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        "id": 1626959,
        "msgid": "bus-ticket-counters-at-pulo-gebang-terminal-begin-closing-on-h-1-before-eid-1774007473",
        "date": "2026-03-20 17:36:37",
        "title": "Bus ticket counters at Pulo Gebang Terminal begin closing on H-1 before Eid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Bus ticket counters at Jakarta's Pulo Gebang Terminal started closing on the day before Eid al-Fitr due to a sharp decline in passenger numbers, dropping from around 5,000 on Thursday to just 1,300 by Friday afternoon. This reduction has led many bus companies to suspend services amid lower demand for outbound travel. Terminal management is now shifting focus to prepare for the return flow of passengers heading back to Jakarta after the holiday, ensuring smooth and secure operations.",
        "content": "<p>Commander of the Pulo Gebang Terminal Guard Unit (Danru TTPG) Badman\nHarahap stated that the terminal appeared quiet on H-1 before Eid\ncompared to the previous days, which were still crowded with prospective\npassengers. \u201cUp to this afternoon, the number of passengers recorded has\ndecreased compared to H-7 to H-2 or Thursday (19\/3),\u201d said Badman when\ninterviewed by ANTARA in the departure waiting room of TTPG on Friday\nafternoon. On Thursday (19\/3), he continued, the number of prospective\nmudik travellers still reached around five thousand people, but on this\nFriday it dropped drastically to about 1,300 per 15:00 WIB. This decline\nwas also accompanied by a reduction in the routes served. That situation\ndirectly impacted the operations of ticket sales counters inside the\nterminal. Many bus companies (PO) chose to close their services due to\nthe low demand from prospective passengers. \u201cIt is evident that many bus\ncounters have already closed for service today,\u201d he said. Badman added\nthat with the reduced departure activity, the terminal management will\nbegin shifting the focus of services to the arrival flow (return flow)\nin the coming days. Officers will remain vigilant to anticipate the\nsurge of passengers returning to Jakarta after celebrating Eid in their\nhometowns, in order to maintain smoothness and security in the terminal\narea.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bus-ticket-counters-at-pulo-gebang-terminal-begin-closing-on-h-1-before-eid-1774007473",
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