ETS Gold offers a limited-stop service at major stations along the route it serves. It is the most common service class of ETS. Trains run as far south as Gemas, and as far north as Padang Besar to connect with shuttle trains to Hat Yai, Thailand.
Route Map
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Rolling Stock
ETS services use the 91 Class and 93 Class train sets interchangeably, though the 91 Class train sets operate most frequently on ETS Gold services between KL Sentral and Ipoh, and 93 Class train sets on all other routes.
Interior of 91 Class
All KL Sentral – Ipoh trains except 9303dn and 9312up.
Interior of 93 Class
All KL Sentral – Padang Besar trains.
All KL Sentral – Butterworth trains.
KL Sentral – Ipoh train number 9303dn and 9312up only.
All KL Sentral – Gemas trains.
ETS Gold 91 Class Seating Plans
All KL Sentral – Ipoh trains except 9303dn and 9312up.
Coming back soon!
ETS Gold 93 Class Seating Plans
All KL Sentral – Padang Besar trains.
All KL Sentral – Butterworth trains.
KL Sentral – Ipoh train number 9303dn and 9312up only.
All KL Sentral – Gemas trains.
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Timetable
Due to to zero popularity (ie. 1 click on average per day), and even complains at times, RailTravel Station’s integrated timetables are no longer available.
Timetables from KTM’s website effective 1 August 2017
- Gemas – Padang Besar – Gemas
- Gemas – Butterworth – Gemas
- KL Sentral – Ipoh – KL Sentral
- JB Sentral – Tumpat – JB Sentral
- JB Sentral – Woodlands – JB Sentral
Links attached are no longer hosted on Google Drive as RailTravel Station is too often confused with the timetable provider instead of KTM. Should the links be down, it is on KTM’s servers and not on mine.
Fares
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Fares from KTM’s website
Unavailable.
Journey Experiences
- ETS Gold: Kuala Lumpur to Gemas by Train
- ETS Gold: Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth and Padang Besar by Train
- Day 39: ETS Gold from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpur
- Day 40: ETS Gold from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas
- ETS Gold: Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth by Train
- ETS Gold: (JB Sentral and) Gemas to Kuala Lumpur by Night Train
- Ekspres Selatan x ETS Gold: Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur via Pulau Sebang (Tampin) by Train
- ETS Gold x Ekspres Selatan x Shuttle Tebrau: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by “Night Train”
- ETS Gold: Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur by Train
KTM Train Ticket Booking Methods
- KTM Intercity counters
- Online from 12Go Asia (joint ticketing with connecting trains available)
- Online from BusOnlineTicket
- Online from Easybook
Online from the KTM E-Ticket System (additional RM2 surcharge)UNSTABLE: Proceed at your own risk.
Tickets are open for sale 30 days before departure.
Hotel Booking
Attractions Booking
How do I book tickets online?
- Click here for a step-by-step guide for 12Go Asia.
- Click here for a step-by-step guide for Easybook.
Click here for a step-by-step guide to the KTM E-Ticket System.UNSTABLE: Proceed at your own risk.
Links to the KTM E-Ticket System are strikethroughed due to KTM’s own admission of the instability of their system here after Prime Minister Najib Razak personally posted on Facebook that there is such an issue here. Proceed using the KTM E-Ticket System at your own risk.
The ETS Gold to or from Butterworth is full. How do I still get on the ETS Gold?
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Book your ticket to or from Parit Buntar instead. Use the KTM Komuter Northern Sector to travel between Butterworth and Parit Buntar, interchanging at Bukit Mertajam.
some objection – the departure from Padang besar at 5.45 AM (Malaysia time) is not quite convenient for Hatyai Padang besar shuttle to make a connection though – even after changing the departure time for the first train from Hatyai to Padang Besar to 6AM (Thailand time) and it is unlikely for SRT to run the first train Hatyai to Padang Besar at 4 AM
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I’m just wondering why KTMB official website can’t even make seat layout as details as what you have at your website.
It’s will help people to book their seat.
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Dua kali buat booking online, dua dua telan duit lepas tu hilang takde bagi references number semua . duit dah telan . wtf!
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Ini bukan website KTM. Sila hubungi KTM di +60 3 2267 1200 atau email callcenter@ktmb.com.my.
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Hai,
Minta tanya dari Gemas Ke Arau seating plan yang mana saya boleh rujukkan?
Terima Kasih.
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Di atas page ini.
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class 91 atau 93?
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93 Class. ETS services use the 91 Class and 93 Class train sets interchangeably, though the 91 Class train sets operate most frequently on ETS Gold services between KL Sentral and Ipoh, and 93 Class train sets on all other routes.
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Bro ETS 9237 class 91 or 93
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Kindly scroll up and read what is already provided in this page. All information you need and more is provided here, including the answer to your query.
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I would like to travel to Penang from KL. Is the sleeping coach available ?
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As shown in the page above, the ETS has only 1 class of seat. The Penang – KL route is only served by the ETS.
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Hye there. May i know which class of train for Bukit Mertajam – Kl Sentral.
Is it 91 class or 93 class? Tq in advance!
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Please scroll up to read the part on the type of trains in bold.
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Hi, would you mind send me the layout for ETS Gold Coach A-F? Last time view from your page but couldn’t find it anymore. email me at tepenouchi@gmail.com. Thanks!
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