KTM Intercity

KTM Intercity
Clockwise from top: KTM Intercity's Ekspress Rakyat Timuran at Johor Bahru Sentral, the last regularly scheduled overnight service in the country, A KTM Class 61 DMU, A KTM Class 25 locomotive running a service from Singapore to Gua Musang in 2010.
Overview
Native name
OwnerKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Area servedPeninsular Malaysia, Singapore
Transit typeInter-city rail
Number of lines2
Line number
Chief executiveNurul Azha Mokmin - Head, Intercity Services
Headquarters5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Tasik Perdana, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WebsiteKTM Intercity
Operation
Began operationcirca 1960s
Operator(s)Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Rolling stockKTM Class 23
KTM Class 24
KTM Class 25
KTM Class 26
KTM Class 29
KTM Class 61
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Average speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Top speed120 km/h (75 mph)

KTM Intercity (Malay: KTM Antarabandar) are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB Sentral on the West Coast Line. The former Intercity services along the West Coast Line between Padang Besar in the north (and subsequent services to Thailand) and Gemas have been converted to the KTM ETS service.[1]

KTM Intercity has long enjoyed moderate success, but increasingly faces competition with road and air travel, as expressways (motorways) increase in number and budget airlines offer shorter travelling time. In 2006, KTM Intercity earned a profit of RM 70.94 million as group revenue, hovering around the RM 65 million mark since 2001.

  1. ^ Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021 06:51 PM MYT. "KTMB adds ETS, KTM Intercity train services for interstate travellers | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)