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Friday, September 08, 2006
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Gambir Station
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Gambir Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Gambir) is a mainline railway station in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the colonial Dutch before World War II but renovated more than a decade ago. Its lime-green ceramic facade dominates the Gambir subdistrict.
Many trains from Jakarta to other major cities south and east of the capital, such as Bandung, Bogor, Yogyakarta, Solo (Surakarta), and Surabaya, depart from or stop at Gambir. It is not a stop for local commuter trains serving metropolitan Jakarta; the closest commuter station is Gondangdia, near the backpacker alley known as Jalan Jaksa.
The station is often crowded, especially at the end of Ramadan when many Indonesians return to Jakarta from their home villages. There is a travel information desk in the centre of the main hall. Usually some ticketing staff can speak adequate English to provide services for tourists.
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posted by ojack_djakarta
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