Christmas Homecoming Curhat At Pasar Senen Station: Ticket Price Usually IDR 200,000, I Buy IDR 295,000 Per Person

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Pasar Senen Station, Central Jakarta is still crowded with prospective train passengers who will leave for a number of areas on the island of Java since 08.30 WIB.

The density of train passengers began to be seen from the entrance of the vehicle to the waiting room at Pasar Senen Station.

Not only crowded by passengers who want to go home to their hometowns, prospective train passengers, Ari Agustian (23) admitted that he would travel for Christmas and New Year's holidays.

"My friends and I want to go to Malang. The goal is to just healing. I haven't been traveling for a long time," he said, quoted from Antara, Sunday, December 25.

To travel to Malang, he has prepared all the needs from a long time ago.

The ticket preparation was a week before. The price has gone up due time to get a ticket. Usually it's IDR 200,000 down. Yesterday I bought IDR 295,000 per person," he continued.

On the other hand, Tya (29), a passenger from Semarang also admitted that he had just arrived in Jakarta with his family members.

He said the goal was to come to Jakarta because he wanted to take a vacation.

"Yes, just arrived from Semarang. Want to take a vacation, bring parents and younger siblings to Jakarta. It has been prepared to buy tickets from two or three days ago," said Tya.

It's good (it's hard). You have to hurry up and check out the tickets. If the ticket price is, it's okay (it's expensive) the important thing is the holidays. It's been two years and it hasn't gone anywhere. I have also promised my sister to take a vacation," he added.

In addition, another prospective passenger, Dimas (31) admitted that he would travel to Yogyakarta with his wife and children. While waiting for the train to arrive, Dimas also admitted that he was happy with the children's play area in the waiting room so that the child would not feel bored.

I'm with my wife and children. I want to go home to Jogja, to my mother's house. Already stand by here so I don't miss it. Alhamdulillah, there is a children's play area. So the children are not fussy, don't get bored while waiting," said Dimas.

As of 10.15 WIB, the situation at Pasar Senen Station was increasingly crowded with potential passengers. The seats and departure gates were also filled with many prospective passengers who wanted to print tickets and wait for the arrival of the train.

Some prospective passengers also choose to eat first at food stalls at Pasar Senen Station. For example, such as bread, coffee shops, or other fast food.