Northern rail journey disrupted by flooding in Grobogan

Semarang (ANTARA) - PT KAI Daerah Operasi 4 Semarang has reported that the journey of several trains passing through the northern route has been disrupted due to flooding that has submerged part of the rail tracks between Karangjati Station and Gubug in Grobogan Regency, Central Java, since early Friday morning.

Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daop 4 Semarang, Luqman Arif, stated that the flooding has inundated one of the two rail tracks between the two stations, with a height of up to 25 cm.

As a result, he continued, train journeys must alternate using the unaffected track.

“Flooding up to 25 cm on the downstream track at KM 32+7/8. Single-line operation implemented starting at 01:45 WIB because the other track is deemed impassable,” he said.

He mentioned that at least the journeys of eight trains have been affected by this operational adjustment.

Several trains whose journeys have been disrupted include the Kertajaya and Darmawangsa trains bound for Jakarta, as well as the Gumarang, Jayabaya, Harina, and Argo Anjasmoro trains bound for Surabaya.

“Train journeys are delayed by 10 to 15 minutes as they must alternate passing through,” he said.

He explained that various operational safety measures are being taken to ensure the safety of train journeys.

According to him, intensive monitoring at the location is being conducted to ensure the track conditions return to safe and train journeys can operate normally.

Heavy rain that lashed Grobogan Regency from Thursday (2/4) afternoon until early Friday caused flooding in several locations in the area.