Blok M MRT Station (or Blok M BCA MRT Station, with BCA granted for

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) is a

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on the North-South Line of the Jakarta MRT in

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. The station is located on Jalan Panglima Polim Raya, Melawai,

Kebayoran Baru Kebayoran Baru is a district ( id, kecamatan) of South Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the district was derived from an area which was developed in the post-war period as a new suburb town of Jakarta, Kebayoran Baru. Kebayoran Baru was the last re ...

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, between and stations. Unlike other stations on the MRT network, it has three tracks, with two island platforms. Blok M BCA Station has a direct connection to adjacent

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, and will be integrated with Blok M Bus Terminal and Blok M station of

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nearby. Due to its location at Blok M of Kebayoran Baru, the station is close to shopping centers such as Mal Blok M,

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and Pasaraya Grande as well as Plaza Blok M itself.

History

Blok M BCA Station was officially opened, along with the rest of Phase 1 of the Jakarta MRT on .

Building plan

Gallery

File:KeretaMRT (1).jpg, The train arrival at the Blok M BCA station

References

External links

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Blok M BCA Station on the Jakarta MRT website
South Jakarta Jakarta MRT stations Railway stations opened in 2019 {{Indonesia-railstation-stub