KTM ETS

KTM ETS KTM Electric Train Service
ETS
KTM Class 93 leaving Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station
Overview
Native name	Perkhidmatan Tren Elektrik (Malay) 电动列车服务 (Chinese) மின்சார ரயில் சேவை (Tamil)
Owner	Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Locale	Padang Besar - Butterworth - Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur - Gemas - (Johor Bahru 2022)
Stations	44 (as of 2017)
Website	www.ktmb.com.my/ktmb_ui
Service
Type	Inter-city rail - Higher-speed rail
Operator(s)	KTM Intercity Division
Rolling stock	5 six-car trainset of KTM Class 91 10 six-car trainset of KTM Class 93
Daily ridership	10,880 (Second half 2018)
Ridership	4.148 million (2017)
History
Opened	August 2010 (2010-08)
Technical
Line length	Current: 755 km (Padang Besar-Gemas) Under construction: Additional 197 km (Gemas-Johor Bahru Sentral)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Conduction system	With driver
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph)

to Bangkok via International Express Hat Yai Junction Khlong Ngae Padang Besar (Thai) Thailand Malaysia international border Padang Besar  2  Arau  2  Perlis Kedah state border Kedah River Bridge Anak Bukit  2  Alor Setar  2  Gurun  2  Sungai Petani  2  Sungai Muda bridge Kedah Penang state border Tasek Gelugor  2  Butterworth  2   3  Perai River swing bridge Bukit Mertajam  1   2  Bukit Mertajam junction North-South Expressway Nibong Tebal  1  Kerian River bridge Penang Perak state border Parit Buntar  1  Bagan Serai  1  North-South Expressway Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge Kamunting  1  Taiping  1  Larut Tunnel Bukit Berapit Tunnel Padang Rengas  1  Kuala Kangsar  1  Perak River bridge (Formerly Victoria Bridge) Sungai Siput  1  Ipoh  1  Batu Gajah Kampar Tapah Road Sungkai Slim River Behrang Tanjung Malim 2 Sungai Bernam bridge Perak Selangor state border Kuala Kubu Bharu 2 Batang Kali 2 Rawang 2 Sungai Buloh 2 12 Selangor Wilayah Persekutuan KL state border Kepong Sentral 2 12 to Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur 1 2 5 9 Kuala Lumpur Sentral 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 to Port Klang Bandar Tasik Selatan 1 4 7 Wilayah Persekutuan KL Selangor state border Kajang 1 9 14 Selangor Negeri Sembilan state border Seremban 1 Negeri Sembilan Malacca state border Pulau Sebang/Tampin 1 Batang Melaka Malacca Negeri Sembilan state border to Tumpat via KTM Intercity Gemas extension by 2025   Gemas River bridge Negeri Sembilan Johor state border Sungai Muar bridge Segamat Genuang Tenang Labis Bekok Paloh Chamek Kluang Mengkibol Renggam Layang-Layang Kulai Kempas Bahru Johor Bahru Sentral   RTS   BRT  Malaysia Singapore international border to Woodlands Train Checkpoint via KTM Intercity

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Electric Train Service logo

Interior of KTM Class 91.

Interior of KTM Class 93.

The KTM ETS (commercially known as ETS, shortform for 'Electric Train Service') is an inter-city rail service operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad utilizing electric multiple units. The KTM ETS is the second electric train service to be operated by the Malaysian railway company, after the KTM Komuter service.

Commencing in August 2010, the ETS is the fastest metre gauge train service in Malaysia (and potentially in the world, see below) and operates along the electrified and double-tracked stretch of the West Coast Line between Gemas and Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thai border by the Malaysian national railway operator, Keretapi Tanah Melayu.

The rail service is currently operated by KTM Intercity Division. It was previously operated by ETS Sendirian Berhad, a fully owned subsidiary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad.

Train services

Routes

The ETS covers the section of the West Coast Main Line between Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thailand border and Gemas on the border between Negeri Sembilan and Johor, including the branch between Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth. The line from Gemas to Johor Bahru is currently a single line and being double tracked and electrified.

The ETS operates 5 routes, namely:

• Kuala Lumpur(KL Sentral)-Ipoh
• Kuala Lumpur(KL Sentral) - Butterworth
• Kuala Lumpur(KL Sentral) - Padang Besar
• Gemas - Padang Besar via Kuala Lumpur(KL Sentral) and Ipoh
• Gemas - Butterworth via Kuala Lumpur(KL Sentral) and Ipoh

Currently, there 8 return trips on the KL Sentral-Ipoh route, 5 return trips on the KL Sentral-Butterworth, 4 return trips on the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and 1 return trip each on the Gemas-Padang Besar and Gemas-Butterworth routes daily.

The latest timetables for the routes are available in the KTM Bhd website.

Classes

The train services are operated in 3 categories:

• Platinum service with limited stops
• Gold service with selected stops
• Silver service with stops at all stations.

Ridership

KTM ETS Ridership
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Year	Ridership	Revenue (MYR)	Remarks
2018	1,952,000	83,779,008	Statistics for First half
2017	4,148,000	174,433,140
2016	3,565,000	145,521,561
2015	2,059,000	60,314,988
2014	1,693,000	44,328,039
2013	1,563,000	40,621,860
2012	1,180,000	31,885,949
2011	913,000	24,313,451
2010	215,000	5,569,532	Operations began in August

History

Butterworth-bound ETS Ekspres train from Padang Besar at Bukit Mertajam station on 6 August 2015.

The KTM Class 93 ETS train No 203 leaving Pulau Sebang/Tampin heading towards Gemas at 1435 on 1 November 2015.

A KTM ETS Class 91 at Butterworth just before departing for KL Sentral at 1738 on 6 August 2015.

First phase

The service was introduced by Keretapi Tanah Melayu on 12 August 2010 between Ipoh and Seremban following the completion of the electrification and double-tracking of the Rawang to Ipoh stretch of the West Coast Line. Services were then progressively extended to other sections of the West Coast Line when subsequent electrification and double-tracking works were completed, although the KL Sentral-Seremban sector was taken out of service in October 2012.

Second phase

The service was extended from Ipoh to Padang Besar via Butterworth, the mainland town opposite George Town, with the introduction of the ETS Transit on 10 July 2015, with stops at 24 stations. At the inception of service, only one train service in both directions were introduced. This service was given the name ETS Transit.

On the following day on 11 July 2015, a new service called the ETS Express between KL Sentral and Padang Besar, via Butterworth was introduced, with stops at 15 stations. Again, only one service for both directions were introduced although, subsequently, on 1 September 2015, an addition service between KL Sentral and Butterworth was introduced.

Third phase

On 10 October 2015, the ETS service was extended southwards from KL Sentral to Gemas with the introduction of a new service between Padang Besar and Gemas. The extension of the KTM ETS service to Gemas utilizes the electrified double-track between Seremban and Gemas which was completed in 2014. This extension of service also saw the KTM ETS service returning to Seremban after being discontinued in 2012.

Also on 10 October 2015, a new service was launched between Butterworth and Padang Besar in addition to existing services but this service was subsequently reduced in frequency and ultimately terminated, with the introduction of the KTM Komuter Northern Sector.

There were constant revisions of timetables and services as more trains became available, with more train service being added for each of the route segments. The Platinum, Gold and Silver service classes were also reintroduced while the terms "ETS Ekspres" and "ETS Transit" were no longer used.

Rolling stock

Class	Image	In service	Cars per Set	On order	Manufacturer
KTM Class 91		4	6	N/A	Hyundai Rotem
KTM Class 93		10	6	9	CSR Zhuzhou

First Generation

Main article: KTM Class 91

Five KTM Class 91 train sets, each comprising six cars, were purchased by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad for $67 million (USD). The train sets were designed by Marubeni Corporation and jointly built by Hyundai Rotem of Korea and Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. The maximum operational speed of the ETS fleet is 140 km/h but is designed to travel up to 160 km/h. The total length of each train set is 138 m and weighs 231.8 tons. Each carriage is 22.95 m long, 2.75 m wide and 4 m high. Each train set has a passenger seating capacity of 350 and includes on-board facilities including toilets, a buffet car, power sockets per two seats and two LED Televisions per car.

Second Generation

Main article: KTM Class 93

Ten sets of KTM Class 93 trains are in the process of being commissioned to expand ETS service.

The rolling stock were to have been put into operation for the launch of the ETS Ekspres service between KL Sentral and Padang Besar, and the ETS Transit service between Ipoh and Padang Besar. However, reports of problems during the testing and commissioning of the train sets had resulted in the Malaysian land public transport regulator, SPAD, not approving the trains for use in time for the launch of the two services on 10 July 2015 and 11 July 2015.

As a result, two KTM Class 91 train sets were used for some time, one for the ETS Ekspres, and the other for the ETS Transit, allowing for just one trip for each direction for both services.

The first four KTM Class 93 sets went into service mainly on the ETS Ekspres route on 10 October 2015.

Fastest metre-gauge trains in the world

The ETS trains travel up to 145 km/h (89 mph) on electrified metre gauge rail line which can be considered as higher speed rail (HrSR) based on passenger rail terminology instead of high speed rail (HSR).

The speed is similar to that of the Kamome Express and Sonic Express in Japan, the Taroko Express and Puyuma Express in Taiwan, and the Tilt Train service in Australia. However these services use the 1,067mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.

In view of this, there is high possibility KTM ETS service is the only one inter-city rail line recorded in the world using 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge at maximum speed of 145 km/h.

Proposed extension

There are plans to extend the Electric Train Service lines in the future; Gemas to Johor Bahru, Gemas to Tumpat, as well as Padang Besar to Hat Yai.

Gallery

• 
  KTM Class 91 at Ipoh.
• 
  Interior of KTM Class 93
• 
  New rolling stock of KTM Class 93 ETS 201.

See also

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu
  • KTM Intercity
    • KTM West Coast Line
    • KTM East Coast Line
  • KTM Komuter
    • Seremban Line
    • Port Klang Line
    • Skypark Link
    • Northern Sector
• Rail transport in Malaysia
• Public transport in Kuala Lumpur