Manggarai railway station

Manggarai Station
Location Jalan Manggarai Utara No. 1 Jakarta Selatan
Indonesia
Coordinates 6°12′36″S 106°51′01″E / 6.2099°S 106.8502°E / -6.2099; 106.8502Coordinates: 6°12′36″S 106°51′01″E / 6.2099°S 106.8502°E / -6.2099; 106.8502
Owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s) Bekasi-Jakarta Kota
Depok-Jakarta Kota
Bogor-Jakarta Kota
Depok-Jatinegara
Bogor-Jatinegara
Platforms 5 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks 13
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Station code MRI
History
Opened 1918
Services
Preceding station   KRL Jabodetabek   Following station
toward Bekasi
Bekasi-Jakarta Kota
toward Jakarta Kota
Tebet
toward Bogor
Bogor-Jakarta Kota
Tebet
toward Depok
Depok-Jakarta Kota
Tebet
toward Bogor
Bogor-Jatinegara
toward Jatinegara
Tebet
toward Depok
Depok-Jatinegara

Manggarai Station (MRI, +13m) is a train station in Jakarta, Indonesia. It have as many tracks as Jakarta Kota Station. It serves primarily as a commuter station for the Jabodetabek area, and is operated by PT KCJ. Bukit Duri depot is located in south.

History

Construction of the station in 1910s, it was then located in Meester Cornelis, (Dutch East Indies)

Manggarai Station opened on 1 May 1918 even though construction was not fully finished — World War I in Europe delayed the delivery of certain parts of its roof. Its tracks branched to Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) and continued to Bandung and also to Tanah Abang. The construction was supervised by Van Grendt. The first class waiting room has not changed since the 1910s. The station replaced the second Meester Cornelis Station, which was located a few hundred meters to the south.[1]

Facilities

A daily commuter line passing the Manggarai station.

Manggarai Station is not just a station, it is also as a parking place for intercity trains before the trains go to Gambir Station or Jakarta Kota Station for their departure. The station is the proposed terminus of the planned Soekarno-Hatta International Airport express and commuter train service.

Public transport

References

  1. Stasiun Jatinegara, Jakarta.go.id

External links

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