[3] Before the construction of the station, the area where the current building stood was known as swamp named "Rawa Bangke".

This village was founded after the Dutch destroyed the Sunda Kelapa Palace and is located between Rawamangun and Klender Market.

The station was designed by S. Snuyff, the head of the department of public work of the Dutch East Indies at that time.

Meester Cornelis BOS Station, which operated from the early days of the Batavia–Bekasi railway in 1887, is located further west and has served as the service office for some time.

The takeover of the NIS line to Bogor, which was originally cancelled, but still allows for structural improvements and is still being maintained, so the plan is not being considered further.

However, for reasons of passenger comfort, PT KAI and the Directorate General of Railways have provided a skybridge and escalator in the new station building.

For safety reasons, the Directorate General of Railways (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian or DJKA) remodeled the station a bit, such as removing the crossing area between platforms which was previously built while construction was still ongoing.

The dominance of the modern colonial style can be seen from the shape of the roof which is steep but adapts to the tropical climate of the Dutch East Indies.

The usage of doors, windows and clerestory functions as natural lighting and cross-ventilation in accordance with the humid tropical climate.

[14] Jatinegara station is located at the junction of intracity loop tracks circling Central Jakarta.