SEGAMAT, March 23 — Two sets of Electric Train Service (ETS) coaches are expected to arrive in April and will be operational by August after going through necessary trials.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke added that the ETS is an achievement in the country’s rail history as it ran along the entire length of the country, from the Malaysia-Thailand border to the Malaysia-Singapore border.
“Two trains from China with eight sets being put together in Batu Gajah, Perak will complete the southern route of the line, following the start of the ETS service at Segamat station in Johor on March 15.
“... We don’t have to wait for all 10 sets to start operating, we will use whichever set that is completed. For Gemas to Johor Bahru there will be three phases — Phase 1 till Segamat, Phase 2 till Kluang, Phase 3 till JB Sentral,” he said at a media conference after conducting a working visit by travelling on the ETS from KL Sentral to Segamat, Johor, and distributing bubur lambuk to passengers at the Segamat station here today.
He also said the ETS would offer business class, which was more premium to provide comfort to passengers.
In a related development, he said RM300,000 in allocation has been approved for the Railway Asset Corporation to build a covered walkway between Segamat station and the bus terminal, which will start after Aifilfitri and completed by October.
— Bernama
