Bogor Station (BOO) is a

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located in the city of

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Bante ...

. This station serves as the terminus for Red Line and Yellow Line services of

KRL Commuterline KRL Commuterline, or commonly known as Commuterline, is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter/KCI), a subsidiary of the I ...

. The station has five

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s and two

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s. The station is located +246 meter

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. The station was first commissioned as the terminus for Jakarta-Buitenzorg (Bogor's previous name) service in 1872. The current building was built in 1881. It was built in the style of

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. On 20 October 2016, KRL Commuterline unveiled a new 570 square meter hall built in front of the station. This expansion was built mainly to maximize the passenger flow and to separate both incoming and outgoing passengers. This station used to serve intercity trains. Nowadays, the intercity services have moved from this station to the nearby station.

Services

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

Passenger services

* KAI Commuter ** Bogor Line, to

Places of Interest

Bogor Botanical Gardens The Bogor Botanical Gardens ( id, Kebun Raya Bogor) is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: ''Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indo ...

* Bogor Palace *Museum Nasional Sejarah Alam Indonesia (Indonesian Museum of Ethnobotany) *Museum Perjuangan Bogor (Bogor Perjuangan Museum) * Pembela Tanah Air Museum * Bogor Agricultural University Baranangsiang Campus * Jagorawi Toll Road Bogor Toll Gate

References

External links

* Bogor Railway stations in West Java Railway stations opened in 1881 1881 establishments in the Dutch Empire {{Indonesia-railstation-stub