Indonesian Railway Day September 28, 2025: History and Warning

Jakarta – Every 28 September is commemorated by the Indonesian Railway Day. This year is a special moment because the Indonesian Railway (Kai) celebrates its 80th anniversary, with the theme “increasingly serving”. The 80th anniversary of Kai is not only a ceremonial event, but also the momentum of reflection on the long journey of Indonesian rails from the colonial period to date. According to Kai’s official website, the train was first present in Indonesia on June 17, 1864, characterized by the construction of the railway of Semarang to Vorstenlanden (Solo-Yogyakarta) in the Kemijen village by the Governor-General of the Dutch India, Mr. Laj Baron Sloet of De Beele. Since then, Railways have continued to develop and become an important way of being transported for community mobility and freight transport. Browse to continue with the content over time, Railway Management has undergone several changes, until the train workers eventually took over the train business from Japanese hands on September 28, 1945. This incident was the establishment of the Djawatan Railway Indonesia of the Republic of Indonesia (DKARI), which was also commemorated as the Indonesian Railway Day or Kai’s birthday. Kai’s 80th anniversary -theme: Kai is increasingly carrying this year and serving the theme “increasingly serving” as a reflection of the company’s commitment to improve the quality of the service. The theme illustrates Kai’s determination that the train transport is more friendly, comfortable and according to the needs of the community. This theme is also in line with various service transformation programs run by Kai, such as online ticket discussions, modern station development, to providing environmentally friendly transport methods. In order to win the 80th anniversary commemoration, Kai held a promotion for the discount of the train ticket. On September 28, 2025, Kai hosted a promotional ticket price of RP. 80,000 for a specific booking during a direct event, and a 20% discount for purchases on that day. This promotion applies to different routes and classes, with terms and conditions that can be obtained by the Kai Access application or the Kai -official channel. This program is a form of company appreciation for loyal customers, while encouraging public interest in using rail transport. In addition to the train ticket promotions, the 80th Kai’s 80th anniversary was also enriched by various social activities. As reported by Antara, including blood donations, free treatment, to rail clinic health services in a number of regions. The series of social activities in this series of warnings for birthday is distributed at 31 points in the operating area and the regional division, as well as free health services at 18 places through the Medica Clinic, Stations and Spoor Clinic facilities. (Wia/JBR)