Background The idea of implementing the
bus rapid transit system in
Jakarta was conceived in 2001 by the
Governor of Jakarta at the time,
Sutiyoso, which was supported by the
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other parties. The route passed by Corridor 1 is the route from
Blok M Bus Terminal to
Jakarta Kota railway station which passes
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman and
Jalan M.H. Thamrin as the main street in the central area of the Indonesian economy and government, namely the
Golden Triangle of Jakarta. The choice of the Blok M–Kota route for Corridor 1 was a form of outsmarting traffic congestion when Jakarta was unable to build a
subway system, which had been planned by
B.J. Habibie in 1985 and again by Sutiyoso in 1998.
Corridor construction The construction of Corridor 1 began around mid-2003, marked by the installation of a "KHUSUS BUSWAY (BUS LANE)" sign on
pedestrian bridges and red road markings to mark the separated Transjakarta bus lane. The construction of new bus stops and special lanes began by late 2003, and towards 2004 along with the system's socialization. The construction of bus stops and separated lane for Corridor 1 received many complaints from the public, due to the bus lane construction disturbing the heavy traffic on Jalan Sudirman and Thamrin during peak hours.
Early operations On 15 January 2004, when Jakarta was having a downpour, Transjakarta Corridor 1 was inaugurated by Governor Sutiyoso at the
Gelora Bung Karno BRT station (now Senayan Bank DKI). The inauguration of Corridor 1 received a lot of enthusiasm from the people of Jakarta, as evidenced by the situation of the
Kota and Gelora Bung Karno (now Senayan Bank DKI) BRT stations and bus fleets, which were overcrowded by Transjakarta passengers. Despite receiving high enthusiasm, the operation of Corridor 1 was criticized by transportation expert Darmaningtyas six days earlier. BRT Stations that were closed and demolished for MRT construction were Setiabudi (the Bundaran HI station was rebuilt after the MRT construction was completed in 2019, but Setiabudi station was not rebuilt and thus was completely faded into history). • On 1 June 2014, Corridor 1 began to service 24 hours a day along with
Corridor 3 and
9. At the time, the night bus only stop at certain bus stations, but sometime later, all bus stations are served by night bus. • On late 2018, three
pedestrian bridges which are used as the access to the
Bundaran Senayan,
Gelora Bung Karno (now Senayan Bank DKI), and Polda Metro Jaya stations was revitalized and completed in March 2019. The three pedestrian bridges revitalization was followed by the
Karet pedestrian bridge which is used as the access to the Karet Sudirman (now Karet) station in April 2021 and inaugurated in March 2022. • On 24 March 2019, along with the inauguration of the
Jakarta MRT, the rebuilt
Bundaran HI station became the first BRT Station that was directly connected to the
MRT station, even though the connecting access was considered not friendly for
disabled. • As the impact of the
Jakarta MRT phase 2A project, Bank Indonesia (now Kebon Sirih), Harmoni, Sawah Besar, and Mangga Besar stations were moved into a temporary building. The temporary building of the Bank Indonesia (now Kebon Sirih) station began to operate since 19 December 2020, Mangga Besar since 25 February 2023, Sawah Besar since 28 February 2023, • On 15 April 2022, five BRT Stations in Corridor 1, namely
Gelora Bung Karno (now Senayan Bank DKI),
Tosari,
Bundaran HI, Dukuh Atas, and Sarinah (now M.H. Thamrin) were temporarily closed for revitalization along with six other stations on
Corridor 2,
5,
9 and
11. To accommodate affected passengers, Transjakarta had operated the 1ST (Monumen Nasional–Semanggi) shuttle bus route from 15 April to 11 September 2022. The revitalization of the BRT stations were to improve service quality, accelerating integration with other transportation modes (such as the MRT and
KRL Commuterline), and to create a new icon and tourism spot for Jakarta. The first BRT station that was revitalized to be completed in Corridor 1 was the
Gelora Bung Karno station (now Senayan Bank DKI) which reopened on 17 August 2022, followed by the
Bundaran HI station on 6 October 2022,
Tosari on 26 December 2022,
Dukuh Atas 1 (now Dukuh Atas) and Sarinah (reopened as M.H. Thamrin) on 4 March 2023. • On 22 July 2022, Corridor 1 began to serve Kali Besar Barat (now Kali Besar) and Museum Fatahillah (now Museum Sejarah Jakarta) stations of
Corridor 12 due to a permanent route diversion that circles the
Jakarta History Museum block, passing through Pintu Besar Utara, Kali Besar Barat, Kunir, and Lada Dalam streets. This route diversion is the result of the relocation of
Kota BRT station from the west entrance of
Jakarta Kota railway station to the north entrance of the railway station. Kali Besar is now officially the terminus of Corridor 1 where some northbound buses terminate and require all passengers to alight. • On 31 May 2023, the Bundaran Senayan and Karet stations were temporarily closed for revitalization as the follow-up of the previous five revitalized stations in 2022. Bundaran Senayan station resumed operational on 31 August 2023, followed by Karet on the next day. Beside that, Bendungan Hilir was closed for revitalization on 7 October 2023, and was reopened on 14 July 2024. ==List of BRT stations==