KTM ETS Kuala Lumpur–Butterworth

Metre gauge yet electric at 140 km/h, among the fastest narrow-gauge trains anywhere, racing past Ipoh’s karst hills to the Penang ferry quay.

Stations

1. 0 kmKL Sentral (KTM)
2. 1 kmKuala Lumpur
3. 19 kmSungai Buloh (KTM)
4. 33 kmRawang
5. 85 kmTanjung Malim
6. 154 kmTapah Road
7. Show 7 more stations

   1. 169 kmKampar
   2. 190 kmBatu Gajah
   3. 207 kmIpoh
   4. 237 kmSungai Siput
   5. 258 kmKuala Kangsar
   6. 267 kmPadang Rengas
   7. 286 kmTaiping
8. 330 kmBagan Serai
9. 342 kmParit Buntar
10. 347 kmNibong Tebal
11. 371 kmBukit Mertajam
12. 381 kmButterworth

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 15094258 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: KTMB — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the KTM ETS?

The KTM ETS runs 380 km from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth.

How long does the KTM ETS take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h for the 380 km. That is an average of 95 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.

Who runs the KTM ETS?

Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTMB), with Class 93 EMU.

How old is the KTM ETS?

The line has been in service since 2015. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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