Songkhla Metro: Western Line
Gateway to
AEC
Padang Besar Express:
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non stop trip from Hatyai to Padang Besar
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(only 26 minute via electric railcar)
Service Hours correspond with
ETS
Shuttle Train Service for
ETS Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur (KL Sentral)
Shuttle Train Service for
ETS KL to Padang Besar
The Intercountry-Express (ICE):
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from Hatyai to Kuala Lumpur
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(Less than 7 Hrs. via electric multiple units)
Commuter Train:
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from Hatyai to Klong Ngae
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(23.91 km.)
Service Hours
Monday – Sunday 06.00 – 12.00 am
Normal hour waiting time are no more than 10 minute per train
Peak hour(06.00 – 09.00 am and 04.30 – 07.30 pm) waiting time are no more than 5 minute per train
The Songkhla Metro commuter train are "Single Car Train"s
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from Hatyai to Padang Besar
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(45.26 km, Phase II)
An example photo of the Intercountry-Express (ICE)
Reference:
ETS at Padang Besar station [ November 18, 2017 ]
Video:
Travel Train ETS from Kuala Lumpur to Padang Besar
Remark:
1. This is a conceptual idea, frequency and length of train may be changed up to the in depth study.
2.
ETS stands for Electric Train Service is an inter-city rail service operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad utilizing electric multiple units. It is the fastest metre gauge train service in Malaysia that currently operates along the electrified and double-tracked stretch of the West Coast Line between Gemas and Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thai border by the Malaysian national railway operator, Kereta Api Tanah Melayu. The trains travel up to 160 km/h (99 mph) on electrified metre gauge rail line which can be considered as higher speed rail based on passenger rail terminology instead of high speed rail.
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