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        "id": 1632210,
        "msgid": "lebaran-return-flow-solo-balapan-station-crowded-with-passengers-1774342281",
        "date": "2026-03-24 14:27:46",
        "title": "Lebaran Return Flow: Solo Balapan Station Crowded with Passengers",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The peak of the Lebaran return flow on 24 March 2026 saw significant congestion at Solo Balapan Station in Central Java, as hundreds of mudik travellers rushed to board trains back to Jakarta and other western destinations ahead of the work resumption on 25 March. PT Kereta Api Indonesia's Daop 6 Yogyakarta reported 71,800 long-distance rail passengers arriving and departing on the day, with overall ticket occupancy reaching 91% during the Lebaran transport period, bolstered by additional trains and government encouragements to stagger travel amid work-from-anywhere policies. This surge underscores the critical role of rail infrastructure in managing Indonesia's annual mass migration, highlighting both operational challenges and the success of preemptive measures in accommodating high demand.",
        "content": "<p>The peak of the Lebaran return flow in 2026 occurred on Tuesday, 24\nMarch 2026, with passenger density on trains visible at several stations\nin the PT Kereta Api (Persero) or KAI Daerah Operasi 6 Yogyakarta area,\nparticularly at Solo Balapan Station in Solo City, Central Java.\nHundreds of mudik travellers crowded the station area from the morning\nto return to Jakarta and other cities. Density was evident in the\nwaiting areas and departure platforms at Solo Balapan Station. The\npassenger flow was dominated by mudik travellers heading west,\nespecially to Jakarta and its surroundings. They chose to return on this\nday because most had to start work on Wednesday, 25 March 2026. Data\nfrom KAI Daerah Operasi 6 Yogyakarta recorded on H+3 Lebaran or this\nTuesday a total of 71,800 long-distance train passengers arriving and\ndeparting. The breakdown shows 36,068 arriving passengers and 35,732\ndeparting from the KAI Daop 6 area. The Manager of Public Relations for\nKAI Daop 6 Yogyakarta, Feni Novida Saragih, stated that these figures\nare still dynamic in line with ticket sales continuing until late at\nnight. \u201cThe peak return flow is estimated to occur today, but it still\nhas the potential to shift to 25\u201326 March following the government\u2019s\nappeal to stagger the return flow, as well as the work from anywhere\n(WFA) policy until 29 March 2026,\u201d Feni said in Solo on Tuesday, 24\nMarch 2026. To anticipate the surge in passengers, Feni said KAI Daop 6\nhas prepared various measures, from operating additional trains to\nincreasing security at stations. Several popular trains such as Argo\nLawu, Manahan, Mataram, and Argo Semeru are the main choices for\npassengers. In addition, extra trains are provided for the Solo\u2013Bandung\nroute as well as eastern destinations like Surabaya and Malang. From\npreliminary data, Yogyakarta Station has the highest departure volume,\nreaching 14,477 passengers, followed by Solo Balapan Station with 7,888\npassengers, and Lempuyangan Station with 4,398 passengers. Overall, the\nticket occupancy rate during the Lebaran Transport period from 11 March\nto 1 April 2026 has reached 91 per cent or 486,846 tickets out of a\ntotal capacity of 532,830 seats. KAI Daop 6 still has 28,609 seats\navailable for booking until the end of the Lebaran transport period. \u201cWe\nurge the public to immediately book return flow tickets through the\nAccess by KAI application, official website, or partner channels.\nPassengers are also reminded to check departure schedules and arrive\nearly at the station to avoid delays,\u201d Feni said. One of the\nSolo-Jakarta train passengers, Desi Ayu, admitted she had to make extra\nefforts to get a Lebaran return ticket. She said she started hunting for\ntickets from the early hours because she had to return to work the next\nday. Desi said the booking process was not easy. She had to compete with\nmany other prospective passengers in what she called a \u201cticket war\u201d.\nEven when the booking schedule opened, access to the booking site\nexperienced issues. \u201cI was on standby from 1 a.m. When booking opened,\ngetting into the website took a while. So you really have to try\nmultiple times,\u201d she said when met at Solo Balapan Station. Those\nefforts did not happen quickly. Desi admitted she nearly stayed up all\nnight trying to access the system until she finally succeeded in getting\nthe desired ticket to return to Jakarta.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebaran-return-flow-solo-balapan-station-crowded-with-passengers-1774342281",
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