3.4 Million Commuters Take the Train, This Station Becomes the Busiest Point
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi revealed that long-distance train (KAJJ) passengers experienced a fairly rapid increase during the Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return flows in 2026. Dudy stated that for Eid 2026, the number of KAJJ passengers rose 13.14% to 3.4 million people, from 3.02 million in Eid 2025.
“Growth in the number of public transport passengers occurred across all modes of transportation, one of which is intercity rail transport (KAJJ) which increased by 13.14%,” said Dudy during a working meeting (raker) with Commission V of the DPR RI on Monday (13/4/2026).
Dudy continued that from the trains, the homecoming destinations were still dominated by Tugu Yogyakarta Station, reaching 234,800 passengers. Meanwhile, the busiest departure station was Pasar Senen Station with 321,400 passengers.
“From the trains, the busiest origin station is Pasar Senen Station and the busiest destination station is Tugu Yogyakarta Station,” explained Dudy.
Not only that, Dudy also reported the on-time performance of the 2026 Eid homecoming transport, where trains remained the transportation with the highest punctuality rate, reaching 96.9% for KAJJ and 98.9% for urban trains.
“The on-time performance of public transport shows that rail transport is the most punctual, with urban regional trains at 98.9% and intercity rail transport (KAJJ) at 96.9%,” he said.
Here is the breakdown of the busiest departure stations and busiest destination stations during Eid 2026:
• Busiest departure stations
Pasar Senen Station: 321,400 passengers
Gambir Station: 251,100 passengers
Yogyakarta Station: 209,353 passengers
Halim Station (KCIC): 146,300 passengers
Surabaya Gubeng Station: 131,060 passengers
• Busiest arrival stations
Yogyakarta Station: 234,800 passengers
Pasar Senen Station: 234,400 passengers
Gambir Station: 188,900 passengers
Purwokerto Station: 142,300 passengers
Halim Station (KCIC): 136,800 passengers