Rangkasbitung station is a station that is located at Jl. Stasiun Rangkasbitung, Rangkasbitung, Banten. Built in 1901, the station is intended to support the transportation from Rangkasbitung to Jakarta. At that time, Rangkasbitung is an industrial city based on agricultural industry and become the largest economic center in Banten. As an economic center, Rangkasbitung highly…
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The History of Cicayur Station
Cicayur station is located near Jl. Cicayur Station, Cisauk, Tangerang. The station was built on October 1, 1899 by Staatspoorwegen (SS), as part of the railways route along Batavia (Jakarta) – Duri – Tanah Abang – Rangkasbitoeng (Rangkasbitung). A photo posted by Dian Indah Setiyanti (@diansetiyanti) on Dec 26, 2015 at 4:26am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js A…
The History of Pasar Senen Station
Pasar Senen station is located on Jl. Pasar Senen, Central Jakarta. This station also serves as an inter-city train in Java. Senen Station was built in 1924 and inaugurated on March 19, 1925. The station was designed by Ir. J. Van Gendt and was formerly owned by Batavia Ooster Spoorweg Mij (BOS) and Staats Spoorwegen…
The History of Jakarta Kota Station
Jakarta Kota Station also known as Beos Station, which stands for Bataviasche Ooster Spoorweg Maatschappij (Airline Transport Railway East Batavia) is located in Jl. Taman Stasiun Kota No 1, Jakarta Barat/West Jakarta. Another name for Jakarta Kota station is Batavia Zuid Station or South Batavia Station. Jakarta Kota Station originally built in 1870, then closed…
The History of Manggarai Station
The station was built in 1912 by architect Ir. J. Van Gendt and it was inaugurated on 1 May 1918. This station is the former station Mij Spoorweg Netherland Indies (NIS) and Staat Spoorwegen (SS). At the time of the revolution, the station is used when the Government of Indonesia decided to move the Indonesian…
History of Jakarta Flood: From Purnawarman to Joko Widodo
Flooding has been Jakarta most problematic issue since 1600 years ago. Prasasti Tugu (Tugu Inscription) is the witness from Kingdom of Tarumanagara in the past. The inscription was found Kampung Batutumbuh , Kelurahan Tugu Selatan, Koja, Jakarta Utara. Inscriptions that made around 403 AD tells story about the digging of a canal or river Candrabhaga…
Ci Sadane : Witness of Tangerang
Cisadane river or simply called Ci Sadane is one of the major rivers in Java which the sourced from Mount Pangrango in Bogor. With an overall length of about 126 km, Ci Sadane has been witness to the history of the existence of the Tangerang . In the 16th century, Tangerang had became one of…
The Story of the Greater Jakarta Railways Network
Have you ever know what is the first station ever built in Jakarta? It is not the Jakarta Kota Station or the Tanjung Priok Station. The first station was the Batavia Noord station. A source said that the location was behind the present Jakarta Historical Museum while the other source also said that the location…
The Birth of Sunda Kalapa
Seven hundred years ago, at the outfall of the Ciliwung river, a small port called Kalapa is one of the port owned by Sunda kingdom. At first, Kalapa is the only place unloading dock of the King. The distance between the Kalapa port to the capital of the Kingdom Sunda need a two-day journey through…
Ondel – Ondel: The Protector of Betawi Village
Ondel – Ondel is a giant puppet that becomes the main characteristic of the Betawi people. Ondel-Ondel about 2.5 meters tall and it is made using bamboo. Parts of it are made sort of fence or cage chicken so easily shouldered by man who took the puppet. This doll is driven by a person who…
Jakarta by Train 