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
As my AirAsia AK6173 flight from Alor Setar landed 25 minutes early into Senai Airport, I hurried down to the Causeway Link counter to see if it was possible to make it for the 5pm Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1 to JB Sentral as this will save me an hour of waiting time at Senai Airport. … Continue reading Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1: Senai International Airport to JB Sentral by Express Bus
While the main international gateway to and from Singapore is obviously Changi Airport, I opted to fly to Kuala Lumpur from Senai instead, since the fares were about 3 to 4 times cheaper on a Saturday. Thankfully, the airport transfer wasn't so much of a hassle with the Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1. Click … Continue reading Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1: JB Sentral to Senai International Airport by Express Bus
This post was originally meant to be a KL Sentral to Woodlands CIQ travel log, but KTM being KTM which manages to screw up my plans almost all the time, this time having not given me much sleep and a missed Shuttle Tebrau connection, I was unable to get back to Singapore with the Shuttle … Continue reading ETS Gold x Shuttle Gemas – JB Sentral: KL Sentral to JB Sentral by Night Train Combination
This post is about the Shuttle Tebrau Turnstile System at JB Sentral. This is NOT the actual information page you are looking for. Click here to visit the Shuttle Tebrau travel experience post. The dedicated page features the route map, train interior, timetable, fares, travel advisories and a walkthrough of the procedures for crossing the border … Continue reading Shuttle Tebrau Turnstile System at JB Sentral
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)
All services are restored since 10pm on 1 February 2017. All KTM Intercity services with the exception of the Shuttle Tebrau are disrupted in one way or another due to floods in Segamat (KM590.25) and Tanjung Sekawin (Kuala Lipis) (KM220.5). Listed below are the disrupted trains (which is all the trains) and the respective arrangements: 26up Ekspres … Continue reading KTM Intercity Service Disruption (Issued 25 January 2017)
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
Crossing from Johor Bahru to Singapore after the last bus has departed is a last resort, but not an impossible task at hand. And with KTM's awesome timetabling skills which has the evening train from Gemas arriving into JB Sentral at 1.10am, this may become a new necessity. Below is a guide on the possible options … Continue reading Getting from Johor Bahru to Woodlands, Singapore After Midnight | Cross-Border Singapore Malaysia Bus Travel Guide 2019
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”