KTM ETS

KTM ETS
KTM Electric Train Service
A KTM Class 93 (Platinum service) arriving at Kampar
A KTM Class 93 (Platinum service) arriving at Kampar
Overview
Native namePerkhidmatan Tren Elektrik (Malay)
电动列车服务 (Chinese)
மின்சார ரயில் சேவை (Tamil)
OwnerKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
LocalePadang Besar - Butterworth - Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur - Gemas - (Johor Bahru mid-2025)
Stations36 (as of 15 January 2022)[1]
Websitewww.ktmb.com.my
Service
TypeInter-city rail - Higher-speed rail
Operator(s)KTM Intercity Division
Rolling stock5 six-car trainsets of KTM Class 91
19 six-car trainsets of KTM Class 93
Daily ridership10,489 (Third quarter 2018)[2]
Ridership3.902 million (2019) [3]
History
Opened12 August 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-12)
Technical
Line lengthCurrent:
755 km (469 mi) (Padang Besar-Gemas)
Under construction:
192 km (119 mi) (Gemas-Johor Bahru Sentral)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC catenary
Conduction systemWith driver
Operating speed145 to 160 km/h (90 to 100 mph)
Route map

Hat Yai Junction
Khlong Ngae
Padang Besar (Thai)
Thailand
Malaysia
international
border
Padang Besar
International Express  2 
Arau
 2 
Perlis
Kedah
state
border
Kedah River Bridge
Anak Bukit
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
 2 
Alor Setar
 2 
Gurun
 2 
Sungai Petani
 2 
Sungai Muda bridge
Kedah
Penang
state
border
Tasek Gelugor
 2 
Butterworth Penang ferry service
 2   3 
Bukit Mertajam
 1   2 
Bukit Mertajam junction
North-South Expressway
Nibong Tebal
 1 
Kerian River bridge
Penang
Perak
state
border
Parit Buntar
 1 
Bagan Serai
 1 
North-South Expressway
Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge
Kamunting
 1 
Taiping
 1 
Padang Rengas
 1 
Kuala Kangsar
 1 
Perak River bridge
(Formerly Victoria Bridge)
Sungai Siput
 1 
Ipoh
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
 1 
Batu Gajah
Kampar
Tapah Road
Sungkai
Slim River
Behrang
Tanjung Malim
Sungai Bernam bridge
Perak
Selangor
state
border
Kuala Kubu Bharu
Batang Kali
Rawang
Sungai Buloh
Kepong Sentral
Kuala Lumpur
1 2 5 9
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bandar Tasik Selatan
1 4 7
Kajang
Seremban
Negeri Sembilan
Malacca
state
border
Pulau Sebang/Tampin
Batang Melaka
Gemas
KTM Intercity
extension by 2025
 
Gemas River bridge
Negeri Sembilan
Johor
state
border
Sungai Muar bridge
Segamat
KTM Intercity
Genuang
Tenang
Labis
KTM Intercity
Bekok
KTM Intercity
Paloh
KTM Intercity
Chamek
KTM Intercity
Kluang
KTM Intercity
Mengkibol
Renggam
KTM Intercity
Layang-Layang
KTM Intercity
Kulai
KTM Intercity
Kempas Bahru
KTM Intercity
Johor Bahru Sentral
  RTS   BRT  KTM Intercity
Malaysia
Singapore
international
border

The KTM ETS, commercially known as ETS (Electric Train Service), is an inter-city higher-speed rail service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). The KTM ETS is the second electric train service to be operated by the Malaysian railway company after KTM Komuter, and the second inter-city rail service after KTM Intercity.

Having begun operations in 2010, the ETS is the fastest metre-gauge train service in Malaysia and operates along the historical KTM West Coast Line in western Peninsular Malaysia, which has since been electrified and double-tracked. The line runs from the north at Padang Besar, near the border with Thailand, to Gemas in Negeri Sembilan. A southern extension from Gemas to Johor Bahru Sentral, near the border with Singapore, is expected to begin operations in 2025, completing the rail electrification between the northern and southern borders.

The rail service is currently operated by the KTM Intercity Division. It was previously operated by ETS Sendirian Berhad, a fully owned subsidiary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad.

  1. ^ "PERKHIDMATAN ETS" (PDF) (in Malay and English). KTMB. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistic for Rail Transport" (in Malay and English). Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Statistics of Rail Transport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).