Railway operator prepares extra trains for holidays

The Jakarta Post | Tue, 12/06/2011 12:48 PM

State railway operator PT KA regional office (Daop II) in Bandung has prepared additional trains to anticipate the soaring number of passengers during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

“We will increase the frequency of trains and add more cars in each train," PT KA Daop II spokesperson Bambang Setya Prayitno said in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday as quoted by Antara news wire.

Bambang estimated that the number of passengers would rise by 30 percent at the year end in all executive and economy classes.

Bambang said 35 percent of tickets for Dec.23 to Dec.31 had already been reserved, with 50 percent of tickets for Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 already booked.

“The tickets can be reserved 40 days prior to the departure and we don’t require tickets for standing passengers,” he said.

BNI allocates Rp 520b in cash for ATMs during holidays

Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 12/24/2010 12:40 PM | Business

State bank PT Bank Negara Indonesia has allocated Rp 520 billion (Rp 57.7 million) daily for its automated teller machines (ATM) during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday.

Usually BNI prepares Rp 400 billion daily for ATMs.

“We have increased the cash amount for ATMs by up to 30 percent, or to Rp 520 billion, every day during the holiday,” Tachi Basyir, the BNI public relations officer, told The Jakarta Post in Jakarta on Friday.

BNI has 4,400 ATMs across the country, excluding 10,000 ATM links and 15,000 ATM bersama

According Tachi, BNI has also strengthened security around ATMs using information technology

“The BNI command center will also monitor the ATMs,” Tachi said

Over the weekend, several BNI branches will be open for limited transactions, such as withdrawals and transfers between BNI accounts.