Nataru Ticket Sales Reach 3.9 Million, Railway Passenger Travel Continues into Early 2026

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) recorded high public mobility during the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year transportation period. As of Thursday, January 1, 2026, at 08:00 WIB, ticket sales for the period from December 18, 2025 to January 4, 2026 had reached 3,873,241 tickets, reflecting the public’s enthusiasm for using railway transportation services.

Of this total, long-distance railway ticket sales reached 3,181,654 tickets, or 115.2 percent of the capacity of 2,761,048 seats. Meanwhile, local railway ticket sales reached 691,587 tickets, equivalent to 92.8 percent of the total 745,056 seats provided.

The long-distance railway occupancy rate exceeding 100 percent is influenced by dynamic passenger travel patterns, where a single seat can be used by more than one passenger during a single train journey, as passengers board and alight at various intermediate stations.

As of January 1, 2026, at 08:00 WIB, the number of passengers who had purchased long-distance and local railway tickets in Java and Sumatra stood at 190,348. This figure may continue to increase as ticket sales remain open until the end of the day.

Cumulatively, during the period from December 18 to 31, 2025, KAI served 3,206,898 passengers through long-distance and local railway services across various operating areas.

During the same period, KAI continued to offer a 30 percent fare discount for commercial economy-class trains, applicable from December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026, with a total of 1,509,080 seats provided. As of January 1, 2026, at 08:00 WIB, discounted tickets sold had reached 1,366,134 tickets, or approximately 91 percent of the program’s capacity.

Based on departure data during the Nataru period, the ten most popular stations among long-distance railway passengers were Pasarsenen, Yogyakarta, Gambir, Surabaya Pasar Turi, Semarang Tawang, Bandung, Surabaya Gubeng, Purwokerto, Lempuyangan, and Semarang Poncol. Meanwhile, the ten most popular destination stations were Pasarsenen, Yogyakarta, Gambir, Bandung, Semarang Tawang, Surabaya Pasar Turi, Purwokerto, Surabaya Gubeng, Lempuyangan, and Bekasi.

VP Corporate Communication KAI