BASED on the results of the 2024 Lebaran Transportation Potential Survey conducted by the Transportation Policy Agency of the Ministry of Transportation, it is known that the public prefers public transportation or public transportation for going home this year.
From the survey, it is known that 39.32 million people (20.30%) chose inter-city trains, 37.61 million people (19.37%) for buses, 35.42 million people for private cars (18.29%) and motorbikes 31.12 million people (16.07%).
“Contrary to previous years, the choice of private vehicle is the favorite. In Eid 2023, the mode of transportation that is in highest demand is a private car at 27.32 million (22.1%). Next is a motorbike at 23.13 million people (20.3% ) and buses 22.77 million people (18.4%) and inter-city trains 14.47 million people (11.69%),” said Indonesian transportation observer, Djoko Setijowarno, quoted on Sunday (24/3).
He assessed that the number of people choosing private cars and motorbikes had increased, but the increase was still higher in choosing inter-city trains and buses. For the first time in the 2024 Eid season, the Whoosh fast train will operate and 1.42 million people will be interested (0.73%
“The challenge for the government is to provide public transportation between cities. Public transportation in the regions will also be urgently improved. The one-way traffic engineering policy on toll roads must be thought through carefully, so that buses returning to Jakarta are not hampered and passengers do not wait. for a long time at the passenger terminal,” he explained.
The contra flow option in Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java is considered wiser so that drivers don’t travel long and don’t make passengers wait long at the passenger terminal.
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“Homecomers on toll roads are directed to arterial roads such as Pantura and collaborate with the regional government to prepare a number of rest areas near toll gates. MSMEs along arterial roads are developing and will benefit,” he said.
Based on the results of the same survey, during the Eid season in 2024, it is estimated that money turnover will reach up to IDR 148.8 trillion.
“Based on the number of people going home, on average each person brings 3 people, meaning that on average 1 family goes with 4 people. On average, a family of 4 people travels, based on the calculation of the costs spent, it is known that on average per person they spend IDR 768,386 ,” he stressed.
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