Long Weekend, These Are 4 Cities That Are The Favorites For KAI Passengers

KAI (Photo: Doc Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Operational Area 1 Jakarta noted that the Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Solo, and Malang relations were the favorite destinations for train passengers (KA) on the long holiday at the end of May, which coincided with the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ.

KAI Daop 1 Jakarta Public Relations Manager, Ixfan Hendriwintoko said that as of Wednesday (28/5) 116,106 tickets were sold for departure for the period 27 31 May 2025.

The volume of passengers departing from various stations in the Daop 1 Jakarta area as of Wednesday (28/5) is around 35,000 people. Of this number, as many as 12,000 passengers departed Gambir Station, 16,000 people departed from Pasar Senen Station, while the rest were from other stations in Daop 1 Jakarta.

"This number increased significantly compared to the previous day which recorded 22,856 passengers, or an increase of about 56 percent," said Ixfan quoting Antara.

PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta operates five additional train trips on people's favorite relationships to anticipate a surge in passenger volume and provide more choices of departure times for customers.

These five additional trains are KA 30F Anjasmoro Gambir relation Surabaya Pasarturi with departure time 27 31 May 2025, then KA 7002B Gajayana Additional Gambir Malang relation with operational time 28 31 May 2025.

Furthermore, KA 58F Purwojaya Gambir Cilacap, KA 7026 Additional Pasar Senen Solo Balapan, and KA Supplementary GMR' YK Gambir Yogyakarta relations, all of which operate 28 31 May 2025.

These additional train tickets can be ordered since May 21, 2025, while long-distance train regular tickets can be ordered from D-45 through the Access by KAI application, the kai.id website, and all other official KAI ticket sales channels.

"We invite the public to plan an earlier trip and immediately purchase tickets to get the best choice of time and seating," said Ixfan.