Prabowo Trials New Nusantara Explorer Luxury Train

President Prabowo Subianto has trialled the premium-class Nusantara Explorer train. The luxury train is the latest service from PT Kereta Api Indonesia.

Prabowo boarded the Nusantara Explorer after inaugurating the restoration of the Tawang Station heritage site in Semarang, Central Java. Following the ceremony, he continued his journey to Batang aboard the premium train newly launched by PT KAI.

“Today I will try out the new train launched by KAI to support and boost tourism, named the Nusantara Explorer,” said the Gerindra Party Chairman before boarding the train on Thursday, 30 July 2026, as broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat.

The Nusantara Explorer is a luxury train designed on a Luxury Sleeper Train concept offering a premium travel experience. According to PT KAI, there are currently two Nusantara Explorer units that have completed the interior fitting stage at the Surabaya Gubeng Workshops.

The travel concept offered by the Nusantara Explorer combines various aspects of premium service, including private rest areas, personal service, culinary offerings, entertainment facilities, and large windows to enjoy the landscape along the journey.

The Nusantara Explorer has three categories of sleeping cabins: the signature class, offering more spacious rooms and private facilities; the advanced class, providing sleeping quarters with efficient cabin arrangement; and the compact class, featuring a more streamlined design of rest facilities.

In addition to the sleeping cabins, the Nusantara Explorer is also designed with a grand restaurant as the centre of its culinary service. There is also a lounge prepared for relaxation and socialising, complete with easy chairs, a bar, a piano, and an audio system.

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said President Prabowo took part in the trial run of the Nusantara Explorer. “President Prabowo boarded the Nusantara Explorer train to Batang to conduct a trial. This train is a manifestation of the President’s wish for KAI to have a passenger train service that is beautiful, elegant, and comfortable for the public,” said Teddy.