Four more ETS services for CNY

Four more ETS services for CNY

KTMB will add four more ETS services for the Chinese New Year holidays, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

He said the Cabinet has approved the use of new ETS train sets to run additional services from Jan 20 to 24 for north-bound destinations from KL Sentral to Butterworth, as well as from KL Sentral to Padang Besar.

Likewise, additional services will also run from Jan 27 to 31.

These additional services offer 12,480 seats, which includes 1,440 business class seats.

Tickets for these additional services for CNY will be sold beginning today.

For more information, visit www.ktmb.com.my.

Loke made the announcement after visiting the railway yard here owned by Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) Sdn Bhd (DMIA).

He was there along with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who made his maiden visit to this facility that supports the rehabilitation of KTMB’s Klang Valley Double Track undertaken jointly by DMIA and Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera.

Dr Mahathir expressed satisfaction with what he saw and said that Malaysians must learn to undertake more complex engineering and construction challenges, even if it seems more costly at the beginning.

“I don’t care so much about the savings, but we can’t keep on importing from others.

“We must learn and we have to pay the costs. Initially, it won’t be so good, but ultimately we will reach the standard of other countries.

“If we keep on buying, we will never develop this country,” said Dr Mahathir.

In the Asean region, only Malaysia is operating electrified inter-city train services.

~The Star~