Gondangdia Station (GDD) () is a railway station serving by Jakarta Commuterline at Gondangdia, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

The station is strategically located near office areas. The lower floor of the station complex once housed stalls occupied by traders who paid rent to PT Kereta Api (PT KAI), but these commercial spaces have since been demolished. The head office of PT Kereta Api Logistik (Kalog) is also located at this station. The area around the station is being renovated to strengthen public transportation integration (with TransJakarta), rearrange the street vendors around the station, and make it easier for pedestrians to access. Estimated to be completed in 2021, this arrangement is being carried out by PT Moda Integrasi Transportasi Jakarta, a joint venture between the Jakarta MRT and PT KAI.

History Gondangdia Station was originally a small railway stop that was built as a replacement for the Dierentuin railway stop. At that time, the Batavia City Council considered the location of the Dierentuin Stop to be bizarre and impractical for the development of the Gondangdia and Menteng areas. The Batavia City Council ordered the Staatsspoorwegen (SS) to build a new railway stop as a replacement for the Dierentuin Stop. SS built 2 small railway stops located in Gondangdia and Menteng respectively. This railway stop was inaugurated in 1926 and is strategically located because it is next to the N.V. de Bouwploeg.

The active Gondangdia Station is now an elevated station on the Jakarta Kota–Manggarai elevated railway. On 5 June 1992, President Soeharto along with Mrs. Tien Soeharto and the ranks in the government inaugurated the elevated railway by taking the KRL from Gambir to Jakarta Kota Station.

Building and layout

Like other Manggarai–Jakarta Kota elevated stations, work on the station was done by Inti Era Cipta, a consortium formed by Encona Engineering, Wiratman, PT Chandra Wahana Raya and PT Asianenco. The project also involved 3 Japanese firms: Pacific Consultant International, Japan Transportation Consultants, and Japan Electrical Consulting.

Manggarai–Jakarta Kota elevated stations were designed in a post-modernist style, incorporating hi-tech aesthetics with local traditional architecture. Stations were designed with bright colors to serve as local landmarks for the area and for easy recognition. Juanda station has an jenar yellow eromel metal sheet finish to prevent the building from vandalism and fires.Karya Arsitektur di Indonesia: 36-17. 1997.

Originally, the first floor of the station was open-air, before being closed off for more retail space. The project, which began in February 1988 and was completed by 1992, cost 432.5 billion rupiah. It was not completed by its inauguration date, but was fully operational a year after.

This station has two railway tracks: +Platform floorLine 1← Bogor Line to Line 2 Bogor Line to or Nambo →

Services The following is a list of train services at the Gondangdia Station. Passenger services KAI Commuter Bogor Line, to and Bogor Line (Nambo branch), to and

Supporting transportation +TypeRouteDestinationTransJakarta city bus1H (MetroTrans)Gondangdia Station–Tanah Abang Station2P (non-BRT)Gondangdia Station–Pasar Senen2Q (non-BRT)Gondangdia Station–Jakarta City Hall6H (non-BRT)Lebak Bulus–Pasar SenenMikrotrans Jak LingkoJAK-10AGondangdia Station–Cikini Station (via Salemba Raya)JAK-10BGondangdia Station–Cikini Station (via Kramat Raya)

See also

Rail transport in Indonesia

References

External links PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company