Juanda Station ( id, Stasiun Juanda, station code: JUA) is a

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located in Kebon Kelapa, Gambir,

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. Since

Gambir station Gambir Train Station ( id, Stasiun Gambir, station code: GMR) is a major railway station in Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square. It was built during the Dutch East ...

stopped serving Commuterline trains, Juanda, along, with Gondangdia station, has become the alternative for passengers going to Merdeka Square and the surrounding areas. The station got its name from the nearby road, which in turn is named after

Djuanda Kartawidjaja Raden Djuanda Kartawidjaja ( EYD: Raden Juanda Kartawijaya; 14 January 1911 – 7 November 1963), commonly known as Djuanda Kartawidjaja, usually referred to simply as Djuanda, was an Indonesian politician and ethnic Sundanese noble from the cour ...

, the 11th and final Prime Minister of Indonesia.

KAI Commuter PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (trading as KAI Commuter, abbreviated as KCI or KAIC) is a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which manages commuter rail services. Initially founded as an operator of ...

, a subsidiary of

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, has their main office in the northern part of the station. Juanda station is connected to a

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bus station and the Istiqlal Mosque by a

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History

The station was first opened on 15 September 1871 as Noordwijk Station, a train halt located on the Batavia–Weltevreden section, the first section of the Batavia–Buitenzorg railway line which was inaugurated by the

Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij The ''Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij'' (Dutch East Indies Railway Company), abbreviated NIS, was the railway company in charge of rail transport in Java, Dutch East Indies. The company's headquarters were in Semarang. The railway ...

(NIS). Noordwijk Station later changed its name to Pintu Air Station in the 1950s. In the 1990s, Pintu Air Station was massively reconstructed into an elevated station. The remodeled station was inaugurated as one of the Manggarai–Jakarta Kota elevated stations on 5 June 1992, along with a name change to Juanda Station. At the time, President

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along with his wife

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and other ranks in the government inaugurated the flyover by taking the electric train from Gambir Station to Station.

Services

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

Passenger services

** Bogor Line, to and ** Bogor Line (Nambo branch), to and

References

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