Gambir Station

Aerial view of Gambir Station from the National Monument.

Gambir station upper platform.

Aerial view of Gambir Station in 1940

Gambir Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Gambir) is a mainline railway station in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located on eastern side of Merdeka Square. It was built by the colonial Dutch before World War II but renovated in the 1990s. Its lime-green ceramic facade dominates the Gambir subdistrict.

Many trains (executive class and business class only) from Jakarta to other major cities south and east of the capital, depart from or stop at Gambir. Kota and Pasar Senen stations have less services leaving from those locations.

It is not a stop for local commuter trains serving metropolitan Jakarta; the closest commuter station is Gondangdia, near the backpacker alley known as Jalan Jaksa. The station is often crowded, especially at the end of Ramadan when many Indonesians return to Jakarta from their home villages.

History

This station was built in classicism style in 1884 as Weltevreden Station. In 1927 this station was renovated in Art Deco style. In 1937 the name Weltevreden Station changed into Batavia Koningsplein Station and after the Indonesian independence the name changed again into Jakarta Gambir Station. In 1990, the station was renovated into the current joglo architectural style.

Destination

Intercity train

• Argo Bromo Anggrek to Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Argo Dwipangga to Solo Balapan
• Argo Jati to Cirebon
• Argo Lawu to Solo Balapan
• Argo Muria to Semarang Tawang
• Argo Parahyangan to Bandung
• Argo Sindoro to Semarang Tawang
• Bima to Surabaya Gubeng
• Cirebon Ekspress to Cirebon and Tegal
• Gajayana to Malang
• Purwojaya to Cilacap
• Sembrani to Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Taksaka to Yogyakarta Tugu

Commuter train

• Bekasi Ekspress to Bekasi
• Bojonggede Ekspress to Bojonggede
• Depok Ekspress to Depok
• Pakuan Ekspress to Bogor

See also

• Rail transport in Indonesia

External links

• (Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company

Before: Juanda

Jakarta Kota-Manggarai rail route

After: Gondangdia