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        "msgid": "commuter-line-ridership-falls-29-per-cent-ahead-of-eid-2026-1773644000",
        "date": "2026-03-16 13:03:19",
        "title": "Commuter Line Ridership Falls 29 Per Cent Ahead of Eid 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "KAI Commuter recorded a 29 per cent decline in Jabodetabek Commuter Line ridership on 16 March 2026, with only 323,455 passengers, attributed to work-from-anywhere policies ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Despite the decline, key stations such as Bogor (22,000+ passengers) and Citayam (18,385) remained busy. Over the 25-day Ramadan fasting period from 19 February to 15 March 2026, the Commuter Line served 24.2 million passengers across the greater Jakarta region.",
        "content": "<p>KAI Commuter recorded 323,455 passengers on the Commuter Line serving\nJakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) on Monday, 16\nMarch 2026. Vice President Corporate Secretary of KAI Commuter Karina\nAmanda stated that this represented a 29 per cent decline compared with\nthe previous Monday during normal operating conditions. \u201cThis decline is\nlargely influenced by the work-from-anywhere policy ahead of the Eid\nal-Fitr holiday,\u201d she said in a statement on Monday, 16 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to KAI data, passenger boarding at Jabodetabek Commuter\nLine stations included Bogor Station with over 22,000 passengers,\nCitayam Station with 18,385 passengers, Bekasi Station with 18,143\npassengers, Tangerang Station with 10,175 passengers, and Sudimara\nStation with 10,282 passengers. These figures remained relatively high\ndespite the overall decline.<\/p>\n<p>During the 25-day Ramadan fasting period from 19 February to 15 March\n2026, KAI recorded 24.2 million passengers on the Jabodetabek Commuter\nLine. Karina said that during the Eid 2026 transport period, KAI\nCommuter would operate 1,065 Commuter Line journeys in Jabodetabek and\n70 Commuter Line journeys to Soekarno-Hatta Airport.<\/p>\n<p>For the Merak Commuter Line service, between 13 March and 20 March\n2026, operations would be limited to Cilegon Station. \u201cPassengers using\nthe Merak Commuter Line destined for Krenceng Station and Merak Station\nwill be provided with connecting transport from Cilegon Station,\u201d Karina\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>KAI recorded passenger volumes on the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Commuter\nLine and Merak Commuter Line during Ramadan this year at 162,393 and\n252,501 passengers respectively. In Jakarta, average transit volumes at\nManggarai Station during Ramadan reached 150,000 passengers, Tanah Abang\nStation reached 136,000 passengers, and Duri Station averaged 80,000\npassengers daily.<\/p>\n<p>Rangkasbitung Station, which integrates with the Merak Commuter Line,\nrecorded 300,874 passengers alighting from the Jabodetabek Commuter\nLine. Meanwhile, Cikarang Station, which integrates with the Walahar\nCommuter Line serving Purwakarta, recorded 489,597 passengers alighting\nat that station.<\/p>\n<p>Sudirman Station and Cawang Station, which integrate with the\nJabodebek LRT, recorded 934,216 and 616,291 passengers alighting\nrespectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKAI Commuter urges all passengers to always comply with regulations\nduring their journey, to supervise and look after children, to follow\nstaff instructions, and to remain vigilant for the sake of collective\nsafety,\u201d said Karina Amanda.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commuter-line-ridership-falls-29-per-cent-ahead-of-eid-2026-1773644000",
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