I would even say the food was better, than what you got. I had rice with fried chicken, tempeh and some vegetables... not restaurant quality, but still good for train-food.

i hope you enjoy the trip with argo class train! it was wonderful journey!

Man this brings back memory of my first time taking a train ride on my own. What I really can't forget is when you cross serayu river then you look at the left bank of the river on your right when you go eastward you'll see a really big tree. I wonder if it's still there..

thank you for making this video very appreciated

As a representative from Indonesia, I am grateful because this channel discusses Indonesian trains whose shape might be said to be a bit strange but their usefulness is actually even better Effective

For a perspective, the distance is almost equivalent to Amsterdam Centraal to Gare du Nord Paris. Using Thalys or Eurostar would be double the price at the cheapest one.

well happy to finally watch your indo train series

I have never thought you will review Indonesian train, it caught me by surprise. thanks for the video

your quality and detail of the information is crazy

3:35 Fun fact: KAI buys a lot of retired Japanese trainsets for their commuter services in Jakarta because the network consists of 1067mm rail gauge and 1500V DC electrification, which is the same as a large portion of railway lines in Japan. That's why you'll see some famous trainsets like the JNR/JR East 205-0 series (from Yamanote Line and Saikyo Line), Tokyu 8000 series (from Tokyu Toyoko Line and Oimachi Line), as well as TRTA/Tokyo Metro 6000 series (from Chiyoda Line) running in Jakarta. And KAI retained a lot of markings in Japanese with only the essential systems being labelled in Indonesian language. For example, you'll see a P|SN mark on the side of a 205-0 series, which stands for the trainset is equipped with ATS-P (protection by both wayside colour light signals and brake curve calculated by onboard transponder) and ATS-SN (roughly equivalent to Network Rail AWS) train protection systems during their original service in Japan.

Congrats on 100k!!

You have a best review videos dude ! So much knowledge's you've explained 👍👍👍

The attendant standing on the roof of the train is filling water for the toilets, they do this to ensure the toilets don't run out of water. Argo means mountain, but in the context of the train the word Argo was chosen to symbolise a peak / highest caste. Dwipangga is indeed derived from the name of a legendary elephant, the location of this elephant is on the Gajahwonh River and this river passes east of Yogyakarta Station. So indeed the name Argo Dwipangga sounds meaningless at first glance, but if studied further Argo Dwipangga means the Highest Caste Train to Yogyakarta. In addition to DwiPangga, every train with the name Argo is always followed by the name of a mountain in the area around the railway line. For example, Argo Pharayangan to Bandung in the Bandung area there is Mount Pharayangan, and Argo Bromo to Surabaya in the south of Surabaya there is Mount Bromo.

fantastic ride!

Great insight as usual. Thank you. Very different scenery.

Wow I'm impressed with your knowledge about Indonesian Railways you did great research, good job! Greeting from Indonesian Railfans.

Welcome back! And congratulations on reaching 100K subscribers. This calls for a little celebration. 🥳 Now back on topic - KAI Executive product, IMO, is superior to what you get in Business Class (in an aeroplane), though they were expensive. I'm not sure why "Elephant Mountain" is the name of this train (which makes no sense), but I know that KAI has a consistent naming scheme for its luxury train services. Indonesians are vocal about trains (and that's evident in the introduction of the Whoosh HSR service). Hence, people use them to get to their destinations. Hence, Gambir is so small in Indonesian long-distance standards. The new and improved Manggarai station can't come soon enough.

Yea, that food is really crappy for what the tickets worth ngl. The foods you can order are decent enough tho. 16:08 .....and there's Taksaka, the golden goose (ish, the highest occupancy of executive class+) who take the naming convention, beat it to a pulp, and throw it out the window.

you have such deep research! amazing

Answer to your question about the solid overhead wire, I’ve seen it used on metro systems in Buenos Aires & Madrid! It’s known as Rigid Overhead catenary system. Used in restricted height areas. If you notice in your clip the solid wire runs under the station canopy, so that’s the reason ( you’d think they would have just altered the canopy height.) Excellent video as always

Few months too early before the new generation Argo Dwipangga.

10:53 - They are refilling the water tanks which are situated on the roof

I love your videos, so it's pretty cool and unexpected that you goes to my country!

It's so surreal watching you go to places that I have been to

10:49 playing Floor is Lava, it's pretty fun until the train starts moving.

Idea : why not test the TER trains in france

welcome back and congratulations on your 100K subscriber, hope you can come back and review the new carriages

Brilliant vlog, got nice information!

The narration was superb 👌

Thanks for sharing. I've been wanting to try the executive luxury class for so long. However, I always think back and forth at the price. It's so pricey for me. Now thanks to you, now I know how it is. ☺️

I'm just amazed by what you know about Indonesia

Your video quality is so good

A very informative video trip 🙌

You went right past my home in Bekasi which used to be the end of commuter line trains. Now they go all the way to Cikarang. I used to live in Yogyakarta so nice to see you travelling around Indonesia.

Nice video! Next you must try the compartment suite class of BIMA or ARGO SEMERU train. And you can try the newest carriages of Argo Dwipangga/Argo Lawu, and also Taksaka train.

Overhead rails are used in low clearance situations. The pantograph of an electric train has to exert quite a bit of upward pressure on the wires to maintain constant contact, this causes them to flex up. The overhead rails solve this, the wire is still there, it's just embedded in the bottom of the rail. The rail serves as a guide preventing the wire from flexing or moving. In low clearance situations where the contact wire needs to be physically closer to the train and the pantograph needs to compress, overhead rails are used for their increased rigidity and strength, forcing the pantograph springs to compress while maintaining constant contact. The reason why they're not used more widely is since they are physically larger and denser than the wires, they causes increased electrical impedance which can cause a decrease in current, voltage, or both.

Love your work!

Sepertinya anda tahu banyak tentang perkeretaapian Indonesia tahu jalur rel traknya, sejarah, & panorama alamnya 👍

I love how you pronounce every local name as close as possible to the local pronounciation, which is super impressive. But somehow, you totally gives up with Jekardah. LOL Great trip video and explanation of some local quirks! Love your especially obscure ex-CIS countries trip.

16:25 overhead rails are favourable to power lines because they're more durable, though they're usually reserved for tunnelled sections (MRT Jakarta, Sofia Metro's newest line) to minimise exposure to the elements, which could cause the rails to expand in hotter environments. They're there to power the commuter trains between Yogyakarta, Solo, and a few intermediate stops

as an Indonesian, your explanation is very in-depth, it shows that you did a proper research when making this video keep up the good work

Congratulations on 100k subscribers 😊🇳🇴

Very interesting episode. Always think Indonesia as an island country and paid little attention to the aspect of long distance train travel there.

❤ good detail video

Great video!! As Indonesian thank you for showing our train, i guess you make this video when in dry season? , the scenery is more beautiful and green in rain season, still good video though.

Congrats on 100k subscribers

Very impressive and stylish station and staff.

Thank you for using Indonesian train transportation, there are many different classes of Indonesian trains, sometimes the names are the same but the interiors are different.

Nice input for PT. INKA the manufacturer .......and for KAI ,the operator.....

I think because they've got some of their rollingstock from Japan, it seems they've also adopted some of the uniform styles and mannerism of Japanese railways. I have seen some footage of some operations where the drivers would emulate the point and check ways in Japan.

I love how you put real effort to pronounce those names wkwk very nice !

I like the way you narrated, the train looks nice tho