KAI Serves 5 Million Passengers During Eid Transport Period

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI has served 5,087,458 passengers during the Eid transport period from 11 March to 1 April 2026. KAI Vice President of Corporate Communication Anne Purba stated that this figure represents an 8.07% increase compared to the 2025 Eid period. “This trust serves as a foundation for us to continue maintaining punctuality, strengthening service capacity, and ensuring that train travel becomes increasingly reliable and the primary choice for the public,” she said in a written statement on Friday, 3 April 2026. Anne explained that the 5 million passengers served came from long-distance and local train services. Long-distance trains served 4,246,274 passengers, or 118.9% of 3,571,760 seats, while local trains served 841,184 passengers, or 90.7% of 926,936 seats. The number of long-distance train passengers during the 2026 Eid period rose 8.45% from 3,915,546 people in the 2025 Eid period. Local trains also increased by 6.20% from 792,082 people in the same period. “Customer movement was evenly distributed across various operational regions,” Anne said. According to KAI data, the highest growth occurred in KAI Regional Operations (Daop) 5 Purwokerto, which served 460,933 passengers, up 11.7% from 412,819 passengers in the 2025 Eid period. Next, KAI Daop 4 Semarang recorded 589,313 passengers, up 10% from 535,709 passengers. Then, KAI Daop 6 Yogyakarta served 581,418 passengers, an increase of around 8.5% from 535,790 passengers in the previous period. For economy-class populist trains, the additional KA on the Lempuyangan–Pasar Senen route carried 10,394 passengers with 127% occupancy. Meanwhile, 10,233 passengers on the reverse route with 125% occupancy. Additionally, for the free motorcycle homecoming service, KAI has served 48,740 riders. This service is organised by the Ministry of Transportation through KAI to minimise long-distance motorcycle homecoming. There are also 10 long-distance trains with the highest number of passengers: 1. KA Joglosemarkerto (Solo Balapan–Semarang Tawang): 46,634 passengers 2. KA Airlangga (Pasar Senen–Surabaya Pasar Turi): 44,159 passengers 3. KA Airlangga (Surabaya Pasar Turi–Pasar Senen): 44,022 passengers 4. KA Joglosemarkerto (Solo Balapan–Solo Balapan): 40,519 passengers 5. KA Jayakarta (Surabaya Gubeng–Pasar Senen): 35,796 passengers 6. KA Sri Tanjung (Lempuyangan–Ketapang): 34,540 passengers 7. KA Kertajaya (Pasar Senen–Surabaya Pasar Turi): 33,641 passengers 8. KA Sri Tanjung (Ketapang–Lempuyangan): 33,501 passengers 9. KA Jayakarta (Pasar Senen–Surabaya Gubeng): 33,435 passengers 10. KA Ambarawa Ekspres (Semarang Poncol–Surabaya Pasar Turi): 31,173 passengers “KAI recorded a departure punctuality rate of 99.80% and arrival punctuality of 98.86%, demonstrating consistent service throughout the Eid transport period,” said Anne Purba.