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        "msgid": "lebaran-return-flow-still-high-8-477-passengers-arrive-at-bekasi-station-on-thursday-morning-1774507889",
        "date": "2026-03-26 12:32:18",
        "title": "Lebaran Return Flow Still High, 8,477 Passengers Arrive at Bekasi Station on Thursday Morning",
        "author": "Fitria Chusna Farisa",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The return flow of Lebaran passengers remains elevated, with 8,477 long-distance train passengers arriving at Bekasi Station by 9:00 AM on Thursday, contributing to a total of 52,471 arrivals across Jakarta's operational area. PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) reports strong demand from major Javanese cities, with over 858,000 tickets sold out of a capacity exceeding 1 million, and nearly 200,000 seats still available for the return period ending 1 April 2026. To accommodate travellers, KAI has introduced a 20% discount on executive class tickets and enhanced services including additional staff and security measures, underscoring the critical role of rail infrastructure in managing Indonesia's peak holiday mobility.",
        "content": "<p>Bekasi \u2013 The Lebaran return flow at Bekasi Station continues until\nThursday morning (26 March 2026). Based on data up to 09:00 WIB, a total\nof 8,477 long-distance train passengers arrived at the station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 26 March 2026, the number of passengers arriving at Bekasi\nStation reached 8,477 people. This is part of the surge in return flow\nthat has occurred over the past few days,\u201d stated Franoto Wibowo, the\nPublic Relations Officer for KAI\u2019s Daop 1 Jakarta, in his statement on\nThursday.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the number of returnees boarding trains in the operational\narea (Daop) 1 Jakarta today has reached 52,471 people.<\/p>\n<p>This situation indicates that the return flow is beginning to\ndominate, with the majority of passengers coming from several cities on\nJava Island, such as Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Purwokerto, and\nBandung.<\/p>\n<p>KAI itself has set the Lebaran transportation period to last 22 days,\nfrom 11 March to 1 April 2026. Franoto explained that up to 26 March\n2026, the total tickets sold have reached 858,748 tickets out of the\nprovided capacity of 1,083,674 seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeat availability for the return flow period, from 26 March to 1\nApril 2026, is still around 198,535 seats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>To accommodate the high public interest, KAI has introduced the\n\u201cPromo Silaturahmi\u201d discount programme of 20 per cent for executive\nclass train journeys from 25 March to 1 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the favourite routes for passengers during the Lebaran\ntransportation period are still dominated by trips to major cities in\nCentral Java and East Java, such as Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and\nSemarang.<\/p>\n<p>KAI has also ensured improved services during the Lebaran period,\nfrom adding cleaning staff and mobile customer service to security\ninvolving TNI and Polri elements.<\/p>\n<p>With the high return flow still ongoing, the public is urged to plan\ntheir journeys well and take advantage of the remaining available\ntickets.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebaran-return-flow-still-high-8-477-passengers-arrive-at-bekasi-station-on-thursday-morning-1774507889",
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