Archive for November 17th, 2006
With very disappointed and concerned feeling to see the last condition of Semut Railway Station which have not maintained again. History story that accompany it, would annihilate. In all of state, the historic places are always looked after carefully, museum become the crowded place to be visited.
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Semut Railway Station is a culture pledge which its age is more than 100 years. Semut Railway Station is surely recognized in each and everyone who lived in Surabaya, even if Perumka now unable to animate as train business place.
Even matt and ancient impression is hardly seen at front face from the station that is also known as Surabaya Kota Station. The foray news of this ancient station interior show, how not care of this nation with its valuable omission.
The unloading to be made shops is a real reason simple, merely to fulfill the desire to get the money quickly. Even if not be seen from front of it face, but the unloading only leave over block rest of stone wall which is have not toppled, a number of door and matt pepper and salt cushion in frontage and station back.
Door and window frame in the building have gone, a number of roof rooms is nor. And so do the platform roof is remaining it iron framework. Even a door handle has disappeared. Only lag one of door handle in one of station back door.
Semut Railway Station, which become one of workload center in Surabaya city and part of the journey length history of Surabaya city now likely naked. Would far more valuably if this station is made become a museum “lived” to show it past properties, and maintain tending to stripper trains sold as scrap.
The constitution number 5 in 1992 about Cultural pledge goods and Lord Mayor Decree Letter (SK) Number 188.45/251/402.1.04/1996 no longer has bothered. The condition of this station has been unloaded. Though this culture pledge building seen steady, nicely and rareness. Like station zinc roof which have been taken. Marbles that decorating a half of its wall along the length of approximant 150 meters in station backside is picked so it show its stucco only.
Dutch epoch teak woods, which still very worth, had lost. The antique door handles in door of the door backsides also do not miss falling as a victim. Based on the constitution dated 6 April 1875 Staatsblad Number 141 the Government of Dutch Indies set mind to built train line network in Java with expense of government and called staats spoorweg (SS).
In 1875 it started begin to develop the train line of Surabaya - Pasuruan and Surabaya - Malang. Surabaya city Station, which located in important business area, is made as the guidance for second start line. Spoorstation Semoet or Semut Railway Station opened by The Excellency Governor General JW VAN LASBERGE in 1878, just with open of line Surabaya-Pasuruan.
Line of Surabaya - Pasuruan at that moment is assumed of vital importance; cause in Umbulan, Pasuruan there is a real big source of water to fulfill the resident cleanness amount of water-required Surabaya and its surroundings. The water stock from Umbulan to Surabaya is transported by applied a train.
During that period, Semut Railway Station is one of two famous stations in Surabaya city formerly. The other station is Pasar Turi Station. This station is part of south line serving route Surabaya - Solo - Yogyakarta, Tasikmalaya, Bandung, and Jakarta.
At that time, Jakarta - Surabaya line still gone through a journey during three days. When the night arrived, the train desists and the passenger lodge in hotels to continue it journey in the next day. Don’t know how any man who have been come and go from the station.
Surabaya city at the epoch can be conceived as the train city because it has four big stations, namely Wonokromo, Gubeng, Pasar Turi, and Semut, which now it increasingly chance ill defined. It very regret that Surabaya city have not a Train Museum. Even, a historic Semut Railway Station building now threatened crumpled.
“Even, big towns in modern Germany and Roma are in its development not then run over the ancient building which they have. So if pay a visit the visitor still can enjoy debris rest of Romanic Kingdom omissions over there which only pillars or debris that taken care of carefully. And so do Malaysia that taking care of it omission building in British colony period over there carefully.
Besides, the historic building contained of education element. It can become a life laboratory for generation hereinafter in studying matters, start from the physical of building so it history value. Back part of it, keeping to the building will give a profit from the tourism aspect.
For town station case for example, can be done an adaptation. Seen front or building face doesn’t change, but interior can adapt with the requirement. Addition of the building can be done by accommodating the design with the stripper building. Ibis Hotel for example, can become a good example in Surabaya.
In the friendly development effort to pledge cultural building, told by Timoticin, Surabaya still be lag compared to Jakarta which also rich of culture pledge building.
For example is the dockyard culture pledge building adaptation Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) in Kakap Street, north Jakarta, become a luxuriant restaurant that has crowded to visit.
For a while, Perumka (The Train Departments) decide to delay the warehouse unloading. But, that have not meant will save the historic sites. It needs the morale responsibility to maintain the building, which ever become part of Surabaya city writhing.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
November 17th, 2006
Surabaya Gubeng Station (SGU) is the railway station, which located in Gubeng Masjid Street, Gubeng District, Surabaya City and among of PT Kereta Api (Company) Operation Area VIII. This station is the biggest railway station in Surabaya and as a place of main departure of all railways from Surabaya city (except the train which is passing north line, like majors Jakarta via Semarang, that ridden away from Surabaya Pasar Turi Station).
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Here, a public facility has enough adequate that is accompanied with station ichnography board. From the center ticket order, toilet, kiosk, openness balmy waiting room until small mosque. Capacities car park to stay in east side can accommodate about 100 cars. After passing ticket examiner officer, hence we would amuse by bouncing movement of a local band song in the waiting room.
Surabaya Gubeng Station is first time built in west side of railway. At mid of 1990 decade, the new building Surabaya Gubeng Station is built in east side of railway with more broader and modernly architecture.
To all train passengers that requiring freight energy (porter) the station administrator have managed it. They are easy to be recognized because they wear special uniform. There is departure schedule stock watcher and arrival that accompanied with the train tariff in front of the station lobby. It is expected by all consumers to get clear information so that for they, which will have far travel even with big family can properly constructed.
Some trains that has departure from Surabaya Gubeng Station
Executive Class
1.ﾃつ Argo Wilis to Bandung,
2.ﾃつ Bima to Gambir.
3.ﾃつ Turangga to Bandung
Executive and Business Class:
1.ﾃつ Mutiara Timur to Banyuwangi and continued to Denpasar.
2.ﾃつ Sancaka to Yogyakarta.
Business Class:
1.ﾃつ Cantik Ekspress to Jember.
2.ﾃつ Jayabaya Selatan to Jakarta city.
3.ﾃつ Mutiara Selatan to Bandung.
Economics Class:
1. Delta Ekspress (known as commuter train Surabaya-Sidoarjo)
2.ﾃつ Gayabaru Malam Selatan (to Jakarta city)
3.ﾃつ Logawa
4.ﾃつ Pasundan
5.ﾃつ Penataran (to Malang and Blitar)
6.ﾃつ Rapih Dhoho (to Kertosono)
7.ﾃつ Sri Tanjung (to Lempuyangan, Yogyakarta, or to Banyuwangi)
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
November 17th, 2006
Simply, Surabaya city have one of tourism object that become a real spectacular in South-East Asia, Four Faces Deity Statue or Four Faced Buddha monument. This Four Faced Buddha Monument get appreciation of MURI as the biggest and highest Four Faces Deity Statue in Indonesia. A nine meters statue that have 225 square meters width is still have not contested by other similar statue.
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Four Faced Buddha monument, has overall height 36 meters (including dome) opened on 9 Novembers 2004, and finish about fund 4 billion rupiahs. It is built in farm with a width of 1,5 hectares, in centered is farm, placed by building with length 9 meters, wide 9 meters and height 36 meters. If we saw altogether contain number 9, why it’s numeral 9? Because taking similar monument reference in Thailand, and numeral 9 also have separate meaning for Buddha member.
The statue building the Four Faced Buddha place shaded, encircled by 4 pillars that colored by golden green, contains of 3 parts, which is statue, Buddha statue, and Buddha throne. It has been equipped with lightning rod at top of the statue, while statue Buddha and the throne has each 9 meters height.
See this building model, of course almost looks like Four Faced Buddha Monument in Thailand, the difference only the statue that in the higher Thailand statue but its statue building is higher then in Surabaya. Besides resemblance of a real big measure, the statue that have four faces and four hand tides, arranged in layers by gold in all it body part. It is said to make a perfect veneering process of this gold, is intentionally delivered kampoh material or original gold paper from Thailand (there is also mentioned kimpo paper). Complete with it worker, with veneering expense or ritual giving of this chasuble is reach 1,5 Billion rupiahs.
About Four Faced Buddha statue meaning or also there is mentioning it Four Faced Deity, bring four kindness philosophy that owned by Buddha, that is patience, liberal, fair (unbiased), and meditated. This four kindness is also had a meaning of, Buddha is a presentation of affection of fellow being, assist whoever without discrimination, and devoted in prayer or application that submitted in ritual procession. While on Buddha eight hands, there are holy book, holy water, defense weapon, fight weapon to against the badness, holy book, prayer beads, chest, and cupu.
Besides the philosophy, this place also offer idea to become the centre of Buddha member observance, finite later would many visitors coming to this place. Besides to see the four faced deity statue, in this place, we will see four high white elephant statues about 4 meters in every corner, three lotus decorative pools, and a meditated space. This complex is also decorated of 12 lamps that made from bronze and copper.
In it frontage, we meet a place that sell some pray equipment like candle and frankincense, this place later the also can buy the souvenir typical of Buddha four faces statue.
How about you, do wish to make this tourism object as your tourism purpose? Or may like to think about have photograph with Four Faced Buddha Monument background, as if stay in Thailand, or possible you wish to pray… all up to you, because this place is open generically, and admission charge free, only fare payee stepped into Ria Kenjeran Beach area.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
November 17th, 2006
Kembang Jepun is the eldest area in Surabaya city, because it resides in Kalimas stream and close to Tanjung Perak port. In its ancient building line even most its paint is sleazy and dusty and matt enunciated because as the commerce center.
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But, here exactly the history of Surabaya city is started, business activity have never desisted. Office stationery shop, diesel engine, bank, textile, fashion had completed the existence of this area.
Talks about Kembang Jepun of course not get out of Jembatan Merah (The Red Bridge). Since the leadership of Daendels in 1811, the center of municipal administration of Surabaya is located in Jembatan Merah area. The resident offices, police, tax being merged into one building.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
November 17th, 2006
Juanda International Airport, ia the international airport that serves Surabaya city, East Java and its surroundings. Juanda has length basis 3000 meters. This airport actually located in Sidoarjo region, 20 km south side of Surabaya city. Juanda International Airport operated by PT Angkasa Pura 1 (Persero).
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PT (PERSERO) I is one of body State owned Enterprises (BUMN) of Communication Department, which active in management and enterprising of airport service in Indonesia. The company mission is to carrying out the management of airport exploiting and its surroundings well and innovative.
The new Juanda Airport has 51500 M2 widths, or about twofold compared to stripper terminal which only 28088 M2. This new airport is also equipped with farm facility to park with a width of 28900 M2 capable to accommodate more than 3000 vehicles. This airport is estimated can accommodate 6 million to 8 million passengers per year and 120000 tons cargo / year.
Every day air transport activity through Juanda Airport is noted of 320 times air transport of international purpose and domestic with passenger more than ten thousand, air transport majority of akarta purpose.
The airport building is enough luxury and wide earns parallel with Public Square. The door interfacing to space boarding, which have been equipped with counters air of transport firm. The second floor is awaiting passenger space. Its glass wall has faced to basis racing and way cab (the plane road towards base raced). The passenger can see the going and coming of the plane, and also that park in apron.
As in Soekarno-Hatta Airport, the passenger is not necessarily go up bus towards door of plane. It is available 11 trunks (garbarata) that become the bridge towards the plane entrance. The wide screen is put down in some corners. From this Flight Information Display System (FIDS) facility, the passenger can see the arrival schedule and also the plane departure.
By this supply of international standard like domestic passenger waiting room (14 M2/orang) and the international (20 M2/orang). As a whole, the airport can serve 6 million passengers and 120000 cargo tons every year.
This airport is also equipped with 4 tanks for fuel supply, with capacities 2000 kilolitre. All development funds are assisted by government of Japan through the program Official Development Assistance from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
November 17th, 2006