Returnees Begin Arriving: 41,663 Train Passengers Reach Jakarta

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Operations Region (Daop) 1 Jakarta has recorded that holidaymakers and migrants have begun returning to Jakarta on H+1 Eid al-Fitr.

Manager of Public Relations for PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, Franoto Wibowo, stated in Jakarta that as of 09:00 WIB, 41,663 people had arrived in the capital today via Pasar Senen Station, Gambir Station, Bekasi Station, Cikampek Station, Cikarang Station, Jatinegara Station, and Karawang Station.

Meanwhile, 41,754 passengers departed from stations in the Daop 1 Jakarta region to various cities on Java today, Franoto said at Pasar Senen Station in Jakarta, as reported by Antara on Sunday (22/3/2026).

Specifically from Pasar Senen Station, he noted that the volume of departures for returnees increased today to 19,604 passengers, up from the previous day (Eid day) which had 18,814 passengers.

Meanwhile, arrivals at Pasar Senen Station today totalled 15,994 passengers, Franoto stated.

Departures and arrivals at Jakarta’s other major station, Gambir Station, were 14,174 passengers and 11,047 passengers respectively today.

Franoto said that the total capacity of long-distance train (KAJJ) seats is 1,083,623 seats, with the passenger volume departing on 22 March 2026 at 45,841 people.

Cumulatively, the total departing passengers for the period 11-22 March 2026 is 579,083. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of passengers who have purchased and booked tickets for the period 11 March-1 April 2026 is 790,692 tickets.

The average occupancy rate for the period 11 March-1 April 2026 is 73 percent. The remaining seats for the overall period from 23 March to 1 April 2026 total 290,982 seats, Franoto stated.

Furthermore, he said the highest period of occupancy and ticket sales for KAJJ occurred during the mudik/pre-Eid momentum or on 11-20 March 2026, with a total of 483,389 tickets already sold or booked by the public.