Rawa Buntu Station (RU) is a class III

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located in Rawa Buntu, Serpong,

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. This station is included in the Operational Area I Jakarta, and is located adjacent to the planned city complex

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(BSD). This station is not far from the Serpong exit on the west

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. In addition, the station is strategically located because it is close to a residential complex in the Serpong area.

History

In order for the mobility of passengers from Batavia to

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and

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area to run more smoothly, in the 1890s the

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company built a railroad line and its stations (including Rawa Buntu Station in 1911, which at that time was still a

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) that connected the Duri Station to the

, passing through the

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. This project was completed in 1899, and regular trains serving the route were immediately started. Since the

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era, there was once a branch rail from this bus stop that headed to the banks of the

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through the Cilenggang area to transport building materials, such as stone, sand, coral, and the like using rail transportation. These materials were used to build various things, such as for example the construction of

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and the construction of the

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. This branch rail survived into the 1980s, when it was finally dismantled at some point. In 1992-1994, the Tanah Abang–Serpong railway was electrified with

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model

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s (LAA), one of which was to support the KRL ''Serpong Ekspres'' journey which was touted as the forerunner of the KAI Commuter Green Line. The old station building which is a legacy of the

is still being maintained.

Building and layout

In the early 2000s, Rawa Buntu Station only had 1 line for boarding and alighting activities. Since the operation of the

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on the Tanah Abang–Serpong railway on 4 July 2007, the layout of this station has changed by adding line 2 as a new line. The station platform was also renovated into a higher platform in 2007-2009, so that the activities of KRL passengers would be easier. Since October 2014, this station can serve KRL with a formation of 10 trains along with the completion of the renovation and extension of the platform. However, this KRL with the formation of 10 trains only started operating on the Serpong route in January 2016. In the development plan carried out by the

City Government,

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, PT KCJ, and

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in 2012, this station was renovated so that BSD residents could use

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services to various directions. In 2020, the station platform has been extended so that it is ready to serve KRL with a series of 12 train cars, and a new apartment which is integrated with this station building.

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Rawa Buntu Station. *

** Green Line, towards and (Serpong branch) ** Green Line, towards and (Parung Panjang branch) ** Green Line, towards and (Maja branch) ** Green Line, towards and (Rangkasbitung branch)

Intermodal support

References

External links

{{Train Stations in Indonesia, Banten Railway stations in South Tangerang Railway stations in Indonesia opened in 1889 Stations of Daop I Jakarta