Ambarawa was a military city during the Dutch Colonial Government. King Willem I ordered the construction of a new railway station to enable the government to transport its troops to Semarang. On 21 May 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on a 127,500 m² land. This was known back then as Willem I Station.
Q. Why was the Ambarawa Railway Museum?
The museum was established in the 1970s primarily to preserve a wide selection of the steam locomotives, which were then coming to the end of their useful lives on the 3ft 6in (1067mm) gauge railways of the Indonesian State Railway (the Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api, PNKA).
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Q. What is the main building of the Ambarawa Train museum?
The main building of this museum is the defunct Ambarawa railway station which was built in 1873. The station covers 127,500 m2. The oldest in this museum is a locomotive made by Hartman Chemnitz.
Q. When was Ambarawa Railway Museum established?
October 6th, 1976
Ambarawa was a hub between the two regions having different gauge sizes. As the operation of the 3ft 6in gauge line was planned to close down, the Ambarawa Railway Museum was built and opened on October 6th, 1976 to preserve the many locomotives and all the cars.
Q. What was the function of Ambarawa Railway station?
Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD.
| Ambarawa | |
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| A view of Mount Merbabu, Telomoyo and Lake Rawapening from Ambarawa. | |
| Nickname(s): Mbahrowo | |
| Location within Semarang Regency | |
| Country | Indonesia |
