Indonesia’s railway sector ensures travel safety during Idul Fitri festival
Indonesian Chief of the National Police (Polri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo assured of the safety of train travel during Eid al-Fitr homecoming period after a review of Senen Station, Jakarta on April 6.
Chief of the National Police (Polri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, and commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), General Agus Subiyanto, inspecting a train at Senen Station, Jakarta, on Saturday (April 6, 2024). (Photo:antaranews.com)
Jakarta (VNA) 𒅌– Indonesian Chief ofthe National Police (Polri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo assured of the safetyof train travel during Eid al-Fitr homecoming period after a review of Senen Station,Jakarta on April 6.
He noted that so far, he has not receivedinformation on the risks of crime cases during the Eid exodus and stressed thatpolice personnel on duty in areas the exodus travelers will pass through areready to provide security.
During the visit, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi asked state-run railway company Indonesian Railways Company (KAI) to anticipate bad weather-triggered landslides likely to occur on routescrossed by Eid homecoming travelers, such as roads in southern Java. He alsoinstructed the company to ensure that all service posts erected along trainroutes are functioning properly.
🔯 According to a survey carried out by the Ministry of Transportation, 193.6million people are projected to participate in the homecoming exodus tocelebrate Eid al-Fitr.
During the peak holiday of Eid 2024 (from March 31to April 21), the KAI plans to provide 1,688 long-distance train trips with anaverage of 77 trips a day, an increase of 11% compared to 2023. Trainsdeparting from Jakarta central station alone can transport an average of morethan 43,800 people per day./.
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Chief of the National Police (Polri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, and commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), General Agus Subiyanto, inspecting a train at Senen Station, Jakarta, on Saturday (April 6, 2024). (Photo:antaranews.com) 
