Matraman railway station

The Matraman Station (MTR)^[1] is the KRL Commuterline train station located on the border between Kebon Manggis, Matraman and Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, Indonesia. This station is adjacent to the Gunung Antang localization area and was built as the part of the Manggarai–Cikarang doubled-double track project.^[3]

C14 Matraman Station Stasiun Matraman
The upper floor platform of Matraman Station
General information
Location	Jalan Matraman Raya, Kebon Manggis, Matraman, East Jakarta, Jakarta 13320 Indonesia
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Managed by	Kereta Api Indonesia KAI Commuter
Line(s)	Cikarang Loop Line
Platforms	1 high island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TransJakarta: Matraman Baru
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	MTR[1]
History
Opened	17 June 2022 (public trial) 19 June 2022 (inauguration)[2]
Services
Preceding station Following station Manggarai Clockwise Cikarang Loop Line Full Racket Jatinegara Counterclockwise Manggarai towards Angke Cikarang Loop Line Half Racket (Angke) Jatinegara towards Cikarang Manggarai towards Kampung Bandan Cikarang Loop Line Half Racket (Kampung Bandan)
Location

History

The Matraman Viaduct during the Dutch colonial era. To the west (right of the photo) was the Meester Cornelis Kota/Kebon Pala Stop, which become the current location for the Matraman Station.

The plan for Matraman Station has been discussed since 2011, along with plans for new Mampang, Roxy, Tomang, and Bandengan stations.^[4] The discourse was then disclosed again in 2014, before the Manggarai–Cikarang double-double track project was still in the land acquisition stage.^[3]

Matraman Station was built near the former Kebon Pala Stop (km 1+471). The reason for its construction is to break up the passenger density at Manggarai Station and Jatinegara Station. Workers who work near Matraman Station can get on and off from Matraman, thereby reducing the number of passengers in Manggarai and Jatinegara.^[5]

On 17 June 2022, the Directorate General of Railways conducted a trial of passenger services at Matraman Station.^[6] This trial was originally planned to start on 16 June 2022, but was pushed back. The trial lasted for a week.^[7]

Two days later, on 19 June 2022, the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi accompanied by the Indonesian Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki, inaugurated the Matraman Station. Also present at the soft launching were Director General of Railways Zulfikri, President Director of PT KAI Didiek Hartantyo, President Director of KAI Commuter Mukti Jauhari, representatives of disabilities, and a number of related officials.^[2]

Building and layout

This station was made with the concept of a shelter (stop) because it only serves passengers going up and down and does not make arrangements for train travel like Jatinegara and Manggarai Stations.^[8] This station has only two railway lines.

This station has two floors. The 1st floor is a place to accommodate all facilities and shops, while the 2nd floor is the station platform.^[1]

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Level 2	Line 1	← (Manggarai) Cikarang Loop Line to Angke/Kampung Bandan/Cikarang
	Island platform, platform 1 and 2 doors are opened on the left side
	Line 2	Cikarang Loop Line to Cikarang (Jatinegara) →

Services

Passenger services

KRL Commuterline

Train line name	Last destination	Notes
Cikarang Loop Line (half racket)	Angke	–
	Kampung Bandan
	Cikarang
Cikarang Loop Line (Cikarang–Jatinegara–Pasar Senen–Kampung Bandan–Manggarai–Jatinegara–Cikarang)	Cikarang	Counterclockwise trip
Cikarang Loop Line (Cikarang–Jatinegara–Manggarai–Kampung Bandan–Kemayoran–Jatinegara–Cikarang)	Cikarang	Clockwise trip

Supporting transportation

The Matraman Baru Transjakarta BRT station after being revitalized to be integrated with the Matraman Station.

The Matraman Station is integrated with Transjakarta buses at the Matraman Baru BRT Station (formerly named Kebon Pala).^[9][10][11]

Transportation type	Station	Route	Destination
Transjakarta	Matraman Baru		Ancol–Kampung Melayu
			Cililitan–Juanda
			Bekasi–Dukuh Atas via Becakayu Toll Road
			JIExpo Kemayoran–Kampung Melayu (only operates during the Jakarta Fair)
Mikrolet	N/A	M01	Kampung Melayu Bus Terminal—Senen Bus Terminal
		M01A	Kampung Melayu Bus Terminal—Senen Bus Terminal (via )
Regular Transjabodetabek		AC122 (Mayasari Bakti)	Senen Bus Terminal-Cikarang Bus Terminal
		P9A (Mayasari Bakti)	Senen Bus Terminal-Bekasi Bus Terminal (via East Bekasi)

Gallery

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  The entrance of the station
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  The ground floor of the station
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  KAI Commuter JR205 train arriving at the station
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  View of the station platform from under the Jatinegara Bridge/Viaduct
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  The "I ♥︎ DJKA" signage at the station's frontage. "DJKA" refers to the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation.
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  The banner showing parking rates at the station (as of 27 July 2022)