JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) has recorded the movement of train customers which has been maintained since the start of the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year Transportation which took place on December 18, 2025 to January 4, 2026.
In the first two days of the Nataru Transportation period, KAI served a total of 359,616 customers, with daily details on December 18, 2025, involving 157,301 customers and December 19, 2025, as many as 202,315 customers.
Meanwhile, on December 20, 2025, until 08.00 WIB, it was recorded that 161,440 customers had purchased JJ and Local train tickets, with sales figures still being dynamic because the ticket sales process is still ongoing.
KAI Corporate Communication Vice President Anne Purba said that customer movement since the first day of the Nataru Transportation period showed a positive response from the public to train services.
"Customer movement since the beginning of the Christmas and New Year Transportation period has shown a maintained trend. Trains remain the public's choice for intercity and regional travel during the year-end holidays," said Anne, Saturday, December 20.
Cumulatively, as of December 20, 2025 at 08.00 WIB, the total sales of train tickets during the Nataru period have reached 2,108,450 tickets, covering long-distance train services and local trains.
For long-distance trains, ticket sales were recorded at 1,905,761 tickets, or 69.0 percent of the total capacity of 2,761,048 seats provided during the 2025 Christmas and New Year 2026 Transportation period.
"The high level of occupancy reflects the strong public interest in intercity travel using trains, supported by schedule certainty, comfort, and service coverage to various destinations," explained Anne.
Meanwhile, the sale of local train tickets reached 202,689 tickets, or 27.2 percent of the total capacity of 745,056 seats. This figure is expected to continue to increase in line with the policy of purchasing local train tickets that can be done starting from H-7 before departure.
In terms of travel destinations, the ten stations with the highest number of customers on long-distance train services include Pasarsenen, Yogyakarta, Gambir, Lempuyangan, Bekasi, Bandung, Surabaya Pasar Turi, Semarang Tawang, Surabaya Gubeng, and Purwokerto. These stations reflect the high mobility of people towards tourist destinations, cultural activity centers, and buffer areas for year-end holiday movements.
To expand people's travel options, KAI also presents a 30 percent discount program for commercial economy trains that is valid from December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026, with a total of 1,509,080 seats provided.
"KAI appeals to the public to plan their journey through the Access by KAI application so that they can get the right schedule and route options during the Christmas and New Year period," concluded Anne.
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