One Year Of Operation, Number Of Fast Train Traveles Up 242 Percent

ICKy high-speed train (Photo: KCIC)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) or bettersh noted that the number of trips served increased by 242 percent to enter one year of operational period.

"The increase in the number of passengers is supported by an increase in the number of regular trips from the initial 14 trips per day to 48 trips per day or an increase of 242 percent," said General Manager Corporate Secretary of KCIC Eva Chairunisa quoting Antara.

He said that since one year of commercial operation since October 17, 2023, thefeedingsh high-speed train has shown positive performance, especially in increasing passenger volume.

"Whoosh has served as many as 5.8 million passengers. Slowly but surely bettersh continues to be the choice of the community to move between Jakarta and Bandung," he said.

He revealed that of the 5.8 million passengers, with details of 1.1 million in 2023 and 4.65 million passengers in 2024.

He said the number of daily passengers continued to increase from the initial 9 thousand passengers per day in October 2023 to more than 100 percent to 18 to 22 thousand passengers per day in October 2024.

"The peak occurred on July 5, 2024, where badminton served as many as 24,132 passengers per day, an increase of 12 percent compared to the peak in 2023, to be precise, November 19, 2023, where badminton serves 21,537 passengers per day," he explained.

Eva further said, the increase in the number of passengers is a sign that the public welcomes the presence of Rights as a reliable mode of transportation.

According to him, gradually people who useASH continue to grow. This can be seen from the increase in the average number of daily passengers which has increased by more than 100 percent since it was first operated.

"Occupancy is also well maintained, ranging from 70 - 80 percent in low seasons and 80 - 100 percent in high seasons," said Eva.

Even though there is an increase in the number of trips, safety, and timing efforts as well as services to passengers can still be maintained properly.

KCIC noted, in total there are 5.45 million Premium Economy class passengers or 94 percent of totalPORTed passengers. Meanwhile, First Class passengers who have served 112 thousand passengers or 2 percent and Business Class as many as 233,000 passengers or 4 percent of totalPORTed passengers.

"As many as 96 percent ofish passengers are domestic passengers and 4 percent are international passengers," he said.

Halim Station is the station with the highest passenger departure with 2,9 million passengers, followed by Padalarang station with 2 million passengers, and Tegalluar Summarecon station with 733 thousand passengers.

The Halim - Padalarang PP (going home) route still dominates with a range of 80 percent of the total passenger trips. The remaining 20 percent of passengers chose the Halim - Tegalluar route Summarecon PP.

To build a culture of using public transportation, KCIC continues to collaborate with various parties to improve the accessibility of all Rights station.

Connectivity with the Jabodebek LRT, Transjakarta Bus, Pasundan Trans Metro Bus, Greater Bandung Commuter Line, Fast Train Feeder Train, Buses to airports, and various other modes to get to further destinations are built to make it easier for passengers to move through integrated transportation.

Based on a survey conducted in mid-2024, Eva continued, 41 percent ofPORT passengers were aged in the range of 16-25 years, followed by 28 percent of passengers aged 26-35 years. Then 55 percent of them are private employees and 19 percent are government employees.

"People who useASH for holidays or travel reach 44 percent and for business trips it reaches 34 percent," Eva said again.

Eva also revealed that from the survey, as many as 45 percent of Whoosh users previously chose to use cars to travel between Jakarta and Bandung. While the other 25 percent chose to use buses or travel.

Eva added thatminsh managed to move people from private transportation to reliable public transportation. This success shows that the level of public trust is getting higher from time to time.

"It's been almost 1 year now that Mrs. is here to serve the community safely, comfortably, and with various conveniences presented," said Eva.

KCIC is committed to continuing to innovate and provide the best experience for all passengers, by providing more modern and efficient services.