Tanah Abang station serves as the terminus for KRL Rangkasbitung Line (also known as Green Line or Serpong Line). It used to serve some intercity services, but after the Green Line extension to Rangkasbitung, all local train services towards Merak use Rangkasbitung station as their terminus, therefore local train services do not stop in Tanah Abang station anymore.
This station, alongside Duri, serves as transit stations for the only train services towards South Tangerang and Tangerang, both in Banten. As commuters from these two satellite cities need to change train here before going to other places in Jakarta, these two stations tend to be crowded especially in rush hour. Due to the rising occupancy volume of Tanah Abang Station, a major expansion has been carried out by constructing an entirely new building to the northeast of the existing one, at the former site of a locomotive depot.[4][5][6] The expansion work was started on 30 April 2023,[7] and was completed in 2025.[8]
History
The emplacement of the Tanah Abang Station when it was still managed by the Staatsspoorwegen c.1910The current existing south building of Tanah Abang station since 1997. Photo was taken on 5 January 2011, prior to the Tanah Abang skybridge construction, where the front facade was still visible
Until 2022, Tanah Abang Station had a locomotive depot located 500 metres (1,600ft) northeast of the emplacement, which was directly connected to line 1. It used to store two derelict locomotives of BB304 class and BB306 class each and two freight cars.[9]
In 2017,[when?] a new entrance and exit building located close to the Tanah Abang Locomotive Depot to the north was opened. The new entrance and exit building is also equipped with various new amenities, such as commercials. The north entrance have been integrated with the pedestrian bridge which faces Jalan Jatibaru Bengkel, as well as the skybridge that connects the station with Tanah Abang Market.[10][11][12][13] In order to create a new public transportation intermodal integration, the north entrance area was overhauled between May and June 2020, by creating a new public plaza for supporting transportation intermodal shelters for Transjakarta buses, angkot and mikrolet, and online motorcycle taxis (ojek online).[14][15][16]
In late 2022, the Ministry of Transportation revealed the plan for Tanah Abang Station extension; it is planned that the new building will be built on a 4 hectares site located 500 m north from the existing building, namely the Tanah Abang Locomotive Depot. The extension plan was carried out due to Tanah Abang Station has become one of the busiest transit stations on the KRL Commuterline system (with 48,000 daily ridership and 150,000 transit passengers) and such expansion is very necessary.[4] Starting on 25 December 2022 all locomotives, EMU Helpers, and Inspection Trains (KAIS) at the Tanah Abang Locomotive Depot were moved to the Cipinang Locomotive Depot in East Jakarta.[4][5][6][17] Indeed, it has been a long time since the Jakarta Provincial Government, the Ministry of Transportation, and PT KAI have planned to build a new Tanah Abang Station building, carrying the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD).[17] Apart from the station, apartments will also be built like those at Tanjung Barat and Pondok Cina.[18][17]
After the depot demolition completed, the abandoned BB304 and BB306 locomotives remained at site until they were scrapped on 13 March 2023.[9] Eventually on 30 April 2023, the physical construction of the new station building begun, marked with the groundbreaking ceremony attended by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Acting Governor of JakartaHeru Budi Hartono, and the President Director of Kereta Api Indonesia Didiek Hartantyo. It is expected that the capacity will be extended from 100,000 to 300,000 daily passengers. It is also estimated that the first phase of the station's extension and developments will cost IDR 380.93 billion. The surrounding area of the station will be redeveloped into an integrated TOD.[7] On 29 June 2025, the new north building was opened to the public.[8][19]
Building and layout
Tanah Abang Station consist of two buildings, the existing south building and the new north building. The current two-storey south building since 1997, replacing the original one from 1899, has a mixed architecture between traditional and modernism, with the roof designed to resemble the Javanese traditional house, Joglo. The north building, opened in 2025, has a circluar-shaped front lobby area and adhere to contemporary eco-friendly architecture with wooden elements on the front facade.
The station has six railway lines. Line 2 is a straight double track heading to Duri–Kampung Bandan, line 3 is a straight double track going to Sudirman–Manggarai, and line 5 is a single straight track going to Rangkasbitung–Merak. After the opening of the Tanah Abang–Serpong segment double-track on 4 July 2007,[20] the layout was overhauled so that the number of lines increased from five to six, with line 5 being a double track straight from Rangkasbitung-Merak and line 6 being a straight line in the direction of Rangkasbitung–Merak.
On 22 February 2025, the Cikarang Loop Line bound to Angke station began to serve the new platform 1 on the north building. The island platform for the Cikarang line cater trains bound to Bekasi through Manggarai while the tracks on the other side are removed.
Kalimaya intercity (Merak-Tanah Abang) closed 1 April 2017
Patas Merak intercity (Merak-Angke via Tanah Abang) closed 1 April 2017
Rangkas Jaya intercity (Tanah Abang-Rangkasbitung) closed 1 April 2017
Krakatau intercity (Merak-Kediri via Tanah Abang) closed 17 July 2017. The service now only serves Pasar Senen–Blitar route and renamed Singosari[21]
Supporting transportation
A new bus shelter for Transjakarta's Mikrotrans Jak Lingko feeder services at Tanah Abang Station.
The north entrance of Tanah Abang station was overhauled between May and June 2020 to create a new transit plaza for supporting transportation modes such as Transjakarta, mikrolet, and auto rickshaws (bajaj).[14][15][16]
On 2 February 2007, there was a flood that inundated Tanah Abang Station. As a result, the KRL Commuterline's travel route was disrupted.[22]
On 10 February 2007 at 08:47, economy-class train numbered 906 with the route Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung was dropped when the train was about to depart from Tanah Abang Station. The incident happened because the train signaling system was not functioning properly due to the massive floods that hit Jakarta a few weeks earlier.[23]
On 31 October 2008 at 09:55, 3 coal train cars with the number Gapeka 2012 derailed at Tanah Abang Station. This incident was most likely caused by the driver's negligence when braking the train on the switch.[24]
On 17 January 2013, the Tanah Abang station was totally paralysed by a massive flood that hits Jakarta. As the result, KRL Commuterline services were disrupted.[25]
Gallery
The Tanah Abang station south building entrance from the Tanah Abang skybridge, 2022
Fare gates of the station, 2022
Exit gate to the lobby of the newly-built north building, 2025
The emplacement of the south building, 2020
Passenger Information System on the platform canopy, 2022
^ as of now only serves intercity trains, not serving Commuterline yet. † for northbound train only (to Kampung Bandan). Southbound (to Jatinegara) trains does not stop here. Strikethrough: closed for all services
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