PT KAI prepares payment mechanisms for local train tickets with Go-Pay

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) will use a virtual wallet, Go Pay, for the payment of local train tickets. This is to allow users to buy tickets more easily while saving paper.

Eko Pamiarso, director of communication marketing at PT KAI, said the payment mechanism had not yet been formally launched.

"For local trains, later, the ticket will use Go-Pay. sweep you no longer need to use tickets, "Otnial told Eighty Eight Tower, Jakarta on Thursday (29.11.2018).

Otnial said the system is still regulated. Local trains are chosen because their price is relatively cheap, namely the range of 4,000 to 8,000 rupees.

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Bandung and its surroundings will become pilot project this new payment method.

"For trains like the non-commuters Pasar Senen-Cikampek, Cikampek-Purwakarta. But we want l & # 39; try first in Bandung, like Bandung-Cimahi, "said Otnial.

Otnial estimates that payments using Go-Pay for local trains can be used by February 2019. Another KAI innovation to reduce ticket waste is the online ticket.

Especially for long-distance train ticket reservations using the KAI application, it is sufficient for users to scan the printed barcode on the e-ticket to register and to There is no need to check in at the train station counter.

"It's implemented since 2017. So, enter, scan," said Otnial.