Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has acquired two of 10 Electrical Practice Service (ETS) prepare units as a part of an acquisition train value RM400 million, and these are anticipated to be progressively deployed for operation from subsequent yr, Bernama has reported.
Each of the brand new ETS prepare units are presently present process testing and commissioning, and the acquisition of the brand new prepare units is geared toward enhancing the standard and capability of the ETS service, mentioned ETS and Intercity Providers basic supervisor Nurul Azha Mokmin.
“ETS passenger numbers grew by about 10% yearly, indicating excessive consumer satisfaction. With the upcoming completion of the Gemas (Negri Sembilan) to Johor Bahru (Johor) route, KTMB plans to develop ETS companies to a number of new locations,” Nurul Azha mentioned.
A complete of 10 prepare units for the service have been procured, and these will serve on the Gemas-Johor Bahru route beginning subsequent yr. New routes from Johor Bahru to Butterworth and Padang Besar (Perlis) may even be launched, she mentioned.
The primary of the brand new, third-generation ETS prepare units arrived in Malaysia in April this yr, transport minister Anthony Loke mentioned on the time. ETS presently makes use of Class 91 (first technology, Hyundai Rotem-Mitsubishi Electrical) and Class 93 (second technology, CRRC Zhuzhou) trainsets – in accordance with Railway Gazette Worldwide, the third-gen trains will likely be given the designation Class 94.
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