Balai Kota (Transjakarta)

223 Balai Kota
Exterior view from the road side, 2022
General information
Location	Medan Merdeka Selatan St. Gambir, Gambir, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	6°10′50″S106°49′35″E / 6.180488°S 106.826324°E / -6.180488; 106.826324
System	Transjakarta
Owned by	Transjakarta
Operated by	Transjakarta
Lines
Platforms	Single island platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Archwork Indonesia [1]
Architectural style	Minimalism
History
Opened	15 January 2006 (2006-01-15)
Rebuilt	2022
Services
Preceding Following Gambir 2 towards Pulo Gadung Corridor 2 Monumen Nasional One-way operation Corridor 2 Route 2A Petojo One-way operation Kwitang One-way operation Petojo towards Rawa Buaya Monumen Nasional towards Juanda Corridor 5 Route 5C Kwitang One-way operation Kebon Sirih towards Ragunan Corridor 6 Route 6A Terminus Terminus Corridor 6 Route 6B Terminus Kwitang One-way operation Corridor 7 Route 7F Monumen Nasional towards Juanda
Location

Balai Kota is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located at the Medan Merdeka Selatan street in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, primarily serving eastbound Corridor 2 buses towards Pulo Gadung. It is named after the Jakarta City Hall (Balai Kota Jakarta) to the east and located adjacent with the National Library of Indonesia to the south, and the National Monument (Monas) and its compound to the north.

History

The original station building in 2017

Balai Kota BRT station was opened alongside the entire Corridor 2 on 15 January 2006. ^[2] It was originally a one-way single side platform station located on a roadside, parallel with the south plaza of the National Monument complex known as the Merdeka Square but located outside the compound. In 2020, the building was demolished to make way for the revitalization of the south plaza, which affected the site. ^[3]

Plans to rebuild the BRT station only emerged two years later. On 15 April 2022, the reconstruction of the Balai Kota BRT station was conducted, alongside the revitalization of 10 other stations across Jakarta. The new building was constructed on a road median instead, now in a form of an island platform. ^{[4] [5]} On 22 August 2022, the new Balai Kota BRT station was reopened to the public. ^[6]

Building and layout

The current building of Balai Kota BRT station is in the form of an island platform, and built on a road median. Thus, it allows the station to serve both eastbound and westbound buses. It is accessible with a pelican crossing. ^{[6] [7]}

The beige-colored building adheres to contemporary eco-friendly minimalist architecture with the touch of wooden elements in the facades and cellings. The unique feature in the interior is the tree trunks within the building, where the trees are retained during the construction process and provided void to grow freely, adding more sereneful atmosphere. This unique feature also exists in Bundaran Senayan, Senayan Bank Jakarta and Kwitang stations. ^{[6] [8]} New amenities, such as the accessible toilets and a prayer room (musala) has also been included. There are six platform bays, three for each directions. ^{[7] [8]}

North	to Pulo Gadung (Gambir 2) →
Island platform, the doors are opened on the right side of the travel direction
South	← (Monas) to Juanda ← (Petojo) to Rawa Buaya ↓ (M.H. Thamrin) to Ragunan

Non-BRT bus services

To the north of Balai Kota BRT station, there is a non-BRT bus stop named IRTI, serving regular non-BRT feeder routes and double-decker tour bus routes. ^[9]

Service type	Route	Destination	Notes
Jakarta Fair feeder		Balai Kota–JIEXPO Kemayoran	Only operates during the Jakarta Fair and/or other events at the Jakarta International Expo. [10] Inside the station
Inner city feeder		Balai Kota–Pantai Indah Kapuk	Inside the station
		Senen–Blok M	Outside the station
		Senen–Tanah Abang
		Balai Kota–Gondangdia
		Kampung Melayu–Tanah Abang via Cikini
Royaltrans (premium)		Balai Kota–Cibubur
#jakartaexplorer double-decker tour bus		Monas Explorer
		Jakarta Skyscrapers

Nearby places

• National Monument
• Danareksa Tower
• Gambir Telecommunications Station
• National Library of Indonesia
• National Resilience Institute
• Jakarta City Hall

Incident

On 30 July 2022, the ceiling structure of the newly rebuilt Balai Kota station collapsed during the rebuilding process, but thankfully there were no casualties. According to the construction contractor, the ceiling collapse was due to a human error. ^[11]

Gallery

• 
  The entrance
• 
  Inner view of the platform area
• 
  An accessible toilet to the left and a prayer room (musala) in the background
• 
  The IRTI non-BRT bus stop to the north

References

1. "Halte Transjakarta Balai Kota". Archwork Indonesia. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
2. "Dua Jalur Busway Diresmikan". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 15 January 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
3. Arjawinangun, Komaruddin Bagja (29 June 2020). "Masih Proses Revitalisasi, Begini Wajah Baru Monas". sindonews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025. Halte Transjakarta [Balai Kota] di kawasan Monas Sisi Selatan juga telah dibongkar.[The [Balai Kota] Transjakarta BRT station to the south of the Monas compound has also been demolished.]
4. Triatmojo, Danang (16 April 2022). "Belasan Halte dalam Proses Revitalisasi, Transjakarta Lakukan Penyesuaian Rute Perjalanan". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
5. Fadli, Ardiansyah (15 April 2022). Alexander, Hilda B. (ed.). "11 Halte Transjakarta Direvitalisasi Mulai Jumat, Begini Penyesuaiannya". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
6. Huda, Larissa (22 August 2022). "Halte Transjakarta Balai Kota Tampil Baru Setelah Direvitalisasi, Begini Penampakannya". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
7. Maharani, Aisyah Sekar Ayu (22 August 2022). "Halte Balai Kota Mulai Diuji Coba Berpelanggan, Ini Fasilitas Barunya". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
8. Adibrata, Nugroho (31 August 2022). "Halte Transjakarta Balai Kota Makin Manjakan Pengguna Transportasi Umum". Berita Jakarta (in Indonesian). Jakarta Provincial Government. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
9. Rahmawati, Dwi (22 January 2023). "Akhir Pekan, Warga Antre Panjang Naik Bus Wisata TransJ di IRTI Monas". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
10. Wibawana, Widhia Arum (18 June 2025). "Layanan TransJakarta ke Jakarta Fair 2025: Rute dan Jam Operasional". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
11. "Duduk Perkara Ambruknya Atap Halte TransJ Depan Balai Kota". detiknews (in Indonesian). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.

External links

• transjakarta.co.id