During Eid, The Number Of Train Passengers Is Still High

Photo via PT KAI's Head of Public Relations

JAKARTA - During the first and second days of Eid, the number of people who travel using the rail transportation mode is still high. "Long-distance trains on the first and second days of the 2022 Eid holiday are used by customers both for going home and back, as well as for other purposes. KAI appreciates customers who continue to choose a comfortable, healthy and safe train journey at this Eid moment," said KAI VP of Public Relations Joni Martninus in a statement monitored in Jakarta, Wednesday, May 4. Joni explained, on the first day of Eid or May 2, 2022, the volume of long-distance trains reaches 103,414 passengers with occupancy of 85 percent of the total seats provided.

On the second day of Lebaran or May 3, 2022, the volume of long-distance trains reached 146,322 passengers with an occupancy of 120 percent due to dynamic passengers.

The number of passengers on the first and second days of Eid is influenced by various motives, such as passengers who want to travel after the Eid prayer in Jakarta, passengers who choose to travel on alternative dates, and passengers who have just had the opportunity to go home. recorded quite high post-Eid. In the period 4 to 8 May or D+1 to D+5 Lebaran, the average daily volume reached 120,529 passengers with an average daily occupancy of 99 percent. In the period 9 to 13 May or D+6 to During the Eid holiday, long-distance train seats are still quite widely available with an average passenger of 49,794 customers per day with an average daily occupancy of 41 percent. The number of train seats is still quite a lot, so the public can immediately order them to travel while the joint leave from the government is still ongoing, "said Joni quoted from Antara.

Traveling by train, especially during the Lebaran transportation period, has a number of advantages over other land transportation modes, namely free of traffic jams, on time, more comfortable and safe, and able to reduce the number of road accidents. 10 to D+10 Lebaran or April 22 to May 13 2022. As of May 4, KAI has sold 2,051,841 long-distance train tickets or 78 percent of the total tickets provided. For the period from D-10 to the second day of the Eid holiday, KAI has served 1,200,224 passengers or an average of 100,019 passengers per day with an average occupancy of 84 percent.