Gambir Station

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Gambir Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Gambir) is a mainline railway station in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the colonial Dutch before World War II but renovated more than a decade ago. Its lime-green ceramic facade dominates the Gambir subdistrict.

Many trains from Jakarta to other major cities south and east of the capital, such as Bandung (Parahyangan and Argo Gede), Cirebon (Cirebon Express), Cilacap (Purwojaya), Yogyakarta (Argo Lawu, Taksaka and Bima), Surakarta (Argo Lawu and Bima), Malang (Gajayana), Semarang (Argo Muria, Argo Bromo Anggrek and Sembrani) and Surabaya (Argo Bromo Anggrek, Bima and Sembrani), depart from or stop at Gambir.

Also Express Commuter Train (KRL Express) from and to Bogor (Bogor Express and Pakuan Express), Depok (Depok Express) and Bekasi (Bekasi Express) depart from this Station.

The station is often crowded, especially at the end of Ramadhan when many Indonesians return to Jakarta from their home villages.