MRT Jakarta Serves 47,047 Passengers On Second Day Of Eid

Passengers enjoy MRT services during the Eid al-Fitr 1443 Hijri holiday, Tuesday (3/5/2022) ANTARA/Mentari Dwi Gayati

JAKARTA - PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) served 47,047 passengers on the second day of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijri, Tuesday, May 3. The number of passengers increased by 181 percent over the same period in the previous year.

"This is the same as an increase of 181 percent compared to the number of passengers in the same period the previous year," said Head of the Corporate Secretariat Division of PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) Rendi Alhilal as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 4

It is noted that most people use the Jakarta MRT with the aim of going to several shopping centers and tourist destinations around the Jakarta MRT line, including the HI Roundabout, Blok M, Dukuh Atas, Lebak Bulus and Senayan areas.

One of the residents from Ciledug, Lia (42) said that she really enjoyed the integrated highway service during the second Eid holiday to take her family around Jakarta while visiting shopping centers.

"Today I took the MRT, wanted to take the children, stopped at Blok M Plaza and continued to take the MRT to Bendungan Hilir," he said.

In addition, Lia said using the Jakarta MRT would make it faster to get to the destination and there was no need to queue for a long time to find a parking space.

"So far the MRT Jakarta service has been good and I use the Jakarta MRT every day," he said.

The same thing was conveyed by a resident from Garut, Ernest (43) who said that he deliberately chose to use the MRT to provide experiences to his family.

"I happened to be playing at a family house in Jakarta. The plan is to try the MRT, going to Pondok Indah. Taking the MRT is good, comfortable and fast. I've taken the MRT before and now I want to take my family too to try the MRT," he said.

The MRT said that to provide convenience in traveling and to reduce the accumulation of passengers in the entry queue, MRT Jakarta users can purchase tickets through the MRT-J application.

With this application, passengers can purchase tickets before arriving at the station using various electronic payment options including Dana, LinkAja, OVO, and Gopay and after that they can scan the QR code at the passenger entrance (passenger gate).

MRT Jakarta also provides payment systems using electronic cards including Flazz, Jakcard, Tapcash, e-money, and Brizzi with the condition that the use of one card is only for one person/passenger.

"PT MRT Jakarta gives appreciation to the public who always obey the government's advice to continue to apply health protocols while traveling during this Eid holiday," he said.

In addition, PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) continues to strive to realize safe public services, especially at the moment of Eid and during the joint leave period set by the government until May 6, 2022," said Rendi Alhilal.