JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) estimates that the peak backflow of the long Maulid holiday of the Prophet Muhammad SAW will occur today, Sunday, September 7, 2025. Where as of 08.13 WIB, 186,711 tickets have been sold, with the occupancy rate reaching 112.01 percent of the total 166,685 available seats.
KAI Vice President Public Relations Anne Purba said that this figure will continue to grow along with the ticket sales process which is still ongoing until the evening.
"Meanwhile, the occupancy rate is above 100 percent, this happens because of the dynamic passenger travel pattern, namely customers going up and down at various stations along the route," he said in his statement, quoted on Sunday, September 7.
He added that since the start of the holiday flow on September 4, 2025, the enthusiasm of the public for rail transportation has been very high.
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Anne noted that during the period 46 September 2025, KAI had served 558,002 customers for long-distance train trips and local trains in Java and Sumatra.
The details of the customers' daily volume are as follows:
Thursday, September 4th: 192,311 subscribers (final data)
ERADICATION Friday, September 5,: 190,758 customers (final data)
worry Saturday, September 6th: 174,933 subscribers (final data)
Sunday, September 7th: 186,711 subscribers (dynamic data, will still increase until 24.00 WIB)
ERADICATION Monday, September 8: 97,696 subscribers (dynamic data)
He conveyed that overall, in the period September 4, 2025, KAI recorded an order of 842,409 tickets, or 102.86 percent of the total 818,959 seats provided.
Anne said to anticipate the surge in passengers, KAI added 44,434 additional seats in the form of 24 additional train trips per day.
"The presence of this additional trip is KAI's commitment to provide safe, comfortable, and reliable transportation services," he said.
Based on data from the Top 10 stations, the following is a list of the most customer departures and arrivals during the long weekend period September 4, 2025:
Top 10 Departure Stations
1. Pasar Senen (PSE) 58,011 customers
2. Yogyakarta (YK) 52,806 customers
3. Gambir (GMR) 44,631 customers
4. Semarang Tawang (SMT) 32,561 customers
5. Semarang Poncol (SMC) 30,029 subscribers
6. Surabaya Pasarturi (SBI) 28,275 customers
7. Surabaya Gubeng (SGU) 27,610 customers
8. Purwokerto (PWT) 26,881 customers
9. Lempuyangan (LPN) 24,621 customers
10. Bandung (BD) 24,415 customers
Top 10 Arrival Station
1. Pasar Senen (PSE) 57,954 customers
2. Yogyakarta (YK) 49,036 customers
3. Gambir (GMR) 47,888 customers
4. Semarang Tawang (SMT) 31,792 customers
5. Semarang Poncol (SMC) 31,101 customers
6. Surabaya Gubeng (SGU) 30,328 customers
7. Surabaya Pasarturi (SBI) 28,272 customers
8. Purwokerto (PWT) 26,310 customers
9. Bandung (BD) 25,560 customers
10. Solo Balapan (SLO) 24,396 customers
Entering the 80th year of age, he said that KAI gave special appreciation to customers by presenting a discount promo for long-distance train tickets of 20 percent.
Meanwhile, this promo is valid for purchases and travel until September 30, 2025, and can be easily ordered through the Access by KAI application.
This increase in customer flow shows the growing public confidence in rail services. At the age of 80, KAI is committed to continuing to present safe, comfortable, and meaningful trips for all customers," he concluded.
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