High-speed Train Customer Movement After Christmas, KAI Guards Mobility Until New Year

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) recorded high customer movement after the peak of the Christmas departure flow, namely on December 26, 2025, the Long Distance Train (KA JJ) and local train services managed by KAI served 234,600 customers.

This movement is still at a stable level after the peak of departure for Christmas and school holidays on December 24, 2025 which reached 259,333 customers.

KAI Vice President of Corporate Communication Anne Purba said that passenger movement after Christmas until the New Year is still high.

Based on provisional sales data as of December 27, 2025 at 08.00 WIB, the number of customers on December 27, 2025 is estimated to reach 202,357 customers, while December 28, 2025 is projected to be 201,669 customers, this figure is dynamic and has the potential to increase as ticket sales are still ongoing until departure time.

"The movement after Christmas shows that people are still continuing their holiday trips and other activities. Trains play a role in maintaining the smoothness of mobility and supporting tourism movements and economic activities in various regions," Anne said in a statement, quoted Sunday, December 28.

Anne said that entering the period leading up to the New Year, train ticket sales are still moving steadily and this condition is influenced by the characteristics of long-distance train travel, which is generally purchased by customers who have not traveled during the Christmas period.

Based on provisional data, it is estimated that customer movement on December 29, 2025 will be 159,536 customers, December 30, 2025 will be 141,704 customers, December 31, 2025 will be 120,102 customers, and January 1, 2026 will be 115,349 customers, with potential increases as the departure date approaches.

Until December 27, 2025 at 08.00 WIB, the favorite destinations of long-distance train customers are still dominated by tourist and economic activity centers.

The ten stations with the highest customer volume include Pasarsenen Station (230,640 customers), Yogyakarta Station (182,916 customers), Gambir Station (178,258 customers), Bandung Station (101,629 customers), Surabaya Pasar Turi Station (94,875 customers), Lempuyangan Station (93,970 customers), Semarang Tawang Station (93,189 customers), Bekasi Station (92,129 customers), Surabaya Gubeng Station (89,686 customers), and Purwokerto Station (88,583 customers).

During the period of 18-26 December 2025, the KAI Group managed to serve 13,260,775 customers.

Anne said that the number consisted of long-distance and local trains managed by KAI with 1,994,880 customers, KAI Commuter with 9,995,588 customers, Whoosh managed by KCIC with 187,368 customers, Makassar-Parepare trains with 10,767 customers, Sumsel LRT with 137,407 customers, Jabodebek LRT with 716,598 customers, KAI Airport with 205,912 customers, and KAI Tourism with 12,255 customers.

"The consistency of the services of all KAI Group entities during the Christmas and New Year Transportation period maintains the continuity of national mobility, strengthens domestic tourism movements, and supports economic activities in various regions until the turn of the year," concluded Anne.