Seeking books in other town
A trip with various transportation modes
It is a request of a member of “the family”, who likes to read. Visiting a large bookstore is a dream to find some unvailable books in local bookstore.
Car
The first mode of transportation is a car that brings us from home to train station. The journey starts about a couple minutes after six o’clock in the morning. It takes about half hours for this part of the trip.
Train
The second mode is a intercity train from Bandung to Jakarta. It is Parahyangan 135 with Muhaimin as the loco pilot as the information aired at about 06:38. We have the seats in train car Executive 4. This part of the trip requires about three hours and five minutes. Arrival time at the destination, Gambir station is about 09:40.
Crackers
As snack in the morning each of us has crackers, whose pack consist of three pieces. Its brand is Malkist.
Tunnel
From 07:11 to 07:12 we are in the darkness of the tunnel Sasaksaat and the time turns to 07:13 a while after the tunnel. Then, it can be considered that the time required to travel the distance in the tunnel is about one minutes and a couple seconds. When train average speed is known, length of the tunnel can be estimated.
Bridge
In a moment the train will be in 100 m above Cisomang rivers via a new Cidomang bridge as informed 17:28 before the occurence.
The old bridge is kept in the side of the new one. It is in the right side in the direction to Jakarta from Bandung.
Purwakarta
It is announced at about 07:58 that the train will arrive soon at Purwakarta station. It will stop only about 6 minutes, then it will depart at 08:10 sharp. I am wondering which time constraint will be maintained, the departure time or the time duration at the station, since it stops actually at 08:00. It is now 08:09 and the train departs. It does not conform the departure time nor the stopping time duration.
Cikampek
Next station after Purwakarta is Cikampek. It is not informed how long the train will stop and when is the departure time. It sounds inconsistent with the information for previous station. It stops at 08:29 and departs at 08:31. A two minutes stop.
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Is that the reason why information about departure time and stopping duration time unannounced, since it is too immediate?
Others
I miss to record the Bekasi station, but as far as I remember both departure time and stopping duration time are not announced.
Now the time is 09:24 and the train stops at Jatinegara station. It departs at about 09:27. A 3–4 minutes stop.
Gambir
It is planned to arrive at final station at 09:40, which is in about 11 minutes. Let’s see whether the train has punctual arrival. It stops two minutes earlier than scheduled, which is 09:38.
Brunch
Bakso Malang Oasis has the opportunity to become our brunch. The restaurant is located in the direction of halte Gambir of Transjakarta or Jakarta BRT (Bus Rapid Transit).
Transjakarta
From Gambir station two different bus corridors are required to arrive at Gramedia Matraman bookstore, which are 2 and 5C with change point is Juanda halte.
Bookstore
Several minutes before noon we finally arrive at the bookstore.
It is typical as in other local bookstore in the region that not only different titles are displayed, but also a lot number of books with the same title, which create effect of existence of a lot of books.
Whoosh
For return trip the high speed train, Whoosh is used.
The station for Whoosh in Jakarta is Halim station, which can be accessed via LRT, the Bekasi line or BK.
Dinner
As closing of the day a fine dinner for ordinary people like us fried duck is chosen as menu.
As carbo source rice known as Nasi Uduk is chosen.
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