Thursday, May 23, 2024 PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI)/KAI Commuter added to the journey of six Yogyakarta-Palur commuter lines to anticipate a surge in passengers during transportation during the long holiday of the Vesak Day 2024 and collective leave. “Responding to the needs of residents during the long holiday of Vesak, KAI Commuter has again operated six additional commuter lines of Yogyakarta-Palur (Central Java) starting today, Thursday (23/5) to Sunday (26/5),” said KAI Commuter Corporate Secretary Anne Purba, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 23. With the addition of the six commuter lines, the total commuter line journey of Yogyakarta-Palur is 30 trips per day, more than weekdays that reach 24 trips.
Anne said the addition of the trip was an effort to anticipate the increase in the number of Yogyakarta commuter line users. The reason is, on holidays it is certain to be more crowded than normal days. According to Anne, during the long Vesak holiday, her party predicts that there will be 100 thousand – 130 thousand users who will use the Yogyakarta commuter line with the most volume at the beginning of the Thursday holiday (23/5) and the end of the long holiday on Sunday (26/5).
Previously, during the long holiday commemorating the ascension of Jesus Christ, 113,126 users were recorded, with the highest volume being 33,489 people, “said Anne. In addition, added Anne, KAI Commuter continues to operate 15 trips from Palur Station to Yogyakarta Station from 04.5.
