Category: KTM News

1 December 2015 Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Berhad will conduct trial runs for its commuter service on two routes from Dec 15. The trial runs will be for the Tanjung Malim-Rawang line to Port Klang and Batu Caves to the Seremban/Gemas line. From Dec 15, KTM Komuter will start a six-month trial of two reroutes … Continue reading KTM Komuter trial runs for two routes from Dec 15

3 November 2015 KTM Komuter fares will be up from next month, with the highest increase being RM7.10 for a single trip. The fare hike, which was put off in May, will take effect on Dec 2. KTM Bhd president Lt Kol (B) Sarbini Tijan said the fare would be increased by 4 sen per … Continue reading KTM Komuter fares up next month

3 November 2015 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) Komuter passengers want the company to improve its service in line with the fare increases, which will come into force on December 2. They feel KTMB should increase the frequency its services, especially during peak hours, in addition to improvement to the facilities, including toilets, at its … Continue reading KTM fare increases should be based on quality says commuters

2 November 2015 Despite the increase of 4sen/km in fares for KTM Komuter, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Berhad will not profit because the company’s operational costs have increased over the years, KTM president Lt Col (R) Sarbini Tijan said about the first increase in KTM fares in 12 years. The new KTM Komuter fares starting … Continue reading Fares go up but KTM still making loss, says president

2 November 2015 Rail commuters in the Klang Valley area will see a general increase in fares on selected Komuter, LRT, and monorail services come December. KTM Bhd (KTMB) and Prasarana Malaysia Bhd have both reviewed their fare structures for the first time in more than 12 years, citing economic reasons and efforts to provide … Continue reading Fare increase for Komuter, LRT and Monorail services next month

2 November 2015 KTM Komuter train fares are set to rise from Dec 2, with the highest fare being RM7.10 for a single trip. KTM Bhd president Lt Kol (B) Sarbini Tijan revealed Monday that travel fares would be increased by 4 sen per kilometre (from 11 sen to 15 sen per km) for the Tanjung Malim-Sungai … Continue reading KTMB announces new Komuter fares from Dec 2

2 November 2015 In the midst of pretty much everything increasing in price, we suppose it’s only natural for public transportation to follow suit as well. Reportedly, KTM will be upping the fares for its Komuter trains starting December.  According to reliable source, writes The Star, the fares will are due to be announced very … Continue reading KTM Komuter fares to increase by 36 percent in December?

1 November 2015 KTM Komuter train fares are going up from December, and it is learnt that the new fares will be announced on Monday. A reliable source told The Star that fares will increase to 15 sen per km from Dec 2, up from the current 11 sen. When reached, KTMB chairman Datuk Nawawi Ahmad did … Continue reading KTM Komuter fares to go up in December

16 October 2015 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has introduced the Electric Train Service (ETS) on six new routes. Council member Mah Hang Soon and Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai join KTM president Sarbini Tijan as he checks out the new electric trains. The ETS began plying the Gemas-Padang Besar, Gemas-Butterworth and Butterworth-Padang Besar … Continue reading KTM introduces six new ETS routes

8 October 2015 The national railways union is demanding that KTM Bhd’s delayed rail fare increase be put back on track, warning that its services might suffer if that is not done. Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya president Abdul Razak Md Hassan said the company was losing more than RM200mil a year and had to rely … Continue reading Union says raise KTMB fares to keep company afloat