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Karet Station (KAT[1]) is a railway station located in Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. This station lies on the north bank of West Flood Canal. This station only serves Commuterline trains. This station and Sudirman station are spaced only 0.8 km between each other, making it one of the shortest stretch between any two stations in the network. It only takes one minute to travel between these two stations.[2] BNI City railway station, a station that serves Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link exclusively, is wedged between these two station.
C11a Karet Station Stasiun Karet | |||||||||||||||||||
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Karet station platform, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jl. KH Mas Mansyur, Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta 10230 Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 6°12′03″S 106°48′57″E / 6.2008165°S 106.8159002°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | +11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | KAI Commuter | ||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | KAT | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regarding the discourse on closing this station as a result of the operation of the Sudirman Baru Station (BNI City), KAI Commuter has denied this discourse. Anne Purba as the VP Corporate Secretary KAI Commuter said that Karet Station is not closed and would still be used to serve KRL users. Related to this, KAI Commuter operates the station to divide traffic density by up to 40%[3][4]
Services
editThe following is a list of train services at the Karet Station.
Passenger services
edit- KAI Commuter
Cikarang Loop Line (Full Racket)
- to Cikarang (counter-clockwise via Manggarai)
- to Cikarang (clockwise via Tanah Abang and Duri)
Cikarang Loop Line (Half Racket), to Angke/Kampung Bandan (via Tanah Abang and Duri) and Cikarang
Places of interest
edit- Karet Bivak Cemetery
- The London School of Public Relations
- LaSalle College Jakarta
- Wisma 46 BNI
- Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta
- Popular Theater Teguh Karya Building
References
edit- ^ PJKA (1982). Buku Jarak untuk Jawa dan Madura. Bandung: Balai Grafika Perusahaan Jawatan Kereta Api.
- ^ "Perjalanan KRL - Peta Rute KRL Commuterline". KRL Official Website (in Indonesian).
- ^ Idris, Muhammad (29 July 2022). "Stasiun BNI City Layani KRL, lalu Benarkah Stasiun Karet Ditutup?". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Karet Station is not closed and will still be used to serve KRL users
- ^ Pradana, Rio Sandy; Saputra, Dany (29 July 2022). "Stasiun BNI City Layani KRL, Stasiun Karet Ditutup? KCI Buka Suara". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Preceding station | Kereta Api Indonesia | Following station | ||
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Tanah Abang Terminus |
Jakarta Railway THB–MRI |
BNI City towards Manggarai |