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SoyaCincausoyacincau
2025-05-23

Taking public transport? Apple Maps now supports transit directions in Malaysia

soyacincau.com/2025/05/23/appl

Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-04-05

will increase the frequency for the - route from one train per hour to one every 15 minutes, effective April 22

The Double-Tracking Project Phase 1 was completed on March 31, which now allows to run every 15 minutes during the peak morning & evening hours

Read more: nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/04

Photo of the transport minister superimposed on top of photo of KTM station with KTM ETS Silver train and KTM Komuter train at the platform. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-03-27

had posted notice reminding that service in on 28 March 2024 will follow weekday timetable, NOT weekend timetable

28 March is public holiday for in & where the service is operating, so there may be passengers who thought that weekend timetable would apply

However, the service goes all the way to in , and it's NOT a public holiday in both & Melaka

A notice from KTM Berhad written in Malay and posted to all of their official social media accounts English translation of the text below: Header: NOTICE Title: KTM Komuter in Klang Valley timetable for 28 March 2024 (Thursday) Paragraph starts KTM Komuter train service in Klang Valley will be using Weekday timetable on 28 March 2024. Paragraph ends
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-03-23

for 30 minutes will be offered at the next to Klang’s KTM Komuter on Jalan Raya Timur from April 1

Earlier, free was only available for 15 minutes

This is an effort to encourage motorists to use the parking facilities to drop off or pick up using the station

Read more: thestar.com.my/metro/metro-new

Multi-level car park of the Klang railway station. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-03-10

Bhd () requires RM257 million annually for the of its assets

It would cost RM114 million to maintain rolling stock, RM84 million for , RM36 million for and systems, & RM23 million for the system

Read more: freemalaysiatoday.com/category

KTM Komuter train running on its track. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-03-01

There are plans to refurbish older () and , which will help increase capacity and frequency

There were some 18 old sets of ETS and Komuter trains and some are needing major overhauls before they could be put back into service

The Ministry of Transport () decided to refurbish some of the older sets so that they could be reused

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

Passengers leaving KTM Komuter train at a station. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-23

The is a lifeline to many people in who depend on it to go to and back

It used to take about 1⅔ hour to reach KL Sentral from Seremban and vice versa

The early morning express train service with limited stops take about 1⅓ hour

However, as of late, the train services had gone from bad to worse, with journey taking almost 2½ hours

Read more: thesun.my/opinion_news/too-muc

KTM Komuter train on the railway track. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-15

The official schedule of the additional is available on official website

Link to the page of : ktmb.com.my/TrainTime.html

Direct link to the : ktmb.com.my/assets/pdf/2024/TH

Do note that the is only about the specific additional train, not all of the trains that are running -- consult the public holiday schedule for the normal (ie. not additional train) timetable as supplement.

Image attached below is an export of the PDF

Timetable of additional train service schedule.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-15

Commuters can enjoy on for two days on Jan 24 and 25 for .

A total of 28 will be operating on a basis from 23 to 26 Jan, and 72 additional allocated.

Additional train services will also be implemented for service to ease travels between the north and central peninsula from Jan 24-26.

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

KTM Komuter train and KTM ETS train side by side on the railway track. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-07

has been identified as the main cause of the Dec 12 next to the .

The finding was contained in a report prepared by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad () and the Public Works Department ().

Although there were no injuries reported, the incident disrupted train services with delays of over two-hours on the day of the .

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

Anthony Loke, the Minister of Transport Malaysia. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-12-13

No injuries were reported due to the crane collapse incident but it disrupted the electric train services () & services for the - line as well as cargo train services

A total of 10,000 people were affected yesterday, comprising 7,000 Komuter & 3,000 ETS passengers

has also provided 24 to ferry the affected passengers to the nearest for them to continue their journey

Read more: malaymail.com/news/malaysia/20

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Group chief executive officer. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-12-13

The and Electric Train Services () operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad () in the has been disrupted after a toppled near some .

KTMB did not state the location of the incident but said both tracks for the - route were obstructed.

KTMB is providing replacement service for passengers in Klang Valley.

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

KTM Komuter train at a platform. / Photo by Sestronova, CC BY-SA 3.0 on English Wikipedia.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-12-11

A woman in her 30s survived being hit by a at a in after jumping on the on morning of 10 December.

Rescue personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene and managed to remove the woman.

The severely injured woman was sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital () for treatment.

Read more: thesun.my/local_news/woman-sus

KTM Komuter train at Port Klang Junction. / Photo by Riddle, CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons. This photo is only for illustration purpose so people know how KTM Komuter train looked like. The actual photo in the article showing the woman on a stretcher might be gruesome to some people and thus being substituted out.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-29

Keretapi Tanah Melayu's () Komuter service and Electric Train Service () are experiencing disruptions of between 15 and 30 minutes from the original schedule on Wednesday (Nov 29).

This was due to a incident at the Double Tracking project engineering 1 (KVDT1) at KM387.755 between the Kuala Lumpur Station and KL Sentral Station at 4.05am

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

KTM Komuter train at a train station platform. / Photo from the linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-19

The Malaysia Trains & Rail Enthusiasts Community () is introducing their first for with information & updates.

Train Tracker Website: map.mtrec.name.my/ktmb
Spotter Website: spotters.mtrec.name.my

Alongside their site, the train tracker provides real time information of & Komuter train such as location, train ID, trip ID, speed, and bearing; updated every 60 seconds.

(Image by MTREC)

KTMB Train Tracker by MTREC
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-17

KTM Berhad () had responded to the media regarding certain issue surrounding usage of cards at the .

KTM Komuter now supports card ( issued by local banks in ), requires an RM30 pre-authorization hold.

does not yet support issued outside Malaysia as well as all , but they're working on enabling said support, which will take some time as those use different system.

A response from KTM Berhad, page 1 of 2. The text in the image is too long and thus not able to be described in the character amount limited by Mastodon for alt text.A response from KTM Berhad, page 2 of 2. The text in the image is too long and thus not able to be described in the character amount limited by Mastodon for alt text.
SoyaCincausoyacincau
2023-11-17

You can soon pay for KTMB train rides with credit cards, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay

soyacincau.com/2023/11/17/ktmb

SoyaCincausoyacincau
2023-11-15

KTM Komuter now supports MyDebit cards, requires an RM30 pre-authorisation hold

soyacincau.com/2023/11/15/ktm-

Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-05

Heavy rain since 4pm on Sunday (5th November) has caused flash floods, affecting a popular mall in Subang Jaya as well.

Also circulating are photos of water flooding the tracks of the Subang Jaya KTM station.

It was learnt that floods occurred along Jalan Persiaran Subang, as well as parts of the USJ area.

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

KTM Komuter train at Subang Jaya station with the train track flooded. / Photo by ilhamalbakerr from the embed in the article linked.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-03

, which used to move 83,315 passengers daily in 2016, plummeted to a mere 16,164 in 2021.

A total review of the of is necessary.

Improving to harder-to-access stations could boost numbers as there is a need to have good connectivity with the catchment areas.

Enhancing connectivity through services would allow passengers better access to .

Read more: freemalaysiatoday.com/category

KTM Komuter train on its track at the Port Klang Junction. / Photo by Riddle released under CC BY-SA 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons.

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