At the end of the line; Purworejo train station

June 2008 - The small terminal train station of the town of Purworejo, one hours drive to the west from the city of Yogyakarta, is in the middle of the town. It is the quiet environment - the only exception is the still fairly quiet main road passing directly in front of it - as well as the colonial design which make it seems you are going back in time some hundred years. Like time has stood still here at the very end of the railroad track where switches are moved by hand, the ticket booth only opens when a train is about to leave and that is only when there is a train, just a few times a week!

		Main building Purworejo train station The main building of the train station in the town of Purworejo, central Java, seen from the quiet ...			Main building Purworejo train station The main building of the train station in the town of Purworejo, central Java, seen from the quiet ...			Residential building across the street Near train staitions there are often buildings to house the former employees of the Netherlands Indies railroad company. ...
		Name on the wall The name of the train station is on several of the walls of the main building. The train ...			Old ticket counter The old ticket booth is still in use when there is a train stopping here. Only some old ...			Original main doors at the entrance The original wooden doors with their iron decorations are still in place today. The train station at the ...
		Modern way of publishing Just like in the old days announcements are made on a piece of paper. It states "Those who ...			Original doors at the platform side At other places at the station, like here seen from the platform, also still the original hardwood doors ...			Roof construction The original roof construction of iron beams and plates is still in place as well, however it is ...
		Dead end Seen from the track directly in front of the platform it is obvious that this is a dead ...			Tranquility reigns The nice tranquility that this station and the direct environment radiates is huge. The train station at the ...			Life continues around it Daily life around the deserted little train station continues, but at the hottest time of the day you ...
		Old label An old sign with the text 'bagage' (luggage) can still be found on a wall in the central ...			Maintenance needed However the building is still in pretty good condition, you should not look up too much, because there ...			Manual switch The old manual switches on the route have been replaced by mechanical one for the most part, but ...
		Information about the system A piece of paper indicates how the tracks are located here. It does not display the quality however. ...			Original doors at the platform side At other places at the station, like here seen from the platform, also still the original hardwood doors ...			View from the platform From the platform the view is little more than something that resembles nature. It's not like in cities ...
		63 meters above sealevel Maybe as something funny at every station the absolutely irrelevant height above sealevel is mentioned. The train station ...			Through the front door Eventually I left through the front door. The only train of that day had already departed, the next ...