The North–South line is a rapid transit line of the Jakarta MRT. Coloured dark red on the map, the line is currently long and serves 13 stations. It is the first line of the Jakarta MRT.
History
Phase 1
A total of eight contracts were awarded.
CP 101 (Construction of Lebak Bulus Depot, Lebak Bulus station and related elevated works) awarded to Tokyu Corporation - Wijaya Karya consortium. CP 102 (Construction of Cipete Raya and Fatmawati stations and related elevated works) awarded to Tokyu Corporation - Wijaya Karya consortium. CP 103 (Construction of Haji Nawi, Blok A, Block M and ASEAN stations and related elevated works) awarded to Obayashi Corporation - Shimizu Corporation - PT Jaya Konstruksi JV. CP 104 (Construction of Senayan and Istora stations and related tunnelling works awarded to Shimizu Corporation - Obayashi Corporation - PT Wijaya Karya - PT Jaya Konstruksi JV. CP 105 (Construction of Bendungan Hilir and Senayan stations and related tunnelling works awarded to Shimizu Corporation - Obayashi Corporation - PT Wijaya Karya - PT Jaya Konstruksi JV. CP 106 (Construction of Dukuh Atas and Bundaran HI stations and related tunnelling works awarded to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction - PT Hutama Karya consortium. CP 107 (Construction of railway systems and trackworks) awarded to Metro One consortium. CP 108 (Construction of rolling stock) awarded to Sumitomo Corporation - Nippon Sharyo consortium.
On 1 June 2013, the first three civil contracts for the underground section were signed. Three civil engineering contracts for the elevated section were signed in the third quarter of 2013. Construction work began in October 2013.
Tunnelling was completed on 23 February 2017, meeting the target completion date. By October 2017, the construction of both elevated and underground line sections were completed.
Ahead of its official opening, a limited public trial run was conducted from 12 March 2019 to 23 March 2019. The official opening ceremony was held on 24 March 2019 by the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo.
Phase 2
A total of eight contracts were put up.
CP 200 (Construction of underground electrical substation near Monas station) awarded to PT Trocon Indah Perkasa. CP 201 (Construction of Thamrin and Monas stations and related tunnelling works) awarded to Shimizu Corporation - PT Adhi Karya JV. CP 202 (Construction of Harmoni, Sawah Besar and Mangga Besar stations and related tunnelling works) awarded to Shimizu Corporation - PT Adhi Karya JV. CP 203 (Construction of Glodok and Kota stations and related tunnelling works) awarded to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company - PT Hutama Karya JO. CP 204 (Construction of depot at Ancol Barat). CP 205 (Construction of railway systems and trackworks). CP 206 (Construction of 14 sets of rolling stock). CP 207 (Installation of Automatic Fare Collection system).
Groundbreaking for Phase 2 was initially planned to begin on 19 December 2018. However, due to land acquisition issues, it was pushed back to January 2019. On 30 January 2019, President Director of PT MRT Jakarta, William Sabandar announced that the groundbreaking ceremony is delayed again as the State Secretariat has yet to issue a land-use permit for the area near Medan Merdeka. The groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 was finally held on 24 March 2019 and advanced works began in June 2019 near the future Monas station.
Site works for contract CP201 were originally planned to begin in March 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was pushed back three months, to June 2020. Site works for contract CP203 began in September 2021. Site works for CP202 began in August 2022, after multiple delays in securing a bidder.
Funding
The Phase 1 was funded through soft loans by Japan Bank for International Cooperation, which now has merged to Japan International Cooperation Agency. The loan tenor is 30 years and a grace period of 10 years. The first payment is made 10 years after signing the agreement. Payments last up to 30 years afterward with an interest rate of 0.25% per annum.
Meanwhile, phase II is funded by a loan with a similar scheme by JICA but with a tenor of 40 years. The first payment is made 10 years after signing the agreement. The interest charged is 0.1% on the first stage of payment. This funding also includes part of the funding for phase I due to budget shortfalls, one of which is used to implement updated government regulations on preventing the impact of earthquakes. The debt payment burden is divided into 49% by the Jakarta Provincial Government and 51% by the Directorate General of Railways.