Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will add a further two train sets for the new Electric Train Service (ETS) line in order to fulfil greater demand expected in the coming Chinese New Year festive season, said transport minister Anthony Loke. The added service volume will be prepared for the KL Sentral-Butterworth, Padang Besar route, he said.
The two new ETS train sets have been approved for a period of five days from January 20 to 24 for the KL Sentral – Butterworth, Padang Besar route, and from January 27 to 31 for the Butterworth, Padang Besar – KL Sentral route, the transport minister was quoted as saying by Bernama.
There are 12,480 standard seats and 1,440 business class seats for the ETS line, and tickets are now available to purchase. Meanwhile, KTM will be implementing ‘Flexi-Fare’ where the fare rates are determined by the passenger’s choice of journey, which will enable them to plan their rail travels according to their preferences.
Flexi-fare tickets will go on sale from tomorrow (January 15) for journeys between March 1 and 31.
We must thank China for supplying us good quality carriages and parts and giving us technology.
For years our KTM staff could not understand subject matter of technical terms which resulted in constant delays of KTM trains.
But thanks to China’s training and staff from China posted in KTM, our KTM trains now have less delay.
Thank you China for saving Proton, saving KTM, saving ECRL and saving HSR.
Ermm what are you talking about?
Are you lost or something wrong?
KTM faced constant delays even with Chinese trainsets and with Chinese training.
The reason for delays are due to track sharing with other rail services, this has nothing to do with China except this special occasion for CNY.
C’mon mate don’t be a deluded ass here, if you have nothing relevant to say just don’t come here and talk c0ck as you wish.
Fake news. Please explain what China & Proton has to do with KTM added services for CNY festivities, the logic behind that is beyond me :D
Public transportation just stick to public transportation. Don’t need to add your imbecilic comments here.
Aside that, a big thank you to KTM on behalf of us train users.
The best way to get from KL to Penang. Less scary than by bus.
Syukur x1000. Malaysia still has public transportation for CNY, with cheapest fair in the region.
Malaysia could have world class public transportation with full sized LRT3, ECRL, HSR, RTS and MRT3 if BN had stayed on as government. What a missed opportunity.
Opportunity for better public transport gone dy liao!