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Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (''General Sudirman Avenue'') or Jalan Sudirman (''Sudirman Avenue'') is a major thoroughfare in 
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
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. Named after Indonesian national hero Sudirman, the road runs from Patung Pemuda Membangun at the south end to the bridge of the West Flood Canal to the north, where it meets Jalan M.H. Thamrin
Jalan M.H. Thamrin or Jalan Thamrin (M.H. Thamrin Avenue or Thamrin Avenue) is a major thoroughfare in Jakarta, Indonesia. The road is located at the center of Jakarta, running from the north end of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman at West Flood Canal at ...
. The road had been built between 1949 and 1953 to connect Central Jakarta
Central Jakarta (, ), abbreviated as Jakpus, is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities () and ''de facto'' Capital City of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census ...
with Kebayoran Baru
Kebayoran Baru is a List of districts of Jakarta, district () in the administrative city of South Jakarta, Indonesia. The name was derived from a planned satellite city of the same name which was developed in the Aftermath of World War II, post-wa ...
.
Transportation
A part of Jakarta MRT runs underneath the total length of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. Four stations of the MRT ( Senayan, Istora Mandiri, Bendungan Hilir, and Setiabudi Astra) located along this road. Sudirman station ofKRL Commuterline
KRL Commuterline, commonly known as Greater Jakarta Commuter rail, Jakarta Commuter rail, and KRL Commuter Line Jabodetabek is a commuter rail system for Jabodetabek, Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It ...
, BNI City station of Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link, and Dukuh Atas station of Jabodebek LRT are located at the north end of the road as a part of Dukuh Atas TOD.
There are six stops for the Transjakarta
Transjakarta (stylised in all-lowercase, often erroneously called Busway, sometimes shortened as TJ and branded as TiJe) or Jakarta BRT is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first BRT system in Southeast Asia, it commenc ...
busway along the street, mainly serving Corridor 1. They are:
* Bundaran Senayan, in front of Ratu Plaza
* Senayan Bank DKI, close to gate into Gelora Bung Karno
* Polda Metro Jaya, close to Polda Metro Jaya police headquarters
* Bendungan Hilir, close to Plaza Semanggi and the Semanggi Interchange which connects this street to Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto
* Karet, close to World Trade Center Jakarta and Le Méridien Hotel
* Dukuh Atas, close to Wisma 46, in front of Wisma Arthaloka.
See also
* Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Hayam Wuruk *Menteng
Menteng is a district () in the administrative city of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng is surrounded by the districts of Senen and Matraman to the east, Tebet and Setiabudi to the south, Tanah Abang to the west, and Gambir to the north. ...
*History of Jakarta
Jakarta is Indonesia's capital and largest city. Located on an estuary of the Ciliwung River, on the northwestern part of Java, the area has long sustained human settlement. Historical evidence from Jakarta dates back to the 4th century CE, whe ...
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