Pakin, Bus rapid transit station in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Indonesia
Pakin is a Transjakarta bus rapid transit halt on Jalan Gedong Panjang in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Corridor 12, which runs west to east across the city. It serves only buses heading to Tanjung Priok or Sunter Kelapa Gading. The halt stands about 500 metres west of the ground where the old Pasar Ikan fish market once stood, on land formed by sediment from the Ciliwung River.
The station was built as part of the Transjakarta rapid bus system that emerged in the early 2000s to manage growing traffic in the city. Its name comes from a nearby former fish market that developed on sediment from the Ciliwung River.
The name Pakin shortens "Pasar Ikan", the fish market that once stood on land formed by sediment from the Ciliwung River, about 500 metres east of the stop. The stop lies on Jalan Gedong Panjang in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Corridor 12, and only serves buses heading to Tanjung Priok or Sunter Kelapa Gading.
Pakin sits on the median of Jalan Gedong Panjang in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, and only serves buses heading to Tanjung Priok or Sunter Kelapa Gading, so check the direction before entering. The platform is reached from the roadside by pedestrian access; the entrance faces the Mitra Bahari Apartments across the street.
The station was built on the median of a free-flow road, giving it an unusual placement within the street network. The entrance faces the Mitra Bahari Apartments building directly across.
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