Planning a weekend trip? KTMB just added 63,000 seats to the KL-Johor ETS route

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is enhancing its train services by adding four extra ETS routes every weekend on the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral line until December 27, in response to increased passenger demand.

This expansion introduces 63,200 additional seats, raising the total weekend capacity to 189,600 seats across 12 services.

Additionally, KTMB is offering eight more EMUPlus services on the Bandar Tasek Selatan-Ipoh-Klang route, with 2,448 seats available.

The initiative aligns with KTMB's Road to Rail aspiration to boost public transport capacity for rising weekend travel.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is providing four additional ETS services for the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral route every weekend until Dec 27 to meet growing passenger demand for the southern sector.

KTMB, in a statement yesterday, said the additional services will operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays over 50 days, offering 63,200 extra seats, with ticket sales opened since Sept 7.

The four additional trips involve the EX9572 service from JB Sentral at 7 am and EX9578 at 5.30 pm to KL Sentral, as well as EX9573 from KL Sentral at 9.05 am and EX9575 at 11.55 am to JB Sentral.

“Ticket sales for the four additional ETS services have reached 46 per cent of the offered capacity as of today. KTMB encourages passengers to book early, especially for weekend travel,” the statement read.

With the addition, KTMB said 12 ETS services are available for the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral route, including eight existing services, bringing the total weekend capacity to 189,600 seats.

KTMB is also providing eight additional EMUPlus services from Sept 25 to 27, with Bandar Tasek Selatan being another option for passengers to start their journey to Ipoh, apart from the Klang Station.

The service offers 2,448 seats for the Bandar Tasek Selatan-Ipoh-Klang and Klang-Ipoh-Bandar Tasek Selatan routes, with tickets on sale since Sept 22.

KTMB said the additional ETS and EMUPlus services were part of efforts to increase capacity and provide more public transport options as weekend travel demand rises, in line with its Road to Rail aspiration.

“KTMB will continue to monitor demand patterns and ticket sales to adjust service capacity according to current needs.

“The public is advised to plan their journeys and purchase tickets early through the KITS Style app, KTMB official website or ticket kiosks at selected stations. Passengers are also advised to arrive early at the station for smoother boarding,” it added. — Bernama

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为了满足不断增长的乘客需求，马来亚铁路有限公司 (KTMB) 将加强其列车服务，在吉隆坡中央车站-新山中央车站-吉隆坡中央车站线路上，每个周末增加四趟 ETS 列车，直至 12 月 27 日。

此次扩建增加了 63,200 个座位，使周末总运力达到 12 个航班共 189,600 个座位。

此外，KTMB还在南打锡镇-怡保-巴生航线上提供另外8个EMUPlus服务，共有2,448个座位。

该举措与马来西亚铁道公司（KTMB）“公路到铁路”的愿景相一致，旨在提高公共交通运力，以满足日益增长的周末出行需求。

吉隆坡，9 月 25 日 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) 将在 KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral 航线上每周末提供四趟额外的 ETS 服务，直至 12 月 27 日，以满足南部地区不断增长的乘客需求。

马来西亚铁道公司（KTMB）昨天发表声明称，新增班次将在周五、周六和周日运营，持续 50 天，提供 63200 个额外座位，车票已于 9 月 7 日开始发售。

新增的四趟列车包括早上 7 点从 JB Sentral 开往 KL Sentral 的 EX9572 和下午 5 点 30 分开往 KL Sentral 的 EX9578，以及早上 9 点 05 分从 KL Sentral 开往 JB Sentral 的 EX9573 和上午 11 点 55 分开往 JB Sentral 的 EX9575。

“截至今日，新增的四条ETS线路的车票销售已达到运力的46%。马来西亚铁道公司鼓励乘客尽早预订，尤其是周末出行，”声明中写道。

马来西亚铁道公司表示，新增班次后，吉隆坡中央车站-新山中央车站-吉隆坡中央车站路线将提供 12 趟 ETS 列车服务，其中包括 8 趟现有列车服务，使周末总运力达到 189,600 个座位。

马来西亚铁道公司 (KTMB) 还将于 9 月 25 日至 27 日期间提供 8 趟额外的 EMUPlus 列车服务，除了巴生站之外，乘客还可以选择从 Bandar Tasek Selatan 出发前往怡保。

该服务为南打色镇-怡保-巴生和巴生-怡保-南打色镇航线提供 2,448 个座位，车票自 9 月 22 日起发售。

马来西亚铁道公司表示，增加 ETS 和 EMUPlus 服务是为了提高运力，并在周末出行需求上升时提供更多公共交通选择，这符合其“公路到铁路”的愿景。

“KTMB将继续监测需求模式和车票销售情况，并根据当前需求调整服务能力。

“建议公众提前规划行程，并通过KITS Style应用程序、马来西亚铁道公司（KTMB）官方网站或指定车站的自助售票机尽早购票。同时，也建议乘客提前到达车站，以便更顺利地登车。”——马新社

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