Balai Kota (Transjakarta)

Balai Kota BRT station was opened alongside the entire Corridor 2 on 15 January 2006.^[2] It was originally a one-way single side platform station located on a roadside, parallel with the south plaza of the National Monument complex known as the Merdeka Square but located outside the compound. In 2020, the building was demolished to make way for the revitalization of the south plaza, which affected the site.^[3]

Plans to rebuild the BRT station only emerged two years later. On 15 April 2022, the reconstruction of the Balai Kota BRT station was conducted, alongside the revitalization of 10 other stations across Jakarta. The new building was constructed on a road median instead, now in a form of an island platform.^[4][5] On 22 August 2022, the new Balai Kota BRT station was reopened to the public.^[6]

The current building of Balai Kota BRT station is in the form of an island platform, and built on a road median. Thus, it allows the station to serve both eastbound and westbound buses. It is accessible with a pelican crossing.^[6][7]

The beige-colored building adheres to contemporary eco-friendly minimalist architecture with the touch of wooden elements in the facades and cellings. The unique feature in the interior is the tree trunks within the building, where the trees are retained during the construction process and provided void to grow freely, adding more sereneful atmosphere. This unique feature also exists in Bundaran Senayan, Senayan Bank Jakarta and Kwitang stations.^[6][8] New amenities, such as the accessible toilets and a prayer room (musala) has also been included. There are six platform bays, three for each directions.^[7][8]

North	to Pulo Gadung (Gambir 2) →
Island platform, the doors are opened on the right side of the travel direction
South	← (Monas) to Juanda ← (Petojo) to Rawa Buaya ↓ (M.H. Thamrin) to Ragunan

To the north of Balai Kota BRT station, there is a non-BRT bus stop named IRTI, serving regular non-BRT feeder routes and double-decker tour bus routes.^[9]

More information Service type, Route ...

Service type	Route	Destination	Notes
Jakarta Fair feeder		Balai Kota–JIEXPO Kemayoran	Only operates during the Jakarta Fair and/or other events at the Jakarta International Expo.[10] Inside the station
Inner city feeder		Balai Kota–Pantai Indah Kapuk	Inside the station
		Senen–Blok M	Outside the station
		Senen–Tanah Abang
		Balai Kota–Gondangdia
		Kampung Melayu–Tanah Abang via Cikini
Royaltrans (premium)		Balai Kota–Cibubur
#jakartaexplorer double-decker tour bus		Monas Explorer
		Jakarta Skyscrapers

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• National Monument
• Danareksa Tower
• Gambir Telecommunications Station
• National Library of Indonesia
• National Resilience Institute
• Jakarta City Hall

On 30 July 2022, the ceiling structure of the newly rebuilt Balai Kota station collapsed during the rebuilding process, but thankfully there were no casualties. According to the construction contractor, the ceiling collapse was due to a human error.^[11]

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  The entrance
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  Inner view of the platform area
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  An accessible toilet to the left and a prayer room (musala) in the background
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  The IRTI non-BRT bus stop to the north