FIRST TRIP BY TRAIN.

Hi, It’s Medi!

This time I want to tell you about my trip to Malang by train. This is my first experience taking the train out of town alone. I bought a Matarmaja Economy train ticket a week before departure on Traveloka. With a price of Rp. 109,000,- for one way, and I bought it for round-trip, so it costs Rp. 235,000,- including tax. After that I paid at Alfamart.

(Kali ini aku mau cerita tentang perjalananku ke Malang menggunakan Kereta Api. Ini adalah pengalaman pertamaku pergi naik kereta ke luar kota sendirian. Aku beli ticket kereta Ekonomi Matarmaja dari seminggu sebelum keberangkatan di Traveloka. Dengan harga Rp. 109.000,- sekali jalan, dan aku langsung beli sekalian untuk PP Rp. 235.000,- sudah termasuk pajak. Abis itu aku bayar deh di alfamart).

After we make the payment, we will get the E-Ticket, then we just need to scan the barcode and print the boarding pass at the departure station machine. Easy right? Don't forget to prepare your ID Card according to what we registered on the website.

(Nah, setelah kita melakukan pembayaran kita akan dapat E-Ticket, dan nanti tinggal kita scan barcodenya dan print boarding pass di machine stasiun keberangkatannya. Praktis kan? Jangan lupa untuk siapin kartu identitas sesuai dengan yang kita daftarkan di website).

Departure from Pasar Senen Station (PSE) is Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 15:15 WIB and arrives at Malang Station (ML) on Friday, March 23 2018 at 07:51 WIB means it takes a trip time of 16 hours 36 minutes. And guess what? On-time.

(Keberangkatan dari Stasiun Pasar Senen (PSE) yaitu Kamis, 22 Maret 2018 pukul 15:15 WIB dan tiba di Stasiun Malang (ML) yaitu Jum’at, 23 Maret 2018 pukul 07:51 WIB, yang berarti menempuh waktu perjalanan 16 jam 36 menit. Dan guess what? On-time).

So according to my experience, I chose odd numbers when I departed (Economy 4, seat 3A), what does that mean? So, for example, you choose seat numbers 1,3,5,7, etc. And I chose an even number when I got home (Economy 2, Seat 4E) And it turned out that I was wrong, the train went backward. So if I'm not mistaken if I want to go forward I have to take the even seat number for departure, and the odd number when I get home. But actually, it's the same, I don't feel dizzy or anything. By the way, why did I choose A/E seats? Because I want to sit by the window so I can see the view.

(Nah sesuai pengalamanku ya, aku pilih nomor kursi ganjil pada saat keberangkatan (Economy 4, seat 3A) maksudnya gimana? Nah misalnya kamu pilih nomor kursi 1,3,5,7, dst. Dan aku pilih nomor genap pada saat pulang (Economy 2, Seat 4E) Dan ternyata aku salah, aku malah mundur. Jadi kesimpulannya, if I’m not mistaken kalo kalian mau ke arah yang maju kalian ambil nomor seat genap pada saat keberangkatan, dan nomor ganjil pada saat pulang. Tapi sebenernya sama aja kok, gak ngerasa pusing atau gimana. Oiya, kenapa aku pilih seat A/E? Karena aku mau duduk deket jendela hehe biar bisa liat pemandangan).

What is the difference between Economy/Executive/Business? Different chairs! The seats in Economy Class are adjoined, so you sit with other people without separating. But not bad, still comfortable. I prefer two seats because there are three. Why? Because it's wider.

(Apasih bedanya Economy/Executive/Business? Beda tempat duduknyaaaa! Kursi di Economy itu nyatu gitu, manjang jadi kalian duduk sama orang lain tanpa sekat. Tapi not bad kok, tetep nyaman hehehe. Aku lebih prefer seat yang berdua sih, soalnya ada yang bertiga. Kenapa? Karena lebih luas hehehe).

By the way, if you thought you were going straight to the destination, it was wrong. For your information, the train will stop at every station. What do you mean? I bought a JKT-MLG ticket, not directly to Malang. We will stop by in Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Solo, etc.

(Oiya, kalo kalian ngiranya kalian akan langsung sampe ke tempat tujuan itu salah. Fyi, kereta akan berhenti di tiap-tiap stasiun. Maksudnya gimana? Aku beli ticket JKT-MLG, gak langsung sampe Malang. Nanti akan berhenti di stasiun Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Solo, dll).

For your information, your seatmate can change. What do you mean? So like this, when I departed from Jakarta, my seatmate was also from Jakarta and he/she got off in Tegal, then after he/she got off it turned out that someone went up again from Tegal and he/she got off in Solo.

(Fyi, temen duduk kalian bisa berubah-ubah loh. Gimana maksudnya? Jadi gini, waktu berangkat sebelahku itu dari Jakarta turun di Tegal, nah setelah dia turun ternyata ada yang naik lagi dari Tegal dan dia turun di Solo).

16 hours of sitting on the train, isn't that boring? I personally don't, maybe many of you who have just heard of the trip that much is lazy, but I really enjoyed the trip. And because my train leaves in the afternoon and arrives in the morning, I can sleep.

(16 jam duduk di kereta gak bosen? Aku pribadi sih enggak ya, mungkin banyak dari kalian yang baru denger perjalanannya selama itu udah males, tapi aku bener-bener menikmati perjalanan. Dan karena keretaku berangkat sore dan sampe pagi, aku bisa tidur).

I advise you to bring earphones and listen to your favorite songs, download your favorite movies to watch on the go. But surely the battery is running low? Don't worry, every seat has a stop contact! So, goodbye bored! What will you see along the way? You will see views of rice fields, rice fields, and rice fields.

(Aku saranin ya, kalian bawa earphone dan dengerin lagu kesukaan kalian, download film kesukaan kalian juga buat nonton di perjalanan. Tapi kan pasti battery nya low? Tenang aja, di setiap seat ada stop contactnya kokkk! Jadi, bye-bye bosaaaan! Apasih yang akan kalian liat di sepanjang perjalanan? Kalian akan lihat pemandangan sawah, sawah, dan sawah).

If you forget to bring meals, don't worry you can buy meals on the train, you can wait for the clerk to pass or come directly to the restaurant, there is rice, cup noodles, snacks, mineral water, tea, coffee. Based on my experience, I bought food on the train when I depart I bought rice + meat, and when I got home I bought fried rice. The price is the same is Rp. 23,000,- Delicious!

(Kalo kalian lupa bawa makanan, Tenang di kereta jual makanan kok, kalian bisa nunggu pegawainya lewat atau dateng aja langsung ke restorasi (Restaurant) ada nasi, pop mie, snack, air mineral, teh, kopi gitu kokkk. Based on my experience, aku beli makanan di kereta pas berangkat aku beli nasi+daging, dan pas pulangnya aku beli nasi goreng. Harganya sama Rp.23.000,- Enak kokkk!).

For return, Departure from Malang Station (ML) is on Monday, March 26, 2018, at 17.30 WIB, and arrives at Pasar Senen Station (PSE) on Tuesday, March 27 2018 at 09:20 WIB, that means it will take a travel time of 15 hours 50 minutes. And again, on time.

(Untuk pulangnya, Keberangkatan dari Stasiun Malang (ML) yaitu Senin, 26 Maret 2018 pukul 17:30 WIB dan tiba di Stasiun Pasar Senen (PSE) yaitu Selasa, 27 Maret 2018 pukul 09:20 WIB, yang berarti menempuh waktu perjalanan 15 jam 50 menit. Dan sekali lagi, tepat waktu).

Why I like the Matarmaja train? Because besides being cheap, the departure schedule is always just right for sleeping. So it doesn't feel like you in the train for a long time. Great!

(Aku suka kereta Matarmaja kenapa? Karena selain murah, jadwal keberangkatannya selalu tepat buat tidur. Jadi gak berasa di perjalanan. Bener-bener tepattttt!).