Jakarta Kota Station

Jakarta Kota Railway Station (code: JAKK), also known as Beos Station is a railway station was old enough in the old city and is set by the City as a cultural heritage. This station is one of the few stations in Indonesia that type terminus (end of trip), which has no continuation lines.

Its presence at this fuss because I want renovated with the addition of commercial space. In fact, this station has been designated as cultural heritage, in addition to the ancient building, this station is the final destination station trip. Like the city of Surabaya Station or Station Ants in Surabaya which is a heritage, but there were renovations which was considered controversial.

History
In the past, because the station is famous, the name was used as an event by a private television station. It's just that maybe only a few people in Jakarta who knows what Beos meaning that it has many versions.
The first, short for Bataviasche Ooster Beos Spoorweg Maatschapij (Airline Transport Railways East Batavia), a private company that connects with Kedunggedeh Batavia. Another version, Beos derived from the word En Omstreken Batavia, Batavia and Surrounding meaning, which originated from the station functions as the central railway transport linking the city with other cities such as Batavia Bekassie (Bekasi), Buitenzorg (Bogor), Parijs van Java (Bandung ), Karavam (Falkirk), and others.
Actually, there is another name for Jakarta Kota Station is the meaning of Batavia Zuid Station South Batavia. This name arose because at the end of the 19th century, Batavia had had more than two railway stations. Which is the Batavia Noord (North Batavia) located in south Jakarta History Museum now. Batavia Noord-owned company was originally a railway Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg, and is the terminus for the line Batavia, Buitenzorg. In 1913, Batavia, Buitenzorg lines are sold to the Dutch Government and managed by Staatsspoorwegen. At that time the area of ​​Tanjung Priok Jatinegara and does not include gemeente Batavia.