Depok Baru railway station
Depok Baru Station or commonly known as Margonda Station is a class I railway station in Pancoran Mas, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. The station, which is located +93m above sea level, only serves KRL Commuterline services. It is located precisely behind Depok City Hall, ITC Depok shopping mall, and the Margonda Depok Bus Terminal, which is opposite the Depok City Police headquarters.
The inauguration date of the Depok Baru Station is still unknown, but it was reported that the station was renovated in 1992.
Since 25 March 2021, this station, along with,,,,,,,, and stations has officially ceased the sale of single trip cards for KRL Commuterline services. This is because the majority of KRL Commuterline passengers are used to using multi-trip cards and electronic money. In this way, long queues to buy KRL tickets can be cut.
Building and layout
This station has three railway lines with lines 1 and 3 as a straight track. This station has access to the crossing via the top which is located in the middle of the platform, but is no longer used because access to the crossing is now via the pedestrian tunnel.Incidents
- On 29 April 2017, a female doctor was killed by a KRL train bound for Bogor. According to the testimonies of a number of witnesses, this incident was caused by the woman not heeding the KRL service officer's warning not to cross through the station emplacement. As a result, the KRL immediately crashed the female doctor.
- On 2 May 2022, there was a fire in the Pasar Kemiri Depok area, causing disruption to the Depok Baru-Bogor/Nambo KRL trips and the opposite direction because the electricity on the overhead power lines was cut. The fire that occurred at 19.05 WIB was successfully extinguished by the Depok Fire Department and the overhead line could only be repaired at 21.03 WIB.