KCIC Records 370 Thousand Hotel Tickets Sold During The Christmas-New Year Holiday Moment

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) recorded the total sales of tickets for the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train (KCJB) aka bettersh which were sold during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) holidays or starting from 19 December 2024 to 5 January 2025, reaching 370 thousand tickets.

General Manager of KCIC Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa said that of this amount, around 350 thousand were tickets sold from passengers who had traveled from 19 December 2024 to 4 January 2025, the others were tickets that had been booked for departures until 5 and 6 January 2025.

"This number will continue to increase considering sales are still ongoing online and offline," he said in his statement, Sunday, January 5.

Eva said the highest volume for passenger departures occurred on December 23, 2024, where KCIC served 23,300 passengers per day followed by departures on December 20, 2024, as many as 22,900 passengers.

The averagePORT passenger during the Nataru period this time reached 20 thousand to 22 thousand passengers per day.

During the holiday, Halim Station became the most populous station with 188 thousand passengers, followed by Padalarang Station with 135 thousand passengers, Tegalluar Summarecon with 43 thousand passengers, and Karawang with 4 thousand passengers.

The number of tickets sold at the moment of Nataru 2024/2025 increased by 22 percent compared to the same period during the Nataru period in 2023/2024 where bettersh served 302,000 passengers.

Throughout the life of Nataru's transportation, KCIC operates 48 trips per day with a total of 864 airfall trips to various destinations. All trips are safe, smooth, and under control.

Eva explained that to provide comfort to passengers, KCIC has provided various service improvements to passengers both at the station and on the way.

KCIC has added lounges, added food and beverage tenants, opened 10 new MSME outlets, added 100 vehicle parking lots, free photobooths, children's play areas, music entertainment in the waiting room, better vehicle flow arrangements, addition of Christmas and New Year's holiday ornaments to enliven this year's end of holiday.

Eva conveyed that KCIC also made a number of special preparations so that passenger services run safely and smoothly, one of which was mapping potential obstacles that might occur, such as bad weather, earthquakes, kites and foreign objects that could interfere with comfort and even endanger travel.

"The potential risks that may occur will be one of the main focuses in order to ensure the safety and security of MAYH travel during the Nataru holiday season," he explained.

According to Eva, KCIC continues to carry out security patrols on vulnerable routes and points, involving 510 security personnel, with an additional 28 TNI/Polri personnel to strengthen supervision.

For services at stations, KCIC assigns as many as 50 passenger service mobile officers to assist passenger services at various taxi stations. With the operational readiness that has been designed, the public can enjoy safe, comfortable, and timely vacations with Whoosh.

Eva said that the entire way through Nataru went smoothly, safely, and could have a good timeframe.

"We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all passengers for their trust and enthusiasm, as well as to all stakeholders who have worked together and supported the operacies. This success is a motivation for KCIC to continue to provide this modern, fast, and comfortable public transportation service." he said.

Eva said that at the end of the holiday, tashish Station was still crowded with service users, especially for Halim, Padalarang and Tegalluar departures.

As for the trip on Sunday, January 5, 2025, the number of tickets sold until 12 o'clock has reached 15 thousand tickets, it is predicted that the number of passengers will reach more than 19 thousand again because ticket sales to the last train are still ongoing.