Gambir railway station

Gambir Station Stasiun Gambir
Inter-city rail station
Panoramic view of Gambir railway station's entrance.
General information
Location	Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 1, Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta Jakarta Indonesia
Coordinates	6°10′36″S 106°49′50″E / 6.176716°S 106.830508°E / -6.176716; 106.830508
Elevation	+16 m (52 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Platforms	Double island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Gambir Gambir 2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	GMR • 0430[1]
Classification	Large type A[1]
History
Opened	15 September 1871; 152 years ago (1871-09-15)
Rebuilt	1992
Previous names	Koningsplein Halt Weltevreden Station
Original company	Dutch East Indies Railway Company
Services
Southern Java Lines: Argo Parahyangan (regular & additional) and Pangandaran. Central Java Lines: Purwojaya, Taksaka Hype Trip, Argo Lawu, Argo Dwipangga, Manahan, Argo Semeru, Bima and Gajayana. Northern Java Lines: Argo Cheribon (regular & facultative), Argo Sindoro, Argo Muria, Argo Merbabu, Argo Bromo Anggrek, Sembrani, Brawijaya and Pandalungan. Preceding station Following station      Bogor Line does not stop here
Route map Legend to Juanda to Gondangdia
Location Gambir Station Location in Jakarta

Gambir Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Gambir, station code: GMR) is a major railway station in Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square and the western side of the Pramuka Movement headquarters and Immanuel Church. It is operated by the KAI.

During the Dutch East Indies era, the station's name was Weltevreden Station, which later changed its name to Batavia Koningsplein Station after repairs were made in the 1930s. In the 1950s, its name was changed again to its current name, and major repairs were carried out to become an elevated station from 1988 to 1992.

Currently, Gambir Station serves as a terminus for most intercity trains operating across Java Island. One of Jakarta's main commuter lines, the KRL Commuterline Bogor Line (to Bogor) passes through this station but has not stopped here since 2012.^[2] There are however, plans to reactivate the station as a stop for the commuters, due to the high volume of passengers that board and exit from Gambir's neighboring-commuter-only stations (Gondangdia and Juanda station). Originally, only executive and business class trains used Gambir Station, while all economy class trains and some executive and business class trains used Pasar Senen railway station instead. Since ca. 2016, the norm has changed when KAI introduced new types of economy class coaches in higher class trains e.g. Argo Parahyangan, in line with plans to gradually abolish business class trains.^[3]