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Pedestrian gate of Gambir Station - 

Voinews, Jakarta - Before New Year eve 2024, Long Distance Train (KAJJ) passengers at Gambir Station and Pasar Senen Station were observed to be normal, in total there were around 23,991 tickets sold for departures today, Sunday (31/12).

Ixfan Hendriwintoko Public Relations Manager for Daop 1 Jakarta explained that based on ticket sales data, the volume of passengers departing on Friday (29/12) was recorded as the highest volume figure during the holiday period leading up to New Year 2024 for the Daop 1 Jakarta area, namely a total of around 42,446 passengers.

Departures for today, Sunday (31/12), returned to normal, namely a total of around 24,221 passengers, 5,941 passengers departed from Gambir Station with an operational service of 39 train trips and 12,080 passengers departed from Pasar Senen Station with an operational service of 34 train trips, while the remaining passengers departed from Bekasi, Karawang, Cikarang and other stations in the Daop1 Jakarta area.

These figures could still increase, considering that ticket sales for departures to the last train today are still open.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Sunday (31/12/23), overall, the total number of tickets for Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 (Nataru), tickets provided from KAI Operational Area 1 Jakarta (Daop 1Jakarta) for the 18 days of the Christmas period, December 21 2023 to January 7 2024, is 772,712 tickets, of that number as of Sunday ( 12/31) has sold more than 526 thousand tickets for departures from 21 Dec 2023 to 7 Jan 2024.

Meanwhile, if you look at the most popular dates based on train departure dates, they occur from 21 to 31 December 2023, in that 11 day period, of the 472,335 available tickets, around 423,690 were sold.

The remaining seats today, Sunday (31/12) to Sunday (7/1), are still 217 thousand seats, which is 63 percent of the seating capacity provided, namely 343,530 seats.

KAI hopes that people can plan their trips well and order tickets well in advance of departure because train tickets for the 2023 Christmas and New Year 2024 holidays can be booked starting 45 days before the selected departure schedule.

Train customers who will travel using KAI services are also advised to arrive early at the departure station at least 1 hour before their train departure.

"People who want to know about ticket availability can go online, namely the Access by KAI application which can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS devices. Apart from checking ticket availability, the Access by KAI application can also be used to order tickets, change schedules and cancel tickets.

"Aside from the ticket ordering application, it can also be done through official online and retail sales agents who have collaborated with KAI," said Ixfan.

All online stations are also equipped with CIC (Check In Counter) machines to print boarding pass tickets independently//VOI

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Jay Idzes receive his Indonesian citizenship certificate from the Head of Kanwil East Jakarta Kemkumham -  

Voinews, Jakarta - Jay Idzes, an Italian Serie B soccer player of Indonesian descent from the Netherlands who plays in Venice, has officially become an Indonesian citizen and is ready to defend the Indonesian National Team. Met after taking the oath as an Indonesian citizen, Thursday (28/12/23) at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Jakarta, Jay hopes that he can join the Indonesian national team and make Indonesia proud in international football.

"For me just personally I just want to play as soon as possible and join the team and we have to see what will do but I’m just really happy that I’m here. From right now I’m just avalaible for the coach and  it’s his decision what he want to do and I’m just avalaible and open to everything", Jay said. 

On the same occasion, Member of the PSSI Executive Committee (Exco), Endri Erawan, said that even though he was an Indonesian citizen, Jay was still unable to defend Indonesia in the Asian Cup.

"This is the umpteenth time we have naturalized it and this is thanks to the hard work in this matter, the general chairman and Exco colleagues at the request of Shin Tae Yong. Finally, Jay Idzes can be sworn in. After this, we will arrange for passports, but it's a shame that Jay still can't take part in the Asian Cup", Endri said. 

Endri added that PSSI will then process the Indonesian identity card and passport and apply for the transfer of the federation from KNVB to PSSI as the final process. If FIFA accepts the federation's transfer, Jay will be able to defend the Indonesian National Team against Vietnam in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in March 2024//VOI-NK