State railway tourism prepare offers unlike sense for tourists

An officeholder of state-owned railway operator PT KAI checks the status of a prepare auto of Argo Parahyangan, serving Jakarta-Bandung route. (tempo.co/Prima Mulia)

PT Kereta Api (KA) Wisata, a subsidiary of acre railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), offers seven unlike types of prepare that target tourists. One of them, named Kereta Wisata Nusantara, features 19-seat prepare adorned inward Indonesian-style interior in addition to is equipped with beds, karaoke, mini bar in addition to toilet.

The society likewise offers Kereta Wisata Bali, Toraja in addition to Sumatra.
Those who seek to go on these trains would take away to mass for the entire car. However, solo travelers tin opt for other types of prepare service, namely Priority in addition to Imperial.
Additionally, each topographic point on the trains is equipped amongst a touchscreen monitor in addition to good in addition to video entertainment.

The Kereta Wisata is scheduled to depart from Djakarta every Fri black in addition to go to Solo in addition to Yogyakarta. The render trip is every Dominicus evening.
“In the futurity nosotros volition opened upwardly a novel road to Surabaya,” said PT KAI president manager Totok Suryono.

Tourism Ministry's archipelago tourism marketing evolution deputy Esthy Reko Astuti said such service offers to a greater extent than pick for tourists who are fond of prepare travel.
“I promise [this service] tin encourage tourists to go non solely across the provinces only likewise betwixt them,” said Esthy, adding that the society should likewise render tour packages to boost leisure every bit good every bit MICE tourism. (JakartaPost)