The government says it has acquired 10 new train sets to improve KTM’s electric train service (ETS), and these are expected to be operational sometime in the first quarter of 2025, Bernama reports.
According to deputy transport minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah, the purchase of the new trains will help meet the high demand for the service. He added that the government is also procuring 50 additional train sets, comprising electric multiple units (EMU) and diesel multiple units (DMU).
Besides acquiring the new trains, he said maintenance and repair workwork is also being carried out on existing ETS train to ensure that they are in the best condition and reliable for ETS operations. “Currently, 10 existing ETS train sets are undergoing level four maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), which is scheduled to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025. MRO level three and four works will continue for the remaining 14 ETS train sets currently in operation, starting in the first quarter of 2025,” he said in the Dewan Negara.
He was responding to a question from Senator Baharuddin Ahmad, who wanted to know the ETS passenger statistics this year, especially to destinations in Perlis, and the government’s efforts to improve the ETS service, which has become the preferred choice for the public, especially during festive seasons and school holidays.
In response to Baharuddin’s question about ETS passenger statistics in Perlis, he said that there are two railway stations served by ETS trains in the state, namely the Arau and Padang Besar stations; with a total of 490,105 passengers recorded from January to October last year, making for an average of 1,600 passengers per day.
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Harlow…. faster link the ETS to johor… dont buy buy buy
Harlow, if link ready but no enuff trains oso no point lar
I doubt it bro now they are talking about HSR nonsense again. You think they will let it cannibalise future crony profits ah despite this being the most sensible thing to do?
Do you know the ETS electrification upgrade from Gemas to JB is 97% completed?
Check your facts first before talking.
ETS already links up to Johor Gemas town. You supposed to ask link the ETS to JB city?
get your dumb s geography updated.. Gemas is N9…
So which trainmaker will provide the new coach sets?