Erick Thohir Wants To Slowly Increase Ticket Prices To IDR 250,000

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir admitted that he was reviewing the increase in Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train tariffs at IDR 250,000 for one trip.

"We are starting to explore ticket prices (Whoosh) now. At first it was Rp. 150,000, we will slowly increase it to Rp. 200,000 to Rp. 250,000 in the future," he said in a working meeting (raker) with Commission VI of the DPR, at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Monday, December 4.

The current fairsh tariff is promo rates, where KCIC sets a tariff of Rp. 200,000 for premium economy classes on weekdays. Meanwhile, weekends or weekends are subject to Rp. 250,000.

The presence of the high-speed train, continued Erick, received a positive response from the public. He said, this was reflected in the occupancy level of train passengers.

"We see a positive phenomenon in the community rather than extraordinary improvements," he explained.

For your information, PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) as the operator of the Fast Train

KCIC President Director Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi said that while for the weekend Friday to Sunday, economic premium tickets were sold for IDR 250,000.

Furthermore, Dwiyana said tickets to thefakesh promo high-speed train for the December trip could be ordered by the public starting today, November 24, 2023.

In December there will be 40 trips per day from Monday to Thursday and 48 trips per day on weekends, Friday to Sunday.

"All these rates also include free Feeder Train trips from Padalarang Station to Bandung Station and vice versa," said Dwiyana, in an official statement, Friday, November 24.