Depok railway station

Not to be confused with Depo railway station.

For railway station in Latvia, see Depo Station.

Depok Station (DP) is a railway station located in Pancoran Mas, Pancoran Mas, Depok, West Java. This station is commonly known as Depok Lama (Old Depok), to distinguish with Depok Baru (lit. 'New Depok') Station. The station is one of the oldest station in Jakarta metropolitan area. At present it serves as a station of Jakarta Commuter Rail. Depok EMU depot is located to the southwest of the station.

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Commuter line station
Front view of Depok station, 2020.
General information
Location	Jl. Stasiun Depok Lama, Pancoran Mas, Pancoran Mas, Depok West Java Indonesia
Coordinates	6°24′16″S 106°49′02″E
Elevation	+93 m (305 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	KAI Commuter
Line(s)	Manggarai–Padalarang railway Bogor Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	DP • 0706
Classification	Large class type C
History
Opened	31 January 1873 (1873-01-31) (as Depok NIS station), 1920~ (Taken-over by SS) 1939 (Cooperated and Integrated with TTSM)
Rebuilt	1988 (1988)
Electrified	6 April 1925 (1925-04-06)
Original company	Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij
Passengers
2018	9.1 million
Services
Preceding station Following station Depok Baru towards Jakarta Kota Bogor Line Citayam towards Bogor Bogor Line Nambo branch Citayam towards Nambo
Location Depok Station Location in Depok

Since 25 March 2021, this station along with Bekasi, Tanah Abang, Kranji, Jakarta Kota, Depok Baru, Bojonggede, Citayam, Parungpanjang and Angke stations officially ceased the sale of Guaranteed Daily Tickets (Indonesian: Tiket Harian Berjaminan or THB) for KRL Commuterline services.

History

The ex-NIS emplacement of the Depok station. It was still displaying arc-shaped doors which is similar to same one at the Salem railway station in Sragen, Central Java

The platform of the station, c. 1925.

In the 17th to 18th centuries, Depok was a kawedanan area as well as a plantation founded by the landlord Cornelis Chastelein. Until the 19th century the city that Chastelein built continued to grow. Given the increasing need for transporting plantations and passengers, in the late 1860s the Batavia–Buitenzorg railway line was built by the Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, the first heavy rail company in the Dutch East Indies.

The station was opened by the NIS at the same time as the opening of the last segment, Meester Cornelis N.I.S.–Buitenzorg on 31 January 1873. Unlike the Samarang–Vorstenlanden railway, which uses a gauge width of 1,435 mm, the NIS uses a 1,067 mm gauge for this route. On 1 November 1913, the Staatsspoorwegen officially purchased the NIS assets on the line and eventually developed this station.

In connection with the development of SS services, electric trains and electric locomotives have started running on the Tandjongpriok (Tanjung Priuk)–Batavia–Buitenzorg and Tandjongpriok–Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) lines. To realize this, the SS built overhead line poles along these lines, and on 6 April 1925, the electric multiple unit started operating in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Staatsspoorwegen's contributions in Java.

At the end of the '80s, the Depok Station was rebuilt, all the old lines, the old catenary pole, demolished because the line from Manggarai–Depok was built double tracks. Since then, the old building has ceased to exist. While the double tracks from Depok Station to Bogor was only completed in the late '90s, after the 1993 Ratu Jaya train accident between Depok Station with Citayam Station made the existence of a double track important.

Building and layout

To the south from Depok Station, there is a KRL depot, which is the largest in Southeast Asia. Now this station has four lines to speed up KRL Commuterline trips from Bogor and for the final stop for trains bound for Depok Station. Depok Station has its own uniqueness. If in general stations that have 4 lines, such as Gambir, upper Manggarai, Tambun, Pasar Minggu, and Cakung Stations, lines 2 and 3 are straight tracks, then Depok Station lines 1 and 4 are straight tracks.

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G	Main building
P Platform floor	Line 1	← (Depok Baru)	Bogor Line to Jakarta Kota
	Island platform, the doors are opened on the left side of the train arrival on line 1, or on the right side of the train arrival on line 2
	Line 2	← (Depok Baru)	Bogor Line from and towards Jakarta Kota and to Bogor/Nambo	(Citayam) →
	Line 3	← (Depok Baru)	Bogor Line from and towards Jakarta Kota and to Bogor/Nambo	(Citayam) →
	Island platform, the doors are opened on the right side of the train arrival on line 3, or on the left side of the train arrival on line 4
	Line 4		Bogor Line to Bogor/Nambo	(Citayam) →
G	West gate and ticket lockets

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Depok Station.

Passenger services

• KAI Commuter
  • Bogor Line, to Jakarta Kota and Bogor
  • Bogor Line (Nambo branch), to Jakarta Kota and Nambo

Supporting transportation

Public transport type	Line	Destination
Angkot	D05	Depok Bus Terminal–Bojong Gede Bus Terminal
	D05A	Citayam Bus Terminal–Grand Depok City Boulevard–Jatijajar
	D10A	Depok Bus Terminal–Grand Depok City Boulevard–Jatijajar

Incidents

• On 25 July 2013, a KRL Commuterline train was on fire on 09:14 WIB. It was suspected that the fire was caused by AC compressor malfuction.
• On 5 December 2018, a KRL Commuterline train emits thick white smoke. There were no casualties, but caused panic among passengers. As a result, the passengers had to be diverted and the fleet immediately brought to the Depok KRL Depot for inspection.

External links

• Media related to Depok Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Depok Baru towards Manggarai		Manggarai–Padalarang		Citayam towards Padalarang