Planning to take the ETS over the year-end holidays or Chinese New Year? Check your train before you travel. From 1 January 2027, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is changing how its ETS network runs, with the old Kuala Lumpur Station and Subang Jaya Station becoming new ETS hubs.
The move is meant to ease congestion at KL Sentral during peak hours and busy travel seasons. KTMB says it will also bring new schedules, train numbers, and start and end stations for some ETS services.
No more single-train trips between north and south
Long-distance ETS routes linking the northern and southern lines are being restructured. These trips will no longer run on one train in either direction:
- JB Sentral – Butterworth
- JB Sentral – Padang Besar
- Butterworth – Segamat
Passengers on these routes will need to change trains at KL Sentral. For now, each leg has to be booked separately, but KTMB is upgrading its booking system so the full journey can be bought in a single transaction from December.
KTMB is also adding more trains. Daily ETS services will rise from 44 to 50 from Monday to Thursday, and to 58 from Friday to Sunday. The JB Sentral – KL Sentral route goes from eight to 12 daily services.
What you should do
- Check the new timetable at ktmb.com.my or on the KITS Style app before booking
- If your trip involves a change at KL Sentral, give yourself enough transfer time
- Book early: tickets for January and February 2027 are already on sale, and March 2027 tickets open on 1 December
Source: KTMB