Karet (Transjakarta)
Karet is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located on Jenderal Sudirman Street in Jakarta, Indonesia, located in the borderline between Karet, Setiabudi, South Jakarta and Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. The station serves Corridor 1 that runs from the north to the south.
Originally, there used to be the Setiabudi BRT station that was located after this station for northbound buses. However, it was demolished during the MRT construction, and was never rebuilt.
History
When it first opened serving Corridor 1 on 15 January 2004, the Karet BRT station had a medium-sized building with 3 bus bays on each side of the platform. Instead of its current location, Karet station was previously located right under the K.H. Mas Mansyur overpass. On 4 June 2014, it was moved 265 metres to the north, right next to the Le Meridien Hotel, in order to facilitate the construction of the Bendungan Hilir MRT station. The new building had six platform bays on each side, and a dedicated space for Islamic prayers or salat on the north end of the building that was added in early December 2017.On 31 May 2023, Karet station, along with Bundaran Senayan and Slipi Petamburan, were closed for revitalisation works. However, the closure of these stations was postponed on the day of the closure until 22:00. The reconstruction process was sped up until its completion and reopening on 31 August 2023, just two months after closure. Accelerations were done due to preparations for an ASEAN Summit on 4–7 September 2023, where the Jenderal Sudirman street would be passed by foreign delegates of the summit, thus all road works must be either finished or halted for the summit.
Building and layout
Karet BRT station now has a spacious, open-air design and slightly longer than the previous one. With six bus bays on each side of the platform, the prayer room was improved alongside the inclusion of newly-added toilets to meet growing passenger demand and enhance comfort. Its connection bridge has an iconically-designed observation deck that resembles the Phinisi traditional sail ships known as the "Karet Sudirman Phinisi Pedestrian Bridge" after being revitalised earlier in 2022. The bridge features a bicycle lane for cycleres crossing to both sides of the Sudirman street, the first of its kind in Indonesia, and has high-capacity elevators with an ability to carry eight bicycles.Non-BRT bus services
The following non-BRT bus services stop around the Karet station, last updated on 24 March 2025:| Type | Route | Destination | Notes |
| Inner city feeder | Palmerah Station—Dukuh Atas | Inside the station | |
| Inner city feeder | Tanah Abang Station—Blok M | Outside the station | |
| Inner city feeder | Senen—Blok M | Outside the station | |
| Inner city feeder | Bundaran Senayan—JIEP Pulo Gadung | Outside the station | |
| Inner city feeder | Tebet Station—Bundaran Senayan | Outside the station | |
| Inner city feeder | Pasar Minggu—Tanah Abang Station | Outside the station | |
| Royaltrans | Cibubur Junction—Balai Kota | Outside the station | |
| #jakartaexplorer double-decker tour buses | Jakarta Skyscrapers | Outside the station |
Places nearby
- World Trade Center Jakarta
- * Embassies of:
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- * Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
- Intiland Tower
- Le Meridien Jakarta Hotel
- Sahid Sudirman Jakarta Hotel
- Plaza Mayapada
- Millennium Centenial Tower