JAKARTA - The Corporate Communication Manager of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) Emir Monti said the profile of passengers who useASH (rap train) is dominated by travelers to travel from Jakarta - Bandung or vice versa, not travelers.
Whoosh is still busy, because many passengers use it for vacations from Jakarta to Bandung, or from Bandung to Jakarta. Not for homecoming, even though there are indeed people who useASH for homecoming, right," said Emir Monti when met by Antara at airshed Station, Jakarta, Wednesday.
According to him, many usections as transportation from Jakarta-Bandung or vice versa, because of the ease of transportation services that have been integrated tofeeding Station.
Not only that, the distance is quite far and the road conditions are quite congested during the Eid holiday season as it is today, which triggers the increase in demand for this fast train.
"So, indeed, with a relatively short route, 30 minutes ofplay, this is like a commuter train. So indeed for homecoming or homecoming trips, there are still those who use it, but indeed at this time, bettersh is still dominated by passengers on vacation, both by family, group and individually," he said.
During the Lebaran 2025 holiday, KCIC has sold more than 210 thousandASH tickets to various destinations. Even though the station is crowded with passengers, the flow of passengers to and from front Station is well maintained thanks to the support of various modes of connecting transportation.
"Because this task has also been connected to Soekarno-Hatta Airport and also Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport via shuttle or buses available at the station," he said.
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Randi Hazam Prasetyo (38), one of the passengers, admitted that Right now is a comfortable and safe transportation to take his small family on vacation from Bandung to Jakarta.
"We don't useASH for homecoming, coincidentally for a vacation from Bandung to Jakarta and this is going to return to Bandung again," said Randi Hazam Prasetyo.
According to him, usingASH is the best choice during the Eid holiday season like today. Not only avoiding heavy traffic lanes, quite affordable prices is a separate reason whyASH is used as an option to bring himself and his family from Bandung to Jakarta.
The same thing was conveyed by Helmi Maulana admitting thatmashwas still the first choice when he and his family wanted to explore Bandung, West Java.
Although he did not bring private vehicles during his vacation to Bandung, he felt more comfortable using online transportation which made it very easy for them to get to their destination location.
"Indeed, if we go on vacation, we don't map out many tourist sites. However, we are only focused on one goal and even just enjoy the atmosphere of the hotel. So using online transportation is enough," said Helmy.
Even though Randy and Helmi used him as a mode of transportation to vacation in Bandung, it was different from Aditya Mulia who deliberately used him as a bridge to get to Bandung to meet relatives.
"It's the first time I've usedction to go home," said Aditya.
Despite having the aims and utilizations that circulate in using loan transportation, the three of them have the same interest when usingASH, which is a record of fast, cheap, and also easy to reach.
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