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The end of the line at this station is "Chainage Zero", and as such, regarded as the starting point of the KTM West Coast Line to Woodlands, Singapore. The northern portion of the line to Padang Besar , where the Malaysian railway network is connected to the State Railway of Thailand network, is measured from the rail junction at Bukit Mertajam.
KTM ETS, which stands for Electric Train Service, is a rapid intercity train service by KTM utilizing electric train-sets. The service started in 2010 using metre-gauge. It currently operates on the lines from Gemas, Negeri Sembilan to Padang Besar, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh, Perak, and Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth, Penang.
Transfers between the two main lines can be made at any of the four stations on the central core: KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Bank Negara and Putra. Same-platform or cross-platform interchange is available at Kuala Lumpur. The KTM KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line is a limited express service for passengers headed towards Subang Airport.
The KTM Komuter Northern Sector (Malay: KTM Komuter Utara) is one of the five KTM Komuter services run by Malaysian rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). The service was introduced on 11 September 2015 following the completion of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double-Tracking Project in December 2014, which also saw the extension of ETS services to Padang Besar from Ipoh.
The 1,151-kilometre line is busier than the East Coast railway line because the West Coast railway line handles a variety of passenger train services such as the KTM ETS services, the KTM Intercity services, the International Express, the KTM Komuter in the Klang Valley and Greater Penang areas, and freight trains. Of this total length, 759 km ...
It is expected that the Ipoh-Butterworth section will give a higher priority as it is a continuation from the Rawang stretch and will eventually shorten the travel time between Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth to 3.5 hours. The project will also feature a 3.3 km tunnel in Perak, which will become the longest rail tunnel in Southeast Asia. [31]
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 ...
5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Tasik Perdana, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Website: KTM Intercity: Operation; Began operation: circa 1960s: Operator(s) Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Rolling stock: KTM Class 23 KTM Class 24 KTM Class 25 KTM Class 26 KTM Class 29 KTM Class 61: Technical; Track gauge