JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI recorded the return flow of the 2026 Lebaran Transportation is still taking place with a high passenger volume until the weekend. On March 29, 2026, KAI served 229,201 customers of Long Distance Trains (KA) with an occupancy rate of 140.2 percent.
Meanwhile, as of March 30, 2026 at 10.00 WIB, the sale of long-distance train tickets has reached 159,601 tickets or 97.7 percent of the daily capacity. This number is expected to increase as ticket sales continue until the evening.
Cumulatively, the sale of Angkutan Lebaran tickets until March 30, 2026 at 10.00 WIB reached 4,898,764 tickets or 108.9 percent of the total capacity of 4,498,696 seats. Of this amount, Long Distance KA recorded 4,114,199 customers or 115.2 percent of capacity, while Local KA served 784,565 customers or 84.6 percent of the available capacity.
KAI Vice President of Corporate Communication Anne Purba said the pattern of community mobility on this year's Lebaran showed a more even trend since the beginning of the period.
"Since mid-March, the volume of customers has continued to increase and remained high until the reverse flow phase. Trains are the choice because of the certainty of schedules and the convenience of travel," Anne said in an official statement, Monday, March 30.
During the period from March 11 to 29, 2026, KAI served a total of 4,493,485 customers, consisting of 3,751,188 long-distance train customers and 742,297 local train customers. The volume surge occurred gradually and reached its peak in the reverse flow phase.
The significant increase was seen in the period from March 22 to 24, 2026 which was the highest phase, with the number of customers reaching 242,810, 247,025, and 250,650 customers per day.
Anne added that this year's reverse flow is not concentrated at a certain time, but is spread over various days and travel relationships.
"Customer movement is not concentrated at a certain time. This pattern keeps the return flow high, but the passenger flow is better maintained throughout the period," he said.
To maintain operational smoothness, KAI ensures service readiness through travel arrangements, increased reliability of facilities, and strengthening services at major stations and intermediate stations. Technological support is also continuously optimized to speed up the process of serving customers.
One of the innovations presented is the face recognition facility at 22 major stations, which allows for faster and more efficient boarding processes so as to reduce queues and increase customer comfort.
"We thank our customers for their trust. Various inputs that we received during the Lebaran Transportation period will be evaluated for future service improvements," concluded Anne.
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