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 Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1 is a bus service that I use every time I need to go to Senai International Airport since it offers the cheapest and fastest way to get there from JB Sentral. This time was no exception. Purchasing my ticket from the ticket counter as usual. My ticket … Continue reading Causeway Link Senai Airport Shuttle Service AA1: JB Sentral to Senai International Airport by Express Bus
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
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
Click on the image to enlarge. Woodlands Train Checkpoint is the railway station in Singapore to catch the KTM Shuttle Tebrau to JB. Located just after the Johor–Singapore Causeway, it is the last remaining railway station in Singapore directly connected to the rest of the railways on mainland Southeast Asia. While many online websites will advise … Continue reading How to get to Woodlands Train Checkpoint from Singapore City (2019) | Bus to KTM Woodlands CIQ Shuttle Train Travel Guide 2019