YANGON: On May 31, a devastating fire erupted in Mandalay resulting in a death toll of six people.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has received the first set of electric trains for the Gemas - Johor Bahru Electric Double Track service on Saturday.
"When this rolling stock by next year, we will start the ETS service from Kuala Lumpur Sentral to Johor Bahru when the Johor Bahru - Gemas track is ready later. Meanwhile, Loke in his speech at the ceremony said the new ETS3 train has a seating capacity of 312 seats, with 36 for business class and 276 standard seats.
Loke said the expected delivery date for all is set by Aug 12 next year, and ETS3 trains will be used for the Gemas-Johor Bahru newly electrified and double-tracked sections as well as the entire West Coast Rail Network from Padang Besar in the North to Johor Bahru in the South.He also described it as a game changer for millions of Malaysians, as journey time between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru will be greatly reduced and transport reliability and safety will also improve significantly.
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