Jatinegara railway station

Jatinegara Station
The front facade of the Jatinegara Station
Location	Jakarta Indonesia
Coordinates	6°12′54″S 106°52′13″E / 6.21500°S 106.87028°ECoordinates: 6°12′54″S 106°52′13″E / 6.21500°S 106.87028°E
Owned by	PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Bekasi-Jakarta Kota Bogor-Jatinegara Depok-Jatinegara
Platforms	3 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Parking	Not Available
Other information
Station code	JNG
History
Opened	1910
Services
Preceding station   KRL Jabodetabek   Following station Cipinang toward Bekasi Bekasi-Jakarta Kota Manggarai toward Jakarta Kota Pondok Jati toward Bogor Bogor-Jatinegara Terminus Pondok Jati toward Depok Depok-Jatinegara

Jatinegara Station is a railway station in Jakarta. The station is the main entrance to Jakarta from cities east of Jakarta. The station is located at Bekasi Barat Raya street at Jatinegara, East Jakarta. Jatinegara station is operated by the PT. KAI - Operational Division 1 (Daop 1) Jakarta.

History

Before the construction of the station, the area where the current building stood was known as swamp named "Rawa Bangke". Jatinegara station was built in 1910 during the Dutch colonial period. It was known then as Meester Cornelis station. The station was designed by S. Snuyff, the head of the department of public work of the Indies at that time. Jatinegara station was the main station for the independent municipality of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara, a subdistrict of Jakarta). The station was meant to be the main connection to the east (Bandung).^[1][2]

References

1. "Meester Cornelis, Stasiun". Ensiklopedi Jakarta (in Indonesian). Dinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Kehumasan Pemprov DKI Jakarta. 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
2. Stasiun Jatinegara, Jakarta.go.id

External links

Media related to Jatinegara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company
• (Indonesian) Forum Semboyan35 - Indonesian Rail fans Forum