Manggarai Station

Manggarai Station

Manggarai Station
Manggarai Station is the biggest train station in Jakarta, Indonesia. This station has tracks as much as Jakarta Kota Station's tracks. This station mainly serving as a commuter station for Jabodetabek area operated by PT KCJ. This station is nearby Bukit Duri depot.
Manggarai StationManggairai Station opened in 1 May 1918. The tracks branched to Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara continued to Bandung and also to Tanah Abang. The construction was supervised by Van Grendt. The 1st class waiting room is still the same as the old times. Actually, the station was opened even though the station construction wasn't fully finished. It was due to the roof parts that cannot be delivered here during the World War I in Europe. For the meantime, the station was using a wooden roof. This station replace Meester Cornelis Sation that was located a few hundred meters to the south.
Manggarai Station isn't just a station, it is also as a parking place for intercity trains before the trains go to Gambir Station or Jakarta Kota Station for their departure. This station is planned to be the terminus of the planned Soekarno-Hatta International Airport express and commuter train service.

Related Sites for Manggarai Station

Komentar

Posting Komentar

Postingan populer dari blog ini

Karo people

Gambar
Karo people The Karo, or Karonese, are people of the 'tanah Karo' of North Sumatra and a small part of neighbouring Aceh. The Karo lands consist of Karo Regency, plus neighbouring areas in East Aceh Regency, Langkat Regency, Dairi Regency, Simalungun Regency and Deli Serdang Regency. In addition, the cities of Binjai and Medan, both bordered by Deli Serdang Regency, contain significant Karo populations, particularly in the Padang Bulan area of Medan. The town of Sibolangit, Deli Serdang Regency in the foothills on the road from Medan to Berastagi is also a significant Karo town. Karoland contains two major volcanoes, Mount Sinabung, which erupted after 400 years of dormancy in 2010, and Mount Sibayak. Karoland consists of the cooler high lands, and the upper and lower lowlands. The Karolands were conquered by the Dutch in 1906, and in 1909 roads to the highlands were constructed, ending the isolation of the highland Karo people . The road linked Medan and the lowlands to Kaba
Baca selengkapnya

Ayu Utami

Gambar
Ayu Utami Ayu Utami is an Indonesian writer. She has written novels, short-stories, and articles. Saman (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005. By writing about sex and politics, Utami addressed issues formerly forbidden to Indonesian women, a change referred to as sastra wangi. Ayu Utami is a leading voice among the new generation of Indonesian artists and writers emerging after the fall of Suharto. Utami was born in Bogor and grew up in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from the University of Indonesia, where she studied Russian language and literature. During her college years she had already begun publishing reports and essays in various newspapers. In 1990, she was selected as a finalist in Wajah Femina, a beauty pageant in Indonesia. However, she didn't pursue a modeling career because of her dislike of cosmetics and make-up. She has been a journalist for various Indonesian
Baca selengkapnya

Mimpi

Gambar
Mimpi Mimpi is a compilation album by Indonesian singer Anggun, features 2 hit singles " Mimpi " and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". The album was released in 1989 under label Atlantic Records, Indonesia. The song " Mimpi " eventually got placed at number 47 on Rolling Stone Indonesia's "150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list. Anggun couldn't reach her big popularity actually when release her rock debut, Dunia Aku Punya in 1986. It needed a longer time to make her being a superstar. This was the album that brought Anggun's name into her big fame as a lady rocker in Indonesia. However, it isn't her solo album, but a compilation album of Indonesian rockers such as Gito Rollies, Deddy Stanzah, and Euis Darliah. Anggun only sang 2 songs: " Mimpi " and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". Both singles were written by Teddy Sudjaja and Pamungkas NM. The 1st single, " Mimpi " became a big hit in Indonesia at the time a
Baca selengkapnya