ETS Platinum offers the fastest ETS service on KTM’s network with minimal stops at only key stations along its route. Trains currently ply on the KL Sentral – Butterworth and KL Sentral – Padang Besar routes. ETS Platinum should not be confused with ETS Platinum Standard.

KTM is one of the operators you can book a train ride with. Before confirming your booking, remember to check the date of your travel, class, price and conditions of your fare. What are the Main Stations of KTM? The main stations covered by KTM’s route map include. What are the Most Popular Routes of KTM?

EP 9279: (ETS Platinum) Departs Arau at 17:18 - Arrives KL Sentral at 22:25 (Operates Daily). All Platinum service trains are now operated by the newer ETS2 trains that include a Business Class carriage.

Platinum Class Trains are the quickest of all the ETS Services as they stop at only the main stations along the line and so are the quickest way to get from A to B on long distance trains. They also tend to operate at the most popular times of the day to travel. Platinum ETS services have train numbers starting with EP.

The ETS 9274 train is a Malaysian Railways Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM / KTMB) fast Platinum ETS2 service that originates from KL Sentral Railway Station in Kuala Lumpur and terminates at the Malaysian-Thailand border station of Padang Besar.

Travel on the new KTM high-speed ETS trains from Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur's KL Sentral, cuts the journey time from the Thai border to the Malaysian capital in half, with speeds of up to 140 km/h. The duration of the journey is now only approximately 5 and a half hours.

Taking a train to get from Perak to Kuala Lumpur is a safe, fast, and scenic option to travel the country. On certain routes, there are multiple train departures per day every 10 to 15 minutes.

The KTM ETS timetable below shows all the new high-speed Electric train services operating from the Thailand - Malaysia border station at Padang Besar, down to Segamat (where the electrified tracks currently end).

1 day ago · ETS Platinum questions. Apr 8, 2025, 10:31 AM. Save. All, I just booked train tickets from Butterworth to KL Sentral and back. I booked Express train for the Butterworth to KL Sentral segment since the booking site indicated 3.5 hours journey time vs Platinum's 4 hours and 5 mins journey time. I thought Platinum is the fastest?

ETS Platinum Standard offers a similar fast ETS service on KTM's network to the ETS Platinum, with minimal stops at only key stations along its route.