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Cultural heritage meets modernity as Jatinegara Station undergoes renovation
Jatinegara Station, which was declared a cultural heritage building in 1999, is undergoing a major renovation with the addition of three platforms and a sky bridge to better serve commuters.
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Jatinegara Station, which was declared a cultural heritage building in 1999, is undergoing a major renovation with the addition of three platforms and a sky bridge to better serve commuters. (JP/P.J.Leo)
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pon arriving at Jatinegara Station in Matraman, East Jakarta, commuters will immediately notice the building’s distinctive design. The brown roof has a sharp slope and a white round dormer, which are typical in European architecture.
Above its archway entrance, brown capital letters that spell out “Setasiun Jatinegara” stand out against the structure’s white walls.
Next to the entrance, a sign explains: “This building is a cultural heritage based on Provincial Regulation No. 9/1999 on the preservation and utilization of […] cultural heritage buildings.”
The station, built in 1910 during the Dutch colonial era, was initially called Meester Cornelis, named after Cornelis van Senen, a Portuguese teacher who taught, set up schools and preached in the area.
In contrast to the main building, evidence of modern construction work can be seen rising above the brown roof.
Kunto Wibisono, an official from the Transportation Ministry’s Railway Directorate General, said the renovation of Jatinegara Station was part of the Greater Jakarta railway master plan.
“One of our main programs is the construction of a double-double track from Manggarai [South Jakarta] to Cikarang Station to separate the long-distance tracks from shorter tracks [inner-city routes],” Kunto told The Jakarta Post recently.
