Velbak (Transjakarta)
1306 Velbak  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transjakarta bus rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 View of the platform area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ciledug Raya Street Gunung, Kebayoran Baru (northern side) Kramat Pela, Kebayoran Baru (southern side) South Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°14′22″S 106°47′07″E / 6.239380°S 106.785302°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transjakarta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transjakarta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |    (Weekends only) (Weekdays only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Single island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Kebayoran Kebayoran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | In service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 7 July 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 24 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Velbak is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit station located on Ciledug Raya Street, Gunung, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Indonesia, serving Corridor 13. It is connected by a long transfer skybridge to the Kebayoran BRT station that serves Corridor 8, as well as the Kebayoran KRL station on the Rangkasbitung Line.
The name "Velbak" comes from the Dutch words vuil, which means "trash", and bak, which means "bin" or "storage". The area is often called vuilnisbak, which refers to a landfill that used to exist near the Grogol River, located south of the station, that also borders Kebayoran Baru from Kebayoran Lama.[1]
History
[edit]The station only opened on 7 July 2018, almost nine months after the official opening of Corridor 13 in August 2017, due to the lighting works that were still ongoing when the line started operations.[2] The station was the second last to open, alongside Rawa Barat station, before CSW 1 station opened many years later.[3]
In March 2022, construction of a new skybridge was started to connect Velbak station with Kebayoran station to make an interchange between Corridors 8 and 13, as well as to integrate them with Kebayoran KRL station.[4] As a follow-up, Velbak was closed on 29 August 2022 for escalator installation.[5] Although the skybridge was still under construction, the station reopened on 24 December 2022.[6] The skybridge opened for public trial on 21-24 January 2023 and was inaugurated on 27 January 2023 by the Acting Governor of Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono.[7][8][9] The skybridge initially attracted criticism as it was entirely within Transjakarta's paid area, forcing pedestrians to tap their card and pay even for crossing the road without using the BRT services. In response, Transjakarta installed a separator in the middle of the bridge to separate the paid transfer area from the unpaid public area to allow pedestrians to use the bridge to cross the street without entering the BRT system.[10]
Station layout
[edit]| North | towards Tegal Mampang and towards Pancoran
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towards Flyover Kuningan (Mayestik/CSW 1) →
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| Island platform, doors open on the right | ||
| South | ← (Kebayoran Lama/Petukangan d'Masiv) towards CBD Ciledug and towards Puri Beta 2
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Non-BRT bus services
[edit]The following non-BRT services serve areas around Velbak station, last updated on 17 September 2024:
| Type | Route | Destination | Notes |
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| Transjakarta Non-BRT | 
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Pesanggrahan— Blok M | Outside the station |
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Meruya Selatan—Blok M | ||
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Velbak—Pasar Minggu via Jeruk Purut | ||
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Blok M—Joglo | ||
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Bintaro—Blok M | Inside Kebayoran station | |
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Kebayoran—Petamburan via Asia Afrika Street | Inside Kebayoran station | |
| Mikrotrans by Transjakarta | JAK 93 | Kebayoran Lama—Jeruk Purut | Outside the station |
Gallery
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The station viewed from the skybridge -
Fare gates, 2023 -
Escalators, 2023 -
Toilets inside the station -
Praying room inside the station
References
[edit]- ^ "Kabayuran pemasok kayu Batavia". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Sari, Nursita (14 August 2017). "Seluruh Halte di Koridor 13 Ditargetkan Beroperasi Oktober". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ W, Kevin (7 July 2018). "Halte Transjakarta Koridor 13 Velbak dan Rawa Barat Resmi Beroperasi". KAORI Nusantara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Dinas Binamarga Bangun Dua Skywalk di Kebayoran Lama dan Lebak Bulus". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Erwanti, Marlinda Oktavia (28 August 2022). "Halte TransJ Velbak Ditutup Mulai Besok untuk Pembangunan Skywalk". detik.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Bisa kak, halte Velbak sudah dapat melayani pelanggan". Twitter (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Skywalk Kebayoran Lama Mulai Diuji Coba Hari ini, Cek Jadwalnya". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Peresmian Skywalk Terpanjang di Jakarta (Television production). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Dinas Perhubungan DKI Jakarta di Instagram: "Penjabat (Pj) Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Bapak Heru Budi Hartono meresmikan Skywalk Kebayoran di Jakarta Selatan, Jumat (27/01/2023). Pada peresmian itu, turut hadir..." Instagram (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Azzahra, Tiara Aliya (7 March 2023). "Bayar Rp 3.500 Ramai Dikritik, Kini Lewat Skywalk Kebayoran Lama Gratis". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- transjakarta
.co .id - 12 Halte Ini Akan Dilayani Transjakarta Blok M-Ciledug Archived 2023-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. 18 December 2014. Kompas.com. Accessed 9 April 2016.
- Busway Layang Ciledug-Tendean Dirancang Miliki 12 Halte Archived 2022-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. 19 December 2014. Liputan6.com. Accessed 9 April 2016.
- Inilah Halte di Jalan Layang Busway Ciledug-Tendean Archived 2023-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. 9 December 2014. Tribunnews.com. Accessed 9 April 2016.
- Elevated Busway Blok M-Ciledug Terhubung Kereta Bandara Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. 2 February 2015. Tempo.co. Accessed 9 April 2016.
- Halte Transjakarta Koridor 13 Velbak dan Rawa Barat Resmi Beroperasi Archived 2022-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. 7 July 2018. Kaorinusantara.or.id. Accessed 11 July 2018.
