Jakarta PT. Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI added 1,080 trips from 8,492 trips and 54 trains during the 2025 Eid period.
"There are 54 more additions, this is really to anticipate if there is an increase in people who want to take the train during the Eid transportation period," said KAI President Director Didiek Hartantyo in Jakarta, Tuesday.
He said that the 2025 Eid Transportation period will last for 22 days, starting from March 21 to April 11, 2025. During this period, a total of 9,572 regular and additional train trips will be operated.
The total available capacity is 4,568,838 seats consisting of long-distance trains, local trains and tourist trains.
Of the 4,568,838 available capacity, some of it is seats available for local trains.
Reservations for new local trains start 30 days before departure, while some other trains can only be accessed 7 days before departure.
As of Tuesday (25/2), the total number of tickets sold reached 1,279,341.
"KAI predicts that the peak density of homecoming train traffic will occur on March 28, which is D-3 of Eid, while the peak of the return flow is estimated to occur on April 6 or D+5 of Eid," said Didiek.
The more capacity provided by KAI, the more travel options are expected to be provided for customers who will celebrate Eid in their hometowns.
In addition, it can reduce traffic congestion and the burden on roads due to the large number of private vehicles, so that it can make the homecoming trip smoother.
As a manifestation of KAI's commitment to safety and part of its efforts to provide the best service, on February 25-27, 2025, the Board of Directors of KAI together with the Ministry of Transportation, the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) conducted inspections throughout the railway Operational Areas (Daop).