ASEAN MRT station

ASEAN Station (formerly Sisingamangaraja Station) is a rapid transit station on the North-South Line of the Jakarta MRT in Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located in the Gunung area, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta and is built on Jalan Sisingamangaraja XII. This station is the northernmost elevated station for the first phase of the Jakarta MRT project before entering the underground line. It is located between Senayan and Blok M BCA stations, and has the station code SSM. It is connected to the TransJakarta at the . The station is located not far from the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The station is connected to the CSW-ASEAN TOD for Transjakarta's Corridor 13 service via a pedestrian bridge that has been in operation since December 2021.^[2] The station has only two railroad tracks and has no switches.

M07 ASEAN
Jakarta MRT station
The ASEAN station building seen from the CSW-ASEAN TOD
General information
Location	Jalan Sisingamangaraja XII, Selong, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta Jakarta Indonesia
Coordinates	6.239085°S 106.7985954°E / -6.239085; 106.7985954
Owned by	MRT Jakarta
Operated by	MRT Jakarta
Line(s)	North–South line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CSW-ASEAN
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available (around the station)
Bicycle facilities	n/a
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	SSM
History
Opened	24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)[1]
Services
Preceding station Jakarta MRT Following station Blok M BCA towards Lebak Bulus Grab North-South Line Senayan Mastercard towards Bundaran HI
Route map Legend to Senayan Mastercard to Blok M BCA
Location ASEAN Station Location in Jakarta

Location

The northernmost elevated station on the MRT, ASEAN station is located on Jl. Sisingamangaraja XII in Selong, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. Nearby the station are Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat, Indonesian National Police headquarters, Al-Azhar Great Mosque and Al-Azhar Indonesia University campus as well as government buildings such as campuses of Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (National Land Agency) and Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing.

History

The station was originally named Sisingamangaraja Station (hence the station code), from the street is the station located. The name then changed to ASEAN Station due to its close location to the ASEAN Secretariat. Its name change is originally a part of MRT station naming rights, but Jakarta MRT gave the naming rights of the station to ASEAN free of charge.^[3]

ASEAN station was officially opened, along with the rest of Phase 1 of the Jakarta MRT on 24 March 2019 (2019-03-24).^[4] The connection to the TransJakarta bus rapid transit at the CSW-ASEAN TOD was opened in December 2021.^[5]

Building plan

3rd floor Platform	Side platform, the doors are opened on the right side
	Platform 1	North–South Line to Lebak Bulus Grab (←)
	Platform 2	North–South Line to Bundaran HI (→)
	Side platform, the doors are opened on the right side
2nd floor	Concourse	Ticket gates, ticket machines, counters, retail kiosks, and transfer access to the CSW-ASEAN TOD
1st floor	Street	Entrances and exits

Gallery

• 
  The MRT station seen from the CSW intersection, 2020
• 
  The platform of the MRT station at night, 2019
• Two MRT trains at the platform, 2019

References

1. "Operasional MRT Diresmikan Jokowi 24 Maret" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
2. "Halte CSW Dilengkapi Eskalator, Tak Perlu Repot Naik Turun Tangga". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. Anwar, Muhammad Choirul. "Grab, Mandiri, sampai ASEAN Jadi Nama Stasiun MRT Jakarta". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
4. The Jakarta Post Editorial Board. "Welcoming the MRT". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
5. "Halte CSW Dilengkapi Eskalator, Tak Perlu Repot Naik Turun Tangga". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to ASEAN MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Indonesian) ASEAN Station on the Jakarta MRT website

• Jakarta portal
• Indonesia portal