[3] The station and its railway tracks, stretching from west to east, becomes the border of Jetis and Gedongtengen district.

[6] But in 1999, the platform on line 2 was built to accommodate the doors height of the executive train at the time.

To the east there is a level crossing in the form of a sliding gate which is specifically for pedestrians (and, until 2023, for bicycles, rickshaws, and andong) passing around the Jalan Malioboro area.

[a] The station often undergone renovation and rearrangement, including high platform and canopy roof construction.

The monument located at the east entrance is a portable steam engine made by Marshall Britannia, United Kingdom.

Its location which was originally in the middle of the station entrance has now been moved to the north wing of the road.

Meanwhile, the monument located on the south entrance is the D301 22 hydraulic diesel locomotive which has been on display since 12 December 2018.

The locomotive display was carried out after all parts of the station underwent an overhaul, including adding toilets from used cars and can be used by the general public.

[18][19] In addition to the locomotive monument, near the east entrance, there is the words "Yogyakarta Station" in Javanese script, made in large raised letters.

The station has a train arrival song in the form of an instrumental kroncong song "Sepasang Mata Bola" by Ismail Marzuki as a train arrival bell at all major stations in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, recounting the Indonesian capital moving during the national revolution symbolized by a train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta.