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Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia, Masafumi Ishii along with Head Representative of  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Indonesia, Shinichi Yamanaka surveyed the construction site of Moda Raya Terpadu (MRT)  for the Phase 2 of  North-South Line Work Zone 201, which began to construct in June 2020.  The Work Zone construction 201 is the first part of North-South Line of Phase 2, the construction between  Hotel Indonesia intersection Station and Harmoni Station, and it is also  part of the construction of a rail extension to Kota station that will be continued later.

In his written statement on Wednesday (16/9), Ambassador Ishii stated that he was impressed by the construction process that  can be done based on the  schedule even though Covid-19 pandemic  has not been over. He further said that the MRT project is a symbol for both friendship and cooperation between Japan and Indonesia. On that occasion, Ambassador Ishii also expressed his hope that with the extension of the MRT tracks, the life of the people of Jakarta would be better. Meanwhile,  President Director of PT MRT, William Sabandar stated that the MRT will build eight stations, namely Thamrin Station, Monas, Harmoni, Sawah Besar, Mangga Besar, Glodok, Kota, and Depo West Ancol.

Of the eight stations, Thamrin and Kota stations are the largest ones, with  400 meters long. In fact, the station has 10 entrances, a commercial area of 200 meters and is directly integrated with other public transportation, such as Transjakarta. The MRT Phase 2 has a 7.8 kilometers long and it is built on the ground (at grade) located in Kampung Bandan, North Jakarta. Meanwhile, seven other stations are built underground.

The MRT Phase 2 of the HI-Kota Roundabout route will be built with a length of 5.8 km and will have seven underground stations, namely Sarinah, Monas, Harmoni, Sawah Besar, Mangga Besar, Glodok, and Kota. The stations have a depth ranging from 17 meters to 36 meters.