Taman Sari (Transjakarta)

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Transjakarta bus rapid transit station
Olimo (Transjakarta).jpg
A bridge connecting the two side platform buildings, 2022
General information
Location Gajah Mada Street and Hayam Wuruk Street, Mangga Besar, Taman Sari, West Jakarta 10120, Jakarta, Indonesia
Owned by Transjakarta
Operated byTransjakarta
Line(s) TransJakarta BRT Corridor 1 Icon.png Transjakarta BRT Route 3H Icon.png
PlatformsTwo side platforms connected with a linkway
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened
  • 15 January 2004 (2004-01-15)(soft launch)
  • 1 February 2004 (2004-02-01)(commercial operational)
Previous namesOlimo
Services
Preceding TransJakarta Logo.svg Following
Mangga Besar
towards Blok M
Corridor 1 Glodok
towards Kali Besar
Mangga Besar
towards Damai
Corridor 3 Glodok
towards Kota
Location
Taman Sari (Transjakarta)

Taman Sari (formerly Olimo) is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located in Mangga Besar, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. serving Corridor 1. It is one of the few stations of Corridor 1 that has not been revitalised or rebuilt since its opening.

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Taman Sari station was closed on 31 October 2023 for light renovation works. It reopened on 14 March 2024. [1]

Naming

Taman Sari was originally named Olimo, named after N.V. Olimo (later PT. Olimo), an automobile goods company catering imported accessories, spare parts, lubricants, body paints and varnishes during the Dutch colonial period. Olimo was founded in 1914 and has branch offices in Bandung, Surabaya, and Medan. Its former headquarters, demolished in the 1990s, was located in what now is the intersection between Hayam Wuruk street and Mangga Dua street. Olimo has become a popular name to refer the region surrounding the BRT station. [2]

In late December 2023, Olimo BRT station was renamed to Taman Sari, named after the district ( kecamatan ) of the same name where this station is located, alongside 108 other stations across Jakarta. It was a part of Transjakarta's "neutralization" of station names from third-party names (e.g. corporates not from a naming right deal, government institutions, or figures) that would allow those stations to grant an official naming right. [3]

Station layout

West TransJakarta BRT Corridor 1 Icon.png Transjakarta BRT Route 3H Icon.png towards Kota (Glodok)
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the right side of the direction of travel
Batang Hari River
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the right side of the direction of travel
East(Mangga Besar) TransJakarta BRT Corridor 1 Icon.png towards Blok M and Transjakarta BRT Route 3H Icon.png towards Damai

Non-BRT bus services

JenisRouteDestinationNotes
Transjakarta Non-BRT Transjakarta Non-BRT Route 1A Icon.png Pantai MajuBalai Kota Inside the station

Incidents

On 26 January 2020, a female Transjakarta passenger was attacked by an unknown assailant while descending the pedestrian bridge stairs after exiting the then-named Olimo BRT station. As a result, the victim was rushed to the hospital with a deep and long cut to the back of her head. [4]

On 1 April 2024, the main road near the Taman Sari station collapsed, narrowing the lane to the point where no more than one car could pass at a time. The damage halted Transjakarta services from Harmoni to the Glodok BRT station and required diversions. [5] The Jakarta MRT denied that the damage was caused by the MRT Phase 2 construction project, which was actually due to a utility relocation project by another company that was responsible. [6]

References

  1. Tobing, Aldi Geri Lumban (14 March 2023). Maulana, Erikyanri (ed.). "Halte Olimo Kembali Beroperasi Mulai Hari Ini". beritajakarta (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. Selviany, Desy (23 August 2023). "Sejarah Olimo: Dari Perusahaan Otomotif Hindia Belanda Hingga Tempat Hiburan Malam". Warta Kota (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani (22 December 2023). "Transjakarta akan Netralisasi Nama 109 Halte, Cari Untung dari Hak Penamaan". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. Simamora, Mirsan (27 January 2020). Romadoni, Ahmad (ed.). "Penumpang TransJakarta Diserang Pakai Silet di Halte Olimo". WARTAKOTAlive.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. Wakang, Aisyah Amira (4 January 2024). Wijaya, Lani Diana (ed.). "Transjakarta Berlakukan Penyesuaian 3 Rute Bus Imbas Jalan Ambles di Kawasan Olimo Jakbar". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. Wakang, Aisyah Amira (4 January 2024). Dewi, Clara Maria Tjandra (ed.). "MRT Jakarta Klarifikasi Penyebab Jalan Alimo Ambles Bukan karena Proyeknya". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 September 2024.