Jatinegara Station
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The front facade of the Jatinegara Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jakarta Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 6°12′54″S 106°52′13″E / 6.21500°S 106.87028°ECoordinates: 6°12′54″S 106°52′13″E / 6.21500°S 106.87028°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bekasi-Jakarta Kota Bogor-Jatinegara Depok-Jatinegara | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | JNG | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | PT Kereta Api Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jatinegara Station is a railway station in Jakarta. The station is the main entrance to Jakarta from cities east of Jakarta. The station is located at Bekasi Barat Raya street at Jatinegara, East Jakarta. Jatinegara station is operated by the PT. KAI - Operational Division 1 (Daop 1) Jakarta.
History
Jatinegara station was built in 1910 during the Dutch colonial period. It was known then as Meester Cornelis station. The station was designed by S. Snuyff, the head of the department of public work of the Indies at that time. Jatinegara station was the main station for the independent municipality of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara, a subdistrict of Jakarta). The station was meant to be the main connection to the east (Bandung).[1]
References
- ↑ "Meester Cornelis, Stasiun". Ensiklopedi Jakarta (in Indonesian). Dinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Kehumasan Pemprov DKI Jakarta. 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
External links
Media related to Jatinegara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company
- (Indonesian) Forum Semboyan35 - Indonesian Rail fans Forum
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