KTM Intercity


KTM Intercity are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards Singapore on the West Coast Line. The former Intercity services along the West Coast Line between Padang Besar in the north and Gemas have been converted to the KTM ETS service.
KTM Intercity has long enjoyed moderate success, but increasingly faces competition with road and air travel, as expressways increase in number and budget airlines offer shorter travelling time. In 2006, KTM Intercity earned a profit of RM 70.94 million as group revenue, hovering around the RM 65 million mark since 2001.

Local and express services

There are two types of KTM Intercity train services: Express and Shuttle. Long-distance passenger trains along the East Coast route are express trains calling only at major stations. The East Coast Line also still has mostly shuttle trains calling at all stations and halts.
KTM Intercity also runs a shuttle service, the Shuttle Tebrau, between Johor Bahru and Woodlands, Singapore, providing an alternative to cross the busy Johor–Singapore Causeway.

Operational services

With effect from 1 July 2011, operations in Singapore have moved from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint. All passengers will embark and disembark from the checkpoint, and it houses a combined CIQ facility for Malaysia and Singapore.
As of 1 July 2015, all train services from North of JB Sentral to Woodlands CIQ has been truncated at JB Sentral. The JB Sentral-Woodlands CIQ sector is replaced by a Shuttle service which is the Shuttle Tebrau. Passengers from North of JB Sentral who are going towards Woodlands CIQ must change and board the Shuttle Tebrau at JB Sentral.

Train classes

Currently, there are only two classes available on KTM Intercity trains.
ASC: Air-conditioned Second Class seat - A seating class consists of 60 seats, 30 in forward, and 30 in reverse direction in a 2+2 configuration. It is the most common class and available on all KTM Intercity trains.
ADNS: Air-conditioned Day-Night Second class sleeper - An open-plan sleeping berth coach with 40 berths, 20 lower berths and 20 upper berths. Currently, the ADNS is only available on the Ekspres Rakyat Timuran between JB Sentral and Tumpat.

Train Services

Express Trains
Express train schedule :
Train No.Train NameRouteCoaches Available
26Ekspres Rakyat TimuranJB Sentral – Tumpat ASC, ADNS
27Ekspres Rakyat TimuranTumpat – JB Sentral ASC, ADNS
40Ekspres SelatanJB Sentral – Pulau Sebang/Tampin ASC
41Ekspres SelatanPulau Sebang/Tampin – JB Sentral ASC
42Ekspres SelatanJB Sentral – Pulau Sebang/Tampin ASC
43Ekspres SelatanPulau Sebang/Tampin – JB Sentral ASC
44Ekspres SelatanJB Sentral – Pulau Sebang/Tampin ASC
45Ekspres SelatanPulau Sebang/Tampin – JB Sentral ASC

Shuttle Trains
Shuttle train schedule :
Train No.Train NameRouteCoaches Available
50Shuttle TimurKuala Lipis – Gua Musang ASC
51Shuttle TimurTumpat – Gua Musang ASC
52Shuttle TimurGua Musang – Tumpat ASC
53Shuttle TimurGua Musang – Kuala Lipis ASC
55Shuttle TimurTumpat – Dabong ASC
56Shuttle TimurDabong – Tumpat ASC
57Shuttle TimurTumpat – Gua Musang ASC
58Shuttle TimurKuala Lipis – Gua Musang ASC
59Shuttle TimurGua Musang – Kuala Lipis ASC
61Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
63Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
65Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
67Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
69Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
71Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
72Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
73Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
74Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
75Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
76Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
77Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
78Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
79Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
80Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
81Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
82Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
83Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
84Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
85Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
86Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
87Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
88Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
89Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
90Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
91Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
92Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
93Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
94Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC
95Shuttle TebrauJB Sentral – Woodlands CIQ ASC
96Shuttle TebrauWoodlands CIQ – JB Sentral ASC

List of KTM Intercity stations

Below is the list of KTM Intercity stations.

West Coast Line

KTM Intercity services from Padang Besar to Gemas have been absorbed into KTM ETS. The stretch between Pulau Sebang/Tampin and Gemas is still served by the Intercity trains and serve as interchange stations between the ETS and Intercity services. The diesel-hauled locomotives now only operate between Tumpat, Pulau Sebang/Tampin, Gemas, Johor Bahru and Woodlands.

East Coast Line