Manggarai railway station

Location
	Manggarai Station Location in Jakarta

B09C13A01
Manggarai Station

*Stasiun Manggarai*
B09C13A01; Manggarai Station; Stasiun Manggarai
Commuter rail and airport rail link station
	Front view of Manggarai Station on the east side with text that reads "Manggarai Central Station" on the old building, March 2024.
General information
Location	Jl. Manggarai Utara I, Manggarai, Tebet, South Jakarta; Indonesia
Coordinates	6°12′36″S 106°51′01″E / 6.2099°S 106.8502°E
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Transportation
Operated by	KAI Commuter (both KRL Commuterline and Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link)
Line(s)	Bogor Line; Cikarang Loop Line; Soekarno-Hatta Line;
Platforms	6 island platforms; 1 side platform
Tracks	13
Connections	TransJakarta:; Manggarai
Construction
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking
Accessible	Available
Architect	J. van Gendt
Architectural style	New Indies architecture
Other information
Station code	MRI • 0440
Classification	Large type A
History
Opened	1 May 1918
Electrified	1 May 1927
Services
Location
Location
	Manggarai Station Location in Jakarta

Manggarai Station (MRI)^[1] is a railway station at Manggarai, Tebet, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. At present, it serves primarily as a transit station for KRL Commuterline's Bogor Line, Cikarang Loop Line, and Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link; The Bukit Duri depot is located at the south side of the station, it also serves as a storage for intercity trains before they go to Gambir or Jakarta Kota stations for their departure.

Currently, the station is undergoing development and will feature three levels. After its completion, Manggarai will be the largest railway station in Indonesia; It will not only serve commuter trains, but it will also serve as the starting point for inter-city trains as well as the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link. Hence, the station will replace Gambir as the terminus for most intercity trains in 2025.^[3] There will also be a housing complex, a commercial complex, and a 5-star hotel surrounding the station.^[4]

History

20th century

The region of Manggarai has already been known since the 17th century. It is the residence and market for slaves from Manggarai, Flores which later developed into Gementee Meester Cornelis. Although the Batavia—Buitenzorg line was built by the Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) in 1873, Manggarai Station was built in 1914 and completed on 1 May 1918.^[2]

The construction was not fully finished when it was first opened — World War I in Europe delayed the delivery of certain parts of its roof. Its tracks branched to Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara), Tanah Abang, and continued to Bandung. The construction was supervised by Van Grendt, who also designed the railway education school building and official residences for employees around the station area. 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.^[2]^[5]

The station witnessed an episode of Indonesian National Revolution, when on 3 January 1946 the extraordinary train (Indonesian: Kereta Luar Biasa or KLB) transported the entourage of President Sukarno to Yogyakarta. Secret preparations were made, including placing of rows of freight carriages on track 1. At around seven o'clock in the evening, the KLB passed very slowly from the direction of Pegangsaan through track 4.^[2]

Central station development

A daily commuter line passing the Manggarai station

On 12 August 2016, PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek together with fans of KRL Commuterline held a discussion on the Manggarai Station development plan. To answer the complaints of passenger queue, which continues to increase every year, the completion of the Cikarang–Manggarai double-double track will be accelerated. In addition, this station will be made multi-storey which can accommodate inter-city trains and commuter trains with their respective tracks and platforms. It is expected to become the central station for the KRL Commuter Line and also the terminus for the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link.^[6]

Later, the Directorate General of Railways (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian or DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation began renovating the Station in 2017 by adding a new building with a modern minimalist futuristic architecture to three floors. The first floor will include platforms and rails for trains making stops at the station, the second floor will be dedicated for passenger facilities and commercial areas, and the third floor will also function as a train stop, serving the same purpose as the first floor.^[7]^[8] The old station building, a legacy of Staatsspoorwegen, will be maintained because of its status as a cultural heritage. By the completion of the Manggarai Station project as a central station, it is planned that all long and medium-distance inter-city passenger trains that terminate at Gambir Station will be moved to Manggarai Station.^[9]^[10]

To accommodate Soekano–Hatta Airport Rail Link services, its trips which originally only served Sudirman Baru/BNI City—Soekarno-Hatta Airport route was extended to Manggarai; previously it was extended to Bekasi for several months. With the completion of the airport train building, Manggarai Station has officially served the rail link passengers since 5 October 2019.^[11]

The first phase of the Manggarai Central Station development was inaugurated by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo on 26 December 2022.^[12]^[13]

Naming rights

As an innovation in optimizing its assets, KAI offers a naming rights program. This program was re-run after being last implemented at BNI City Station in 2018 and Metland Telagamurni Station in 2019. Through this program, brands from partners who enter into contracts can be applied to various aspects of KAI media including signage, wayfinding, maps track, to announcements both at the station and on the train.^[14]

KAI targets the phase 1 station naming rights program to be completed this year. Therefore, on 20 September 2022, KAI held an Exclusive Meeting Gathering for potential partners at Hotel Mulia, Jakarta. For phase 1, naming rights are offered to Manggarai Station and several other stations in Jakarta, including Pasar Senen, Jatinegara, Tanah Abang, Tebet, Cikini, Sudirman, Juanda, Gondangdia, and Palmerah stations.^[15]

Building and layout

Manggarai Station also functions as a storage area for large trains with a train depot. Many executive, business, and economy class trains are stored in this depot before they are sent to Pasar Senen and Gambir Station to begin their journey.

Adjacent to the depot and station building is the Manggarai railway workshop, which is a workshop used for routine maintenance and repair of passenger trains. The Bukit Duri depot is also located near the station, it is used for storing and daily maintenance of various electric trains. This depot initially also kept diesel locomotives, but all of them were moved to depots in Cipinang and Tanah Abang.

Manggarai Station had nine train tracks that were used for EMU stops plus one track each to the Train Affairs Supervisor, Bukit Duri Depot, and Manggarai Railway Workshop. Tracks 1 and 2 are dedicated to trains operating on the Cikarang Line, while tracks 3 and 4 serve as straight routes for inter-city trains and additional stops for Cikarang Line trains. Tracks 5-7 are allocated for trains on the Bogor Line, and tracks 8 and 9 are designated for stops on the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link.

As of 25 September 2021, the first phase of the station's development has been completed. It is in the form of a new multi-storey building that was built on the west side along with the upper tracks consisting of four railway tracks, so that the number of station tracks has increased to thirteen tracks. Simultaneously, the Central Line was renamed to Bogor Line and it was transferred to the upper tracks, which was numbered tracks 10 to 13. Tracks 10 and 11 were turning and straight tracks for KRL Commuterline to Jakarta Kota, while tracks 12 and 13 are straight and turning tracks, respectively, for the KRL Commuterline to Bogor. In addition, access to the platform through the main door on the west side is also integrated with TransJakarta via Manggarai BRT Station.

Since the operation of KRL Commuterline, the station has become increasingly congested, proved by the large number of passengers as well as international franchise restaurants and shop companies that have opened branches here.

A05 B09 C13
2nd floor	Line 9	← (Cikini) Bogor Line to Jakarta Kota
	Single island platform, platform 9 doors are opened on the left side platform 10 doors are opened on the right side
	Line 10	← (Cikini) Bogor Line to Jakarta Kota Straight tracks directly to Jakarta Kota
	Line 11	Bogor Line to Bogor/Nambo (Tebet) → Straight tracks directly to Bogor
	single island platform, platform 11 doors are opened on the right side platform 12 doors are opened on the left side
	Line 12	Bogor Line to Bogor/Nambo (Tebet) →
G	West Ticket Gates, ticket vending machines, and ticket counters (KRL Commuterline and Airport rail link)
G	East gate, ticket gates, ticket vending machines, ticket counters, dan retail kiosk (KRL Commuterline), and cultural heritage building
	Line 1	← (Sudirman) Cikarang Loop Line to Kampung Bandan (via Angke) and feeder route to Angke/Kampung Bandan
	Single island platform
	Line 2	← (Sudirman) Cikarang Loop Line to Kampung Bandan (via Angke)
	Line 3	Straight tracks directly to Jatinegara
		Cikarang Loop Line to Cikarang (Matraman) →
	Single island platform
	Line 4	Turning tracks directly to Jatinegara
		← (Sudirman) Backup line for Cikarang Loop Line to Kampung Bandan (via Angke)
	Line 5	Tracks directly to Tanah Abang
	Single island platform, platform doors are opened on the left side or the right side
	Line 6	Tracks directly to Bogor
	Line 7	← (BNI City) Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
	Single island platform, platform doors are opened on the left side
	Line 8	← (BNI City) Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link to Soekano–Hatta International Airport
	Side platform (for Airport Rail Link), platform doors are opened on the left side
		Access line to Manggarai railway workshop
	West Gate

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Manggarai Station.

Passenger services

KAI Commuter

Train line name	Last destination	Notes
Upper floor
Bogor Line	Jakarta Kota	-
	Bogor	-
	Nambo	Only a few trips
Lower floor
Cikarang Loop Line (half racket)	Angke	-
	Kampung Bandan
	Cikarang
Cikarang Loop Line^[a]	Cikarang	Counter clockwise trip
Cikarang Loop Line^[b]	Cikarang	Clockwise trip

Airport Rail Link

Train line name	Last destination	Notes
Lower floor
Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link	Manggarai	-
Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link	SHIA	-

Supporting transportation


Public transport type	Station	Route	Destination
TransJakarta	Manggarai		Pulo Gadung—Dukuh Atas 2
	Manggarai		Pulo Gadung—Patra Kuningan
	N/A	4B (MetroTrans)	Manggarai Station—University of Indonesia
		6M (Non BRT)	Manggarai Bus Terminal—Blok M Bus Terminal
		JAK-86 (MikroTrans Jak Lingko)	Rawamangun Bus Terminal–Manggarai Bus Terminal
JR Connexion (Perum DAMRI)		x9	Bogor Station—Manggarai Station

Controversies

After undergoing a major overhaul and renovation, in early 2023 the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA, see above) of Ministry of Transportation installed an embossed accessory letter that reads "I ♡ DJKA" as the final touch, which was also installed at Matraman Station. The installation caused controversy because KRL Commuterline passengers questioned how important it was. The directorate general considers that these accessories only aim to "motivate their employees to work even harder". A member of the Anak Kereta community (frequent passengers of KRL Commuterline) responded to this problem that DJKA only felt like appreciating themselves, while passengers continued to criticize a number of performances that had to be evaluated such as station escalators which often experienced disturbances.^[16]^[17] After receiving harsh criticism, the installation, located on the second floor, were removed on 22 February 2023.^[18]

Incidents

On 24 June 2022, a passenger on the KRL Commuterline fell under the platform. It is said that the passenger fell when the passenger was about to enter KRL 5551 on the Cikarang–Kampung Bandan service of Cikarang Loop Line on the platform of tracks 6-7 of Manggarai Station. This triggered panic among all passengers at the station, considering the train was passing when the victim fells. Luckily, the victim survived and was immediately taken to the station health post to be given first aid. After being treated and confirming that the passenger's health is in good condition, the passenger resumed its journey using the train.^[19]

On 8 July 2022, two weeks after the previous incident, a child fell under the track of 6 platform at Manggarai Station while boarding the KRL TM 6000 New Livery along with the child's mother and young sister. The child was immediately rescued by the internal security officer (PKD), it was suspected that the child had fallen due to the train's full capacity as a result of the adjustment after the route change.^[20]

In popular culture

Manggarai railway station is used as a background on horror movie, Kereta Setan Manggarai and Kereta Hantu Manggarai. Both films are based from an urban legend which circulating in the station.^[21]

Gallery

The east entrance of the Manggarai station, 2020
The KRL Commuterline's 205 series at the Manggarai Station
Manggarai Station platforms, 2009
Manggarai Station platforms, 2010
JR East series 205 ex Musashino line number 205-29F stops at Manggarai Station towards Jatinegara via Tanah Abang—Kampung Bandan—Kemayoran
The station signboard as of April 2021
The EA203 series airport rail link train stopping at Manggarai Station heading to Soekarno-Hatta Airport Station via Duri-Batu Ceper, 2021
Manggarai Station old building with its name signage, 2021
A commuter line train departing from the upper floor platform of Manggarai Station

Notes

^ via Pasar Senen (Cikarang—Jatinegara—Pasar Senen—Kampung Bandan—Manggarai—Jatinegara—Cikarang)
^ via Manggarai (Cikarang—Jatinegara—Manggarai—Kampung Bandan—Kemayoran—Jatinegara—Cikarang)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pratiwi, R.; Soviana, N.; Sudarsih, A. (2014). "Manggarai: Stasiun Simpang Tujuh Dilengkapi Bancik Terpanjang". Majalah KA. 97: 19–21.
^ "Stasiun Gambir Masih Layani KA Jarak Jauh, Pensiun 2025 Digantikan Manggarai". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "KRNA to Develop Railway Infrastructure in Jakarta". Business Korea. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ Stasiun Jatinegara Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Jakarta.go.id
^ Pratama, TB Gemilang (13 August 2016). "PT.KCJ Adakan Focus Group Discussion Bersama Pengguna KRL". Railway Enthusiast Digest (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Pablo, Samuel. "Pengumuman! Stasiun Manggarai Bakal Disulap Seperti Ini". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Stasiun Manggarai Bakal Jadi Tiga Lantai". Wartakotalive.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Anwar, Muhammad Choirul. "Meraba Masa Depan Stasiun Gambir & Manggarai, Sekeren Apa Ya?". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Hamdani, Trio (8 October 2019). "Mengintip Suasana Stasiun Manggarai yang Bakal Gantikan Gambir". detikfinance (in Indonesian).
^ "Mulai 5 Oktober, Stasiun Manggarai Layani KA Bandara Soekarno–Hatta". kompas.com (in Indonesian). 3 October 2019.
^ Naik KRL, Presiden Jokowi Resmikan Stasiun Manggarai Tahap 1, 26 Desember 2022, retrieved 7 April 2023
^ Al-Farraby, Raden Muhammad Ikhsan (26 December 2022). "Presiden Jokowi Resmikan Revitalisasi Stasiun Manggarai Tahap 1". Presiden RI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ Arini, Shafira Cendra. "KAI Buka Peluang Perusahaan Kasih Nama Stasiun Manggarai-Jatinegara, Minat?". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ www.jpnn.com/news/tawarkan-hak-penamaan-10-stasiun-kai-bakal-gelar-exclusive-marketing-gathering-catat-tanggalnya
^ "Pemasangan Logo "I Love DJKA" Tuai Kritik, Begini Arti Sebenarnya". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ Rahmawati, Dwi (21 February 2023). "Ini Tulisan 'I Love DJKA' di Manggarai yang Ramai Dikritik Anak Kereta". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Bye Bye Tulisan 'I Love DJKA' di Manggarai Usai Dikritik Anak Kereta". detiknews (in Indonesian). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ fea. "Penumpang Selamat Usai Jatuh dari Peron St Manggarai Saat KRL Jalan". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Anak Kecil Terperosok ke Peron di Stasiun Manggarai, Warganet Minta Perbaikan Stasiun Manggarai - Hariane.com". hariane.com (in Indonesian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Ariefana, Febriansyah (27 May 2021). "Urban Legend Kereta Hantu Manggarai Jakarta, Aneh Ada Orang Baca Koran Tahun 1953". Suara (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Arkadia Digital Media. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links

Preceding station	Kereta Api Indonesia	Following station
Terminus	Manggarai–Jatinegara	Matraman towards Jatinegara
~~Mampang~~ towards Tanah Abang	Tanah Abang–Manggarai	Terminus
Cikini towards Jakarta Kota	Jakarta Kota–Manggarai	Terminus
Terminus	Manggarai–Padalarang	Tebet towards Padalarang

[16] via Pasar Senen (Cikarang—Jatinegara—Pasar Senen—Kampung Bandan—Manggarai—Jatinegara—Cikarang)

[17] via Manggarai (Cikarang—Jatinegara—Manggarai—Kampung Bandan—Kemayoran—Jatinegara—Cikarang)

[DJKA-1] Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[Majalah_KA-2] Pratiwi, R.; Soviana, N.; Sudarsih, A. (2014). "Manggarai: Stasiun Simpang Tujuh Dilengkapi Bancik Terpanjang". Majalah KA. 97: 19–21.

[:0-3] "Stasiun Gambir Masih Layani KA Jarak Jauh, Pensiun 2025 Digantikan Manggarai". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[4] "KRNA to Develop Railway Infrastructure in Jakarta". Business Korea. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

[5] Stasiun Jatinegara Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Jakarta.go.id

[6] Pratama, TB Gemilang (13 August 2016). "PT.KCJ Adakan Focus Group Discussion Bersama Pengguna KRL". Railway Enthusiast Digest (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[7] Pablo, Samuel. "Pengumuman! Stasiun Manggarai Bakal Disulap Seperti Ini". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[8] "Stasiun Manggarai Bakal Jadi Tiga Lantai". Wartakotalive.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[9] Anwar, Muhammad Choirul. "Meraba Masa Depan Stasiun Gambir & Manggarai, Sekeren Apa Ya?". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[10] Hamdani, Trio (8 October 2019). "Mengintip Suasana Stasiun Manggarai yang Bakal Gantikan Gambir". detikfinance (in Indonesian).

[11] "Mulai 5 Oktober, Stasiun Manggarai Layani KA Bandara Soekarno–Hatta". kompas.com (in Indonesian). 3 October 2019.

[12] Naik KRL, Presiden Jokowi Resmikan Stasiun Manggarai Tahap 1, 26 Desember 2022, retrieved 7 April 2023

[13] Al-Farraby, Raden Muhammad Ikhsan (26 December 2022). "Presiden Jokowi Resmikan Revitalisasi Stasiun Manggarai Tahap 1". Presiden RI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[14] Arini, Shafira Cendra. "KAI Buka Peluang Perusahaan Kasih Nama Stasiun Manggarai-Jatinegara, Minat?". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[15] www.jpnn.com/news/tawarkan-hak-penamaan-10-stasiun-kai-bakal-gelar-exclusive-marketing-gathering-catat-tanggalnya

[18] "Pemasangan Logo "I Love DJKA" Tuai Kritik, Begini Arti Sebenarnya". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[19] Rahmawati, Dwi (21 February 2023). "Ini Tulisan 'I Love DJKA' di Manggarai yang Ramai Dikritik Anak Kereta". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[20] "Bye Bye Tulisan 'I Love DJKA' di Manggarai Usai Dikritik Anak Kereta". detiknews (in Indonesian). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[21] . "Penumpang Selamat Usai Jatuh dari Peron St Manggarai Saat KRL Jalan". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[22] "Anak Kecil Terperosok ke Peron di Stasiun Manggarai, Warganet Minta Perbaikan Stasiun Manggarai - Hariane.com". hariane.com (in Indonesian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[23] Ariefana, Febriansyah (27 May 2021). "Urban Legend Kereta Hantu Manggarai Jakarta, Aneh Ada Orang Baca Koran Tahun 1953". Suara (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Arkadia Digital Media. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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