Karet railway station

Karet Station (KAT^[1]) is a railway station located in Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. This station lies on the north bank of West Flood Canal. This station only serves Commuterline trains. This station and Sudirman station are spaced only 0.8 km between each other, making it one of the shortest stretch between any two stations in the network. It only takes one minute to travel between these two stations.^[2] BNI City railway station, a station that serves Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link exclusively, is wedged between these two station.

C11a Karet Station Stasiun Karet
Karet station platform, 2021
General information
Location	Jl. KH Mas Mansyur, Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta 10230 Indonesia
Coordinates	6°12′03″S 106°48′57″E
Elevation	+11 m (36 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	KAI Commuter
Line(s)	Cikarang Loop Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	KAT
Services
Preceding station Following station Tanah Abang Clockwise Cikarang Loop Line Full Racket BNI City Counterclockwise Tanah Abang towards Angke Cikarang Loop Line Half Racket (Angke) BNI City towards Cikarang Tanah Abang towards Kampung Bandan Cikarang Loop Line Half Racket (Kampung Bandan)
Location Karet Station Location in Jakarta

Regarding the discourse on closing this station as a result of the operation of the Sudirman Baru Station (BNI City), KAI Commuter has denied this discourse. Anne Purba as the VP Corporate Secretary KAI Commuter said that Karet Station is not closed and would still be used to serve KRL users. Related to this, KAI Commuter operates the station to divide traffic density by up to 40%^[3][4]

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Karet Station.

Passenger services

• KAI Commuter
  • Cikarang Loop Line (Full Racket)
    • to Cikarang (counter-clockwise via Manggarai)
    • to Cikarang (clockwise via Tanah Abang and Duri)
  • Cikarang Loop Line (Half Racket), to Angke/Kampung Bandan (via Tanah Abang and Duri) and Cikarang

Places of interest

• Karet Bivak Cemetery
• The London School of Public Relations
• LaSalle College Jakarta
• Wisma 46 BNI
• Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta
• Popular Theater Teguh Karya Building

References

1. PJKA (1982). Buku Jarak untuk Jawa dan Madura. Bandung: Balai Grafika Perusahaan Jawatan Kereta Api.
2. "Perjalanan KRL - Peta Rute KRL Commuterline". KRL Official Website (in Indonesian).
3. Idris, Muhammad (29 July 2022). "Stasiun BNI City Layani KRL, lalu Benarkah Stasiun Karet Ditutup?". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023. Karet Station is not closed and will still be used to serve KRL users
4. Pradana, Rio Sandy; Saputra, Dany (29 July 2022). "Stasiun BNI City Layani KRL, Stasiun Karet Ditutup? KCI Buka Suara". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Tanah Abang Terminus		Jakarta Railway THB–MRI		BNI City towards Manggarai