The Special Express 46 or International Express is the night sleeper train linking Padang Besar Malaysia to Bangkok Hua Lamphong, Thailand. The train service is formed in this new schedule due to the conversion of the previous Special Express 36 timetable to the Special Express 32 Thaksinarath, along with the change in both country's railways truncating … Continue reading Special Express 46 International Express: Padang Besar Malaysia to Bangkok Hua Lamphong by Train
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
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)
After getting some snacks from Arked Niaga, it was time to head back home. However, I'm doing a little something different this time, with the new-age "Ekspres Peninsular" instead. Here's how. I started my journey back to JB and onwards to Singapore from Padang Besar as usual with the KTM Komuter Northern Sector. However, instead … Continue reading KTM Komuter Northern Sector 2963dn: Padang Besar to Anak Bukit by Train
From my Rapid Ferry ride and Penang Sentral Temporary Transport Terminal bus drop off, it was just a short walk to Butterworth Railway Station where I continued my journey by KTM Komuter Northern Sector to Padang Besar where I was hoping to shop for some goodies before returning home later in the afternoon. As I … Continue reading KTM Komuter Northern Sector 2956up: Butterworth to Padang Besar by Train
For this Penang trip, I opted to get there by ETS train as I have not taken KTM for quite some time. However, KTM's genius timetable does not offer any morning trains from KL Sentral to Butterworth. On top of that, the first direct train to Butterworth at 11.25am is an ETS Platinum service. Not … Continue reading ETS Gold 9420up + KTM Komuter Northern Sector 2910up & 2963dn: KL Sentral to Butterworth via Padang Rengas and Bukit Mertajam by Train
Effective 18 November 2017, the KTM Komuter Northern Sector operates with 2 sets of 92 Class EMUs on Saturdays and Sundays to cope with the increasing passenger demand and load. The 92 Class EMUs are transferred from the KTM Komuter Klang Valley Sector overnight to the Northern Sector after the end of revenue services in … Continue reading KTM Komuter Northern Sector Weekend Service: Padang Besar to Butterworth by 92 Class Six-Car Set (SCS)
The Hat Yai - Padang Besar Shuttle Train is a twice-daily return service running between Hat Yai, the largest town in the Songkhla Province of Southern Thailand and Padang Besar, the eastern Malaysia-Thailand border town. The Express 949 operates on a time-effective afternoon schedule departing Hat Yai at 1.05pm Thai Time (GMT+7), just after checking-out … Continue reading Express 949: Hat Yai Junction to Padang Besar by Shuttle Train
The Express 948 Hat Yai – Padang Besar Shuttle Train is a very popular mode of transport between the Malaysia border town of Padang Besar to Hat Yai, the largest city of Songkhla Province, Thailand, departing in the morning at 9.55am Malaysia Time (GMT+8), connecting from ETS and Komuter services with morning arrivals at Padang Besar. This post is about … Continue reading Express 948: Padang Besar to Hat Yai Junction by Shuttle Train
The Hat Yai - Padang Besar Shuttle Train is a twice-daily return service running between Hat Yai, the largest town in the Songkhla Province of Southern Thailand and Padang Besar, the eastern Malaysia-Thailand border town. While trains used to run with a dedicated 2-car Daewoo DMU and thereafter swapped for a Bogie Third Class rake … Continue reading Express 947: Hat Yai Junction to Padang Besar (Thai) by Shuttle Train