KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will operate eight additional ETS trips for Chinese New Year and Aidilfitri to meet public travel demand.
In a statement, KTMB announced that 26,460 additional ETS tickets have been on sale since January 24 for Chinese New Year, covering KL Sentral-Ipoh; KL Sentral-Butterworth-KL Sentral; KL Sentral-Padang Besar-KL Sentral; JB Sentral-KL Sentral-JB Sentral, and JB Sentral-Butterworth-JB Sentral.
These trips are scheduled from February 13 to 22, with key routes including Padang Besar-KL Sentral (11.05am); KL Sentral-Padang Besar (5pm); KL Sentral-JB Sentral (11pm), and JB Sentral-KL Sentral (5.30pm).
From February 14 to 16 and February 20 to 22, trips will operate on the KL Sentral-Ipoh (10.50am), Ipoh-KL Sentral (5.25pm); Butterworth-KL Sentral (6.10am), and KL Sentral-Butterworth (7.55pm) routes.
KTMB will also introduce its Electric Multiple Unit Plus (EMU+) service from February 13 to15 and February 20 to 22 for the KL Sentral-Ipoh-KL Sentral route. This service, which offers a daily capacity of 1,200 passengers via four trips, is already sold out for the operational period.
For Aidilfitri, an additional 36,540 tickets will be offered from March 1 at 12pm. These will cover travel periods from March 13 to 29, 16 to 20, and 23 to 29, with the same routes and departure times as the Chinese New Year services.
The combined availability of ETS and EMU+ tickets now stands at 70,200, allowing for up to 56 daily service trips.
"This step has been taken to accommodate the increase in passenger demand, thereby providing more comfortable, safe and user-preferred travel options," the statement read.
Separately, KTMB also announced that the ETS service on the JB Sentral-Butterworth-JB Sentral route will be maintained from February 4, with the frequency increased from two to four trips per day, raising total daily services from 40 to 44 trips.
“KTMB encourages commuters to plan their journeys early and purchase tickets in advance to enjoy more economical fares and avoid congestion or last-minute rush,” they advised.
More information is available on the KTMB website and KTMB Call Centre at 03-9779 1200.
