About 12 thousand more travelers depart from Gambir Railway Station, Central Jakarta, Friday, to a number of destination cities including Bandung, Cirebon, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Solo, and Surabaya.
Head of Gambir Railway Station Sudharta Ata says that number will continue to grow, considering there are a number of tickets are not sold.
He estimated the peak flow forth through Gambir Station Lebaran happens this Friday with the number of passengers transported about 14 thousand.
“It could reach 14 to 15 thousand passengers. However, so far has about 12 thousand tickets sold,” he said.
Lebaran transport passenger volume at Gambir Railway Station continues to increase since September 11, 2009 and tens of thousands of passengers have ridden into town each destination.
According to Ata, his side have prepared well in advance in order to provide good service to passengers.
A number of security officers and police had been alerted on the inside and outside the station to maintain security and order during the flow forth and back. One Gegana car unit also prepared to anticipate undesirable conditions.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere at Gambir Station was packed with prospective passengers, both on the ground floor where the entrance to the departure or the departure lounge.
A number of passengers on the ground floor of the station was sitting on the floor to wait for the arrival of the train. They sat among a number of established products booth on the ground floor for the campaign, some of which are telecommunications operators booth.
Prospective passenger queues at the ticket reservation counters are still happening. Generally they buy train tickets remaining for tonight’s departure and tomorrow (19/9).
Ata said, to this day, as many as six additional trains have been prepared among the objectives Gajayana Malang, Yogyakarta Argo Lawu goals, and objectives Cirebon Cirebon Express.
