Halim Station is a railway station complex located on
Makasar
Makassar ( ), formerly Ujung Pandang ( ), is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, and Ba ...
,
East Jakarta
East Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jaktim, is the largest of the five administrative cities (''kota administrasi'') which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia, with a land area of 188.03 km2 (72.6 sq.miles). It had a population ...
,
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
, Indonesia. The complex serves the
Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway of
Kereta Cepat Indonesia China
PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (, abbreviated as KCIC) is an Indonesian transportation company that operates the High-speed railway in Indonesia, Indonesian high-speed rail network built on the Jakarta–Bandung route in the Parahyangan megapolit ...
(KCIC) and the
Jabodebek LRT
The Jabodebek LRT, formerly known as Greater Jakarta LRT is a fully automated light rapid transit system in Greater Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, as well as the adjacent areas of West Java, within the Jakarta Metropolitan area. It was i ...
Bekasi Line
The Jabodebek LRT Bekasi Line () is one of the two light rapid lines of the Jabodebek LRT which serves trips from station to station. The distance traveled in this fully-elevated line is 29.54 km.
The Pancoran–Jatimulya section of the line ...
of
Kereta Api Indonesia
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (, abbreviated as PT KAI or simply KAI) is a major railway operator in Indonesia and one of the Public transportation, public railway companies in the country. It is State-owned enterprise, state-owned and pa ...
(KAI). The complex consists of two separate elevated stations connected via pedestrian bridge.
The station's name is taken from
Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport serves as Jakarta’s secondary airport, complementing the larger Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Ta ...
south of the station, itself is named after the pilot and national hero of Indonesia
Halim Perdanakusuma
Air Vice-Marshal Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma (18 November 1922 – 14 December 1947), better known as Halim Perdanakusuma, was an Indonesian airman and List of National Heroes of Indonesia, National Hero of Indonesia.
Life
Halim Perdanakusu ...
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Station buildings
High-speed railway station
Halim HSR Station is a
high-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is ...
way station located in Jalan Wangko, Halim Perdana Kusuma, Makasar, East Jakarta. The station only serves the KCIC Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail route.
The station is located on the north side of the complex.
LRT station
Halim LRT Station is a large class-A type
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
station located in Jalan Halim Perdana Kusuma, Kebon Pala, Makasar,
East Jakarta
East Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jaktim, is the largest of the five administrative cities (''kota administrasi'') which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia, with a land area of 188.03 km2 (72.6 sq.miles). It had a population ...
. The station, which is located at an elevation of 28.541 meters, only serves the
Bekasi Line
The Jabodebek LRT Bekasi Line () is one of the two light rapid lines of the Jabodebek LRT which serves trips from station to station. The distance traveled in this fully-elevated line is 29.54 km.
The Pancoran–Jatimulya section of the line ...
of the
Jabodebek LRT
The Jabodebek LRT, formerly known as Greater Jakarta LRT is a fully automated light rapid transit system in Greater Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, as well as the adjacent areas of West Java, within the Jakarta Metropolitan area. It was i ...
. The station is located on the south side of the complex.
In addition to Jabodebek LRT services, there are also plans to extend the
Jakarta LRT
The Jakarta Light Rapid Transit or Jakarta LRT (, lit. "Jakarta Integrated Rail Line") is one of the light rapid transit systems in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It is conceived and built by the Jakarta provincial government. The firs ...
Line 1 to this station. The Jakarta LRT station is planned to be in a separate building, namely to the north of Halim HSR Station.
Unlike other Jabodebek LRT stations, there is no paid area connecting the two side platforms, so passengers have to tap out first before changing direction, although passengers can ask the staff to cross between.
Supporting transportation
Incidents
On the predawn of 11 September 2023, a fire occurred at the Halim HSR Station roof, and 7 firetrucks were deployed to extinguish the fire. It was reported that the sparks emerged on the temporary coating roof slab, while the other parts of the roof are incombustible.
Gallery
High-speed rail
File:KCIC400AF and the Platforms of Halim Station.jpg, Halim HSR station platform interior
File:Waiting Room of Halim HSR Station.jpg, Waiting area in Halim HSR station
File:KCIC 400 Series.jpg, Whoosh series 400 at Halim station
LRT
File:Halim LRT Station.jpg, The LRT station building seen from the Jakarta Inner Ring Road
Jakarta Inner Ring Road (), also known as the Jakarta Inner-City Toll Road () is a toll road circling the city of Jakarta, Indonesia. On northern and the eastern section, the toll road is grade-separated with the Sosrobahu road construction techni ...
File:LRT Ticket Tap Gate at Halim.jpg, Fare gates at the LRT station
File:Jabodebek LRT Arriving in Halim.jpg, The Jabodebek LRT trainset arriving at the LRT station
References
External links
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KCIC official website
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High-speed rail in Indonesia
Jabodebek LRT stations
Railway stations in Jakarta
Railway stations in Indonesia opened in 2023
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