| Thamrin Avenue | |
 Thamrin Avenue, Central Jakarta | |
 Interactive map of Jalan M.H. Thamrin | |
| Former name | Djalan M.H. Thamrin |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Mohammad Husni Thamrin |
| Owner | Government of Special Region of Jakarta |
| Maintained by | Office of Public Works (Dinas Pekerjaan Umum) of Special Region of Jakarta |
| Length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Location | Central Jakarta |
| Nearest metro station |  Dukuh Atas BNI,Bundaran HI Bank Jakarta |
| South end | West Flood Canal bridge /Jalan Jenderal Sudirman |
| Major junctions | Jl. Budi Kemuliaan-Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Jl. Kebon Sirih, Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim, Bundaran HI roundabout |
| North end | Thamrin Fountain at Bank Indonesia Roundabout |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1949[1] |
| Completion | 1953 |
| Inauguration | January 1951[1] |
Jalan M.H. Thamrin orJalan Thamrin (M.H. Thamrin Avenue orThamrin Avenue) is a major thoroughfare inJakarta,Indonesia. The road is located at the center of Jakarta, running from the north end ofJalan Jenderal Sudirman atWest Flood Canal at the south end to the roundabout nearArjuna Wijaya Statue Jakarta at the north end. Developed in the 1950s, the road was a landmark of post-colonial Indonesia and continues to have a prominent importance in Jakarta.
Thamrin Road is classified as a secondary arterial road inJakarta.
The road passes through five urban administrative villages:
Thamrin Road is closed to traffic every Sunday from 6:00 until 11:00 as part ofJakarta Car Free Days campaign. The Thamrin road is one of theOdd–even Traffic Restriction Scheme implementation zones (Monday to Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 16:00-21:00)[2]
The road that would become Thamrin Road first appear around late 1910s-1920s as a small lane running from Koningsplein West (now Medan Merdeka Barat) to Kebon Sirih. This lane was known as Gang Timboel.[1][3] Prominent landmark near this small lane was a 19th-century Armenian Church for theArmenian community of Batavia.[4] The church has been demolished. The former location of the Armenian Church is the green within the complex of Bank Indonesia.
The development of the suburbKebayoran in 1949 raised the need to link the suburb with the city center of Jakarta, and thus work on a new "highway" began in the same year. The northern half of this new highway received the name Jalan M.H. Thamrin by January 1951, after IndonesianNational HeroMohammad Husni Thamrin.[1] To avoid the occupation of the newly opened lands by illegal squatters - a major problem at the time - the government sold these lands cheaply to those who committed to build on it within three to six months. Despite this, time extensions had to be granted because buyers could not arrange finance or procure building materials.[5]
Among the early projects situated in Thamrin Road wereSarinah Department Store, Bank Dagang Negara building (now Wisma Mandiri), Ministry of Religion building,Wisma Nusantara,Hotel Indonesia and the prominentBundaran Hotel Indonesia.[5] Thamrin Road was largely completed by 1953.[1]
With the arrival of the1962 Asian Games, PresidentSukarno imagined the VIP visitors for the Asian Games arriving atKemayoran Airport, drove along Thamrin Road, be greeted by theWelcome Monument and stayed atHotel Indonesia. For the Games itself, the same VIP visitors would be driven alongSudirman Road over theSemanggi cloverleaf bridge into the newly-openedGelora Bung Karno sports complex where the competitions would take place.[6] For the purpose of the game, both Thamrin and Sudirman Road were widened in the early 1960s.[1] A regulation was also established which requires buildings along Thamrin Road to be minimum five-stories-high. This was difficult to achieve due to lack of funding and commercial building expertise at that time, and the fact that there were already several two-story government buildings along Thamrin Road.[5]
In the beginning of 1970s, Thamrin Road was already a major thoroughfare of Jakarta as envisaged by Sukarno. Buildings reached a minimum height of five stories e.g. ICA building (later the United Nations), Hotel Asoka, the Australian Embassy, and the state-owned developer Pembangunan Perumahan. Sudirman Road was still relatively devoid of development during the early 1970s compare with Thamrin Road, with the exception of theGelora Bung Karno Sports Complex.[7]
Several parades were enacted along the major thoroughfare, including Jakarta's anniversary parade andIndependence Day parade.
Due to its strategic location, close to key landmarks such as Bundaran Hotel Indonesia, Monumen Selamat Datang, and Monumen Nasional, and as the first business district in Jakarta, Jalan MH Thamrin has significant historical value in the city's growth.
To address the growth along Jalan MH Thamrin, a study for the redevelopment of Jalan MH Thamrin, including Bundaran Hotel Indonesia, was proposed in 1985. The focus was on improving the quality of pedestrian pathways and enhancing accessibility to public transportation. Well-designed pedestrian pathways aimed to connectTransJakarta Corridor 1 (Jakarta's first BRT corridor) and prepare forMRT accessibility, integrating the road with surrounding buildings.
The negotiation process lasted 17 years and involved five different master plans due to concerns from landowners, primarily regarding security. Led by Governor Sutiyoso, the study and negotiations were carried out by the Provincial Government of Jakarta, supported by Pusat Studi Urban Desain (PSUD), and Pandega Desain Weharima (PDW). This process encountered setbacks following the2003 Marriott Hotel bombing, which led to the need for renegotiation of the initial agreements.
This initiative became a prototype for managing pedestrian areas through public-private partnerships. Landowners who contributed part of their property for public pathways were given incentives as recognition. The boundaries between private land and pedestrian pathways were marked with gold-colored metal strips.
Up until the 2000s, Thamrin Road consisted of fourcarriageways consisting oflocal-express lanes, 3 lanes for the express lane and 2 lanes for the local lane. With the introduction ofTransjakartaBRT in 2004, one of the lane of the express lanes was converted into a dedicated lane for the BRT. Eventually, Thamrin Road was made adual carriageway by removing the separator of the local and express lanes.
The Jakarta administration in December 2014 introduced a ban on motorcycles from using Jalan Thamrin and the adjoining Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat.[8]
The ban was lifted by governorAnies Baswedan in 2018.
| West | East |
|---|---|
| Bank Indonesia | Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources |
| Indosurya Finance Center | |
| Bangkok Bank | |
| Thamrin Clock Tower (Formerly located at the middle of the intersection with the Kebon Sirih Street. The Clock Tower is now temporarily moved to theNational Monument complex for the construction of the second phase of theNorth-South Line of theJakarta MRT)[9][10][11] | |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs | Wisma Mandiri (Branch office ofBank Mandiri andBank Syariah Indonesia) |
| Thamrin 10 | |
| Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investments Affairs,National Research and Innovation Agency, and the National Standardization Agency | |
Menara Thamrin (Head office ofLintasarta, Embassy ofArgentina) | Sari Pacific Hotel |
| Gedung Jaya | Menara Cakrawala (Skyline Building) |
| Intersection with the Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim Street | |
| General Election Supervisory Agency | Sarinah Building |
Menara Topas ( Embassy ofEast Timor) | |
| Lippo Thamrin |  Embassy ofFrance |
| Empty | Sinar Mas Land Plaza |
| Indonesia-1 Tower | Empty (Previously there wasWisma Kosgoro, but it was demolished due to a massive fire in 2015)[12] |
 Embassy ofJapan | Pertamina Lubricants |
| Plaza Indonesia, The Plaza, The Keraton, andGrand Hyatt Jakarta | Plaza Bank Index |
| Pullman Hotel Jakarta | |
| Wisma Nusantara | |
| Hotel Indonesia Roundabout (Selamat Datang Monument) | |
| Hotel Indonesia Kempinsiki,BCA Tower, andGrand Indonesia | Deutsche Bank ( Embassy ofBelgium) |
| Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta | |
 Embassy ofGermany | |
| Thamrin Nine Complex,UOB Plaza, &The Autograph Tower | The City Tower ( Embassy ofChile) |
| Dukuh Atas BNI MRT station andBNI City railway station (Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link) | Sudirman railway station (KRL Commuterline) |
There are four intersections:
Jalan M.H. Thamrin is currently served byDukuh Atas BNI andBundaran HI Bank Jakarta stations ofJakarta MRT.Sudirman station ofKRL Commuterline andBNI City station ofSoekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link are located at the south end of the road as a part ofDukuh Atas TOD.
There are four stops for theTransJakarta busway along Jalan M.H. Thamrin, mainly serving forRoute 1,6A, and6B. They are:
The Transjakarta routes that serves the M.H. Thamrin Road are:
Apart from Transjakarta, here are the list of public transportation routes that serve the M.H. Thamrin Road:
The M.H. Thamrin Road is also served by theNorth–South Line of theJakarta MRT There are two stations:
This road is also accessible with theCikarang Loop Line of theKRL Commuterline
There is one station:
M.H. Thamrin Road is also served by theSoekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link
There is one station:
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