16 Thousand People Return To Jakarta, KAI Ensures Passengers Are Healthy

Train illustration (Bagus Dewantoro / Twitter @ KAI121)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Daop 1 Jakarta estimates that more than 16 thousand passengers will return home after the Christmas and New Year holidays. The peak of the backflow has occurred since Saturday 3rd January.

"It is recorded that on Sunday January 3, around 16 thousand train service users arrived at the Daop 1 Jakarta area. Meanwhile, more than 15 thousand other passengers will arrive on Monday January 4," said Head of Jakarta Operations 1 Area, Eko Purwanto in his statement, Sunday, 3. January.

Based on the records of KAI Daop 1, since yesterday they have sold more than 32,729 long-distance train tickets. Meanwhile, for today's departure, tickets that have been sold have reached 39,082 tickets.

The majority of Long-distance train passengers will get off in the Daop 1 Jakarta area, via Karawang, Cikampek, Bekasi, Jatinegara, Gambir and Pasar Senen Stations. The passengers are known to come from West Java, Central Java and East Java.

"From these figures, at the peak of the return flow on Sunday January 3, there were 39 trains arriving at Daop 1 Jakarta, of which 22 trains arrived at Pasar Senen Station and 17 trains at Gambir Station," he explained.

@ KAI121 rapid test station pasar senen December 30, 2020. Thank you for providing cheap rapid antigen. Served in less than 20 minutes. Maybe because it's quiet. And valid until 2 January 2020 (explained by CS at the station too) pic.twitter.com/dArMoh00Rd

- Poww (@NAzhariyanti) December 30, 2020

The passenger is in good health

KAI also ensures that all passengers departing and coming to the Daop 1 Jakarta area are in good health. Because, before departing, passengers are required to have evidence of negative rapid antigen results.

"In addition, passenger health is also monitored through body temperature checks before leaving and along the train journey periodically until arriving at the final station to ensure that all passengers have a normal body temperature," said Eko.

KAI has also anticipated an increase in antigen rapid test participants by adding more officers to the Antigen Rapid Test service at stations and arranging the service flow more regularly.

"Cleaning using disinfectant liquid regularly every 30 minutes, the readiness of providing hand sanitizer devices, such as antiseptic fluids and hand washing devices equipped with soap is always available and functioning properly," he explained.

In general, train users during a pandemic are required to be in good health, have a maximum body temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius, wear a mask, and are advised to wear long-sleeved clothing and bring personal hand sanitizers.