JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Regional Operation 1 Jakarta recorded that the economy class train became the main choice of the community during the 2026 Lebaran transportation with ticket sales reaching 378,324 tickets, while the executive class was 211,566 tickets.
Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Regional Operation (Daop) 1 Jakarta, Franoto Wibowo said, the economy train is the backbone of community mobility, especially for those who travel long distances with efficient costs.
"Economic trains are still the main choice of the public because they offer affordable fares with a level of safety and travel comfort that we continue to maintain," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, March 5.
Franoto also explained that in the subsidized economy train category (Public Service Obligation/PSO), the occupancy rate was recorded at 93 percent, with 74,055 tickets sold.
Several PSO economy trains that are people's favorites and depart from Pasar Senen Station include KA Bengawan with a fare of around Rp74,000, KA Airlangga with a fare of around Rp104,000, KA Serayu with a fare of around Rp67,000 and KA Cikuray with a fare of Rp.45,000.
Until now, there are still about 7,000 seats available for the departure period from March 23 to April 1, 2026.
Meanwhile, on the commercial economy train, it was noted that tickets had been booked with an occupancy rate of around 67 percent of the total available capacity.
This figure is expected to continue to increase in line with the government's economic stimulus program in the form of a 30 percent tariff reduction for commercial economy trains that apply to the departure period from March 14 to March 29, 2026.
In the period from March 14 to March 29, 2026, there are still about 85,726 seats available.
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