Cawang Sentral (Transjakarta)

Cawang Sentral (formerly Cawang UKI) is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located at Mayjen Sutoyo Street in East Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a busy transit point between corridors 7, 9, and 10, and has been designated as one of the central stations of the BRT system.^[1] The station is located adjacent with the Christian University of Indonesia (UKI) on the east, hence its former name.

709 903 1020 Cawang Central Cawang Sentral
Transjakarta bus rapid transit station
General information
Location	Jalan Mayor Jenderal Sutoyo, Cawang, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	6.25035°S 106.87359°E / -6.25035; 106.87359
Owned by	Transjakarta
Operated by	Transjakarta
Line(s)	Cililitan–Juanda Kampung Rambutan–Kampung Melayu Pinang Ranti–Pluit Pinang Ranti–Bundaran Senayan Pinang Ranti–Simpang Cawang Tanjung Priok–PGC
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	27 January 2007 (2007-01-27)
Rebuilt	2023
Previous names	Cawang UKI
Services
Cawang Cililitan towards Cililitan   Corridor 5C   Cawang towards Juanda Cawang Cililitan towards Kampung Rambutan   Corridor 7   Cawang towards Kampung Melayu Makasar towards Pinang Ranti   Corridor 9   Cawang towards Pluit Makasar towards Pinang Ranti   Corridor 9C   Cawang towards Bundaran Senayan Makasar towards Pinang Ranti   Corridor 9N   Cawang Cililitan Terminus Simpang Cawang towards Tanjung Priok   Corridor 10   Cawang Cililitan towards PGC
Location

Because of the large mobility of passengers and its designation as a central station, this station was closed for a major revitalization on 1 June 2023.^[2] Transjakarta provided the 9N (Pinang Ranti–Cawang Sutoyo, still operating) and 10ST (PGC–BNN, closed in September 2023) shuttle routes for passengers who wanted to transit between corridor 9 and 10. On 17 November, during the revitalization progress, Transjakarta announced that the then-named Cawang UKI BRT station would be renamed to Cawang Sentral, as the station served 12 different routes BRT and non-BRT feeder routes. At the same day, the revitalization progress had reached about 50%.^[3]

On 24 December 2023, the station was reopened to the public with its new name Cawang Sentral.^[4]

Building and layout

As a central station that serves three main corridors, Cawang Sentral BRT station now has two floors: the lower floor as the platform area, and the upper floor as a concourse. The station is also equipped with elevators for priority passengers (disabled, elderlies, etc.) and escalators to ease the passenger flow.^[5][6] The second floor area is built at the north of the station's bridge access.

The building is designed in a semi open-air concept, in order to maximize the usage of natural lighting from the sunlight.^[6]

Upper floor	Entrance/exit (via bridge), concourse, and commercial area
Platform floor	West	to Juanda, to Kampung Melayu, to Pluit, to Bundaran Senayan, to Simpang Cawang, and to Tanjung Priok (Cawang/Simpang Cawang) →
	Island platform, the platform doors are opened on right side of the direction of travel
	East	← (Cawang Cililitan/Makasar) to Cililitan, to PGC, to Kampung Rambutan, and to Pinang Ranti

Non-BRT bus services

Service type	Route	Destination	Notes
Transjakarta city bus		Cibubur–Cawang Sentral	Inside the station
		TMII–Tegal Parang
		Pondok Kelapa–Cawang Sentral
		Cawang–Halim HSR Station (Metrotrans)	Outside the station
Mikrotrans Jak Lingko	JAK-20	Cawang Sentral–Lubang Buaya
	JAK-75	Kampung Pulo–Halim via Cililitan

Places nearby

• Christian University of Indonesia Campus
  • Christian University of Indonesia Medical Faculty Hospital

Gallery

• 
  The pre-revitalization building of the station, seen in May 2023
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  Interior of the old station building, 2022
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  Entrance and concourse area upstairs, 2024
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  The escalator to access the access the second floor, 2024
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  The new platform area, 2024