Sashidaran Gunathevan
KTM will add Kuala Lumpur and Subang Jaya as ETS hubs from 2027. The stations will get dedicated ETS services to ease crowding at KL Sentral, paultan.org reported. The new timetable starts on 1 January 2027, the same day the MyKomuter50 pass is due.
The hubs are the old Kuala Lumpur railway station and Subang Jaya Station. Additionally, daily ETS services will rise from 44 to 50 on Monday to Thursday. Meanwhile, they will rise to 58 on Friday to Sunday.
Overall, here is what the new ETS hubs mean, how the timetable changes and what is still unknown. KTM Berhad (KTMB) has not yet said which trains will use each hub, according to the reports we read.
Why KTM is adding ETS hubs
KL Sentral is the main ETS stop in the Klang Valley today. Moreover, the two new hubs are meant to take some of that load at busy periods. Consequently, some trains may start or end at the old station or at Subang Jaya.
In total, the change adds up to 14 services a day. Meanwhile, services between JB Sentral and KL Sentral rise from eight to 12 a day. Furthermore, KTMB expects ETS to carry 6.28 million passengers in 2027, up from 5.9 million this year.
Separately, KTMB is offering a record 1.57 million ETS and ERT seats for January to March 2027. That is up 39% on the same period this year. Specifically, of these seats, 1,520,592 are ETS and 53,280 are ERT.
Seats for January and February went on sale at noon on 2 November. In addition, March seats open on 1 December. Passengers can additionally book through the KITS Style app or the KTMB website, which remain the official channels.
Timetable changes beside the new ETS hubs
The new timetable also ends some direct trips. From 1 January 2027, there will be no through trains between JB Sentral and Butterworth. The same applies to JB Sentral and Padang Besar, and to Butterworth and Segamat. Passengers must change at KL Sentral.
KTMB chief executive Datum Azlan Shah Al Bakri explained the reason on 2 November. He said demand is higher than capacity, because the train sets are tied up on long runs. Consequently, KTMB cannot add more sets without buying new trains. Likewise, our earlier story explains why direct ETS trips from JB end on 1 January.
Read more: KTMB offers record 1.57 million ETS and ERT seats for early 2027
Read more: KTMB explains why direct ETS trips from JB end on 1 January
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Passengers who must change trains need two tickets for now. However, KTMB says a single purchase for such trips is due in December. Until then, each leg is sold separately.
However, the hubs themselves are an addition, not a cut. Furthermore, the extra services come with the new timetable on the same date.
Gaps KTM has not filled on the ETS hubs
KTMB has not published the transfer journey times. It has not given the minimum gap at KL Sentral either. Therefore, passengers cannot yet plan a safe connection.
Equally, fares for trips with a change have not been announced. Similarly, KTMB has not said what happens if the first train is late. Likewise, no platform details for the two hubs have been published.
We also do not know which routes will run from the old station or from Subang Jaya. The reports say only that the hubs will ease crowding at KL Sentral. Nevertheless, KTMB may give the full list when the timetable document is updated.
In short, KTM will add Kuala Lumpur and Subang Jaya as ETS hubs from 2027. Passengers should therefore check the KTMB site for the final timetable before booking.
Yalinie Mathan
CJMY
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