Train Passengers At Baturaja Station Rise 100 Percent During Chinese New Year Holidays

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

BATURAJA - Train passengers (KA) at Baturaja Station, Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra, jumped more than 100 percent during the collective leave holiday in the context of celebrating Chinese New Year 2574 or the Chinese New Year 2023.

Head of Baturaja Abdullah train station in Baturaja, Monday said the surge in passengers had occurred since Friday, January 20 until today.

"On average since last Friday, more than 100 passengers have departed. Today only about 200 passengers departed from Baturaja Station to Kertapati Palembang and Baturaja-Tanjung Karang," Abdullah said as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 24.

Usually or on weekdays, his party only records about 70 passengers who departed from Baturaja Station.

"This means that there is an increase in passengers during this joint leave holiday reaching more than 100 percent," he said.

According to him, the high public interest in using public transportation services is because the cost is relatively cheaper than travel services.

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) did not increase the ticket price of the Express Rajabasa train at an old rate of IDR 29,000 per person.

However, in train departures passengers are still required to comply with health protocols.

In addition, Abdullah continued, every prospective adult passenger must also have been vaccinated with a booster or the third dose and the second dose for children as a condition for traveling using the public transport service.

"The 3M health protocol remains put forward and must be applied by all passengers to prevent COVID-19 from spreading again," he said.