Indonesia's state-owned railway company Bandung Operation Area 2 reported that West Java Province became a popular tourism destination during the Isra Miraj holiday, with train seat occupancy rates reaching 72.4%.
Kuswardojo, Public Relations Manager of KAI Bandung Operation Area 2, pointed out that passenger traffic was huge, with a weekend arrival peak. As of Friday, January 16, a total of 48,829 tickets had been sold, and tickets were still available for purchase at the station, with a total of 67,410 seats. From January 15 to 16, cumulative arriving passengers reached 29,680, exceeding the departing passengers of 29,020.
"We continue to optimize facilities and infrastructure, train and station services, and arrange journeys to ensure passenger safety and comfort. At the same time, we thank the public for choosing trains as their means of travel during the Isra Miraj holiday," said Kuswardojo.
On that day, Bandung station had the most arriving passengers, with 5,185 arrivals and 4,737 departures; followed by Kiaracondong Station with 2,742 arrivals and 3,226 departures. Supporting stations such as Cianjur station had 1,077 arrivals and 972 departures, while Tasikmalaya and Cipatat stations also had several hundred to over a thousand passengers each.
Facing high demand, KAI Bandung Operation Area 2 launched a 10% ticket price discount for the Pasundan train on the Kiaracondong—Surabaya Gubeng round-trip route, applicable for departures from January 11 to March 10. Discounted tickets can be rescheduled or canceled according to regulations, but cannot be combined with other promotions.
KAI reminds passengers to allow extra time to get to the station during the holidays, as roads leading to the main Bandung station experience heavy traffic.