Train tickets for Christmas and New Year holidays can be booked page all

KOMPAS.com – PT Train Indonesia (KAI) stated the ticket train long distance to travel in the holiday season Natal 2020 and new year 2021 can already be ordered.

This information was conveyed by the VP Public Relations PT KAI, Joni Martinus, through an official statement given to Kompas.com, Monday (23/11/2020).

Ticket reservations train This can be done in various ways, either through the KAI Access application, the website kai.id, as well as other official sales channels.

“We have already opened ticket reservations for people who want to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays, while still applying health protocols in a disciplined manner,” said Joni.

A number of long-distance trains that will operate in that holiday season and tickets can already be ordered, including the following:

– KA Taksaka (Yogyakarta-Gambir)
– KA Gajayana (Malang-Gambir)
– KA Senja Utama Solo (Solo Balapan-Pasar Senen)
– KA Argo Parahyangan (Bandung-Gambir)
– Mutiara Selatan Train (Surabaya Gubeng-Bandung)

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Joni hopes that people will not worry about choosing trains as their mode of transportation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Because, he said, PT KAI had implemented the implementation of health protocols and various efforts to prevent the transmission of the corona virus, starting at the departure station, during the trip, until arriving at the destination station.

The operation of trains both long-distance and local is limited to only 70 percent of the existing capacity. Passengers must also be in good health, proven by a letter of quick test results or swab tests, have no fever, and are advised to wear long-sleeved clothing.

Joni gave an example of a trip for the long weekend at the end of last October which was said to have run safely, smoothly, in control, and healthily during the trip until arriving at the destination station.

In addition, PT KAI received a special award related to its compliance in implementing health protocols in its operational activities.

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“KAI’s consistency in implementing health protocols in the railroad environment has been recognized. This is evidenced by the obtaining of the SIBV Safe Guard Label which has referred to the parameters compiled by experts and auditors of the BV Head Office, international best practices, World Health Organization (WHO), regulations of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transportation, and the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling Covid-19. , “Explained Joni.

For this reason, he asked the public not to be afraid or worried about the security aspects related to Covid-19 in using the rail transportation mode.

“There is no need to hesitate to take the train, because KAI has implemented various health protocols strictly and with discipline every time,” said Joni.

Joni believes that people have started to put their trust in KAI as a travel service provider with public transportation.

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One of the indicators that makes Joni believe in this is the positive trend in the volume of ticket purchases in recent times.

For example, during 1-21 November 2020, the number of tickets sold increased by 26.5 percent from the same period in October 2020.

The number of tickets sold in the 21 days period was 1,451,318 tickets, while the October period totaled 1,146,776 tickets.

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