Palembang Residents Asked To Immediately Have Merdeka LRT Card, Limited Supplies!

Special Merdeka Card edition of the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia for users of light rail transportation modes (photo: doc. Antara)

PALEMBANG - Residents of Palembang City, South Sumatra are expected to be able to immediately have the Merdeka Card facility, a light rail transit (LRT) mode in this city due to the validity time and limited supply. Head of the South Sumatra Light Rail Management Center (BPKARSS) Dedik Tri Istiantara in Palembang, Saturday, August 20, said that his party only provided 1,000 pieces of special Merdeka Cards for the special edition of the 77th RI Anniversary. Palembang residents to use the LRT from every 12 passenger stations. He said that by using the Merdeka Card, Palembang residents only needed to top up their balance worth Rp. the use of cards issued by BPKARSS together with PT. The KAI will only be effective starting from Saturday 20 August to Wednesday 31 August. "The only requirement is to attach an ID card and verify phone numbers at the counters that we have prepared spread across 12 passenger stations," he said. The light LRT utilization of the Merdeka Card facility also aims to support the National Movement to Return to Public Transport (GNKAU) launched by the Ministry of Transportation. Meanwhile, Public Relations of the South Sumatra Light Railroad Management Center (BPKARSS) M. Muzzaki said that based on data collected temporarily, the number of registrants First, the Merdeka Card facility reached more than 100 people per day at 11.30 WIB earlier.

Of the hundreds of residents, he said, as many as 60 residents registered at Ampera Station. "The enthusiasm is good, on the first day of launch it has reached hundreds of residents, the majority of whom are workers and students. he, as quoted by Antara. He said that the Merdeka Card provides convenience for LRT users because after the promotion period is over, the card can be saved because it will get various further promotions from BPKARSS. For the next promo, just activate it later according to the promo provided," he said. Based on data from BPKARSS, the number of LRT passengers since the beginning of operation until August 17, 2022 has reached 7.9 million passengers, with the current trend an average of as much as 7 thousand passengers on weekdays and 10 thousand passengers on weekends.