Sudirman Station (SUD, formerly Dukuh Atas Station) is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

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 In ...

, which is located in

Menteng Menteng is the south-central district of Central Jakarta, one of the administrative municipalities in the capital city Jakarta, Indonesia. The nexus of its heritage is the Menteng neighbourhood (Project), a new urban design developed mainly in t ...

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, Indonesia. The station is named from

Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Jalan Jenderal Sudirman or Jalan Sudirman (Sudirman Road) is a major thoroughfare in Jakarta, Indonesia. Named after Indonesian national hero Sudirman, the road runs from Patung Pemuda Membangun at the south end to the bridge of the West Flood Can ...

, one of the main avenue in Jakarta, which crosses above the station. This station is located on the north bank of

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. Though this station serves only Commuterline trains, but it is a transit point for other types of public transportation as part of the

Dukuh Atas TOD Dukuh Atas TOD ( id, Kawasan Berorientasi Transit Dukuh Atas or ''KBT Dukuh Atas'') is a transit-oriented development at Central Jakarta and South Jakarta, Indonesia. This is built as part of constructing several other transit oriented development ...

. Distance between this station and

Karet railway station Karet Station (KAT) 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 space ...

is one of the shortest in the network, measuring only 0.8 km between each stations. Moreover,

BNI City railway station BNI City station ( id, Stasiun BNI City) is a station for the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link and KAI Commuter service. Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) holds the naming rights for the station, which was known as Sudirman Baru station (English: New ...

, a station that also serves train bound for

Soekarno Hatta International Airport Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of t ...

, is wedged between Karet and Sudirman station. There is a passageway connecting Sudirman station with BNI City station and Dukuh Atas station of

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. As the station is located in Jakarta's CBD and is surrounded by some of the most prominent buildings and places in Jakarta, therefore the station is always crowded, especially in

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History

This station was formerly called Dukuh Station (DKH). However, the name of this station has changed since 2003 as the operation of the Sudirman Ekspres KRL underwent two trials in March and August 2003.

Further development plan

In the plan to build a mass transportation line in Jakarta, Sudirman Station is planned to be the main station and the start to the Lebak Bulus Bus Terminal. Currently, Sudirman Station is connected to the Dukuh Atas BNI MRT station and intermodal stations for all types of transportation in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

. Sudirman Station is also a station that is close to TransJakarta

Bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

corridor 1 (

Blok M Blok M is a business and shopping quarter located in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It runs east from Iskandarsyah street to Bulungan street in the west. North from Falatehan street to Melawai street in the south. The development is sim ...

- Kota), corridor 4 (Dukuh Atas 2-Pulogadung 2) and corridor 6 (Dukuh Atas 2-Ragunan). In 2022 this station is planned to be connected to the Dukuh Atas LRT station via a multi-purpose crossing bridge.

Services

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

Passenger services

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 ...

** Cikarang Loop Line (Full Racket) *** to (counter-clockwise via ) *** to (clockwise via and ) ** Cikarang Loop Line (Half Racket), to / (via and ) and

Supporting transportation

Places of interest

Wisma 46 Wisma 46 is a 261.9-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 46-floor office tower features an antenna spire, and was completed in 1996 under the desig ...

* Landmark Centre * Wisma Indocement * Menara Astra *

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Jakarta *

BCA Tower BCA Tower ( id, Menara BCA) is a skyscraper at Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The tall tower contains 56 storeys above ground and is home to the head office of Bank Central Asia PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, commonly known as Ba ...

References

External links

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