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Sudhono 09 (Henschel 20047/1926), Ngawi, PG Sudhono (ID), 14.08.1992
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600mm gauge tramway at Gunung Kataran, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
It served a quarry which provided ballast for the 1067mm gauge North Sumatra Railway. The locomotive was a Dutch built 0-6-0T by Ducroo & Brauns. At the other end of the cable-worked incline there was another Du Croo & Brauns 0-6-0T.

Association of Railway Enthusiasts tour August 1972.
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Ceper

Central Java, Indonesia · Asia

About Ceper

Ceper is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Trucuk, 30km from Mount Merapi.

Ceper is in Central Java, Indonesia, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Trucuk, about 5 km away.

Ceper Station (CE) is a class II railway station located in Klepu, Ceper, Klaten Regency; at an altitude of +133 meters, including in the Operational Area VI Yogyakarta. Since the operation of the Yogyakarta–Solo double tracks Srowot–Ketandan segment in 2001 and completed on the Brambanan–Delanggu segment on 15

Read more December 2003, this station has five railway tracks with lines 2 and 3 being straight lines and line 5 as parking for freight trains. To support the double tracks operation, the mechanical signaling system at this station was replaced with an electric signaling system made by PT Len Industri which had been installed since 2013 and then began operating on 12 February 2019. To the west of this station, before Klaten Station, there is Ketandan Station which has been inactive since the Kutoarjo–Solo double tracks operates. In addition, from this station there is a branching line to the Ceper Baru sugar factory now been deactivated. Starting 10 February 2021, to coincide with the launch of the 2021 train travel chart, this station together with three other stations (Delanggu Station, Gawok Station, and Srowot Station) began serving KRL Commuterline across Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan.

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Within an hour or so of Ceper: Prambanan (22 km), Mount Merapi (30 km), Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan's Palace) (38 km), Borobudur (53 km).

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Ceper is in Central Java, Indonesia, about 5 km from Trucuk.

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Quick Information

Population
28,646
Continent
Asia
Country
Indonesia
Region
Central Java
Timezone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-7.6742, 110.6789

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Indonesia

Police
110
Ambulance
118
Fire
113
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Ceper

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Prambanan

A 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Java with towering spires dedicated to the Trimurti of Hinduism.

22 km · about 25 min drive

natural wonder

Mount Merapi

Indonesia's most active volcano north of Yogyakarta, with jeep tours and viewpoints on the Kaliurang approach road.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan's Palace)

The living royal palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, a center of Javanese culture with traditional dance performances and fine arts.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Borobudur

Enormous 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Java with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.

53 km · about 60 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Ceper.

Trucuk

🇮🇩 Indonesia

5 km awayPop. 23,584

Delanggu

🇮🇩 Indonesia

6 km awayPop. 24,440

Karanganom

🇮🇩 Indonesia

7 km awayPop. 50,670

Klaten

🇮🇩 Indonesia

9 km awayPop. 126,831

Gatak

🇮🇩 Indonesia

10 km awayPop. 48,959

Kebonarun

🇮🇩 Indonesia

13 km awayPop. 21,745

Wedi

🇮🇩 Indonesia

13 km awayPop. 55,300

Ngemplak

🇮🇩 Indonesia

14 km awayPop. 23,750

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