M.H. Thamrin (Transjakarta)

M.H. Thamrin (formerly Sarinah) is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located at M.H. Thamrin street, Jakarta, Indonesia which serves corridor 1. This station is named after Mohammad Husni Thamrin, one of the national heroes of Indonesia from Jakarta, hence the name of the street where this station is located. The station is planned to be connected with the adjacent Sarinah Building via pedestrian bridge.

112 M.H. Thamrin
Transjakarta bus rapid transit station
M.H. Thamrin bus stop in 2024, seen from the Sarinah Building balcony
General information
Location	Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Gondangdia, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Jakarta 10350, Indonesia
Coordinates	6.18797°S 106.82297°E / -6.18797; 106.82297
Owned by	Transjakarta
Operated by	Transjakarta
Line(s)
Platforms	Single island platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Available
Architect	Kuncara Wicaksana[1]
Architectural style	Modern • Minimalism
History
Opened	15 January 2004 (2004-01-15) (Soft launch) 1 February 2004 (2004-02-01) (commercial operational)
Rebuilt	2022
Previous names	Sarinah
Services
Preceding Following Bundaran HI Astra towards Blok M Corridor 1 Kebon Sirih towards Kali Besar Bundaran HI Astra towards Ragunan Corridor 6 Route 6A Kebon Sirih towards Balai Kota Corridor 6 Route 6B
Location

History

This station was formerly named Sarinah because it is located at the front of Sarinah Building. The operational began on 15 January 2004, along with the soft launching of corridor 1.

In 2014, the BRT station building was extended to enlarge its capacity, due to the increase of passenger density.^[2]

Revitalization process of the then named Sarinah BRT station on 16 August 2022

A major revitalization of this station was conducted on 15 April 2022, along with 10 other stations on different corridors,^[3][4] in order to improve services at this station and making it as one of TransJakarta's iconic station. To accommodate passengers who were affected by the revitalization, Transjakarta operates a temporary shutte route between the Semanggi Interchange and the National Monument until 11 September 2022.

The station was reopened with its new name "M.H. Thamrin" on 4 March 2023, along with Dukuh Atas 1, Juanda, and Jatipadang BRT stations.^[5][6]

Building and layout

The new building of the station has two floors with a touch of cultural heritage. This can be seen from its minimalist architecture that mimics the Sarinah Building. The station is overall painted in beige with wood panels in some parts. There is also an escalator at the entrance to access the second floor.

This station was only accessible via pedestrian bridge, which was equipped with elevators for disabled people access, but had been left malfunctioned and abandoned for a long time.^[7] In 2018, a ramp access from the zebra cross at the Sarinah interchange on the north side of the station was opened to replace the abandoned elevators on the bridge.^[8]

During the revitalization, the roof, fence, and stairs of the bridge were removed and cannot be used anymore, covered by thematic banners.^[9] The bridge has now been replaced by the zebra crossing at the Sarinah interchange. It is planned that the bridge will be renovated to connect the station with the Sarinah Building.

West	to Kota and to Balai Kota (Kebon Sirih/Balai Kota) →
Island platform, the platform doors are opened on the right side of the direction of travel
East	← (Bundaran HI ASTRA) to Blok M and to Ragunan

Non-BRT bus services

Type	Route	Destination	Notes
Transjakarta Non-BRT		Tanah Abang Station–Blok M (MetroTrans EV)	Outside the station
		Senen–Blok M (MetroTrans EV)
		Pasar Minggu–Tanah Abang Station (regular)	Inside the station
Royaltrans by Transjakarta		Cibubur–Balai Kota	Outside the station
Tour buses by Transjakarta		Jakarta Skyscrapers (Pencakar Langit Jakarta)

Places nearby

• Gedung Jaya
• Menara Cakrawala
• Menara Thamrin
  • Lintasarta headquarters
  • Embassy of Argentina
• Menara Topas
  • Embassy of Timor-Leste
• Djakarta Theatre
• Sarinah Building
• Sari Pacific Hotel
• Ibis Hotel Sarinah
• Thamrin Acadia
• General Election Supervisory Agency
• BPPT building
  • Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development
  • National Research and Innovation Agency
  • National Standarization Agency
• Embassy of France

Incident

During the omnibus law protest on 8 October 2020, the then-named Sarinah BRT station was burned by protesters,^[10] along with Harmoni, Bundaran HI, Tosari, and Karet Sudirman stations on corridor 1. The burning caused losses up to IDR 48 billion.^[11]