KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is opening the sale of 4.4 million tickets for its electric train service (ETS) and KTM Intercity for trips from July 1 to Dec 31 this year.
In a statement today, KTMB said the offer was to enable the public to plan their journeys for the Hari Raya Aidiladha, Deepavali, and Christmas celebrations as well other holidays,
"A total of 1.8 million ETS tickets and 2.6 million KTMB Intercity tickets are available. The sale of the tickets will start at 10am on May 15.
"KTMB is also offering two additional ETS services for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route from May 26 to June 5, in conjunction with the first-term school holidays and public holidays," read the statement, adding that 6,930 tickets would be available.
KTMB said it was also introducing a promotional maximum fare of RM10 for Sungai Petani-Padang Besar route.
The promotion code ETSBERBALOI is for the ETS Platinum train (KL Sentral-Padang Besar) — namely trains EP9272, EP9274, EP9276, and ETSBERBALOIGOLD is for the ETS Gold train (Gemas-Padang Besar) which is the EG9420 train.
"For the Gemas-KL Sentral-Gemas route, a 50 per cent discount is offered by using the JIMATGEMAS promotion code involving ETS trains EG9321, EG9322, EG9420 and EG9425.
"This promotion period starts from May 15 to Dec 31.
"This promotional fare can be purchased only within 24 hours before the train departs through the KTMB Mobile application (KITS), ticket counter, kiosk or on the KTMB website," it said. - Bernama