KTM Train Routes

Malaysia intercity train services are offered by KTMB, it is a safe, hassle-free and relaxed-and-easy mode of travel between cities or to remote areas. The trains and services are generally good and cheap, although onboard food and condition of toilets can be further improved. The KTM intercity train service is a comfortable and affordable way to travel between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and all the way to Thailand Bangkok. Most of the KTM intercity train services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station.

There are two Day Express trains namely Ekspres Sinaran and Ekspres Rakyat and four Night Express trains namely Senandung Malam, Senandung Langkawi, Ekspres Wau and Ekspres Timuran.

The Malaysia KTM intercity train network consists of two main lines:

WEST COAST LINE / NORTH SOUTH LINE

The West Coast line runs from Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thailand Border in Perlis (where it connects with the State Railway of Thailand’s network) to Singapore via Butterworth, Penang (for connections to Penang) and Kuala Lumpur. It is called the West Coast line because it serves the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia or the North South line because it connects all the way from Singapore to Padang Besar.

Ekspres Rakyat (ER/01 & ER/02) - Daily express train between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and Singapore.

Ekspres Sinaran Pagi (XSP/03 & XSP/04) - Express train between Butterworth and Kuala Lumpur Sentral which only operates on Sundays.

Ekspres Sinaran Pagi (Morning) / Petang (Afternoon) - (XSP/05 & XSP/06) – Daily express train between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and Singapore.

Ekspres Senandung Langkawi (EL/07 & EL/08) - Express train between Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Butterworth, Padang Besar and Hat Yai.

Ekspres Senandung Malam (Night) (SM/11 & SM/12) - Express night sleeper train between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and Singapore.

Ekspres Antarabangsa (IE/35 & IE/36) – International express train between Bangkok and Butterworth.

Ekonomi Siang (M/61 & M/64) - Local mail train between Singapore and Gemas.

EAST COAST LINE / JUNGLE RAILWAY

The East Coast line runs between Gemas in Negeri Sembilan and Tumpat in Kelantan. Gemas is the rail junction between the West Coast and East Coast lines. Like the West Coast line, it is called the East Coast line because it serves two of Peninsular Malaysia’s East Coast states, namely Pahang and Kelantan. In fact, it does not run along the coast at all and only meets the South China Sea when it terminates in Tumpat. It runs through the interior, often through deep jungle, thus earning the nickname “Jungle Railway”. Terengganu is the only state in Peninsular Malaysia not served by the railway network.

Ekspres Timuran (XST/14 & XST/15) - Express train between Singapore and Tumpat.

Ekspres Wau (XW/16 & XW/17) - Express train between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and Tumpat.

Ekspres Lambaian Timur (EE/57 & EE/58) - Express train between Tumpat and Singapore.

Penumpang Siang (M/81, M/82, M/83, M/84) - Local mail train between Tumpat and Gua Musang.

Penumpang Siang (M/91 & M/92) - Local mail train between Tumpat and Gemas.

There are also several branch lines - between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang, Batu Junction and Batu Caves, Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth, Tapah Road and Teluk Intan, Kempas and Tanjung Pelepas, Kempas and Pasir Gudang, and between Pasir Mas and Rantau Panjang.

Related KTM Intercity Train Guides:

• KTM Intercity Train Route / Timetable / Fare
• Singapore - Kuala Lumpur KTM Train Route