Manggarai Station

Manggarai Station

Manggarai Station is the biggest train station in Jakarta, Indonesia. This station has tracks as much as Jakarta Kota Station's tracks. This station mainly serving as a commuter station for Jabodetabek area operated by PT KCJ. This station is nearby Bukit Duri depot.
Manggairai Station opened in 1 May 1918. The tracks branched to Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara continued to Bandung and also to Tanah Abang. The construction was supervised by Van Grendt. The 1st class waiting room is still the same as the old times. Actually, the station was opened even though the station construction wasn't fully finished. It was due to the roof parts that cannot be delivered here during the World War I in Europe. For the meantime, the station was using a wooden roof. This station replace Meester Cornelis Sation that was located a few hundred meters to the south.
Manggarai Station isn't just a station, it is also as a parking place for intercity trains before the trains go to Gambir Station or Jakarta Kota Station for their departure. This station is planned to be the terminus of the planned Soekarno-Hatta International Airport express and commuter train service.

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