Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has announced that additional Electric Train Service (ETS) will be made available to consumers in conjunction with this year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. At the same time, it also introduced a special train service for the occasion, known as Ekspres Khas Keluarga Malaysia, which will cover the east coast locations of Malaysia.
The national rail operator says that a total of 4,368 and 516 tickets have been prepared for the additional ETS and special train service respectively. It added that this initiative, which is a collaboration between KTMB and the ministry of transportation, aims to accommodate the high demand from consumers, especially those who are planning to travel back to their hometowns for the upcoming festive season.
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Tren Ekspres Khas Keluarga Malaysia ke Pantai Timur dan ETS Tambahan Sempena Aidilfitri 2022#KTMB #ETS #KTMKomuter #KTMKomuterUtara #KTMIntercity #SkyparkLink #DMU #KTMKargo pic.twitter.com/ppqgv82LRt
— KTM Berhad (@ktm_berhad) April 14, 2022
Throughout 29 April to 2 May and 6 May to 8 May, KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for travel from KL to Padang Besar and vice versa. Meanwhile, the Ekspres Khas Keluarga Malaysia train is set to depart from KL Sentral at 11pm on 29 April and will stop at 17 stations including Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kajang, Nilai, Seremban, Pulau Sebang, Mentakab, Jerantut, Gua Musang, Pasir Mas, and Tumpat. Its return trip from Tumpat Station to KL Sentral, on the other hand, is slated to depart on 7 May at 10:50pm.
𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐇𝐈 𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐊 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐊𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐀
Istimewa untuk warga Pantai Timur sempena perayaan Hari Raya Aidilfitri yang bakal tiba tidak lama lagi. pic.twitter.com/oSJCNM2qR3
— KTM Berhad (@ktm_berhad) April 14, 2022
KTMB adds that the special express train will be equipped with coaches with different facilities, such as for sleeping, premier and superior class seating, buffet, and so on. Fares are set to start from RM55 to RM83 for a one-way trip, and those who pre-book are also entitled to receive a complimentary gift from the service.
KTMB menawarkan perkhidmatan tren Ekspres Khas Keluarga Malaysia dari KL Sentral ke Tumpat.
Tren ini menawarkan:
✅ Kadar tambang yang berpatutan (kadar tambang satu harga untuk semua kategori penumpang.)
✅ Tempoh perjalanan yang bersesuaian pic.twitter.com/GqOo5KmFAy— KTM Berhad (@ktm_berhad) April 14, 2022
Ticket sales for both services will begin tomorrow on 15 April 2022. For further inquiries, customers can reach out to KTMB’s call centre at 03-2267 1200 or visit its official social media channels.
(Source: KTMB [Twitter])
