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Surabaya Urban Rail Transit

July 31, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Surabaya Urban Rail Transit

Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Province and the second-largest city in Indonesia. There have been some proposals for a transit system for the city, which has been referred to as an MRT. Proposed systems include lightrail, tram, and monorail. This article will use the catch-all urban rail transit in reference to systems that are proposed for Surabaya.

Surabaya has a regional commuter railway, and there was an electric tram system until 1978. A tram and monorail system was announced in 2013, and an LRT was announced in 2018.

This article is to keep track of news articles and official links.

Links and resources

City Planning Lab Initiative in Surabaya
“The City Form Lab worked with the City of Surabaya, World Bank and Hansen Partnership to organize and facilitate a successful, high energy interactive workshop engaging city officials, professional planning practitioners, and academics to work together toward planning a tramway for Surabaya in February 2014. The workshop invited Surabaya government officials and academics to envision a transport oriented redevelopment corridor around the proposed north-south tramway in central Surabaya.”
Surabaya MRT Context

Surabaya Urban Corridor Development Program Final Report. June 2014. [PDF]
Prepared for the World Bank and the city government of Surabaya by Hansen Partnership and Sutd City Form Lab.

The Surabaya Tram Project – Overview
Presentation by the Ministry of Transportation Directorate General of Railway and the Municipality of Surabaya.

SURABAYA | Mass Rapid Transit Project – News and discussion at Skyscrapercity.

Surabaya Monorail & Tram Project – Archived page of the official government page, which is no longer live or has moved address.

News archive

2024

Eri Cahyadi: ART Development in Surabaya is more rational than MRT – [10/06/24]
“Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi stated that the construction of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) is more rational to build in the area than theass Rapid Transit (MRT) or the Light Rail Transit (LRT), because it is in accordance with the availability of the regional budget (APBD).”

2021

SWF will finance the construction of LRT and MRT in 5 cities in Indonesia – [05/03/21]
“Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi is preparing plans to build mass rapid transit (MRT) and light rail transit (LRT) in five cities in Indonesia, namely Bali, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar.”

2018

Surabaya to start construction of new tram network by year’s end – [28/02/18]
“Surabaya is set to break ground on a new tram network towards the end of this year, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said in the East Java capital on Tuesday (28/02).

The 17-kilometer tram route, which will have 29 stations between Rajawali and Joyoboyo, will provide a transportation alternative for the region’s 3.4 million residents.”

2013

Surabaya gearing up for Rp 8.6 trillion MRT project – [20/12/13]

“The matter was disclosed by Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini recently in Surabaya, after greeting investors who have expressed interest in the project, in a forum called ‘Market Sounding of Surabaya Monorail and Tram Investment Project.'”

“The monorail network will connect East Surabaya and West Surabaya at a distance of around 20 kilometers, while the tram line will link South Surabaya and North Surabaya at a distance of 16 km.”

International Tender Surabaya Monorail and Tram Project in December 2013 – [22/11/13]
“The regional government of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city after the capital city of Jakarta, is planning to tender two separate infrastructure projects – open to both foreign and domestic investors – at the start of December 2013. The two projects involve the construction of the city’s monorail, valued at IDR 6.42 trillion (USD $558.3 million), and the construction of a tramline, valued at IDR 2.41 trillion (USD $209.6 million). When finished, the two projects are expected to reduce traffic congestion in Surabaya, East Java’s economic center.”

Mega Proyek Monorail dan Trem Surabaya City (SuroTram dan BoyoRail) -[01/10/13]
Surabaya City Monorail and Tram Mega Project (SuroTram and BoyoRail).

Surabaya mass rapid transportation (smart) – [30/09/13]
Slide presentation of Surabaya MRT.

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