Train (KA) Pearl of the East with the route Ketapang Banyuwangi – Yogyakarta (PP) back in operation serving passengers this weekend with a schedule 19, 20 and 21 March 2021.
“Mutiara Timur train is operating again on weekends, so that people can enjoy train trips on the Ketapang Station route, Banyuwangi – Yogyakarta or vice versa,” said the Daily Executive Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daop 9 Radhitya Mardika Putra in Jember, Monday, 15 March 2021.
According to him, Mutiara Timur train comes with economy class, premium, and executive, so that the departure schedule can be seen through the KAI Access application, kai.id . site, and other online apps, quoted from Antara.
“We are still evaluating the train journey during the pandemic. Are there enough fans?, high enough, or it decreases which will be an evaluation for the next month's trip,” Tutur Radhitya.
He said all train trips implemented the COVID-19 prevention protocol, so that the passengers must also comply with the provisions applied by PT KAI.
“Prospective passengers must also have health documents such as rapid antigen or GeNose at an affordable price of IDR 20,000 provided at two stations in the Daop Jember area.,” he said.
Radhitya explained that his party was preparing a COVID-19 detection inspection service through exhalation (GeNose C19) for screening or screening of train passengers at two stations, namely Jember Station and Ketapang Station.
“The presence of the GeNose C19 inspection service is a form of improving the services we provide for train passengers in order to fulfill long-distance train travel requirements.,” he said.
KAI Daop 9 Jember enforces the Train Travel Graph (Gapeka) 2021 with many car options since 10 February 2021 with schedule change, car additions, and route extension.
Mutiara Timur train whose route is extended from Ketapang Banyuwangi – Yogyakarta with a scheduled departure from Ketapang Station at 17.30 WIB, Previously, the route for the Mutiara Timur train was Ketapang-Surabaya.
Then there are three additional commuter trains with the Pasuruan-Surabaya Kota connection which depart from Pasuruan Station at 05.35 WIB, then hit 15.10 WIB, and beat 21.10 WIB.
