JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Regional Operation 8 Surabaya recorded 146,020 passengers served at Malang Station, Malang City, East Java, during the 2025 Christmas and New Year 2026 (Nataru) Transportation, namely in the period from December 18, 2025 to January 4, 2026.
"From December 18, 2025 to January 4, 2026, the Malang Station serves 146,020 passengers, consisting of 77,268 passengers traveling to departure and 68,752 passengers recorded arriving," said Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Regional Operation 8 Surabaya, Mahendro Trang Bawono, in Malang City, Sunday.
KAI Daop 8 noted that the peak arrival of passengers at Malang Station occurred on Sunday (28/12) with a total of 4,414 passengers. Meanwhile, the peak departure was recorded on Wednesday (24/12) with 5,205 passengers.
The number of passengers during the 2025/2026 Nataru Transportation, which reached 146,020 people, increased by around 7.8 percent compared to the same period last year, which was 135,452 passengers.
Mahendro said there were four favorite destinations for passengers departing from Malang Station, namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Blitar.
"The total number of Malang Station is 13 trains and includes an addition, namely Gajayana," he said.
In addition, on the last day of the implementation of the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year Transportation, the total number of departures and arrivals of passengers at the Malang Station was recorded at 7,034 people.
Mahendro said that the arrival figure reached 3,706 passengers, 378 more than the number of departures which reached 3,328 passengers.
This total passenger mobilization shows the level of public confidence in PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya's services during the end-of-year holiday transportation period.
"The surge in the number of passengers arriving at the end of the Nataru holiday period reflects the public's growing confidence in railway services," he said.
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