After packing my dinner from KFC outside of the old Gemas Railway Station as all local food stalls around has either sold out or have not prepared for dinner yet, I headed back to Gemas Railway Station for my connecting Ekspres Selatan 43dn train to JB Sentral. Ekspres Selatan 43dn is the only afternoon train from Pulau … Continue reading Ekspres Selatan 43dn: Gemas to JB Sentral by Afternoon Train
ETS Gold 9321dn is the only daytime train to proceed further down south from KL Sentral, and is the last train of the day from KL Sentral to Gemas departing at 12.08pm. For passengers who are still interested to use the train down south to the state of Johor, ETS Gold 9321dn is just one of … Continue reading ETS Gold 9321dn: KL Sentral to Gemas by Day Train
This post is about the defunct Ekspres Selatan service. From 1 February 2017, the trains serving only the sector between JB Sentral and Gemas are known as Shuttle. It's always hard to say goodbye. I rode my last Ekspres Rakyat service from KL Sentral to JB Sentral to depart the electrified double track sector by … Continue reading Ekspres Selatan – Last Run to Pulau Sebang (Tampin)
The Ekspres Selatan was created out of necessity due to the split of ETS services on the newer electrified double track sectors and KTM Intercity services on the older non-electrified single track sectors, forcing commuters to change trains at Gemas to travel between southern destinations and the cities on the electrified double track sectors including Kuala … Continue reading Goodbye Ekspres Selatan
This post is about the travel experience onboard the ETS Gold, Ekspres Selatan and Shuttle Tebrau. Click here to visit the dedicated ETS Gold information page. Click here to visit the dedicated Ekspres Selatan information page. Click here to visit the dedicated Shuttle Tebrau information page. Following the cessation of through KTM Intercity services on the electrified double track sectors … Continue reading ETS Gold x Ekspres Selatan x Shuttle Tebrau: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by “Night Train”
This post is about the travel experience onboard the Ekspres Selatan and ETS Gold. Click here to visit the dedicated Ekspres Selatan information page. Click here to visit the dedicated ETS Gold information page. The 40up Ekspres Selatan is the only KTM Intercity train still plying a portion of the electrified double track section of KTM's network. The … Continue reading Ekspres Selatan x ETS Gold: Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur via Pulau Sebang (Tampin) by Train
This post is about the travel experience onboard the Ekspres Selatan. Click here to visit the dedicated Ekspres Selatan information page. Since the cessation of KTM Intercity services in April, there is no more through train service between JB Sentral and KL Sentral. However, an overnight train combination still exists if you wish to travel at night, … Continue reading Ekspres Selatan: Johor Bahru to Gemas (and Kuala Lumpur) by Night Train
This post is about the travel experience onboard the Ekspres Selatan. Click here to visit the dedicated Ekspres Selatan information page. With the discontinuation of KTM Intercity trains on electrified lines, you now have to transfer at Gemas to the Ekspres Selatan for connections down south. I chose the earlier 43dn as it uses the newer ASC … Continue reading Day 40: Ekspres Selatan from Gemas to Johor Bahru
This post is about the travel experience onboard the ETS Gold. Click here to visit the dedicated ETS Gold information page. The final leg of my journey is finally here. Well, not that I'm looking forward to it. At this point of time, I did feel that the 40 day trip was too short, and … Continue reading Day 40: ETS Gold from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas