Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Rail travel grew across various corridors in Java\nand Sumatra during 2026. From January to September, KAI stations\nrecorded 89,951,806 passenger boardings and alightings, an increase of\n8.51% from 82,898,440 activities in the same period of 2025.<\/p>\n
Notably, six operating regions recorded double-digit growth. In Java,\nBandung Operating Region 2 grew by 10.42%, Purwokerto Operating Region 5\nby 11.35%, and Yogyakarta Operating Region 6 by 11.00%. In Sumatra, West\nSumatra Regional Division 2 grew by 22.21%, Palembang Regional Division\n3 by 10.31%, and Tanjungkarang Regional Division 4 by 14.07%.<\/p>\n
KAI Vice President of Corporate Communications Anne Purba said the\nfigures showed that travel growth had different characteristics in each\nregion.<\/p>\n
\u201cSix regions posted double-digit growth, each with different travel\ncharacteristics. This is important because mobility needs are evolving\nfrom major cities to regional corridors in Java and Sumatra,\u201d Anne\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The strongest growth was in West Sumatra Regional Division 2, where\nactivity rose 22.21%, from around 2.84 million to 3.47 million. In Java,\ngrowth in Purwokerto Operating Region 5 and Yogyakarta Operating Region\n6 was above 11%. Jakarta continued to record the highest volume, with\n18.06 million passenger activities, up 6.06%.<\/p>\n
The activity figures count passengers boarding and alighting at\nstations, reflecting the intensity of movement in each region. They\ndiffer from the total number of customers served by KAI Group. At group\nlevel, KAI served 394,443,300 customers from January to September 2026,\nup 7.06% from 368,429,917 in the same period a year earlier.<\/p>\n
Rail travel is taking place against a backdrop of high mobility\nacross Indonesia. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded 104.30 million\ndomestic tourist trips in August 2026, an 11.47% increase on August\n2025. International visitor arrivals in the same month reached 1.60\nmillion.<\/p>\n
Differences in growth between regions give KAI information to assess\ncapacity and service needs more specifically. Areas with tourism\nactivity have different patterns from commuter zones and regional\ncorridors. The data are considered alongside occupancy rates, departure\npatterns, holiday seasons and station capacity when planning\nservices.<\/p>\n
National passenger activity reached its monthly peak in March, at\n11,505,570, during January\u2013September 2026. Activity was around 10.97\nmillion in June and 10.80 million in July.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegional growth gives us a clearer map of where mobility is heading.\nFrom there, services can be prepared to suit the travel characteristics\nof each corridor,\u201d Anne said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/six-kai-regions-record-double-digit-growth-as-rail-mobility-strengthens-from-java-to-sumatra-1791449719", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }