Jakarta, March 29 -- State railway company PT KAI advises travelers to refrain from purchasing tickets through social media for the Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return period.

"We encourage prospective passengers who do not yet have train tickets to consider rescheduling their travel dates. Do not buy tickets through social media that do not have a partnership with KAI to avoid fraud or counterfeit tickets," PT KAI Operational Region (Daop) 1 - Jakarta's Public Relations Manager, Ixfan Hendriwintoko, stated here on Saturday.

Hendriwintoko emphasized that passengers found boarding with tickets that do not match their name or identity will not be permitted to board the train.

"If such incidents occur, the officers would follow up because t...