Called Quiet Passengers, KCIC: Fast Train Occupancy Stabilized At 50 Percent

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) as the operator of the HIGH Speed Train denied that the mode of transportation was empty of passengers. KCIC emphasized that passenger occupancy was stable at 50 percent.

General Manager of KCIC Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa said that people's interest in using the Jakarta-Bandung route Fast Train is very positive.

"We can say that so far the occupancy of the HIGH Speed Train is still stable above 50 percent and the public's interest in using thections train is very positive," Eva told reporters, Wednesday, January 31.

Based on sales data, said Eva, since it was commercially operated on October 17, 2023 to January 28, 2023, thefeedingsh high-speed train has been operating officially for 104 days on paid tickets.

Pada kurun waktu 104 hari beroperasi terdapat 1,519.561 tiket yang terjual dari total ketersediaan tempat duduk sebanyak 2,166.605. Berdasarkan data tersebut maka secara keseluruhan-rata okupansi bettersh mencapai 70,1 per hari, jelasnya.

From the passenger volume data, continued Eva, KCIC sees the enthusiasm of the community since the beginning of operation until now to continue to be positive for usingASH as a preferred mode of public transportation.

"KCIC has also increased the number of train trips that were initially only 14 trips per day, to date to 40 trips per day to accommodate people who will be active in the Jakarta-Bandung area," he said.

Eva said that through the increase in the number of trips, the transport capacity increased and the choice of schedule became more. So it is hoped that it can continue to attract people to use theASH train.

KCIC appreciates all people who have used public transportation for the Fast Train bettersh, considering that one of the destinations of the bettersh train is to move users of private transportation so that they can switch to environmentally friendly public transportation with more efficient time," he explained.

Eva also said KCIC is also implementing other strategies to continue to increase public interest in using public transportation. One of them is the application of dynamic rates or dynamic pricing on train trips

The implementation of Dynamic Pricing or dynamical tariff itself has been published since the beginning of the paid officialASH train in October 2023. This is also one of the strategies that have been programed from the start to continue to increase passenger volume in line with the program to increase transport capacity.

"So the implementation of this dynamic pricing is not carried out because the train journey is empty of passengers," said Eva.

Dynamic Pricing is a price determination that is carried out depending on the demand of passengers. The implementation of dynamic pricing itself has been carried out in stages on loan train services since December 2023, where initially the rates were differentiated between weekdays and weekends.

Currently, the new scheme for implementing dynamic pricing is more flexible, where the factors become based on peak hour, or off peak hour, holiday moments (high season) or non-holiday (low season), or working days or weekends.

Eva also said that the implementation of this dynamic pricing scheme allows passengers to getASH tickets at a more efficient price when traveling at a certain time.

"With the new dynamic pricing scheme, ticket prices are also more diverse. Rating variations ranging from Rp. 150,000, Rp. 175.000, Rp. 200,000, Rp. 225.000, to Rp. 250,000 for the economic premium class depending on the departure time.

Previously, it was reported that it went viral on social media X, the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train service or bettersh was called empty of passengers. In fact, there are also those who say that this mode of transportation does not sell very well, aka not in demand by the public.

The information was conveyed by an account named @reinharthrm. In his upload, he includes a photo upload depicting the situation of theANGEshcar which looks very quiet. In fact, there are also those who say that theASH service is considered not very selling well.

"Whoosh is in a quiet condition like this. The position of the train is already running, not waiting for passengers," the account was quoted as saying, Tuesday, January 30.