Senen (or Senen Toyota Rangga, with

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granted for

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) is a

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bus rapid transit station located at the western end of Letjen Suprapto street in

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, which serves corridors 2 and 14. It is located southwest of the

Pasar Senen railway station Pasar Senen Station (PSE) is a list of railway stations in Indonesia, railway station located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the second largest railway station in Jakarta after gambir railway station, Gambir Station. It is located close to Pasar Se ...

. The station was opened on 15 January 2006, along with the operational of corridor 2. In early 2020, the original building was demolished to make way for the construction of the Senen traffic tunnel (Underpass Senen) extension that passes underneath it. Two separated temporary buildings were built to retain the operational during the construction. Transjakarta began to rebuild the station in August 2020, after the physical construction of the Senen tunnel was completed. The new building of the Senen station was opened to the public on 22 November 2020.

Naming rights

On 20 November 2023, Senen BRT station was renamed into Pasar Senen. However, Transjakarta did not make an official statement about the renaming, but it was later revealed that the renaming was a part of the company's "neutralization" of several BRT station names, that allow those renamed stations to grant a

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. On 17 April 2025, automobile manufacturer

(TAM), a subsidiary of

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(currently holding the right for Bundaran HI BRT station), bought the naming rights for Pasar Senen BRT station. Its name was reverted again to Senen, imbued with the brand name TOYOTA Rangga to foster the promotion of their compact commercial pickup truck, Toyota Hilux Rangga.

Building and layout

The current building of Senen Toyota Rangga station is wider than the previous one, decorated with the

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traditional house ornament, ''gigi balang'' on its roof. The access bridge was renovated with an iconic design that resembles the piano keys, eqquiped with elevators for prioritized passengers (e.g.

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people).

Non-BRT bus services

Places nearby

* Senen bus terminal * Senen Market complex * Kwitang Book Market

Incidents

On 8 October 2020, protesters of the omnibus law protest burned the two separated temporary buildings of the Senen BRT station, and also damages the new building of the station.

Gallery

File:Halte Senen lama.jpg, link=, The original building of the station in 2018, decorated with the

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livery File:Dalam Halte Senen Timur.jpg, link=, The station platform area File:Akses Elevator Halte Senen.jpg, link=, An

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on the station's access bridge, made for prioritized passengers

Notes

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Transportation, Bus, Jakarta, Indonesia, Architecture Bus rapid transit in Indonesia 2006 establishments in Indonesia