Long Weekend, 70 Percent of Tickets Are Sold Out
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Ahead of a long weekend that falls on March 25-27, 2016, train ticket heading to West, Central and East Java are sold out.
Seat availability is only 30 percent of total seats sold
According to Bambang S Prayitno, Head of Public Relation for PT KAI Daops 1, train departure dated on March 24 from Gambir Station only leaves Argo Jati and Cirebon Express trains (Jakarta-Cirebon) and Argo Parahyangan (Jakarta-Bandung). While from Pasar Senen Station at the same date only leaves Menoreh train (Jakarta-Semarang) and Tegal Express train (Jakarta-Tegal).
"Seat availability is only 30 percent of total seats sold," he told, Wednesday (3/23).
Approaching Long Weekend, 90 Percent Train Tickets Sold OutMeanwhile, train departure on Friday (3/25) is still available; Argo Sindoro (Jakarta-Semarang), Argo Jati and Cirebon Ekspress (Jakarta-Cirebon), Argo Anggrek Malam, Sembrani, and Bangunkarta (Jakarta-Surabaya), Purwojaya (Jakarta-Cilacap), Tegal Bahari (Jakarta-Tegal), as well as Argo Parahyangan (Jakarta-Bandung).
"Seat availability is above 50 percent of total seats sold," he expressed.
As for the train departure from Pasar Senen Station dated on March 25, his side prepares some trains, starting from Majapahit (Jakarta-Malang), Menoreh (Jakarta-Semarang), as well as Gumarang (Jakarta-Surabaya). It is predicted seat availability for Menoreh train reaches 90 percent.
"For train ticket dated on March 26-27, there are only Matarmaja, Gaya Baru Malam, Brantas, Kertajaya, Bengawan, Progo, and Tawang Jaya are sold out, and the rest are still available," he stated.
He added, seat availability will always change in a matter of seconds, because the online ticket, make sure the booked ticket is appropriate to passenger's id card to prevent any unwanted things.
