Peak Return Flow, KAI Served 218 Thousand Passengers on Sunday

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI recorded that the peak return flow for Eid 2024 occurred on Sunday (14/4/2024) with the number of long-distance train passengers reaching 218,579 passengers. In detail, 144,145 economy class passengers, 63,620 executive class passengers, 9,968 business class passengers, 762 luxury class passengers, and 84 compartment suite class passengers.

“To serve passengers at the peak of this Eid return flow, KAI operates 256 long-distance trains,” said KAI VP Public Relations Joni Martinus in a written statement in Jakarta, Monday (15/4/2024).

Joni conveyed that the favorite relations of Long Distance Train customers at the peak of the reverse flow were Surabaya-Jakarta, Yogyakarta-Jakarta, Malang-Jakarta, Blitar-Jakarta, Surabaya-Bandung, and others. Joni said that the reverse flow trend had been visible since Friday (12/4/2024) when there were 214,284 long-distance train passengers and on Saturday (13/4/2024) there were 215,722 passengers.

KAI, continued Joni, predicts that the peak of reverse flow will still occur on Monday (15/4/2024) where currently 193,595 long-distance train tickets have been sold. This number will continue to increase because sales are still ongoing.

“We express our appreciation to all customers for entrusting their travel during the Eid holiday to KAI. All customers were also orderly and enjoyed KAI’s services during the trip,” said Joni.

KAI has determined that the 2024 Eid transport period is March 31 (D-10) to April 21 2024 (D+10). Based on data monitoring on Monday (15/4/2024), 3,313,671 long-distance train tickets were purchased during that period.

Favorite long distance trains for the Eid transport period are as follows:

1. Airlangga train connecting Pasarsenen-Surabaya Pasar Turi (PP)

2. Joglosemarkerto train circular connection to Central Java

3. Pasundan train between Kiaracondong-Surabaya Gubeng (PP)

4. Sri Tanjung train, Lempuyangan-Ketapang (PP)

5. Bengawan train link Pasarsenen-Purwosari (PP)

6. Kahuripan train, Kiaracondong-Blitar (PP)

7. Jayakarta train link Pasarsenen-Surabaya Gubeng (PP)

8. Matarmaja railway link Pasarsenen-Malang (PP)

9. Kertajaya train connecting Pasarsenen-Surabaya Pasarturi (PP)

10. Serayu train from Pasarsenen to Purwokerto (PP)