KAI Daop 1 Estimates 44 Thousand Passengers Backflow Arrives In Jakarta On D+7 Lebaran

The atmosphere at the gate of the arrival of Pasar Senen Station, Senen, Central Jakarta, Sunday (30/4/2023). (Between/Livia Kristianti)

JAKARTA - Head of Public Relations of PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta Eva Chairunisa estimates that 44 thousand passengers of the current, either arriving in Jakarta by train on D+7 Lebaran 2023, Sunday.

"For today in the backflow, there may be 44 thousand arriving (in Jakarta) because until this morning those who ordered tickets from East Java and Central Java to Jakarta had reached 43,650 passengers, so there is a possibility that the number could reach 44 thousand for today," Eva said when met by reporters at Pasar Senen Station, Jakarta, Sunday.

Today, according to data from KAI Daop1 Jakarta, there are 16,900 drivers arriving at Pasar Senen Station and 15,000 drivers arriving at Gambir Station. Other evictions descended at Jatinegara Station, Bekasi Station, Cikarang Station, Karawang Station, Cikampek Station, and Jakarta Kota Station.

Eva said that the flow of milliseconds to Jakarta had indeed increased since April 24, 2023, however, the number of passengers arriving was relatively stable until D+7 Lebaran 2023 with a total of around 40,000-43,500 daily. The flow of milliseconds to Jakarta will still last until May 2, 2023 because there are large purchases of tickets to Jakarta on May 2, 2023.

"On May 2, as of today, the ticket purchases have reached an average of 41,000 tickets. There is still the possibility to go up and people order tickets again on May 2, both from Central Java and East Java," Eva said as quoted by Antara.

He reminded the drivers who arrived in Jakarta and used train services so that they don't have to rush when they get off so that all their luggage is not left behind.

The appeal was conveyed considering that during the flow of the mill, many passengers were in a hurry and forgetting their luggage.

"There are about 80 items left on the train from April 24 to today. So there is no need to rush, re-examine the luggage. So far, what has been left is in the category of valuables such as wallets, laptops, and tablets," said Eva.