The number of passenger trains in Java and Sumatra in November 2012 as many as 15.8 million people, down 7.91 percent from the previous month.

The number of passenger trains in Java and Sumatra in November 2012 as many as 15.8 million people, down 7.91 percent from the previous month.



Of these most were passengers Jabodetabek, which is a commuter passenger (commuter), as many as 10.7 million people or 67.52 percent of the total passenger trains.

Decrease in the number of passengers going in the Greater Jakarta area and non-Java Jabodetabek respectively 7.40 percent and 10.16 percent. Instead, Sumatra rose 12.71 percent.

The cumulative number of rail passengers during January-November 2012 reached 186.1 million, up 1.95 percent compared to the same period in 2011 (182.5 million people).

The increase in the number of passengers going on in the Greater Jakarta area 11.07 percent, whereas non-Jabodetabek area of ​​Java and Sumatra respectively dropped 12.02 percent and 16.45 percent. The number of transported goods train in November 2012 reached 2.0 million tons, down 6.32 percent from the previous month.

According to the head of the Central Bureau of Statistics Suryamin, Wednesday (02/01/2013), in Jakarta, most of the goods being transported are recorded in Sumatra, as many as 1.4 million tons or 70.33 percent.

Decrease the amount of goods transported in all regions, ie non-Java and Sumatra Jabodetabek 11.96 percent 3.72 percent. During the period January-November 2012 the amount of goods transported railways reached 21.5 million tons, up 16.47 percent compared with the same period in 2011.