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Sawah Besar Station (formerly Sawah Besaar Station) is a railway station, located on Jl. Kyai Haji Samanhudi. Altitude this station is 15 meters amsl, this station is one of seven elevated stations on Jakarta railway's Jakarta Kota–Manggarai segment, and is named after the Jakarta subdistrict with the same name. Pasar Baru market is within walking distance from this station.

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Sawah Besar Station
General information
Location	Jl. Kyai Haji Samanhudi, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta Jakarta Indonesia
Coordinates	6.160667°S 106.827639°E / -6.160667; 106.827639
Elevation	+15 m (49 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	KAI Commuter
Line(s)	Bogor Line
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	SW
History
Opened	15 September 1871 (15 September 1871) (NIS)[1]
Opening	05 June 1992 (05 June 1992) [2]
Electrified	06 April 1925 (06 April 1925) [2]
Previous names	Sawah Besaar Station
Services
Preceding station Following station Mangga Besar towards Jakarta Kota Bogor Line Juanda towards Bogor Bogor Line Nambo branch Juanda towards Nambo
Location
Sawah Besar Station Location in Jakarta

History

On 5 June 1992,[2] President Suharto along with Mrs. Tien and staff in the government inaugurated the elevated track by riding the train from Gambir to Jakarta Kota station. The building of Sawah Besar Station is modern with touches of pink and white panels, which to this day are still preserved and have not been repainted. It is known, the project which was started in February 1988[2] spent Rp 432,5 billion rupiah^{[citation needed]} and when it was inaugurated it was not completely finished until finally it could be fully operational a year later.^{[citation needed]}

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Sawah Besar Station.

Passenger services

• KAI Commuter
  • Bogor Line, to Jakarta Kota and Bogor
  • Bogor Line (Nambo branch), to Jakarta Kota and Nambo

References

External links

• Media related to Sawah Besar Station at Wikimedia Commons

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