Jakarta Kota Station

Information About Jakarta Kota Station

Jakarta Kota Station is a large train station type A located in Jakarta Pinangsia Old Town, Taman Sari District, West Jakarta. Jakarta Kota station, which has an area of 325 hectares and a height of approximately 4 meters, is under the management of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Operational Area I Jakarta.

Unfortunately, Jakarta Kota Station is a minuscule station in Indonesia. It means the end station that has no further routes. Although this is the end station, it is still the largest station in Jakarta or Indonesia, with complete facilities. You can find a prayer room, parking area, minimart, lactation room, and food court.

In Jakarta Old Town, Jakarta Kota Station has many public transport choices. However, Transjakarta and KRL are the most reliable public transport to Jakarta Kota Station. 

For example, if you want to go to Jakarta Kota Station, you can go from Central Jakarta Station, such as Cikini, Gondangdia, or Juanda Station by KRL. Meanwhile, if you choose Transjakarta, you can go from Koridor 1 and drop off at Jakarta Kota Station, Kota Tua Busway Stop.

Also, when you arrive at Jakarta Kota Station, you can take KRL as the best public transport if you want to go to Jakarta satellite cities, like Depok, Tangerang, Bogor, and Bekasi. It's because you just change platforms, and there is no need to leave Jakarta Kota Station to board the KRL. Meanwhile, to go by Transjakarta, the closest stop is the Kota Tua Busway Stop, which is only about 800 meters from Jakarta Kota Station.

Route, Prices Ticket, Schedule of Trains at Jakarta Kota Station

• The train with economy class services is the longest train departing from Jakarta Kota Station.
• The train with economy class services which departs from Jakarta Kota Station is Kutojaya Utara
• The station that crosses before Jakarta Kota Station is Jayakarta Station. 
• Jakarta Kota Station is the end of the arrival train trip, because this station is minuscule.

Accommodations Near Jakarta Kota Station

As the most prominent station and the center of the train line in Jakarta, Jakarta Kota Station has many accommodations with qualified facilities for new people who have arrived in Jakarta Kota Station. These are hotel recommendations for staying when you arrive from a trip using a train in Jakarta Kota Station.

1. Favehotel LTC Glodok 

Address: LTC Glodok Building 8th Floor, Hayam Wuruk Street Number 127, Mangga Besar, Taman Sari, Jakarta, Indonesia, 11180

Prices: Start from Rp 320,000

Favehotel LTC Glodok is located inside Lindeteves Trade Center (LTC), also in the strategic Glodok area. You can choose from many rooms, like a fave room and a fun room. This hotel is closest to Jakarta Kota Station because it is only about 950 meters.

2. Pinangsia Hotel 

Address: Pinangsia Street 1st, Number 55, Taman Sari District, Pinangsia Old Town, Jakarta, Indonesia, 11110

Prices: Start from Rp 139,000

The distance between Pinangsia Hotel and Jakarta Kota Station is very close because it’s only 350 meters. This hotel has receptionist services 24 hours a day, so guests can check-in and check-out whenever they want. You can choose rooms in Pinangsia Hotel, such as deluxe and superior, according to your preference.

3. Horison Arcadia Mangga Besar   

Address: Pangeran Jayakarta Street Number 73, Mangga Dua, Sawah Besar, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10730

Prices: Start from Rp 358,000

If you need a star accommodation hotel near Jakarta Kota Station, Hotel Horison Arcadia Mangga Besar is the answer. You can choose from rooms available, such as superior double, superior twin, deluxe double, and deluxe twin. 

The distance between Horison Arcadia Mangga Besar and Jakarta Kota Station is only about 940 meters.

Unique Facts About Jakarta Kota Station

There are unique facts about Jakarta Kota Station that you have to know, such as:

1. The Biggest Station in Indonesia 

Before, this station had a historical name, Beos Station. It has an area of 325 hectares. No wonder Jakarta Kota Station is mentioned as the biggest station in Indonesia. It’s so wide that Jakarta Kota Station has 12 train lines.

2. Known by Several Names

Jakarta Kota Station consists of other names, like Bataviasche Ooster Spoorweg Maatschappij (abbreviated BEOS), or in Indonesian, it means East Batavia Railway Transport Airline. In the late 19th century, this station was known as Batavia Zuid Station, meaning South Batavia Station.

3. Cultural Heritage  

Jakarta Kota Station was designed by a Dutch architect born in Tulungagung, Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels. The Jakarta Kota Station building carries Greek philosophy, with a strong art deco and a simple impression. Because the building has rich historical value, Jakarta Kota Station was appointed as a Cultural Heritage station building based on Governor's Decree 475th Number of 1993 dated 29th March 1993 and Minister of Culture and Tourism Decree Number PM.13/PW.007/MKP/05 dated 25th April 2005.

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