Karet Station (KAT) was a railway station located in Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It lies on the north bank of West Flood Canal. Before its closure this station only served Commuterline trains. This station and Sudirman station are spaced only 0.8 km from each other, making it one of the shortest stretches between any two stations in the network. It only takes one minute to travel between these two stations. BNI City railway station, a station that serves Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link along with the Cikarang loop line, is wedged between these two station. The station was closed on 1 September 2026 to give way for eventual merger with BNI City Station.

History

Early operational Karet Station was opened alongside the Tanah Abang–Manggarai (circle line) railway on 1 August 1922 to replace the previous line that passed through Salemba and present-day elite neighborhood of Menteng. Karet and other stations along the loop line were renovated and electrified in 1987 to accommodate an electric-propelled commuter train service along the loop line.

Closure and merger into BNI City Station Rumors on the closure of Karet Station emerged in 2022, as the Cikarang Loop Line started to stop at the neighboring BNI City Station to the east, but was denied by KAI Commuter. This is due to the fact that both stations are wedging too close. As the VP Corporate Secretary of KAI Commuter, Anne Purba said that the Karet Station is not closed and would still serve KRL users. Related to this, KAI Commuter operates the station to divide traffic density at Sudirman Station by up to 40%.

On 2 January 2025, Minister of State-Owned Enterprise Erick Thohir stated that "Karet (station) would be closed" for failing to meet new standards, especially because of its narrow platforms. KAI also added that the closure could help speed up the travel times of both Cikarang Loop Line and Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link trains. In response to the closure, the Provincial Government of Jakarta constructed a promenade along the Ciliwung River enbankment as a direct access of BNI City Station from and towards K.H. Mas Mansyur street to the west of Karet Station. On 30 January 2025, KAI Commuter stated that Karet Station would be merged into BNI City, with the process started sometime around April that year. It was reported that the station would not be closed, instead it would be merged with BNI City station.

On 1 September 2026, Karet Station was officially closed and passengers are redirected to BNI City. The former station would be modified into a new entrance of BNI City station.

Station layout + PPlatform floorLine 1← Straight track to Line 2Straight track to →GMain building

Services The following is a list of train services at Karet Station until 31 August 2026. Passenger services KAI Commuter Cikarang Loop Line (Full Racket) to (counter-clockwise via ) to (clockwise via and ) Cikarang Loop Line (Half Racket), to / (via and ) and

Intermodal support +Public transport typeLineDestinationTransjakarta8C (MetroTrans)–Pasar Kebayoran LamaMikrotrans Jak LingkoJAK 8 ITC Roxy Mas–Pasar Bendungan HilirJAK 9 ITC Roxy Mas–Karet Tengsin

Places of interest Karet Bivak Cemetery The London School of Public Relations LaSalle College Jakarta Wisma 46 BNI Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta Popular Theater Teguh Karya Building

References

Further reading

External links

– KAI Commuter official website