Pondok Ranji Station (PDJ) is a railway station on the KRL Commuterline Green Line between the Pondok Ranji and Rengas subdistricts (kelurahan) of East Ciputat district (kecamatan), South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia.The station is located at the elevation of +25 metres above sea level. Pondok Ranji is one of two stations serving the Bintaro housing area, along with , located about 2 kilometers southwest.
It is the easternmost train station in South Tangerang and the southeasternmost in Banten. Its location is strategic because it is close to the Bintaro Jaya planned city.
History Pondok Ranji station is one of the stations that is quite new as it was opened in 1990 as a recommendation from the first Bintaro train crash in 1987.
On August 20, 2020, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi attended the Groundbreaking New Image and Accessibility Improvement of the Pondok Ranji Station. The inauguration marked the start of the construction or renovation of the Pondok Ranji station. The inauguration was attended by the mayor of South Tangerang, Airin Rachmi Diany, also attended by the CEOs of Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Didiek Hartantyo and PT. Jaya Real Property (JRP) Trisna Muliadi as the manager and developer of Bintaro Jaya. Renovations were carried out at most parts of the station. In addition, there is an additional motorcycle parking location at the end of the station, which was newly built. The renovation was carried out as an effort to develop and improve transit infrastructures in South Tangerang.
In January 2022, the renovations works were completed. On June 16, 2022, the station was reinaugurated by the transportation minister Budi Karya Sumadi, accompanied by the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir, A new access from the Bintaro Creative Village was also opened at the same day.
Station layout This station has two railway lines. Line 1 is a straight line towards Serpong, while line 2 is a straight line towards Tanah Abang. Platforms have been extended to accommodate KRL with 10-car trains. Currently Pondok Ranji Station already has a pedestrian tunnel, along with Sudimara Station, so that passengers no longer need to cross the tracks. After passing the fare gates, passengers are directed to the pedestrian tunnel. + GMain BuildingPlatform floorSide platform, the doors are opened on the right sideLine 1← Rangkasbitung Line to Serpong/Tigaraksa/RangkasbitungLine 2 Rangkasbitung Line to →Side platform, the doors are opened on the right sideGMain Building
Services The following is a list of train services at the Pondok Ranji Station. KRL Commuterline Green Line, towards and (Serpong branch) Green Line, towards and (Parung Panjang branch) Green Line, towards and (Maja branch) Green Line, towards and (Rangkasbitung branch)
Supporting transportation TypeRouteDestination Angkot (Share taxi)D09Situ Gintung-Pondok JagungS10Pondok Cabe bus terminal–Pondok KaryaD18Pondok Cabe bus terminal–UlujamiS08Lebak Bulus–Pondok Karya
Incidents
On February 4, 2016, Fitri "the Spiderkid" who liked to climb buildings and towers was killed by a KRL train at Pondok Ranji Station after falling while climbing the station wall. On July 30, 2022, a woman was killed by a KRL train number 2030 bound for Parung Panjang near Pondok Ranji Station. The victim, who was wearing a red scarf, was then taken to Fatmawati Hospital.
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