Chinese New Year 2026, KAI Serves 622,784 Passengers in Three Days

Railway Station (KAI)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) reported that the momentum of the 2026 Chinese New Year long holiday was marked by a surge in community mobility, namely from February 13 to February 15, 2026, serving a total of 622,784 customers on various travel routes.

As of February 13, 2026, the number of customers was recorded at 202,105 people or equivalent to 123 percent of the capacity of 164,196 seats.

The next day, February 14, 2026, KAI transported 216,863 customers with an occupancy rate of 132 percent of the 163,974 available seats.

Meanwhile, on February 15, 2026, as many as 203,816 customers traveled with an occupancy of 123 percent of the capacity of 165,392 seats.

KAI Corporate Communication Vice President Anne Purba said that the occupancy rate that exceeded 100 percent was influenced by the dynamic travel patterns of customers, where passengers get on and off at various stations between before reaching the final station.

As of February 16, 2026 at 11.00 WIB, the total tickets sold for the departure period of February 13-17, 2026 reached 910,656 tickets from 825,303 seats provided, or about 110.34 percent. This figure is still potentially increasing as sales continue.

The details of customers as of the departure date are as follows:

• February 13: 202,105 customers from a capacity of 164,196

• February 14: 216,863 customers from a capacity of 163,974

• February 15: 203,816 customers from a capacity of 165,392

• February 16: 152,704 customers from a capacity of 166,311

• February 17: 135,168 customers from a capacity of 165,430

The ten highest destination stations during this period are:

1. Gambir Station: 56,628 customers

2. Pasar Senen Station: 55,476 customers

3. Yogyakarta Station: 48,415 customers

4. Semarang Tawang Station: 36,251 customers

5. Purwokerto Station: 30,090 customers

6. Bandung Station: 29,649 customers

7. Surabaya Gubeng Station: 28,863 customers

8. Surabaya Pasar Turi Station: 28,409 customers

9. Solo Balapan Station: 26,765 customers

10. Semarang Poncol Station: 25,527 customers

Anne said that the operation of train travel in general ran smoothly during this long holiday period.

"The entire journey on the southern Java line is normal. On the north crossing, especially in the Daop 4 Semarang area, operational arrangements were made due to flooding at several points. Currently, the condition has gradually become normal," Anne said in a statement, Monday, February 16.

There are three puddle points in the Semarang 4 Daop area which affect operations on the north crossing, namely on the Tegowanu-Brumbung plot and Gubug-Tegowanu, a temporary speed limit of a maximum of 60 km/h is imposed for the upstream and downstream lanes.

Meanwhile, on the Karangjati-Gubug plot, the downstream lane was enforced with a 3-signal before gradually recovering with a limited speed of 20 km/hour, while the upstream lane remained normal.

Anne said that the regulatory steps were taken as a preventive effort to ensure the safety of travel. Gradually, train operations on the line are running again according to regulations.

"KAI apologizes for the inconvenience that some customers on the north line felt. We also appreciate the patience of customers during the handling process. The infrastructure team continues to monitor water discharge and periodic inspections to ensure the safety and smooth running of trains that pass through the line," Anne concluded.