REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG -- PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) said that the number of passengers on the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train has increased to 20 thousand passengers per day ahead of Christmas 2024 and New Year holidays 2025. KCIC General Manager Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa said the figure had increased by 15 percent.
As for the average ordinary day, the number ranges from 16 thousand to 18 thousand passengers per day. “Until now, the total tickets sold for the period 13-15 December 2024 have reached 60 thousand tickets,” Eva said in Bandung, West Java, Sunday (15/12/2024).
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He projected that the increase will continue until the peak of Nataru holidays in 2024/2025, along with the high mobility of people to vacation and gather with families. To accommodate the increasing number of passengers, KCIC operates 48 Whoosh trips with 28 thousand seats per day.
“This upward trend is expected to occur as more and more communities are starting holidays as the school children's exam period is over and are now starting to enter a fairly long school holiday period as it will continue until the holidays at later Christmas and New Year moments,” Eva said.
In addition, KCIC has also anticipated various potential obstacles that will occur in the operation of the Whoosh Fast Train during the Nataru holiday period 2024/2025. He said that increased security measures were a top priority in order to maintain smooth operations and the comfort of passengers.
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“KCIC has mapped out the potential obstacles that may occur, such as severe weather, earthquakes, kites and foreign objects can disrupt comfort and even harm travel, a number of these potential risks that we will focus on in order to ensure the safety and security of Whoosh travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays,” Eva said.
He explained that the move was to ensure the safety and safety of the Whoosh fast train ride. A number of anticipations are made, Eva said, in order to minimize the potential for disruption that may occur due to various factors.
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