The station began operational as
BNN together with the opening of corridor 7 on 27 January 2007. It originally had two separated
side platforms each placed on north and south roadsides. Both were connected by a transfer bridge within paid area, which allowed passengers to change direction without paying again. The northeast building was only accessible via a separated bridge, as it stood in the middle of a road fork. The south building was accessible from a street-level entrance on the east and also connected to north side. However, the temporary buildings on the east remained operating until 2025, and route 9A (Cililitan–Grogol Reformasi) did not stop at these buildings since the opening of the new west building. In December 2023, Transjakarta renamed BNN BRT station as
Cawang as a part of name neutralization from any government institutions like the nearby BNN, as well as other third-party names, to allow the station to grant a
naming right. The northeast and southeast buildings, however, retained the original name to distinguish themself with the new one on the west, though were no longer mentioned in any Transjakarta route maps sometime later. On 1 March 2025, the temporary northeast and southeast building of the station ceased operating, concentrating all services at the west building. They were abandoned for eight months, and were demolished in early November 2025. == Building and layout ==