When it first opened serving Corridor 1 on 15 January 2004, the Karet BRT station had a medium-sized building with 3 bus bays on each side of the platform. Instead of its current location, Karet station was previously located right under the K.H. Mas Mansyur overpass. On 4 June 2014, it was moved 265 metres to the north, right next to the Le Meridien Hotel, in order to facilitate the construction of the
Bendungan Hilir MRT station. The new building had six platform bays on each side, and a dedicated space for Islamic prayers or
salat (
musala) on the north end of the building that was added in early December 2017. On 31 May 2023, Karet station, along with
Bundaran Senayan and Slipi Petamburan (now known as Petamburan), were closed for revitalisation works. However, the closure of these stations was postponed on the day of the closure until 22:00. The reconstruction process was sped up until its completion and reopening on 31 August 2023, just two months after closure. Accelerations were done due to preparations for an
ASEAN Summit on 4–7 September 2023, where the Jenderal Sudirman street would be passed by foreign delegates of the summit, thus all road works (including Karet BRT station revitalisation) must be either finished or halted for the summit. == Building and layout ==