Revellers Carry Cardboard Boxes in Droves as They Return to Jakarta

The return flow of Eid al-Fitr 2026 at Pasar Senen Station in Central Jakarta was observed to be crowded on Thursday afternoon (26/3/2026). Passengers continued to arrive from various regions. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) The number of passengers arriving at Pasar Senen Station until 2:30 PM WIB reached 18,203 people, higher than the departures recorded at 15,061 passengers. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) Manager of Public Relations for KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, Franoto Wibowo, stated that the volume of arriving passengers was still higher than departures. “On 26 March 2026, the volume of arriving passengers in the Daop 1 Jakarta region reached 52,471 people, while departures numbered 33,520 passengers,” he explained. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) Observations by CNBC Indonesia on Thursday afternoon showed the return flow to be dense. Passengers continued to arrive in waves from various regions. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) Passengers were seen waiting for the online ride-hailing vehicles they had booked. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) The high arrival figures indicate that the Eid return flow is still ongoing and dominated by passengers from several cities on Java Island, such as Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, and Purwokerto. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo) Cumulatively, during the return flow period that began on 23 March 2026, the number of passengers arriving in the Daop 1 Jakarta region has consistently exceeded 50,000 per day. On 23 March, 51,532 passengers were recorded, on 24 March 53,288 passengers, and on 25 March reaching 53,406 passengers. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo)