Manggarai Station (MRI) is a railway station complex at Manggarai, Tebet, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. At present, it serves primarily as a transit station for KRL Commuterline's Bogor Line and Cikarang Loop Line, the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link, and the Jakarta LRT as well in a separated building connected via skybridge (though the connection bridge is not finished yet). As one of Jakarta's main transit stations, Manggarai has become increasingly congested on rush hours.
To the west of the main KRL Commuterline station building is the Manggarai LRT station of the Jakarta LRT system towards Kelapa Gading, which is the current terminus for phase 1B before an extension to Dukuh Atas is built.
To the south of the main building is the Manggarai Railway Workshop (Balai Yasa Manggarai), which is used for routine maintenance and repair of passenger trains. It also functions as a storage area for large trains with a train depot. Many executive, business, and economy class trains are stored in this depot before they are sent to and stations to begin their journey. The Bukit Duri depot is located southeast of the station, used for storing and daily maintenance of various EMUs for the Commuterline system. This depot initially also kept diesel locomotives, but all of them were moved to another depot in Cipinang, East Jakarta.
Currently, the main KRL Commuterline station is undergoing massive upgrade into a large three-storey central station. After its completion, Manggarai will be the largest railway station in Indonesia, and will replace Gambir as the terminus for most intercity trains. There will also be a housing complex, a commercial complex, central business district and a 5-star hotel surrounding the station.
History
20th century
The region of Manggarai has already been known since the 17th century. It is the residence and market for slaves from Manggarai, Flores which later developed into Gemeente Meester Cornelis. Although the Batavia—Buitenzorg line was built by the Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) in 1873, Manggarai Station was built in 1914 and completed on 1 May 1918.
The construction was not fully finished when it was first opened — World War I in Europe delayed the delivery of certain parts of its roof. Its tracks branched to Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara), Tanah Abang, and continued to Bandung. The construction was supervised by Van Grendt, who also designed the railway education school building and official residences for employees around the station area. The first class waiting room has not changed since the 1910s. The station replaced the second Meester Cornelis Station, which was located a few hundred meters to the south.Stasiun Jatinegara , Jakarta.go.id
The station witnessed an episode of Indonesian National Revolution, when on 3 January 1946 the extraordinary train ( or KLB) transported the entourage of President Sukarno to Yogyakarta. Secret preparations were made, including placing of rows of freight carriages on track 1. At around seven o'clock in the evening, the KLB passed very slowly from the direction of Pegangsaan through track 4.
Central station development Until 2012, Manggarai had already serving both intercity trains and the KRL Commuterline. Major reformations of the KRL in 2011 had resulted a significant occupancy escalation, encouraging KAI to rearrange the railway traffic. Some intercity trains like Brantas, Bengawan, and Kutojaya Utara used to stop here before terminating at Tanah Abang until they were moved to Pasar Senen since 2013; since then, Manggarai has stopped serving intercity trains. Despite that, Argo Parahyangan remained stopping at Manggarai, according the 2014 Railway Travel Chart (Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api, GAPEKA).
On 12 August 2016, PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek, together with fans of KRL Commuterline discussed the Manggarai Central Station development plan. To answer the complaints of the passenger queue, which continues to increase every year, the completion of the Cikarang–Manggarai double-double track was accelerated. In addition, this station will be made multi-storey, which can accommodate inter-city trains and commuter trains with their respective tracks and platforms. It is expected to become the central station for the KRL Commuterline and also the terminus for the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link.
Later, the Directorate General of Railways ( or DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation began expanding the station in 2017 by adding a new three-storey building with a modern minimalist futuristic architecture. The old building, a legacy of Staatsspoorwegen, is maintained because of its status as a cultural heritage. By the completion of the central station development, it is planned that all long and medium-distance inter-city passenger trains that terminate at Gambir will be moved to Manggarai.
To accommodate Soekano–Hatta Airport Rail Link extension to Manggarai (previously it was extended to for several months after opening), the west entrance building was constructed. Once completed, Manggarai Station officially served the airport rail link passengers on 5 October 2019.
The first phase of the Manggarai Central Station development was inaugurated by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on 26 December 2022. The second phase of the Manggarai Central Station development commenced construction in 2023. This aims to build platforms on the second floor above the Cikarang line platforms. These platforms will be used for long distance trains and when operational will replace Gambir Station.
Jakarta LRT On 30 October 2023, the Jakarta LRT phase 1B officially broke ground as an extension of the existing Kelapa Gading–Velodrome route to Manggarai. Construction finished by mid-August 2026. The LRT extension to Manggarai, as well as Manggarai LRT station itself was originally set to be opened on 26 August 2026, but was ultimately postponed until further notice, citing unfinished facilities including the transfer skybridge from the main KRL Commuterline station and Transjakarta BRT station. On 16 September 2026, Manggarai LRT station and the LRT line extension was inaugurared by President Prabowo Subianto.
Building and layout
The Manggarai Station main building has three floors: the first includes the lower platforms and rails for trains making stops at the station, the second floor is dedicated for passenger amenities and commercial areas, and the third floor is function as the upper platform, serving the same purpose as the first one. The building is built in a modern and minimalist design; it has curved-shaped roof, with glass cellings and facade to optimize natural lighting from the sunlight. The original building on the east since 1918 is retained as a cultural heritage. The heritage building is designed by Dutch architect J. van Gendt in the New Indies style (Nieuwe Indische Bouwstijl), a fusion between 20th-century European modernism and Indonesian vernacular architecture.
Manggarai Station had nine train tracks that were used for EMU stops plus one track each to the Train Affairs Supervisor, Bukit Duri Depot, and Manggarai Railway Workshop. Tracks 1 and 2 are dedicated to trains operating on the Cikarang Line, while tracks 3 and 4 serve as straight routes for inter-city trains and additional stops for Cikarang Line trains. Tracks 5-7 are allocated for trains on the Bogor Line, and tracks 8 and 9 are designated for stops on the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link.
As of 25 September 2021, the first phase of the station's development has been completed. It is in the form of a new multi-storey building that was built on the west side along with the upper tracks consisting of four railway tracks, so that the number of station tracks has increased to thirteen tracks. Simultaneously, the Central Line was renamed to Bogor Line and it was transferred to the upper tracks, which was numbered tracks 10 to 13. Tracks 10 and 11 were turning and straight tracks for KRL Commuterline to , while tracks 12 and 13 are straight and turning tracks, respectively, for the KRL Commuterline to Bogor. In addition, access to the platform through the main door on the west side is also integrated with Transjakarta via Manggarai BRT Station. As of 20 December 2023, inter-platform level crossing has been permanently closed and the heritage building returned to serve as the east ticket counter for KRL passengers.
2nd floorLine 9← Bogor Line to Jakarta KotaLine 10← Bogor Line to Jakarta Kota Straight tracks directly to Jakarta KotaLine 11 Bogor Line to Bogor/ → Straight tracks directly to BogorLine 12 Bogor Line to Bogor/ →GWest Ticket Gates, ticket vending machines, and ticket counters (KRL Commuterline and Airport rail link)GEast gate, ticket gates, ticket vending machines, ticket counters, dan retail kiosk (KRL Commuterline), and cultural heritage buildingLine 1← Cikarang Loop Line (clockwise loop) towards Line 2← Cikarang Loop Line (clockwise loop) towards Straight tracks directly to Line 3Straight tracks directly to Cikarang Loop Line (counterclockwise loop) to →Line 4 Cikarang Loop Line (counterclockwise loop) to Cikarang () →Line 5← Tracks for logistic trains and extraordinary train cart deliveryLine 6Tracks for logistic trains and extraordinary train cart delivery →Line 7← Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link to Soekarno–Hatta International AirportLine 8← Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link to Soekano–Hatta International AirportAccess line to Manggarai railway workshopWest Gate
Jakarta LRT station Manggarai's LRT station is built separated and is located 300 meters from the western entrance of the main station building. It lies further west from the Manggarai bus station and straddled above a three-way junction. It is an elevated station with two side platforms and a concourse below. A direct connection to the LRT station through a skybridge passing through the bus terminal is currently under construction. 2nd floorLine 1 Southern Line to Kelapa Gading → Straight tracks directly to Kelapa GadingLine 2 Southern Line to Kelapa Gading → Straight tracks directly to Kelapa Gading1st floorTicket Gates, ticket vending machines, and ticket counters (Jakarta LRT)GExit and entry
Services The following is a list of train services at the Manggarai Station.
Passenger services KAI Commuter Train line nameLast destinationNotesUpper floor Bogor Line -Only a few tripsLower floor Cikarang Loop Line (half racket) - Cikarang Loop LineCounter clockwise trip Cikarang Loop LineClockwise trip Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail LinkManggarai -
Jakarta LRT Train line nameLast destinationNotes Southern LineManggarai Separated building
Supporting transportation +Public transport typeStationRouteDestinationTransjakartaManggaraiPulo Gadung—GalunggungPulo Gadung—Patra KuninganN/A (Metrotrans)Manggarai Station—University of Indonesia (non-BRT)Manggarai Bus Terminal—Blok M Bus Terminal (non-BRT)Bekasi–GalunggungMikrotrans Jak LingkoJAK-86Rawamangun Bus Terminal–Manggarai Bus Terminal JR Connexion (Perum DAMRI)x9Bogor Station—Manggarai Station
Criticisms and controversies