KAI Ready To Face Lebaran Homecoming In South Sumatra: Provide 52,228 Tickets, Prepare Landslide Prone Equipment

KA Wijayakusuma route Ketapang Banyuwangi-Cilacap (Dock Public Relations KAI Daop 9)

SUMSEL - PT Kereta Api Indonesia Regional Division III Palembang, South Sumatra (Sumsel), is ready to face Lebaran 2022. Hundreds of human resources and infrastructure have been prepared.

Head of Regional Division III of PT KAI Palembang, Junaidi Nasution, said that KAI has set the Lebaran transportation period, namely D-10 to D+10 Lebaran or 22 April-13 May 2022.

"In supporting the smooth running of the Eid homecoming, Divre III also mobilizes reliable human resources, facilities and infrastructure," he said after the ceremony for the deployment of the Eid al-Fitr 1443 H Command Post at the Kertapati Station yard, Palembang, Friday, April 22.

This apple is the first time after two years that it has not been carried out due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, KAI has prepared equipment in landslide-prone areas of South Sumatra.

In addition, KAI also provides free vaccination services for the public and long-distance train customers at the Palembang Medical Clinic, Kertapati Station and Tebing Tinggi Station.

This service is the result of the collaboration between KAI and the Ministry of Health, TNI, Polri, and the Health Service to support the government's vaccination program.

For the Rapid Test Antigen service with a tariff of Rp. 35,000, customers at KAI Divre III Palembang can still use it at Kertapati, Prabumulih, Lahat and Lubuk Linggau stations, he said.

"We hope that with this excellent service, people choose to go home by train," he said, as reported by Antara.

During this Lebaran transportation period, KAI Divre III operates the Bukit Serelo train with the Kertapati-Lubuklinggau (PP) connection, the Rajabasa train with the Kertapati-Tanjungkarang (PP) connection and the Sindang Marga commercial train with the Kertapati-Lubuklinggau (PP) connection.

As of April 21, KAI had sold 24,027 tickets or 46 percent of the total 52,228 tickets provided.

The public's favorite departure for going home is on D-3 on April 29, 2022, while for the return flow it occurs on D+5 which is the last day of holiday, May 8, 2022.

Junaidi reminded, although going home has been allowed by the government, health protocols are still implemented according to the Circular Letter of the Ministry of Transportation Number 49 of 2022 concerning Amendments to the SE of the Ministry of Transportation Number 39 of 2022 concerning Instructions for Implementing Domestic Travel by Rail Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. April 19, 2022.

The complete requirements for travel using the latest Long-distance Train, namely the third vaccine (booster) does not need to show a negative COVID-19 screening result.

Then, for those who have had the second vaccine, they are still required to show a negative result of Rapid Antigen Test 1x24 hours or RT-PCR test 3x24 hours, except for children aged 6-17 years. Prospective passengers who have been vaccinated for the first time are required to show a negative result of the 3x24 hour RT-PCR test.

Meanwhile, those who are not/have not been vaccinated for medical reasons are required to show a doctor's certificate from a government hospital and a negative result of the 3x24 hour RT-PCR test.

Customers under the age of six are not required to be vaccinated and are not required to show a negative result of Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR but must have a companion who meets travel requirements

"With the determination of these requirements, prospective customers are advised to be able to immediately vaccinate so that homecoming trips are safer and healthier," said Junaidi.