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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State-run railway company PT KAI transported 1,528 motorcycles from Jakarta to Surabaya during the first four days of September, a spokesman said.

"The Idul Fitri transportation service for motorcycles started on Sept 1, and some 1,528 motorcycles were transported up to Sept 4," Mateta R, a spokesman of PT KAI, said here recently.

PT KAI charges Rp200,000 per motorbike and Rp43,000 per passenger for economy-class seats.

The railway company has added up to three extra coaches per trip during the Idul Fitri exodus season.

"There will be 198 trips throughout Indonesia, plus 28 extra trips," he said.

Most Indonesian Muslims observe the tradition of returning to their hometowns or villages to celebrate Idul Fitri which will fall on September 10 this year.

During the Idul Fitri holiday season last year, the number of home-bound travelers reached about 27.25 million, of which 16.2 million used various public transportation modes while the remaining 11.2 million used private cars and motorcycles.

Over the past few years, more and more home-bound travelers prefer to use motorcycles as it is less costly and quite fast, although it is not very safe.

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