KTM Intercity | |
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Overview | |
Native name |
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Owner | Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) |
Area served | Peninsular Malaysia |
Transit type | Inter-city rail |
Number of lines | 2 |
Line number | |
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 YDM4 KTM Class 61 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Average speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
KTM Intercity (Malay : KTM Antarabandar) are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB Sentral on the West Coast Line. The former Intercity services along the West Coast Line between Padang Besar in the north (and subsequent services to Thailand) and Gemas have been converted to the KTM ETS service. [1]
KTM Intercity has long enjoyed moderate success, but increasingly faces competition with road and air travel, as expressways (motorways) increase in number and budget airlines offer shorter travelling time. In 2006, KTM Intercity earned a profit of RM 70.94 million as group revenue, hovering around the RM 65 million mark since 2001.
As of October 2023, three travel classes are offered on KTM Intercity services:
Service | Between | Rolling stock | Remarks |
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Ekspres Rakyat Timuran | JB Sentral and Tumpat | Loco-hauled train | Only 1 train overnight service on each direction, calling at major stations only. |
Ekspres Selatan | JB Sentral and Gemas | Loco-hauled train | 3 trains per day on each direction, stopping at all stations |
Shuttle Timuran | Gemas and Tumpat | Class 61 DMU |
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Shuttle Tebrau | JB Sentral and Woodlands | Loco-hauled train | 18 Singapore-bound trains and 13 Johor Bahru-bound trains. |
During festive seasons, special overnight trains are operated. These include:
Shuttle Tebrau is a cross-border train service between Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Woodlands, Singapore. There are 31 daily trains running between JB Sentral and Woodlands Train Checkpoint, consisting of 18 Singapore-bound trains and 13 Johor Bahru-bound trains.
When travelling from Johor Bahru to Woodlands, passengers will clear Malaysian immigration at JB Sentral station before boarding the train. Upon arrival at Woodlands, passengers will go through Singapore immigration checks.
When travelling from Woodlands to Johor Bahru, passengers will go through both Singapore and Malaysian immigration checks at Woodlands Train Checkpoint before boarding the train. There are no further immigration checks upon arrival at Johor Bahru.
Photography and videography is not permitted at the immigration control section of JB Sentral station and at Woodlands Train Checkpoint, as both facilities are designated as restricted areas.
Below is the list of KTM Intercity stations, green ticks are two-way trips available while red ticks are one-way stops available only.
Name | ERT | T-KL | T-GM | T-D | GM-KL | KL-G | ES |
Tumpat | |||||||
Kampung Kok Pasir Halt | |||||||
Wakaf Bharu | |||||||
Bunut Susu | |||||||
Pasir Mas | |||||||
Chica Tinggi Halt | |||||||
To' Uban | |||||||
Sungai Keladi | |||||||
Bukit Panau | |||||||
Tanah Merah | |||||||
Temangan | |||||||
Sungai Nal | |||||||
Kuala Krai | |||||||
Pahi | |||||||
Manek Urai | |||||||
Kampung Baru Sungei Mengkuang | |||||||
Ulu Temiang | |||||||
Kampung Baru Bukit Abu | |||||||
Bukit Abu | |||||||
Kuala Gris | |||||||
Dabong | |||||||
Kemubu | |||||||
Sri Jaya | |||||||
Sri Mahligai | |||||||
Sri Bintang | |||||||
Sungai Tasin | |||||||
Jerek Baru | |||||||
Bertam | |||||||
Bertam Baru | |||||||
Limau Kasturi | |||||||
Sungai Sirian | |||||||
Kampung Sungai Sirian | |||||||
Sungai Koyan | |||||||
Pan Malayan | |||||||
Gua Musang | |||||||
Lapan Tupai | |||||||
Mentara Baru | |||||||
Merapoh | |||||||
Telok Gunong | |||||||
Kubang Rasa | |||||||
Sungai Temau | |||||||
Chegar Perah | |||||||
Aur Gading | |||||||
Dura | |||||||
Kampung Berkam | |||||||
Bukit Betong | |||||||
Telang | |||||||
Padang Tengku | |||||||
Kuala Lipis | |||||||
Kerambit | |||||||
Mela | |||||||
Jerantut | |||||||
Jendarak | |||||||
Kuala Krau | |||||||
Mentakab | |||||||
Mengkarak | |||||||
Triang | |||||||
Kemayan | |||||||
Bahau | |||||||
Gemas | |||||||
Segamat | |||||||
Labis | |||||||
Bekok | |||||||
Paloh | |||||||
Kluang | |||||||
Rengam | |||||||
Layang-Layang | |||||||
Kulai | |||||||
Kempas Baru | |||||||
JB Sentral |
Station names | Serving cities | Major landmarks | Remarks |
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Tumpat | Tumpat, Kelantan | ||
Kampung Kok Pasir | Halt | ||
Wakaf Bharu | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | The nearest railway station to Kelantan state capital, Kota Bharu | |
Bunut Susu | Halt | ||
Pasir Mas | Pasir Mas, Kelantan | ||
Chica Tinggi | Halt | ||
To' Uban | Halt | ||
Sungai Keladi | Halt | ||
Bukit Panau | Halt | ||
Tanah Merah | Tanah Merah, Kelantan | ||
Temangan | Guillemard Bridge | ||
Sungai Nal | Halt | ||
Kuala Krai | Kuala Krai, Kelantan | ||
Pahi | Halt | ||
Manek Urai | |||
Kampung Baru Sungei Mengkuang | Halt | ||
Ulu Temiang | Halt | ||
Kampung Baru Bukit Abu | Halt | ||
Bukit Abu | |||
Kuala Gris | Halt | ||
Dabong | Dabong, Kelantan | ||
Kemubu | |||
Sri Jaya | Halt | ||
Sri Mahligai | Halt | ||
Sri Bintang | Halt | ||
Sungai Tasin | Halt | ||
Jerek Baru | Halt | ||
Bertam | Halt | ||
Bertam Baru | |||
Limau Kasturi | |||
Sungai Sirian | Halt | ||
Kampung Sungai Sirian | Halt | ||
Sungai Koyan | Halt | ||
Pan Malayan | Halt | ||
Gua Musang | Gua Musang, Kelantan | ||
Lapan Tupai | Halt | ||
Mentara Baru | Halt | ||
Merapoh | |||
Telok Gunong | Halt | ||
Kubang Rasa | Halt | ||
Sungai Temau | |||
Chegar Perah | |||
Aur Gading | Halt | ||
Dura | Halt | ||
Kampung Berkam | Halt | ||
Bukit Betong | Bukit Betong | Halt | |
Telang | Telang | Halt | |
Padang Tengku | |||
Kuala Lipis | Kuala Lipis, Pahang | ||
Kerambit | |||
Mela | Halt | ||
Jerantut | Jerantut, Temerloh, Pahang | ||
Jendarak | Halt | ||
Kuala Krau | |||
Mentakab | Mentakab, Pahang | ||
Mengkarak | |||
Triang | Triang, Pahang | ||
Kemayan | |||
Bahau | Bahau, Negeri Sembilan | ||
Gemas | Gemas, Negeri Sembilan | Interchange with KTM West Coast Line | |
(Continue to West Coast Line) |
KTM Intercity services from Padang Besar to Gemas have been absorbed into KTM ETS. The diesel-hauled locomotives now only operate between Tumpat, Gemas and Johor Bahru. Stations in bold are stops of the current Southern Express route, and will be replaced with ETS trains once services commences in 2023.
Station names | Serving cities | Major landmarks | Remarks |
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(Continue to Padang Besar and Thai Railway) | |||
Gemas | Gemas, Negeri Sembilan | Interchange with KTM East Coast Line Interchange with: ETS KTM ETS | |
Batu Anam | |||
Segamat | Segamat, Muar and Tangkak, | ||
Genuang | Genuang, Johor | ||
Labis | Labis, Johor | ||
Bekok | Bekok, Johor | ||
Paloh | Paloh, Johor | ||
Chamek | Chamek, Johor | ||
Kluang | Kluang, Batu Pahat and Mersing, | ||
Mengkibol | Mengkibol, Johor | ||
Rengam | Renggam and Simpang Renggam, Johor | ||
Layang-Layang | Layang-Layang, Johor | ||
Kulai | Kulai and Pontian, Johor | Senai International Airport | |
Kempas Baru | Kempas, Johor. | ||
Johor Bahru Sentral | Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi and Pontian, Johor | Southern Integrated Gateway |
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