 In the late 19th-century, a new railway stop was established at the east end of the street; the name Sawah Besaar was given to the railway stop, which later would become Sawah Besar railway station.The Sawah Besar street was nationalized as Jalan Sukarjo Wiryopranoto in the 1950s, but the Station still preserved its original name.Eventually, the name Sawah Besar was given to the Subdistrict (kecamatan) Sawah Besar following the independence of Indonesia.