(malangkota.go.id) – PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Daop 8 Surabaya operates 23 medium/long distance trains and 46 local trains during the Prophet Muhammad's birthday holiday and joint leave at the end of October 2020. The operation of these train trips is to anticipate the increasing number of customers during the holiday period. long weekends The.
"During the long weekend holiday, KAI Daop 8 Surabaya is ready to serve customers by operating 23 Medium/Long Distance Train trips and 46 Local Trains. That way, more customers will be able to enjoy safe, comfortable, safe, and healthy train trips," said Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya, Suprapto, Monday (26/10/2020)
The favorite train for people in the Daop 8 Surabaya area which can be ordered in the future long weekends Later, among them will be the Argo Bromo Anggrek train with the Surabaya Pasarturi – Gambir/return route, the Harina train with the Surabaya Pasar Turi – Cirebon – Bandung/return route, and the Jayakarta train with the Surabaya Gubeng – Jakarta City/return route.
The Kertajaya train is on the Surabaya Pasarturi – Pasar Senen round trip route, the Argo Wilis train is on the Surabaya Gubeng – Bandung – Gambir/round trip route, the Gajayana train is on the Malang – Gambir/round trip route, the Tawang Alun train is on the Malang Old City – Ketapang/round trip route and various other trains.
The Medium/Long Distance Trains depart from 3 initial departure stations, namely 7 trains from Surabaya Pasar Turi Station, 11 trains from Surabaya Gubeng Station and 5 trains from Malang Station.
Meanwhile, the destinations of the 23 medium/long distance trains include 11 trains to Jakarta via the North route (via Cirebon), 3 trains to Jakarta via the South route (via Bandung), 2 trains to Bandung, 4 trains to Jember/Banyuwangi and 1 train each to the final destination towards Semarang, Lempuyangan (Yogyakarta) and Cilacap.
Long Weekend train tickets for the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday and joint leave at the end of October can be ordered starting D-14 on the KAI Access application, the kai.id website, and all other official KAI sales channels. Get Railpoints from every purchase of Commercial Long Distance Train tickets by registering on the latest version of the KAI Access application.
In addition, by making train ticket transactions on the KAI Access application, customers can directly order a Bluebird Taxi to continue their journey from the arrival station to the final destination practically.
For more information regarding train travel during the Long Weekend, the public can contact the KAI Contact Center by telephone at 021-121, email cs@kai.id, and KAI social media 121.
"KAI Daop 8 Surabaya continues to prioritize health protocols when serving customers during the Long Weekend holiday. There are 2 types of health protocols implemented, namely the Health Protocol for Medium/Long Distance Train Passengers and the Health Protocol for Local Train Passengers," added Suprapto
The protocol is such as customers are required to be in good health, wear masks, wear long-sleeved shirts and show a valid Covid-19 Free Certificate (PCR Test/Rapid Test) (14 days since issuance) for Medium/Long Distance Train passengers, while for Local Train passengers do not need a Covid-19 free certificate. In order to maintain distance during the trip, KAI also only sells tickets for 70% of the available seating capacity.
As an effort to improve services in implementing health protocols for Medium/Long Distance Train passengers, KAI Daop 8 Surabaya in collaboration with PT RNI provides rapid test services at 5 stations, namely Surabaya Gubeng Station, Surabaya Pasarturi, Malang, Sidoarjo, Mojokerto. The provision of rapid test services at the station aims to make it easier for customers so they do not need to look for rapid test places outside.
The consistency of KAI Daop 8 Surabaya in implementing health protocols in the railway environment has been recognized by obtaining the Safe Guard Label SIBV. This Safe Guard Label SIBV has referred to parameters compiled by Bureau Veritas experts and auditors, international best practices, the World Health Organization (WHO), regulations of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Covid-19 Acceleration Handling Task Force.
Suprapto said that people do not need to hesitate anymore in using various KAI services, because KAI has been disciplined in implementing health protocols. He hopes that people's interest in using trains will return to how it was before the pandemic.
"The long weekend train journey is expected to be utilized by the public by continuing to pay attention to health protocols and implementing 3M, namely, washing hands, wearing masks, and maintaining distance," concluded Suprapto. (say/yon)
