Pulogebang Terminal Predicts Peak Homecoming Flows To Occur At The End Of This Week

Pulogebang Terminal/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The surge in travelers began to be seen at the Pulogebang Integrated Bus Terminal, Cakung, East Jakarta, Tuesday, April 2. The travelers are dominated by the goals of Sumatra, West Java, Central Java, East Java and its surroundings.

Deputy Commander of the Pulogebang Bus Terminal, Badman Harahap, said that currently many residents of the capital have started going home for the purpose of Sumatra. Such as Padang, Medan, Lampung, Palembang, Bengkulu, and surrounding areas.

"This morning, the most destinations were Sumatra. Because the journey was quite long, so they chose to go home early. The prediction is that the peak of the homecoming flow will occur next week on April 6, 7 and 8," he said.

According to him, based on existing data, the number of homecoming departures from 00.00 to 10.00 or shift 1 is 406 people using 72 AKAP buses. However, for arrivals there are also more justeru, reaching 1,131 people using 236 fleets.

Departure for Sumatra is predicted to continue until Wednesday, April 3, tomorrow. They use PO Bus ANS, Pahala, NPM, MPM, SAN, Raflesia and Sembodo. The current ticket price is an average of around IDR 700 thousand for Medan and Palembang IDR 500 thousand.

M. Fatoni (47), one of the passengers to Palembang, admitted that he went home early because the trip was quite far and took a long time. So that with an early homecoming he and his family could enjoy a long holiday in his hometown.

He claims to work in a private company every day but applies for leave.

"Just avoid traffic jams and worry that tickets are more expensive when going home next week. That's why we go home early, can enjoy long leave and holidays in our hometowns," he said.