Tosari (Transjakarta)

111 Tosari
The new design of the north building of the station
General information
LocationM.H. Thamrin Street, Menteng, Menteng, Central Jakarta 10310, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates6°11′55″S 106°49′23″E / 6.1986°S 106.8230°E / -6.1986; 106.8230
SystemTransjakarta bus rapid transit station
Owned byTransjakarta
Operated byTransjakarta
Lines
PlatformsSingle island platform
Connections Dukuh Atas BNI
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities
Accessible
ArchitectKuncara Wicaksana[1]
Architectural styleModern • Neo-futurism
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened
  • 15 January 2004 (2004-01-15) (soft launching)
  • 1 February 2004 (2004-02-01) (commercial operation)
Rebuilt2022
Previous namesTosari ICBC
Services
Preceding Following
Dukuh Atas
towards Blok M
 Corridor 1 Bundaran HI Astra
towards Kali Besar
Dukuh Atas
towards Ragunan
 Corridor 6 Bundaran HI Astra
towards Balai Kota
Location

Tosari is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located at Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Menteng Village (Kelurahan), Menteng, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, which serves corridor 1 that runs from north to south. It is located adjacent with Menara BCA and Grand Indonesia to the west, and the German Embassy and Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta to the east.

The station is named after a village with the same name at Tengger Mountains near Mount Bromo in East Java. Tosari and Bundaran HI Astra stations shared the same neo-futurist architecture that resembles "twin luxury cruise ships that ancored at the Selamat Datang Monument."[2]

History

Tosari BRT station began its operational on 15 January 2004, along with the soft operational launch of Transjakarta Corridor 1.[3] The commercial operation was started on 1 February 2004. Its original site is located adjacent with the UOB Plaza to the southwest and The City Tower to the southeast. The station was also referred as Tosari ICBC; however, the name ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) was not a part of a naming right deal, but refers to The City Tower which become the branch office of ICBC.

In August 2014, this station was expanded to accommodate passengers from the closed Bundaran HI BRT station due to the construction of the Jakarta MRT.[4][5] Tosari BRT station's access bridge was equipped with elevators for disabled and had direct connection to the UOB Plaza. However, the east elevator near The City Tower broke up and abandoned.[6] On 14 December 2018, the bridge was closed for demolition and replaced by a pelican crossing at north of the station.[6][7]

The new building of Tosari station is located slightly to the north, adjacent with Menara BCA and Grand Indonesia. Its construction of has been seen since July 2019. The new building started operating on 1 November 2019. Since then, Tosari BRT station is splited between the newly-built north building and the original south building, which ceased operating.[8][9] The north one originally had a curved-shaped entrance that looks similar with the entrances of Bundaran HI MRT station,[8][9] but was removed in October 2020 after being burned during a protest against a law bill.[10]

On 16 January 2020, Tosari BRT station began to serve as the temporary terminus of corridor 4 due to the construction of the Dukuh Atas LRT station.[11] After the LRT construction completed, corridor 4 returned to its original terminus, Dukuh Atas 2 (now Galunggung) on 20 May 2023.[12]

On 15 April 2022, the north building was closed for revitalization along with 10 other BRT stations to be revitalized.[13][14] The operational was temporarily moved to the original south building. Besides that, a shuttle bus route between the National Monument (Monas)–Semanggi (1ST) was provided until 11 September 2022.[15] As of 26 December 2022, the revitalized north building of Tosari BRT station has resumed its operations and serving boarding and alighting passengers.[16]

Building and layout

The current design of the north building of Tosari BRT station have two floors with an iconic neo-futuristic design which resembles a cruise ship like the Bundaran HI Astra station. Both stations have batik-inspired facade patterns and arc-shaped platforms.[16]

On the second floor there is an open deck that towards to skyscrapers at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman at the south side and the Selamat Datang Monument at the north. Unlike Bundaran HI Astra, Tosari does not have an extending viewing balcony towards the Selamat Datang Monument. Other facilities on the second floor are toilets, prayer room (musala), waiting area, and commercial areas.[16] The entrance and platform area is on the first floor. There are 18 platform bays (9 for each direction).

West to Kota and to Balai Kota (Bundaran HI Astra) →
Island platform, the platform doors are opened on the right side of the direction of travel
East ← (Dukuh Atas) to Blok M and to Ragunan

Non-BRT bus services

Type Route Destination Notes
Inner city feeder Palmerah Station—Dukuh Atas Transport Hub Inside the station
Pasar Minggu—Tanah Abang
Blok M—Tanah Abang Outside the station
Senen—Blok M
Royaltrans (premium) Cibubur—Balai Kota
#jakartaexplorer double decker tour buses Jakarta Skyscrapers
Pencakar Langit Jakarta

Places nearby

Incidents

On 8 October 2020, both older south and newer north buildings of the Tosari BRT station was burned by some agent provocateur during the Omnibus law protest; along with other stations on corridor 1 such as Karet Sudirman, Bundaran HI, Sarinah (now renamed M.H. Thamrin) and Harmoni Central.[10][17]

  • The entrance of the north building on its original design, seen in October 2021. Note that the curved-shaped entrance was removed after the burning incident during the Omnibus Law protests a year earlier.
  • The south building of the station, currently inactive, 2022
  • Revitalization progress of the north building, 2022
  • The entrance to the new, redesigned north building, 2023
  • A Transjakarta Scania articulated bus entering Tosari station, 2024
  • Entrance/exit gates
  • Platform area, 2024
  • The north viewing deck looking towards the Selamat Datang Monument, 2024
  • Toilets in the upper floor
  • A dedicated room (musala) for Islamic prayers (salat)

References

  1. ^ "Transjakarta Iconic Bus Stop". Construction Plus Asia (in Indonesian). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Yanwardhana, Emir (29 November 2022). "Heboh! Kapal Pesiar 'Raksasa' Muncul Dekat Bundaran HI". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ Bus lane scheme aims to end Jakarta's congestion woes. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Chaninago, Bernard (19 August 2014). "Perpanjangan Halte Tosari". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Dampak MRT, Halte HI Ditutup, JPO Dibongkar". jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Fasubkhanali (5 December 2018). "Halte Transjakarta Tosari Akan Dibuatkan Akses Pelican Crossing". KAORI Nusantara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ Astuti, Nur Azizah Rizki (14 December 2018). "Akan Dibongkar, JPO Tosari Tak Bisa Digunakan Mulai Hari Ini". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b Yuliani, Putri Anisa (2 November 2019). "Selesai Direnovasi, Halte Tosari Resmi Beroperasi". mediaindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b Atmaja, Oke (4 November 2019). "Ini Wajah Baru Halte Transjakarta Tosari". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b Nafian, Muhammad Ilman (8 October 2020). "Kini Halte TransJ Tosari Dibakar Massa". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ^ PT. Transportasi Jakarta [@pt_transjakarta] (16 January 2020). "Dan untuk koridor 6: Ragunan - Dukuh Atas 2 mengalami perpendekan rute sementara menjadi Ragunan - Halimun. Bagi pelanggan koridor 6 yang ingin transit, pelanggan dapat turun di halte Halimun dan Bundaran HI (untuk rute 6A/ 6B)" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Naufal, Muhammad (21 May 2023). Setuningsih, Novianti (ed.). "Ditutup sejak Desember 2019, Halte Dukuh Atas 2 Kini Kembali Beroperasi". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  13. ^ Triatmodjo, Danang (16 April 2022). "Belasan Halte dalam Proses Revitalisasi, Transjakarta Lakukan Penyesuaian Rute Perjalanan". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. ^ Fadli, Ardiansyah (15 April 2022). Alexander, Hilda B. (ed.). "11 Halte Transjakarta Direvitalisasi Mulai Jumat, Begini Penyesuaiannya". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. ^ Transportasi Jakarta [@pt_transjakarta] (10 September 2022). "#INFOTRANSJAKARTA Sahabat TiJe, layanan Transjakarta rute 1ST: Monas - Semanggi beroperasi hingga 11 September 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ a b c Chaniago, Suci Wulandari Putri (30 December 2022). Widyanti, Ni Nyoman Wira (ed.). "Halte Transjakarta Tosari Punya Wajah Baru, Jadi Instagramable". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  17. ^ Wicaksono, Adhi (8 October 2020). "8 Halte Terbakar, Transjakarta Prediksi Rugi Rp48 Miliar". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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