The KTM ETS2 Business Class is the latest premium hard product by KTM Berhad ever since the Koc Selesa was introduced on the Senandung Malam between Singapore Tanjung Pagar and Kuala Lumpur, bringing the single-class ETS service to a new generation of true premium travel of both passenger comfort and speed. Launched on 11 October … Continue reading ETS Platinum Business Class 9274up: Sentral Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besar by ETS2 Business Class Train
After the major heart attack last week when only Malaysian internet banking can be used online to purchase KTM Shuttle Tebrau tickets, KTM Berhad has finally woken up to provide an internationally-acceptable mode of payments by credit and debit cards for the new KTM Shuttle Tebrau ticketing system, 9 days after its launch! Singaporeans and … Continue reading Singaporeans: You Can Buy KTM Shuttle Tebrau Tickets To JB Using Credit Cards Again
Effective Monday, 7 October 2019, the KTM Shuttle Tebrau between JB Sentral and Woodlands will operate fully on a new ticketless system. New Shuttle Tebrau tickets are currently only available for purchase online with Malaysian internet banking accounts, or physically at JB Sentral and Woodlands CIQ Railway Stations. With this new ticketless system, tickets will … Continue reading KTM Shuttle Tebrau Guide 2019: New Ticketing System and Departure Procedures using Passport effective 7 October 2019
The Shuttle Tebrau is a very popular train service for Malaysians and Singaporeans alike to cross the Johor-Singapore Causeway at Woodlands to get to JB, and millions of people of all nationalities have used this service since its launch on 1 July 2015. However, as of today, 1 October 2019, with the launch of the … Continue reading Singaporeans: You Cannot Take The KTM Shuttle Tebrau Train To JB Anymore Unless You Use Malaysian Internet Banking
The Ekspres Rakyat Timuran is the last remaining express KTM Intercity train still running, spanning Peninsular Malaysia but not on the usual main line via bigger cities. The Ekspres Rakyat Timuran runs through the middle of the peninsular through the inland towns not easily accessible by road, from Johor Bahru right up to the coast … Continue reading Ekspres Rakyat Timuran 26up: 3 Hours 18 Minutes Delayed Train from Johor Bahru Sentral to Tumpat – Locomotive Breakdown
CLEARED: KTM ETS train services have resumed as of 22 July 2019. Rail Replacement Bus Services will still be in operation from KL Sentral to Tanjung Malim for ETS Gold 9224up from KL Sentral at 10.50pm daily from 25 July to 4 August 2019. To support intensified track maintenance and renewal works, there will be … Continue reading KTM ETS Rail Replacement Bus Service: KL Sentral – Tanjung Malim (17 July 2019 Cargo Train Derailment)
CLEARED: KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector train services have resumed as of 22 July 2019. Rail Replacement Bus Services between Sungai Buloh - Rawang - Serendah have ceased as of 22 July 2019. There is currently no KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector train service between Sungai Buloh/Kuang* and Rawang/Serendah* in both bounds due to a … Continue reading KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector Rail Replacement Bus Service: Sungai Buloh – Rawang – Serendah (17 July 2019 Cargo Train Derailment)
After lunch, it's time to head back to Singapore via the Shuttle Tebrau, ending this very short loop around Peninsular Malaysia. The Shuttle Tebrau is particularly useful on peak days such as Sundays when tonnes of people are trying to head back to Singapore, both local Singaporeans after a day tirp or weekend in Malaysia, … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau 83dn: Johor Bahru Sentral to Woodlands CIQ by Train
The Ekspres Rakyat Timuran is the last true remaining KTM Intercity express train which actually runs with limited stops. The other set of express trains, Ekspres Selatan between JB Sentral and Gemas/Pulau Sebang (Tampin), charges express fares but stops at all stations en route. As it's been almost 3 years since I last took a sleeper … Continue reading Ekspres Rakyat Timuran 27dn: Tumpat to Johor Bahru Sentral by Train
KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector 2018up is the third train of the day departing from Pulau Sebang (Tampin). The 136-minutes-delayed 44up Ekspres Selatan from JB Sentral which I had just disembarked from did not allow me to get the first train out of Tampin despite my overnight journey, snowballing into a delay of my arrival … Continue reading KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector 2018up: Pulau Sebang (Tampin) to KL Sentral by Train