Gambir Station is a mainline railway station in Gambir, Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta

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, Indonesia

Indonesia

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. It is located on eastern side of Merdeka Square

Merdeka Square, Jakarta

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. 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

Jalan Jaksa

Jalan Jaksa is a short street approximately 400 meters long in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located about 1 km south of the national museum, Monas and due west of the Gondangdia main line train station....

. 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.

Intercity train

• Argo Bromo Anggrek to Surabaya Pasar Turi
  Pasar Turi Station
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• Argo Dwipangga to Solo Balapan
• Argo Jati to Cirebon
• Argo Lawu to Solo Balapan
• Argo Muria to Semarang Tawang
  Tawang Station
  Tawang Station the biggest train station in Semarang, the capital city of Central Java- Trains that pass through this station :Intercity trains :* Argo Bromo Anggrek Malam to Gambir and Surabaya Pasar Turi...
  
  
• Argo Parahyangan to Bandung
  Bandung Station
  Bandung Hall Station is the largest train station on Bandung and perhaps on the West Java province, this is where located the "Operation Area 2" which surrounding the area of Bandung and Priangan.-Location:...
  
  
• Argo Sindoro to Semarang Tawang
  Tawang Station
  Tawang Station the biggest train station in Semarang, the capital city of Central Java- Trains that pass through this station :Intercity trains :* Argo Bromo Anggrek Malam to Gambir and Surabaya Pasar Turi...
  
  
• Bima
  Bima
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   to Surabaya Gubeng
  Gubeng Station
  Gubeng Station is one of the two train stations in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.The other station is Pasar Turi Station. Gubeng station for the West Side using southern railway route and to the eastern part of East Java.-Destination:...
  
  
• Cirebon Ekspress to Cirebon and Tegal
• Gajayana to Malang
  Malang Station
  -Destination:The railway services that use this station :* Gajayana to Gambir * Malabar to Bandung * Senja _ Malang to Pasar Senen...
  
  
• Purwojaya to Cilacap
  Cilacap Station
  Cilacap Station is the most southern train station in Java Island, Indonesia. It is located in Cilacap Regency, Central Java.This station is served by 2 passenger train that are Purwojaya, directing to Pasar Senen via Kroya and Cirebon and Logawa, directing to Jember via Yogyakarta and Surabaya....
  
  
• Sembrani to Surabaya Pasar Turi
  Pasar Turi Station
  Pasar Turi Station is the largest train station in Surabaya, East Java.Located near the biggest market Pasar Turi.Pasar Turi Station has passenger trains that travel to the west of Surabaya such as to Jakarta and Semarang....
  
  
• Taksaka to Yogyakarta Tugu
  Tugu Station
  Tugu railway station is the largest train station in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is located near Malioboro Street.-Lines:Trains that pass through Tugu station:* Argo Dwipangga to Gambir and Solo Balapan* Argo Lawu to Gambir and Solo Balapan...
  
  

Commuter train

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

External links

PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company

Before: Juanda

Jakarta Kota-Manggarai rail route

After: Gondangdia