KTM West Coast railway line

The West Coast railway line runs from Padang Besar railway station close to the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis (where it connects with the State Railway of Thailand) to Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. It is called the West Coast railway line because it serves the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia.

KTM West Coast Line
km km State Railway of Thailand Thailand Malaysia border 157.8 Padang Besar Padang Besar yard Padang Besar depot Bukit Ketri 138.8 Arau 128.4 Perlis Kedah border Kodiang 120.3 Anak Bukit yard Anak Bukit 97.8 Alor Setar 89.6 Tokai Yard 79.1 Kobah 72.0 Gurun 54.7 Sungai Petani yard Sungai Petani 33.3 Kedah Penang border Sungai Muda Bridge Tasek Gelugor 15.3 010.2 Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam depot Bukit Mertajam Junction Simpang Ampat 20.6 Bukit Tengah depot Nibong Tebal 34.0 007.2 Bukit Tengah Penang Perak border Prai Yard Parit Buntar 40.3 Perai River Swing Bridge Parit Buntar yard 000.0 Butterworth Bagan Serai 50.7 North Butterworth Container Terminal Bukit Merah closed 63.7 Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge Kamunting 89.0 Taiping 94.3 Larut Tunnel Bukit Berapit Tunnel Padang Rengas 113.8 Kuala Kangsar 122.5 Sungai Siput 143.7 Kanthan Freight Terminal Chemor 155.3 Tasek 166.9 Ipoh 181.0 Falim Depot Lahat 187.5 Batu Gajah 195.0 Batu Gajah Central Depot 197.0 Kota Bharu 201.0 Kampar 218.0 Tapah Road 233.5 Sungkai 257.5 Slim River 281.7 Behrang 293.0 Tanjung Malim 300.5 Perak Selangor border Kuala Kubu Bharu 332.6 Rasa 333.4 Batang Kali 335.7 347.1 Serendah Serendah Freight Terminal Rawang EMU Depot Batu Caves 355.5 Rawang Selangor Kuala Lumpur border Kuang Taman Wahyu Sungai Buloh Kampung Batu Kepong Sentral Batu Cantonment Selangor Kuala Lumpur border Sentul EMU Depot Kepong Segambut Sentul Works (Depot) Sentul Batu Junction Putra Bank Negara Kuala Lumpur KL Sentral Kelana Jaya line Bangsar Junction (Port Swettenham Junction) Abdullah Hukum Mid Valley Angkasapuri Seputeh Pantai Dalam Salak Selatan Petaling Bandar Tasik Selatan Kuala Lumpur Selangor border Kuala Lumpur Selangor border Jalan Templer Serdang Kampung Dato Harun Kajang Seri Setia Kajang 2 ( planned & future ) Setia Jaya UKM Subang Jaya Bangi Kelana Jaya line Selangor Negeri Sembilan border Batang Benar Glenmarie Halt (future) Nilai Sri Subang Halt (future) Labu Terminal Skypark Tiroi Batu Tiga Seremban EMU Depot Shah Alam Seremban Padang Jawa to Port Dickson Bukit Badak Senawang Klang Depot Sungai Gadut Klang Rembau Teluk Pulai Negeri Sembilan Melaka border Teluk Gadong Pulau Sebang/Tampin Kampung Raja Uda Batang Melaka Melaka Negeri Sembilan border Jalan Kastam yard │ Jalan Kastam East Coast Line Gemas Northport Negeri Sembilan Johor border Port Klang EMU Depot depot Batu Anam (closed) Port Klang Segamat Selat Lumut Bridge Genuang Pulau Indah yard Tenang (undergoing rebuilding) Westports Labis Bekok Paloh (undergoing rebuilding) Chamek Kluang Mengkibol Rengam Layang-Layang Sedenak Kulai Senai (planned) Skudai Goods Skudai Junction Tanjung Pelepas Goods Kempas Baru Port of Tanjung Pelepas Pasir Gudang Port Danga City Mall (closed) Johor Bahru Sentral Malaysia Singapore border Johor Causeway Woodlands Train Checkpoint Bukit Timah (closed) Tanjong Pagar (closed)

The 1,151-kilometre line is busier than the East Coast railway line because the West Coast railway line handles a variety of passenger train services such as the KTM ETS services, the KTM Intercity services, the International Express, the KTM Komuter in the Klang Valley and Greater Penang, and freight trains. Of this total length, 759 km is double-tracked and electrified.

The major stations on the line include KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, Butterworth in Butterworth, Penang and JB Sentral in the south in Johor Bahru.

Line network

Main trunk line

The West Coast main trunk line stretches from Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thailand border to Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore.

The main trunk line is double-tracked and electrified from Padang Besar to Gemas. From Gemas to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint, the line is single-tracked and not electrified. Loops at stations allow trains to pass. Double tracking and electrification works are currently being carried out.

The West Coast railway line connects with the State Railway of Thailand at Padang Besar, while the East Coast line branches off at Gemas.

Branch lines

The West Coast railway line includes several branch lines from the main trunk line, namely:

• Bukit Mertajam Junction to Butterworth
• Batu Junction to Batu Caves
• Port Klang/Bangsar Junction to Port Klang and Westport, with further branch lines:
  • Subang Jaya to Terminal Skypark at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (Subang) Airport
  • Port Klang to Northport
  • Pulau Indah to various Wesport shipping terminals
• Skudai Junction to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas
• Kempas Baru to Pasir Gudang

The Bukit Mertajam Junction to Butterworth, Batu Junction to Batu Caves, Port Klang Junction to Port Klang station, as well as the branch lines to Terminal Skypark and Northport are double tracked and electrified.

The line from Port Klang to Westport and its shipping terminals, as well as the branch lines between Skudai Junction and the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and the Kempas Baru and Pasir Gudang are single lines and not electrified.

There are also branch lines where the tracks exist but are not used for any service or closed are:

• Between Tapah Road and Teluk Intan (abandoned and not connected to the main line)
• Between Seremban and Port Dickson

None of these disused branch lines are double tracked nor electrified.

Stations

Main Trunk Line

Station names	Serving cities	Major landmarks	Remarks
(Continue to Thai Railway)
Padang Besar	Padang Besar, Perlis		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Bukit Ketri	Bukit Ketri, Perlis		2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Arau	Arau, Perlis Pulau Langkawi, Kedah		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Kodiang	Kodiang, Kedah		2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Tunjang			Closed and demolished
Anak Bukit	Anak Bukit, Kedah		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Alor Setar	Alor Star, Kedah		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Kobah	Pendang, Kedah		2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Ladang Jenun			Closed and demolished
Gurun	Gurun, Kedah		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Sungai Petani	Sungai Petani, Kedah		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Pinang Tunggal			Closed and demolished
Tasek Gelugor	Tasek Gelugor, Penang		ETS  ETS Line  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Penanti			Closed and demolished
Simpang Ampat	Simpang Ampat, Penang		1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Nibong Tebal	Nibong Tebal, Penang		ETS  ETS Line  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Parit Buntar	Parit Buntar, Perak		ETS  ETS Line  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Bagan Serai	Bagan Serai, Perak		ETS  ETS Line  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Bukit Merah	Bukit Merah, Perak	Bukit Merah Laketown Resort	Closed and demolished
Pondok Tanjung			Closed and demolished
Kamunting	Kamunting, Perak		1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Taiping	Taiping, Perak		ETS  ETS Line  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Bukit Berapit			Closed and demolished
Padang Rengas	Padang Rengas, Perak		ETS  ETS Line  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route
Kuala Kangsar	Kuala Kangsar, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Salak Utara			Closed and demolished
Sungai Siput	Sungai Siput, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Chemor			Closed and demolished. Freights only.
Tanjung Rambutan	Tanjung Rambutan, Perak		Closed.
Tasek	Ipoh, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Ipoh	Ipoh, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Lahat	Lahat, Perak		Freights only
Batu Gajah	Batu Gajah, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Kota Bharu	Batu Gajah, Perak		Freights only
Kampar	Kampar, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Tapah Road	Tapah Road, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Sungkai	Sungkai, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Slim River	Slim River, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Behrang	Behrang, Perak		ETS  ETS Line
Tanjung Malim	Tanjung Malim, Perak		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line
Kuala Kubu Bharu	Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line
Rasa	Rasa, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Batang Kali	Batang Kali, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line
Serendah	Serendah, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Rawang	Rawang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line
Kuang	Kuang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Sungai Buloh	Sungai Buloh, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line Interchange with 9 Kajang Line
Kepong Sentral	Kepong, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line
Kepong	Kepong, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line
Segambut	Segambut, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line
Putra	Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line 2 Port Klang Line
Bank Negara	Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line 2 Port Klang Line
Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line 2 Port Klang Line  ETS  ETS Line Interchange with 5 Kelana Jaya Line 9 Kajang Line
Kuala Lumpur Sentral	Kuala Lumpur		Central interchange with all intercity and commuter trains, rapid transit, monorail and airport rail link 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10  ETS
Mid Valley	Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Seputeh	Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Salak Selatan	Salak South, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Bandar Tasik Selatan	Bandar Tasik Selatan and Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line  ETS  ETS Line Interchange with 4 Sri Petaling Line 7 KLIA Transit
Serdang	Seri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Kajang	Kajang, Selangor		1 Seremban Line  ETS  ETS Line Interchange with 9 Kajang Line
UKM	UKM and Bangi, Selangor		1 Seremban Line
Bangi	Bangi, Selangor		1 Seremban Line
Batang Benar	Batang Benar, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Nilai	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Labu	Labu, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Tiroi	Labu, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Seremban	Seremban, Kuala Pilah and Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line  ETS  ETS Line
Senawang	Senawang, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Sungai Gadut	Sungai Gadut, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Rembau	Rembau, Negeri Sembilan		1 Seremban Line
Pulau Sebang/Tampin	Pulau Sebang, Melaka City and Alor Gajah, Malacca & Tampin, Negeri Sembilan	Melaka Heritage City	Main station serving Malacca 1 Seremban Line  ETS  ETS Line KTM Intercity
Batang Melaka	Batang Melaka and Jasin, Malacca		Nearest Station to Jasin  ETS  ETS Line KTM Intercity
Air Kuning Selatan			Closed
Gemas	Gemas, Negeri Sembilan		Interchange with East Coast railway line  ETS  ETS Line KTM Intercity
Batu Anam			KTM Intercity
Segamat	Segamat, Muar and Tangkak, Johor		KTM Intercity
Genuang	Genuang, Johor		KTM Intercity
Tenang	Tenang, Johor		KTM Intercity
Labis	Labis, Johor		KTM Intercity
Bekok	Bekok, Johor		KTM Intercity
Paloh	Paloh, Johor		KTM Intercity
Chamek	Chamek, Johor		KTM Intercity
Kluang	Kluang, Batu Pahat and Mersing, Johor		KTM Intercity
Mengkibol	Mengkibol, Johor		KTM Intercity
Rengam	Renggam, Johor		KTM Intercity
Layang-Layang	Layang-Layang, Johor		KTM Intercity
Kulai	Kulai and Pontian, Johor	Senai International Airport	KTM Intercity
Skudai	Skudai, Johor		Freights only
Tanjung Pelepas	Iskandar Puteri, Johor	Port of Tanjung Pelepas	Freights only
Kempas Baru	Kempas, Johor.		KTM Intercity
Danga City Mall	Johor Bahru, Johor	Danga City Mall	Closed
Johor Bahru Sentral	Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi and Pontian, Johor & Woodlands, Singapore	Southern Integrated Gateway	KTM Intercity (Shuttle Tebrau)
Woodlands Train Checkpoint	Woodlands, Singapore		KTM Intercity (Shuttle Tebrau)

Batu Junction-Batu Caves Branch Line

Station names	Serving cities	Major landmarks	Remarks
Batu Junction between Segambut and Putra stations (Continue to main West Coast Line)
Sentul	Sentul, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Batu Kentonmen	Batu Kentonmen and Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Kampung Batu	Bandar Baru Selayang and Kampung Batu, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Taman Wahyu	Taman Wahyu, Kuala Lumpur		1 Seremban Line
Batu Caves	Batu Caves, Selangor		1 Seremban Line

Port Klang Junction-Port Klang Branch Line

Station names	Serving cities	Major landmarks	Remarks
Port Klang (Bangsar) Junction between KL Sentral and Mid Valley stations (Continue to main West Coast Line)
Abdullah Hukum	Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum, Bangsar and Mid Valley City Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line Interchange with 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Angkasapuri	Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line
Pantai Dalam	Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line
Petaling	Kampung Pasir, Old Klang Road and Taman OUG, Kuala Lumpur		2 Port Klang Line
Jalan Templer	Jalan Templer and Petaling Jaya, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Kampung Dato Harun	Kampung Dato Harun, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Seri Setia	Seri Setia and Sungai Way, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Setia Jaya	Bandar Sunway, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line Interchange with B1 BRT Sunway Line
Subang Jaya	Subang Jaya, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line 10 Skypark Link Interchange with 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Terminal Skypark	Subang Airport, Selangor	Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport	10 Skypark Link
Batu Tiga	Batu Tiga, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Shah Alam	Seksyen 19, Shah Alam, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Padang Jawa	Padang Jawa, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Bukit Badak	Jalan Bukit Badak, Klang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Klang	Klang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Teluk Pulai	Teluk Pulai, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Teluk Gadong	Teluk Gadong, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Kampung Raja Uda	Kampung Raja Uda, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Jalan Kastam	Jalan Kastam, Port Klang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
Port Klang	Port Klang, Selangor		2 Port Klang Line
(Continue to Westport)

Bukit Mertajam Junction-Butterworth Branch Line

Station names	Serving cities	Major landmarks	Remarks
Bukit Mertajam Junction between Simpang Ampat and Tasek Gelugor stations (Continue to main West Coast Line)
Bukit Mertajam	Bukit Mertajam, Penang		1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route  ETS  ETS Line
Bukit Tengah	Bukit Tengah, Penang		2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route
Perai	Perai, Penang		Freights only
Butterworth	Butterworth, Penang	Penang Bridge, Port of Penang	2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route  ETS  ETS Line

Services

The West Coast railway line is served by a variety of train services:[1][2][3]

• KTM Intercity
  • Ekspres Rakyat Timuran between Tumpat and JB Sentral. (The route between Gemas and JB Sentral is part of the West Coast Line while the route between Gemas and Tumpat is on the East Coast Line)
  • Ekspres Selatan between Pulau Sebang/Tampin and JB Sentral.
  • Shuttle Tebrau between JB Sentral and Woodlands Train Checkpoint
•  ETS  KTM ETS
  • Business Class (one of 6 coaches upgraded with free wifi, charging sockets, on board dining & single seats; and only stops at a few major stations)
    • Between KL Sentral and Padang Besar
  • ETS Platinum (express service that only stops at a few major stations)
    • Between KL Sentral and Butterworth
    • Between KL Sentral and Padang Besar
  • ETS Gold (stops at all major stations a few minor stations)
    • Between KL Sentral and Ipoh
    • Between KL Sentral and Padang Besar
    • Between KL Sentral and Butterworth
    • Between Gemas and Butterworth
    • Between Gemas and Padang Besar
  • ETS Silver (stops at all stations)
    • Between KL Sentral and Ipoh
• KTM Komuter
  • 1 Seremban Line between Batu Caves and Pulau Sebang/Tampin.
  • 2 Port Klang Line between Tanjung Malim and Port Klang.
  • 10 Skypark Link between KL Sentral and Terminal Skypark.
  •  1  Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route between Bukit Mertajam and Padang Rengas.
  •  2  Padang Besar-Butterworth route between Padang Besar and Butterworth.
• International Express between Padang Besar and Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station

History

The West Coast railway line was developed in stretches between 1885 with the opening of the Taiping-Port Weld Line, and 1932 when the line opened up to Tanjung Pagar, thus spanning the entire west coast of Peninsular Malaysia from Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thai border to Singapore. The line began with the construction of branches linking coastal ports with inland tin mining areas before they were gradually linked up by the main truck line running through the interior of the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia.

The latest new lines to be built were the branch lines to West Port, North Port, Tanjung Pelepas, Pasir Gudang and the North Butterworth Container Terminal. The trunk line had also seen sections becoming disused, abandoned or even removed, with the latest being the closure and subsequent removal of the southernmost stretch of track between the Woodlands Train Checkpoint and Tanjong Pagar in 2011.

Projects

Gemas–Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking

After many years of announcements about the intention to upgrade the final stretch of single track of the West Coast Line, the Government began the public display exercise for the Gemas–Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking project on 27 October 2015. The public display exercise, required for all development of new railways under Section 84 of Malaysia's Land Public Transport Act 2010, will run until 27 January 2016.

According to documents on display to the public, construction is expected to begin in 2016 and be completed in 2021.[4]

The length of the line to be electrified and double-tracked is 197 km between Chainage 563.040 at Gemas dan Chainage 754.180 at Johor Bahru. The project includes the construction of 11 stations at Segamat, Genuang, Labis, Bekok, Paloh, Kluang, Mengkibol, Rengam, Layang-Layang, Kulai and Kempas Baru, and 3 future stations at Tenang, Chamek and Senai. The upgraded line is supposed to cater for at least 22 services daily involving KTM ETS, KTM Intercity and shuttle train services.

The documents displayed also stated that the electrification for the stretch will have the same specifications as that of the Seremban-Gemas stretch, name at 25 kV AC 50 Hz single phase and supplied via an overhead catenary. Train operations for this stretch will be integrated with the Train Control Centres at KL Sentral and Gemas. The design speed for the tracks is 160 km/h.

On 11 December 2015, the Chinese company China Railway Construction Company (CRCC) has been awarded to build the Gemas–Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking project.

References

1. "State Railway of Thailand".
2. "Keretapi Tanah Melayu".
3. Ong, Ryan (2019-09-29). "You Can Now Take a Single-Seater Business Class KTM Train from KL to Perlis! - WORLD OF BUZZ". https://www.worldofbuzz.com/. Retrieved 2019-12-19. External link in |website= (help)
4. "(untitled)". Portal Ramsi Kementerian Pengangkutan; Ministry of Transport.