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Commuters have welcomed plans for an extended underground concourse beneath the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI), hoping it will make getting around on foot more convenient by linking the MRT station directly to nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.
People wait in line to enter an MRT station after attending the peak celebration of Jakarta's 499th anniversary near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on June 27, 2026. The Jakarta administration marked the city's 499th anniversary under the theme “Toward Five Centuries of Jakarta,“ featuring a variety of entertainment and cultural performances. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi)
Commuters have welcomed plans for an extended underground concourse beneath the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI), hoping it will make getting around on foot more convenient by linking the MRT station directly to nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.For the past two years, Linda Nabilla, 29, has ditched driving from Depok, West Java, to her office near Hotel Indonesia in favor of the light rail transit (LRT) and MRT, saying public transportation is significantly cheaper than commuting by car.
