KUALA LUMPUR – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is providing two additional ETS train services in conjunction with the state elections and the school holidays for the Padang Besar-KL Sentral-Padang Besar route.
In a statement today, KTMB said the additional trains will operate for three days from August 10 to 12 for the state elections and from August 25 to September 3 for the school holidays.
“There will be 26 additional services during the period, bringing the total number of ETS services operating during the period to 34 trips daily from 32 trips daily on normal days,” it said.
According to the statement, the tickets for the additional train service will be sold from 10am tomorrow.
“The additional ETS services in conjunction with the state elections and school holidays for the Padang Besar-KL Sentral route will leave at 11am and arrive at 4.36pm, while the service for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route will leave at 5.05pm and arrive at 10.34pm,” it said.
It said 630 tickets will be available daily for the additional train services, bringing the total to 8,190 tickets, including for business-class coaches.
Some 68% of the tickets for the ETS services have been sold as of today, it said.
The public is advised to purchase the train tickets via the KTMB Mobile app or its official website. – Bernama, August 4, 2023
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