Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has received two of 10 Electric Train Service (ETS) train sets as a part of an acquisition exercise value RM400 million, and these are expected to be step by step deployed for operation from next 12 months, Bernama has reported.
Each of the brand new ETS train sets are currently undergoing testing and commissioning, and the acquisition of the brand new train sets is aimed toward enhancing the standard and capability of the ETS service, said ETS and Intercity Services general manager Nurul Azha Mokmin.
“ETS passenger numbers grew by about 10% annually, indicating high user satisfaction. With the upcoming completion of the Gemas (Negri Sembilan) to Johor Bahru (Johor) route, KTMB plans to expand ETS services to several latest destinations,” Nurul Azha said.
A complete of 10 train sets for the service have been procured, and these will serve on the Gemas-Johor Bahru route starting next 12 months. Latest routes from Johor Bahru to Butterworth and Padang Besar (Perlis) may also be introduced, she said.
The primary of the brand new, third-generation ETS train sets arrived in Malaysia in April this 12 months, transport minister Anthony Loke said on the time. ETS currently uses Class 91 (first generation, Hyundai Rotem-Mitsubishi Electric) and Class 93 (second generation, CRRC Zhuzhou) trainsets – based on Railway Gazette International, the third-gen trains might be given the designation Class 94.
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