KTMB will run additional ETS services for Chinese New Year and Aidilfitri, adding tens of thousands of seats to meet high festive season demand.
KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will operate additional Electric Train Service (ETS) trips for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Aidilfitri celebrations to meet high passenger demand.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said tickets for the Chinese New Year period are nearly sold out.
Additional ETS services will run from February 13 to 22 on key routes including KL Sentral-Butterworth, KL Sentral-Ipoh, KL Sentral-Padang Besar, and JB Sentral-KL Sentral.
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Two extra trips per day will be added for each of these routes.
“A total of 26,460 tickets will be available for this period, bringing the total ETS services for Chinese New Year to a maximum of 52 trips per day,” Loke said.
Tickets for these additional Chinese New Year services will go on sale starting January 29.
For the Aidilfitri period, Loke noted that 44% of ETS tickets have already been sold, with the remainder expected to sell out by February.
KTMB will consequently add eight more ETS services from March 13 to 29.
These will cover the JB Sentral-KL Sentral, KL Sentral-Padang Besar, KL Sentral-Ipoh, and KL Sentral-Butterworth routes, with two extra trips daily per route.
“A total of 36,540 tickets will be available for this period, and sales will begin on March 1,” he added.
This increase will also bring the total daily ETS services for Aidilfitri to a maximum of 52 trips.
Loke made the announcement at a press conference on KTM Komuter services for Thaipusam 2026 held at KL Sentral. – Bernama
