PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) reported continued growth in ticket\nsales for the 2026 Eid holiday transport programme covering the\ndeparture period from 11 March to 1 April 2026. As of Monday, 9 March\n2026 at 09:00 WIB, 2,398,441 tickets had been sold from the total\n4,498,696 seats made available.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this achievement, the temporary occupancy rate has reached 53.3\nper cent, leaving approximately 2.1 million tickets available for the\npublic to use for homebound travel and return journeys by rail,\u201d said\nAnne Purba, KAI Vice President of Corporate Communications, in a written\nstatement in Jakarta on Monday, 9 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Purba stated that the public still has opportunities to obtain train\ntickets during this year\u2019s Eid holiday transport period. She urged\npeople to plan their homebound journeys promptly and take advantage of\nthe various schedule options and promotions available to ensure\ncomfortable and smooth travel.<\/p>\n
According to preliminary data, Purba said the peak exodus is\npredicted to occur three days before Eid, with passenger volume reaching\n141,946 customers. In detail, long-distance train ticket sales have\nreached 2,318,050 from a capacity of 3,571,760 seats, representing an\noccupancy rate of 64.9 per cent.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile, local train ticket sales totalled 80,391 from a capacity\nof 926,936 seats, or 8.7 per cent,\u201d Purba added.<\/p>\n
Purba projected that local train occupancy would continue to increase\nas local train bookings commence seven days before departure. She noted\nthat several popular destination stations during the 2026 Eid holiday\ntransport period include Yogyakarta Station, Surabaya Pasar Turi,\nPurwokerto, Semarang Tawang, Bandung, and Surabaya Gubeng stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cKAI also reminds the public to take advantage of the 30 per cent\nfare discount programme available for numerous railway journeys,\u201d Purba\ncontinued.<\/p>\n
Purba stated that this discount programme is one of KAI\u2019s efforts to\nprovide convenience for the public in planning their homebound journeys\nusing safe, comfortable, and punctual transport. Additionally, Purba\nsaid, the People\u2019s Economy Class trains are also a primary choice for\npassengers, with an average occupancy rate reaching 75 per cent.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo date, People\u2019s Economy Class train ticket sales have reached\n20,444 from a capacity of 27,368 seats, and are estimated to continue\nincreasing towards the peak of the exodus,\u201d Purba said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kai-2-1-million-eid-holiday-tickets-still-available-1773114881", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }