33,678 Long-distance Train Passengers Arrive At Daop 1 Station, Jakarta On New Year's Eve

Long-distance train passengers (KAJJ) queue to enter the platform at Pasar Senen Station, Jakarta. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - KAI Daop 1 Jakarta Public Relations Manager Ixfan Hendriwintoko said that 33,678 long-distance train passengers (KAJJ) headed to Jakarta on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, were recorded.

"There were 8,198 passengers arriving at Gambir Station, Pasar Senen Station with 13,770 passengers, and the remaining 11,710 passengers arriving at other stations in the Daop 1 Jakarta area," said Ixfan confirmed by ANTARA from Jakarta, Tuesday.

Ixfan said that the number of passengers at the station was dominated by passengers who came to Jakarta.

However, he continued, there are still quite a lot of passengers from Jakarta who want to go to several other cities outside Jakarta.

Ixfan said the number of passengers departing with train departures from Gambir Station and Pasar Senen was 26,145 people, with details from Gambir Station 8,173 people and Pasar Senen 17,972 people, along with a total occupancy of 57 percent of the capacity provided.

"Even though it has decreased from the previous days, when compared to normal days, it is still quite high," he said.

Ahead of the New Year 2025, since December 19, 2024, until now, Ixfan said that 575,000 KAJJ tickets have been sold for departures from Gambir Station and Pasar Senen.

From Gambir Station 196,288 passengers and from Pasar Senen 373,693 passengers, the rest from several other stations in Daop 1 Jakarta, Jatinegara, Jakarta City, Cikampek, Karawang, Cikarang, and Bekasi.

Meanwhile, passengers coming to Jakarta during the Nataru 2024/2025 period (19 December 20245 January 2025) reached 602,371 passengers.

The highest volume of departing passengers occurred on Tuesday (24/12) as many as 44,249 people. Meanwhile, the highest number of arrivals occurred on Sunday (29/12), which was 43,261 people.

Ixfan said that long-distance train tickets (KAJJ) for train departures from Gambir Station and Pasar Senen during the holidays ahead of the 2025 New Year were still quite widely available.

"For prospective passengers who still don't have tickets, they are expected to buy them soon, so they don't run out of tickets when leaving," he said.