Railway services in Malaysia started operating in 1885
Railway History

History of rail transport in Malaysia

The development of railway services in Malaysia, particularly West Malaysia, closely parallels the history of the development of the country itself from British colony to an independent state with a rapidly developing economy. About Malaysian [Read more…]

Platform at Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station
Train Stations

Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station

Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station is a small station in Melaka state near the towns of Tampin and Palau Sebang. Pulau Sebang/Tampin Railway Station is the closest railway station to the popular tourist town of Melaka [Read more…]

Main entrance to Gemas Railway Station
Malaysia Train Guide

Gemas Railway Station

Gemas Railway Station is an important Malaysian train station located in the small town of Gemas (pronounced as ‘ghee-mas‘) in the far eastern part of Negeri Sembilan in West Malaysia. Although Gemas Railway Station is [Read more…]

Sleeper berths on the Ekspress Rakyat Timuran
Malaysia Train Guide

Ekspress Rakyat Timuran train in Malaysia

The Ekspress Rakyat Timuran is West Malaysia’s only sleeper train service and runs once a day in each direction along Malaysia’s East Coast Railway Line, also known as the Jungle Line. The East Coast Railway [Read more…]

Wakaf Bharu Railway Station near Kota Bharu
Malaysia Train Guide

Wakaf Bharu Railway Station

Wakaf Bharu Railway Station is the closest train station to Kota Bharu, which is the main city in Kelantan and a transport hub for travel to and from Thailand, as well as the location of [Read more…]

Entrance to Kuala Lumpur Railway Station
Railway History

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station was the city’s main railway station before KL Sentral Station was opened in 2001. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is still a functioning train station although it has few facilities and limited [Read more…]

Headquarters of the KTM in Kuala Lumpur
Railway History

Railway Administration Building in Kuala Lumpur

Constructed in 1917, the Railway Administration Building in Kuala Lumpur is the administrative headquarters of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) which is the current name of organisation operating railway services in Peninsula Malaysia. The Railway [Read more…]

ETS Gold Train Carriage
Malaysia Train Guide

Type of Trains in Malaysia

There are 7 different types of long distance train service currently operating in Malaysia. These long distance train operate on the two main railway lines in Malaysia, the West Coast Railway Line and the East [Read more…]