JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) has prepared 649,780 seats to serve the public's mobility during the long holiday of Isra Mikraj 2026 on January 16.
"This readiness supports the smooth travel of customers who use trains for holidays, visits, and visiting various tourist destinations in a number of destination cities," said KAI Corporate Communication Vice President Anne Purba as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 13.
He said that as of January 13, 2026 at 10.00 WIB, ticket sales had reached 347,381 tickets with an occupancy rate of 53.46 percent.
According to him, this achievement shows that travel interest has been maintained since the beginning of the holiday period, as trains are a convenient and scheduled mode of transportation.
Customer movement is recorded evenly every day. On January 15, 2026, 101,470 tickets were sold, on January 16, 2026, 85,971 tickets, on January 17, 2026, 60,052 tickets, and on January 18, 2026, 99,888 tickets.
"This pattern reflects increased travel activity ahead of the long weekend," said Anne.
To accommodate these needs, KAI also operates additional trains with a total of 45,791 seats, consisting of 34,287 seats in the executive class and 11,504 seats in the economy class.
The addition of capacity provides travel flexibility while maintaining the reliability of services on favorite cross-crosses.
"During this long holiday period, the relationship with the highest customer volume is dominated by routes to tourist cities and cultural centers," said Anne.
KAI recorded 10 most favorite relationships including Yogyakarta-Gambir (6,764 customers); Gambir-Yogyakarta (6,469); Lempuyangan-Pasar Senen (5,244); Pasar Senen-Lempuyangan (4,829); Gambir-Semarang Tawang (3,741).
The next is Semarang Tawang-Gambir (3,545); Gambir-Bandung (3,402); Bandung-Gambir (3,296); Yogyakarta-Gambir (3,110); and Bandung-Yogyakarta (3,004).
Anne said the high movement in these relationships also strengthened people's access to tourist destinations, culinary centers, and cultural areas.
"Rail-based connectivity provides ease of travel which has an impact on economic activity in the destination area during long holidays," he said.
KAI continues to monitor the dynamics of customer travel and ensures that services run in line with the mobility needs of the community.
"Information related to ticket availability, as well as service updates can be accessed through the Contact Center 121 (telephone and WhatsApp 0811-2223-3121) for 24 hours, the Access by KAI application, and KAI's official social media accounts," said Anne.
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