KTM ETS

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Electric Train Service (ETS)
ETS 5.jpg
Overview
Native name Perkhidmatan Keretapi Elektrik
Type Inter-city rail
Locale Padang Besar - Butterworth - Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur - Gemas
Stations 44
Ridership 2.059 million (2015)[1]
(Increase 21.6%)
Website ktmb.com.my
Operation
Opened August 2010
Owner KTM
Operator(s) KTM Intercity Division
Conduction system With driver
Rolling stock 5 six-car trainset of KTM Class 91
4 of 10 six-car trainset of KTM Class 93
Technical
Line length 755 km
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map
[ ]
KTM ETS route network
to Hat Yai
Thailand
Malaysia
international
border
Padang Besar
Bukit Ketri
Arau
Perlis
Kedah
state
border
Kodiang
Anak Bukit
Alor Setar
Kobah
Gurun 24px
Sungai Petani 24px
Kedah
Penang
state
border
Tasek Gelugor 24px
Butterworth Penang Ferry Service 24px
Bukit Tengah 24px
Bukit Mertajam 24px
Bukit Mertajam junction
Simpang Ampat
Nibong Tebal 24px
Penang
Perak
state
border
Parit Buntar 24px
Bagan Serai 24px
Kamunting 24px
Taiping
Larut Tunnel
Bukit Berapit Tunnel
Padang Rengas
Kuala Kangsar
Sungai Siput
Tasek
Ipoh
Batu Gajah
Kampar
Tapah Road
Sungkai
Slim River
Behrang
Tanjung Malim 24px
Perak
Selangor
state
border
Kuala Kubu Bharu
Batang Kali
Rawang 24px
Sungai Buloh
Selangor
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
state
border
Kepong Sentral 24px
Kuala Lumpur 24px 22px
KL Sentral 24px 22px 18px
Bandar Tasik Selatan 24px 22px 18px
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Selangor
state
border
Kajang 24px
Bangi
Selangor
Negeri Sembilan
state
border
Nilai
Seremban 24px
Senawang
Sungai Gadut
Rembau
Negeri Sembilan
Malacca
state
border
Pulau Sebang/Tampin 24px
Batang Melaka
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
state
border
to Tumpat
Gemas 24px
Negeri Sembilan
Johor
state
border
to Johor Bahru Sentral
This diagram:
Interior of KTM Class 91.

The KTM ETS, commercially known as ETS which stands for "Electric Train Service", is an inter-city rail service operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad utilizing electric multiple units. The KTM ETS is the second electric train service to be operated by the Malaysian railway company, after the KTM Komuter service.

It is the fastest metre gauge train service in Malaysia that currently operates along the electrified and double-tracked stretch of the West Coast Line between Gemas and Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thai border by the Malaysian national railway operator, Keretapi Tanah Melayu.

The trains travel up to 160 km/h (99 mph) on electrified metre gauge rail line which can be considered as higher speed rail (HrSR) based on passenger rail terminology instead of high speed rail (HSR). The speed is similar to that of the Kamome Express and Sonic Express in Japan, the Taroko Express and Puyuma Express in Taiwan, and the Tilt Train service in Australia.

However these services use the 1,067mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. In view of this, there is high possibility KTM ETS service is the only one inter-city rail line recorded in the world using 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge at maximum speed of 160 km/h.

The rail service is currently operated by KTM Intercity Division. It was previously operated by ETS Sendirian Berhad, a fully owned subsidiary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad.

Background

It was introduced by Keretapi Tanah Melayu on 12 August 2010 following the completion of the electrification and double-tracking of the Rawang to Ipoh stretch of the West Coast Line of Peninsular Malaysia. The service was the progressively extended to other sections of the West Coast Line when subsequent electrification and double-tracking works were completed.

Train services

Launched in August 2010, the service originally operated between Ipoh and Seremban but the KL Sentral-Seremban sector was taken out of service in October 2012.[2]

The service was extended from Ipoh to Padang Besar via Butterworth, the mainland town opposite Penang, with the introduction of the ETS Transit on 10 July 2015, with stops at 24 stations. At the inception of service, only one train service in both directions were introduced. On the following day on 11 July 2015, the ETS Express between KL Sentral and Padang Besar, via Butterworth was introduced, with stops at 15 stations. Again, only one service for both directions were introduced.[3]

Subsequently on 1 September 2015, an addition service between KL Sentral and Butterworth was introduced,[4] and on 10 October 2015, this service was extended southwards from KL Sentral to Gemas, together with the introduction of a new service between Padang Besar and Gemas.[5] The extension of the KTM ETS service to Gemas utilizes the electrified double-track between Seremban and Gemas which was completed in 2014.

Also on 10 October 2015, a new service was launched between Butterworth and Padang Besar in addition to existing services.

With the introduction of these new trains, the following train service numbering system has been adopted for the KTM ETS:

KL Sentral - Ipoh

The KL Sentral-Ipoh ETS service was the first to be launched in August 2010 with the completion of the Rawang-Ipoh Electrification and Double-Tracking Project. The service initially included the sector between KL Sentral and Seremban but was discontinued in October 2012.

Trains operating on this section are currently classed as either ETS Gold with service numbers EG93xx, or ETS Silver with service numbers EG94xx. ETS Gold trains take 2 hours and 20 minutes between KL Sentral and Ipoh, stopping at 10 stations (not including starting station), while ETS Silver trains take 2 hours 30 minutes with stops at 14 stations (again, not including starting station).

Currently, there are 5 ETS Gold and 2 ETS Silver services for each direction.[6]

Railway Station Gold Service Silver Service Gold Service Silver Service
EG9302 EG9304 EG9402 EG9306 EG9308 EG9310 EG9404
KL Sentral 0700 0900 1230 1430 1745 1900 2100
Kuala Lumpur 0705 0905 1235 1435 1750 1905 2105
Kepong Sentral 0717 0917 1249 1447 1802 1917 2119
Sungai Buloh - - 1257 - - - 2127
Rawang 0738 0938 1312 1508 1823 1938 2142
Batang Kali - - 1328 - - - 2158
Kuala Kubu Bharu - - 1331 - - - 2201
Tanjung Malim 0809 1009 1344 1539 1854 2009 2214
Behrang - - 1352 - - - 2222
Slim River 0824 1024 1359 1554 1909 2024 2219
Sungkai 0838 1038 1414 1608 1923 2038 2244
Tapah Road 0850 1050 1428 1620 1935 2050 2258
Kampar 0859 1059 1440 1629 1944 2059 2310
Batu Gajah 0910 1110 1450 1640 1955 2110 2320
Ipoh 0920 1120 1500 1650 2005 2120 2330
Railway Station Gold Service Silver Service Gold Service Silver Service
EG9301 EG9303 EG9401 EG9305 EG9307 EG9309 EG9403
Ipoh 0500 0900 1100 1400 1600 1800 2100
Batu Gajah 0511 0911 1111 1411 1611 1811 2111
Kampar 0521 0921 1121 1421 1621 1821 2121
Tapah Road 0533 0933 1133 1433 1633 1833 2133
Sungkai 0547 0947 1147 1447 1647 1847 2147
Slim River 0602 1002 1202 1502 1702 1902 2202
Behrang - - 1209 - - - 2209
Tanjung Malim 0616 1016 1217 1516 1716 1916 2217
Kuala Kubu Bharu - - 1230 - - - 2230
Batang Kali - - 1236 - - - 2236
Rawang 0645 1045 1249 1545 1745 1945 2249
Sungai Buloh - - 1304 - - - 2304
Kepong Sentral 0704 1104 1312 1604 1804 2004 2312
Kuala Lumpur 0716 1116 1326 1616 1816 2016 2326
KL Sentral 0720 1120 1330 1620 1820 2020 2330

Prior to October 2012, ETS Gold trains did not stop at Tapah Road and Sungkai, taking 2 hours 15 minutes. As of 2014, the Gold service stopped at the two stations but no longer stopped at the Sungai Buloh railway station, Kuala Kubu Bharu railway station and Behrang railway station. A platinum service was also in operation which travelled non-stop from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh in 1 hour 58 minutes, but was removed with the new timetable rescheduling.

The EG92xx services which run between Gemas and Padang Besar also covers stations between KL Sentral and Ipoh with limited stops. The fastest service between KL Sentral and Ipoh is the EG9213/EG9214 ETS platinum service which takes about 2 hours journey with a stop at nearby Kuala Lumpur station.

Ipoh - Butterworth - Padang Besar

Butterworth-bound ETS Ekspres train from Padang Besar at Bukit Mertajam station on 6 August 2015.

The service between Ipoh and Padang Besar via Butterworth was the second KTM ETS service to be launched by Keretapi Tanah Melayu. It began operating on 10 July 2015, one day before the service between KL Sentral and Padang Besar.[7] The service was originally branded as the ETS Transit.

Train on the Ipoh-Butterworth-Padang Besar sector have numbers EG95xx.

At the time of launch, only one ETS Transit was available for each direction between Ipoh and Padang Besar, with service provided by one train set. On 10 October 2015, an additional service between Butterworth and Padang Besar began operating.

When launched on 10 July 2015, the one-way journey took between 4 hours 15 minutes and 4 hours 50 minutes with stops at all 23 stations between Ipoh and Padang Besar, including twice at Bukit Mertajam and Bukit Tengah on the Bukit Mertajam-Butterworth branch line. However, a new schedule on 1 September 2015 saw the Simpang Ampat and Bukit Tengah stations being skipped.

On 1 January 2016, the service between Butterworth and Padang Besar (EG 9501 and EG 9502) were scrapped with the introduction of the KTM Komuter Northern Sector run along this section.[8] The remaining Ipoh-Padang Besar service (EG 9500 and 9603) were also reduced to running between Mondays and Thursdays.

Train direction Ipoh - Padang Besar Padang Besar - Ipoh
Train No EG 9500 EG 9503
Ipoh 0530 2055
Tasek 0537 2048
Sungai Siput 0548 2037
Kuala Kangsar 0559 2026
Padang Rengas 0606 2019
Taiping 0620 2005
Kamunting 0625 2000
Bagan Serai 0642 1943
Parit Buntar 0649 1936
Nibong Tebal 0653 1932
Bukit Mertajam 0707 1918
Butterworth 0728 1908
Bukit Mertajam 0737 1848
Tasek Gelugor 0748 1837
Sungai Petani 0757 1828
Gurun 0808 1817
Kobah 0817 1808
Alor Setar 0830 1755
Anak Bukit 0835 1750
Kodiang 0847 1738
Arau 0853 1733
Bukit Ketri 0859 1727
Padang Besar 0910 1715

Gemas - KL Sentral - Ipoh - Butterworth - Padang Besar

The KTM Class 93 ETS train No 203 leaving Pulau Sebang/Tampin heading towards Gemas at 1435 on 1 November 2015.
A KTM ETS Class 91 at Butterworth just before departing for KL Sentral at 1738 on 6 August 2015.

The third phase of the KTM ETS began operating between KL Sentral and Padang Besar when it was launched on 11 July 2015, one day after the Ipoh-Padang Besar service.[9]

When launched, it was called the ETS Ekspres service, and only one trip a day was put on due to the limied availability of rolling stock. The one-way journey took between 5 hours 15 minutes and 5 hours 30 minutes with stopped at 14 stations, including twice at Bukit Mertajam due to the station being on the Bukit Mertajam-Butterworth branch line.

On 1 September 2015, an additional service for each direction between KL Sentral and Butterworth was launched. This service made more stops between KL Sentral and Ipoh, and one additional stop at Kamunting between Ipoh and Butterworth, compared to the earlier KL Sentral-Padang Besar service.[10]

The fourth phase of expansion for the KTM ETS took place on 10 October 2015 when the service was extended southwards from KL Sentral to Gemas. This saw the KTM ETS service returning to Seremban after being discontinued in 2012.

The Gemas-Padang Besar run skips the Bukit Mertajam-Butterworth branch completely, and proceeds straight from Nibong Tebal to Sungai Petani (and vice-versa) via the third side of the triangular Bukit Mertajam Junction, which was constructed as part the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double-Tracking Project.

Besides the new Gemas-Padang Besar service, the previous timetable was also revamped and on the same day, the KL Sentral-Butterworth (EG9205/EG9206) service was extended southwards to Gemas and given new service numbers.

ETS trains operating between Gemas and Padang Besar bear train service numbers EG92xx.

Train direction North-bound South-bound
Train No EG9208 EG9204 EG9202 EG9201 EG9203 EG9209
Padang Besar 1510 2105 0745 1615
Arau 1454 2047 0801 1631
Anak Bukit 1439 2032 0814 1643
Alor Setar 1435 2028 0819 1648
Sungai Petani 1409 2001 0845 1714
Bukit Mertajam 1348 - - 1735
Butterworth 1338 - 2125 0745 - 1758
Bukit Mertajam 1315 - 2116 0755 - 1807
Parit Buntar 1300 1931 2100 0810 0915 1822
Kamunting - - 2034 0836 - -
Taiping 1230 1901 2028 0841 0945 1852
Kuala Kangsar 1213 1842 2010 0857 1002 1909
Ipoh 1144 1816 1941 0930 1032 1939
Batu Gajah - - 1929 0941 - -
Kampar 1122 - 1919 0951 - 1958
Tapah Road 1112 - 1909 1001 - 2008
Sungkai - - - - - -
Slim River - - - - - -
Tanjung Malim 1033 1711 1833 1037 1135 2014
Rawang - - - - - -
Kuala Lumpur - - 1727 1145 - -
KL Sentral 0930 1611 1721 1159 1243 2150
Bandar Tasik Selatan 1555 1700 1211 1301
Kajang 1540 1645 1226 1318
Nilai 1519 1618 1253 1344
Seremban 1501 1600 1313 1404
Rembau - 1539 1334 -
Pulau Sebang/Tampin 1428 1526 1347 1435
Batang Melaka - 1513 1359 -
Gemas 1400 1500 1410 1500

Rolling stock

Class No. Built Cars per Set In service Manufacturer
KTM Class 91 5 6 5 Hyundai Rotem
KTM Class 93 10 6 7 CSR Zhuzhou

First Generation

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Main article: KTM Class 91

Five KTM Class 91 train sets, each comprising six cars, were purchased by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad for $67 million (USD). The train sets were designed by Marubeni Corporation and jointly built by Hyundai Rotem of Korea and Mitsubishi Electric of Japan.[11] The maximum operational speed of the ETS fleet is 140 km/h but is designed to travel up to 160 km/h.[12] The total length of each train set is 138 m and weighs 231.8 tons. Each carriage is 22.95 m long, 2.75 m wide and 4 m high.[13] Each train set has a passenger seating capacity of 350 and includes on-board facilities including toilets, a buffet car, power sockets per two seats and two LED Televisions per car.

Second Generation

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Main article: KTM Class 93

Ten KTM Class 93 train sets, are in the process of being commissioned to expand ETS service.

The rolling stock were to have been put into operation for the launch of the ETS Ekspres service between KL Sentral and Padang Besar, and the ETS Transit service between Ipoh and Padang Besar. However, reports of problems during the testing and commissioning of the train sets had resulted in the Malaysian land public transport regulator, SPAD, not approving the trains for use in time for the launch of the two services on 10 July 2015 and 11 July 2015.[14]

As a result, two KTM Class 91 train sets were used for some time, one for the ETS Ekspres, and the other for the ETS Transit, allowing for just one trip for each direction for both services.

The first four KTM Class 93 sets went into service mainly on the ETS Ekspres route on 10 October 2015

Gallery

See also

References

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