It is said that the journey from KL Sentral to JB Sentral will take three hours and 30 minutes. Once completed, one can take the ETS all the way from JB to Padang Besar at the Thai border.

https://paultan.x/2024/04/19/ktms-ets-servi...t-johor-july-1/

kek.. 3 hr 30 min..

it'll run for 2 years max....and then...cannot run already....

a) tracks mampus
b) stops like 30 mins each station
c) vandalized like 3rd world country....
d) not making profit....but never wonder why?...keep spending spending spending

Post full article la CB lazy pig.

It'll be ready only in 2025.
July this year up to Segamat.

ETS is the only reason KTMB still alive

Kalau maintenance mentality masih cam taik, takyah bina la

Lepas 6 bulan back to square one again

Why so slow though? Too many stops?

If drive can reach in <3 hours.

Not really. Ktmb relies mainly on govt subsidies and freight transport for it's revenue

if rely 100% on gov subsidies thn mati lah

for me, rode the ETS couple times already...very good experience very on time....compared to their other services

Not if you drive during CNY and Hari Raya periods.

8 to 12 hours.

I saw Tanjung Malim also have new Time table Komuter....going KL......15 minutes....wait only......Salah Antony?

Only during peak hours, which is only early morning and evening, total of around 4 hours only. The rest of the day still 1 hour frequency.

The new frequency starts tomorrow, we will see if KTM will get service disruption during the first time.

got HSR only buka thread la.

Try again, nowadays highway so damn jam n worst if festive seasons,expect + 2hrs longer

Agreed.

You obviously have not travelled up north using ETS especially to Ipoh? That route is constantly packed and my in-laws as well prefer taking it as they are free to walk in the train, use the restrooms and have more freedom.

Cukur.
Ayam think should charge 2X price ticket for foreigners.
SG to PDG BSR travellers will be alot.

about the same time going to the airport, check-in wait for the flight, baggage claim, wait grab to town centre

wish they spend more money for proper public transport here in KK too

Got stop at Melaka?

But pls increase frequencies la to the north, I want to do last minute hay yai trip but the train always full

Better late than never.

You must be king myvi or vellfire fast n furious type of driver on PLUS Highway. KL - JB is about 350km so non-stop driving should take about 3.5 hours.

Orang baling batu?

You talk nonsense

ETS has meen running no problem for many years reliable

Try driving during festival time or car accident

Asal dari gomen kiter mesti bash kan..

Go help yourself and take a trip on ets.

I think some folks here mistaken ETS with Komuter.

As is ETS up north also has different classes. Some make more stops than others.

The only time I experience slowdown was from Ipoh to KL sentral, signalling issue so one section they had to go slow

Yup, and no matter how jammed are the roads, ETS, KL to JB will take 3h 30 min non stop.

Okay lah, at least there's improvement. Electric train is much more comfortable and quiet. If ticket prices same as bus, I will take train because more safe and comfortable.

Current ETS tix always fully sold..

No la. Ada problem but rare.

I oso hope this KL - JB will be successful & PROFITABLE.
Hope that it's convenient for Singaporeans to travel to KL &/or to the northern states.

Have you taken ETS before ?

Once ETS is connected to JB Sentral, i hope they run a komuter service btw Kulai & JB that is integrated with RTS JB station.

Unfortunately no. So damn.

The much-awaited Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-tracking rail project (ETS) is set to transform Malaysia’s public transport sector to greater heights.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the project would have direct economic and social impact on the country, especially to those in Johor.

As Malaysia strived to achieve the advanced economic status, he said the nation must have an efficient integrated public transport system.

“When a prime minister of 22 years did not give priority to the development of public transport, it has resulted in chaos.

“Too much focus was given instead to passenger cars, causing bad traffic jams.


“This happened because the (public transport) system used (under the said leader) was not integrated,” he told a crowd of more than 3,000 people at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gemas-Johor Baru ETS projects yesterday.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/...ortation-sector

I think it stops at Batang Melaka, a border town in Jasin Melaka near Tampin NS.

This post has been edited by MGM: Apr 21 2024, 11:33 AM

Recently, ETS broke down and passengers had to wait 4 hours uncomfortably. Could be one off case, but that kinda scares people.

i think ERL run quieter compared to ETS.
Both top speed 160kmj but wonder why ETS noisier.

my only one bad experience with ETS was my seat was facing each other with strangers (4 seats facing each other).
bought it online years ago. cannot see seating layout. haih.

Anthony Loke KPI

maybe ERL has better rail track?

no point tbh. frequency will be very bad.
We need High Speed Rails.

Future ETS stations

Jb Sentral
Kempas Baru
Kulai
Layang-Layang
Renggam
Kluang
Chamek
Paloh
Bekok
Labis
Segamat
Gemas

ETS is a type of lower end HSR.

maglev is better but much expensive.

Yeah.. That is so far from the 'town'..

I love the KL-Butterworth ETS journey. Always feel very happy when getting off the train to walk to the ferry because the familiar sights, scents and sounds of that wonderful island awaits me. I've felt very much at home in Georgetown since I was 11. Maybe I should look to buy a condo there

i thought both run on a newer rail track? (except ets when in KV).

I love ETS. This will be a good business traveling.

yeah new track outside KV. can't comment much as never take ERL before.

ERL runs on standard gauge 1435mm track

KTMB is inherited from the British era metre gauge 1000mm track

We are probably among one of the fastest operator on metre gauge already

That’s partly why we couldn’t operated faster rail services as it is physically limited by the tracks

KL - BTW is good.
Hope gomen expedite Penang LRT. Coverage should not be only airport to penang Sentral, but bigger coverage on both island and mainland.

3 hour 30 mins ? How much will the ticket be?

Anything around 100 ringgit they can keep it coz driving is only 3 hours

Agree 100% on wider LRT coverage on island and mainland with reasonable fares. If it can be included in the Mutiara Card program, it would be a great help to lower-income rakyat as well as those who would not want to drive/ride. At peak times the Rapid Penang buses to Paya Terubong can be very packed... I feel sorry for the older passengers, but on the bright side I've seen many give up their seats(myself included) to them and the disabled.

why the southern track build so slow?

KL - padang besar being running for years already

+999
No need to wait the first phase to finish... Expand the LRT coverage now.... Start together...

Yes, they should get the new trains. Over the years train technology change a lot, modern electric trains are very quiet these days. But depending on the tracks also. If the tracks they build and maintain good then the trains can be very quiet also.

by the way where is kampung2005?

\ktard forgot already is it.. link to paul tan web is banned in lyn. Later, mod gonna get another LOD letter..

why so negative bro? ets north line everyday also full, never take one is it?

that's why I put .x

Dont bullshit la
Take a look at current ETS, they works very much better from what you've described along these years.

KTM station nearest Melaka is at Pulau Sebang, Tampin at NS/Melaka border. No where near Batang Melaka.

3.5 hours is ok wad, better than stuck in PLUS highway. is this train track can cater tugger train?

Actually hsr is the best, fast, smooth and quiet. Meglev only technology sounds good but the ride is quite rough.

If on Western side, unlikely. Eastern........

Congrats 2025 no more diesel train

Bro, unless you drive a Ferrari or Lambo at 180km/h without stopping at all, there is NO WAY you can make it at under 3 hours.

The best I did from KL to JB was 3.5 hours, AND that's not stopping about 140km/h.

>inb4 late by 10 years
topkek
Nearlee


This post has been edited by nearlee: Apr 21 2024, 12:52 PM

plan tau plan?

last min makan banana je

kek that 2 mamat tokok

nilai jam then diorang confirm makan pisang sembang kari

Political issue, our old politicians prefer highway as it can boost the sale of the proton while the highway contract are sub to a private developer.

Not direct destination. Got stops in between.

lol so typical malaysian idiot.
the ets to north ntah dah jalan brapa lama dah. now u concern about this? stop memalukan yourselfa

So far my experience with ETS from kl to padang besar no issues.

On both Business class and normal seating.
No vandalized as you expect.

actually, if 3hr 30 min, I will just take flight to JB. only u all tokok about plus highway. at least i can walk around the airport rather than stuck in sardine can for 3 hours 30 min (assuming no delay or any technical issues).

it is funny that a lot still compare rail to road like this is the era that using steam engine in trains..

if u ask me, our MRT2 break down way more often than ETS
the MRT2 breakdown notice keep on appearing on my phone(apps)

ETS KL Pdg Besar already 9 years.. open 2015.. maybe need to get out from your room sometime and travel.. this is not indon where even rain peed through the woosh train.. vandalized everywhere not even 1 year..

And ppl want hsr. Ets pun baru sampai. Noob

Depends lah, from KL to KLIA to Senai airport to JB might take as long with waiting time in both airports.

This post has been edited by MGM: Apr 21 2024, 02:15 PM

awesome

I though the track still incomplete and some of the station still under reno

Originally for hsr

lol wut, ets utara laku keras already. now even had butterworth-ipoh komuter.

Back in 2014 I took KTM from JB Sentral tho. So the normal KTM bo liao?

This is Electrified KTM, previous you might be using Diesel type KTM from kempas station.

Can it even handle the amount of human traffic that will be growing as time passes? JB to SG already tak tahan.

Right after you took the out of commission already for hsr

How much price?


Monday


July 1 2024

JB - Singapore RTS link Dec 2026

https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/gra...ndex.html?shell

is this very close to KTM johor station?

Click on the link. Got map.

Looks near.

nice can go singapore via ETS and RTS.
one day visit can exempt from GST or not?

GST refund need to travel by flight.

https://www.visitsingapore.com/travel-guide...gst-tax-refund/

if long holiday period, travelling from JB-KL or vice versa would take u about 7-8 hrs. I would rather take train rather than drive.

ETS to Ipoh sudah run for 10 years+, no issue pun.

not really. ETS has been running since 2011 and demand is hot. ETS is the only branch of KTM that is profitable till today.