Sawah Besar railway station

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Sawah Besar Station

Stasiun Sawah Besar
Jakarta KRL B.svg
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Stasiun Sawah Besar 2020.jpg
Sawah Besar Station
LocationJl. Kyai Haji Samanhudi, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta
Jakarta
Indonesia
Coordinates6°09′38″S 106°49′40″E / 6.160667°S 106.827639°E / -6.160667; 106.827639Coordinates: 6°09′38″S 106°49′40″E / 6.160667°S 106.827639°E / -6.160667; 106.827639
Elevation+15 m (49 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKAI Commuter
Platforms2 (side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
Station codeSW
History
Opened31 January 1873 (31 January 1873) (NIS)[1]
Opening05 June 1992 (05 June 1992) [2]
Electrified06 April 1925 (06 April 1925) [2]
Previous namesSawah Besaar Station
Services
Preceding station Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg Kereta Api Indonesia Following station
Juanda
towards Manggarai
Jakarta Kota–Manggarai Mangga Besar
towards Jakarta Kota
Preceding station Logo KAI Commuter.svg Following station
Juanda
towards Bogor
Central Line Mangga Besar
towards Jakarta Kota
Juanda
towards Cikarang
Cikarang Line
Location
C04B04 Sawah Besar Station is located in Jakarta
C04B04 Sawah Besar Station
C04B04
Sawah Besar Station
Location in Jakarta

Sawah Besar Station (Formerly Sawah Besaar Station) is a railway station, located on Jl. Kyai Haji Samanhudi. Altitude this station is 15 meters amsl, this station is one of seven elevated stations on 's Jakarta Kota–Manggarai segment, and is named after the Jakarta subdistrict with the same name. Pasar Baru market is within walking distance from this station.

History[]

Sawah Besaar Station, unknown date.

On 5 June 1992,[2] President Suharto along with Mrs. Tien and staff in the government inaugurated the elevated track by riding the train from Gambir to Jakarta Kota station. The building of Sawah Besar Station is modern with touches of pink and white panels, which to this day are still preserved and have not been repainted. It is known, the project which was started in February 1988[2] spent Rp432,5 billion rupiah[citation needed] and when it was inaugurated it was not completely finished until finally it could be fully operational a year later.[citation needed]

Services[]

The lines below are the lines that stop and serve in the Sawah Besar station.

  • Red Line: to Jakarta Kota and Bogor
  • Red Line (Depok branch): to Jakarta Kota and Depok
  • Blue Line: to Jakarta Kota and Cikarang
  • Blue Line (Bekasi branch): to Jakarta Kota and Bekasi

References[]

  1. ^ "Heritage - Kereta Api Indonesia" (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Awal Mula Jalur Layang Kereta di Indonesia - Historia" (in Indonesian). Hendaru Tri Hanggoro.
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