Currently, Gambir Station serves as a terminus for most intercity trains operating across Java Island.

At its opening, the line stretched from near the old Sunda Kelapa port and south to what is now the Gambir area.

At first, Gambir station was thought to be a small railway stop (halte Koningsplein) which was inaugurated on September 16, 1871, simultaneously with the opening of the line's first section.

Its building had a roof supported on cast iron bearings in a match with the Staatsspoorwegen (SS) design, according to a statement in 1881.

The station did not change its form after Indonesian independence until 1971 because it was significantly extended in the same year.

[13][14] After the construction was finished, the railway track below began to be removed and the area which was originally the old station yard had turned into a car park starting in 1994.

The master plan resurfaced when Manggarai Station was planned to be used as the terminus for non-KRL Commuterline passenger trains, to reduce the density of passenger train queues on the elevated railway which sometimes disrupts KRL Commuterline trips.

As a result of this plan, the Ministry of Transportation decided to separate the KRL Commuterline and other rail lines after the Manggarai Station construction was completed.

When Ignasius Jonan served as the president and director of KAI, it was planned to build a restaurant using original train units in the parking area.

The unit was separated from other unused commuter trains and stored in Purwakarta locomotive depot because it was planned to be brought to Gambir Station.

Many local modes of transport service Gambir Station, including buses, minibuses, taxis, bajaj, and TransJakarta.