Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr, 17,500 Passengers Depart By Train From Pasar Senen Station And Gambar

The volume of departing passengers is 6,000 or 39 percent at Gambir Station. (photo: doc. KAI)

JAKARTA - Approaching Eid al-Fitr, the movement of travelers for the railway line continues to increase. Head of Public Relations Daop 1 Jakarta, Eva Chairunisa, as many as 17,500 passengers traveled back and forth from Pasar Senen and Gambir stations, Saturday, April 23.

"The volume of departing passengers is 6,000 or 39 percent at Gambir Station or 33 trains are operating. (Then) Pasar Senen Station has 26 trains operating with a passenger volume of 11,500 or 60 percent," Eva said via text message to VOI, Saturday, April 23.

Even though it has increased, Eva explained that her party has provided 80,000 Kerepa Api tickets from Gambir Station and Pasar Senen.

"There are still around 80,000 train tickets from Gambir and Pasar Senen for D-10 to D-1 departures (Eid Al-Fitr)," he said.

However, for favorite dates such as April 27 to May 1, he said that if the train tickets were sold out. Because reservations have been made long ago.

"However, most of the favorite dates have been sold out because the orders have been made long ago. Ah, the majority of favorite dates are 27 to 1 May," he explained.

Therefore, he suggested that people who wish to travel back and forth via train could choose April 23 to April 26.

"For those who are just going to order, they can choose other alternative dates, such as departure from 23 to 26 April," he said.