Malaysia's FLAGSHIP LUXURY Train / ETS Platinum from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth
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Hello and welcome back to Malaysia for a ride on the country's Flagship service!
Today we will be travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth on the ETS Platinum in Business Class. so enjoy the journey!
Date of Filming: 7/8/22
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: KTM (Malaysian Railways)
Departure: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Arrival: Butterworth, Malaysia
Cost: Business Class - 143 Ringgit (£24.14, €28.23, $30.74)
Standard Class - 74 just Ringgit (£12.49, €14.61, $15.91)
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Business class passengers don't have to board with everyone downstairs. There is a lift inside the lounge that leads directly to the platform and the lounge staff will call everyone for boarding 10mins before departure. Sadly there are no vegetarian options with the business class ticket, its usually a spicy chicken/fish meal.
Ah I never knew that!!!! Doh 😖
@@NonstopEurotrip i suppose you left too early for the train :) but great video anyway
But close temporary. Because ETS platform close for upgrading. Temporary platform now sharing with KTM Komuter platform
@@newjourney9220kereta kuno👎👎👎👎 kereta cepat dong
Kereta Cepat made in ROC.. 👎👎
Woh! Malaysia is so beautiful, clean and neat. Very peaceful place.
It really is!
One of the BEST VIDEO!! Without the owner constantly showing themselves talking rather than showing us what they are talking about. Well done and thank you! I am North Malaysian and only drive, never took train, good to know!! Thank you.
Glad you liked it! ✌🏻
I have never been outside Europe. It was therefore almost hilarious that at around 8m 55s you were watching a RUclips video depicting Malmo Central station. Now that's a station I have used many many times!
Haha that's cool 😎😄
I went on this train recently from KL to Ipoh, business class return cost about £24. Excellent. What a beautiful, wonderful country Malaysia is.❤️❤️❤️
Sounds great!
Twenty years ago I rode on the train to butterworth it was an 11 hour overnight journey once a day. With sleeper cars hauled be a diesel locomotive. However that train derailed south of Ipoh at 1am in the morning. Hanging around in a dengue fever filled rainforest wasn't a good idea as I ended up with bloody dengue as well! This new service is a massive improvement!
Oh no that doesn't sound like a fun experience!!
It is very different from 20 years ago, most of the transportation is very good including buses
I also experienced a train derailment near Ipoh 20 years ago. If the incident is rare we might be on the same train. If we are not on the same train, that means train derailment incidents in Ipoh are frequent. Haha
@sempoi7399 its possible you were on same train I don't know how often it happened as I only ever took the train on the butterworth line a couple of times back then
By 2025, you can take the same train ride from Johor Baru (border city next to Singapore) all the way to Penang (south of Thailand), when the electrified tracks down south are completed
Exactly, yes!
Penang is one and a half hour train ride from south of Thailand.
*all the way to Padang Besar
If not mistaken, it's Padang Besar located south of Thailand border
A totally outdated and inadequate system..The antiquated single rail the British built should have been upgraded to four lines 30 years ago.
If you want to ride ETS with good scenery, you should try the service that goes to Padang Besar, the border town between Malaysia and Thailand as sceneries up further north is stunning with paddy fields etc
I will soon 😁
Enjoyed the video. Thanks! The Petronas Towers took 6 years, 24 hours/day, to build. I made a lot of business trips to Malaysia, but before the towers were built, so I never got to see them in person. They're on my bucket list!
A bit pricey, but worth it (I'd been up the burj khalifa 2 weeks previous so it was a tad underwhelming!) 🤣
They've built an even taller building, PNB118, nearby. Hope you will be able to visit KL soon!
Welcome back! 🇲🇾✌️😊
And yet, until now, they've never been fully occupied. The towers are just another Muslim vanity project.
Nice train , nice view and nice Kuala Lumpur modern metropolis city.
Thank you very much!
Still wayoff the standard of their southern counterpart ! Q
Beautifully documented vlog
And thanks for voice over , giving us chance to enjoy the video
My pleasure 😊
Very nice trains in Malaysia. Even Kuala Lumpur is a amazing vibrant city.
You know it Andrew! ✌🏻
Kereta dah kuno ketinggalan zaman, kereta cepat dong gaul
@@wotsiwotsi885barusan ada kereta cepat udah sombong amat..typical indonesian
@@wotsiwotsi885 di video kereta cepat gada malay ngerusuh, kenapa disini lu malah ngerusuh, jelekin image indo?
@@natanh4h453 lha suka suka kami dong , kereta malaydeshia dah kuno kuno, kereta cepat dong
New subscriber here. Another very informative video. Thank you.
One of the things that made me subscribe to your channel is that you give information about accessibility for wheelchair users. Very few channels do that, and that information is sometimes surprisingly difficult to find. Much appreciated!
Thanks for the sub! You're very welcome 😁
Love your detailed n clear descriptions.. thank you for sharing the info
Glad it was helpful!
Ipoh station is also very beautiful, built by the British.
I used to regularly take the sleeper trains that were very convenient. But they no longer run.
When I used The ferry to Penang from Butterworth, the pay machine only took old "Shilling" coins that you exchanged from a cashier. You only paid in 1 direction. Brought back many memories.
The " jungle" is just palm oil plantations, but still beautiful.
Oh wow, old school 🤣
The old open-air British ferry which used to cross over between Butterworth and Georgetown was wonderful. Miss that now.
Fantastic video. I'll be sure to take this train when I get the chance to visit Malaysia again.
You definitely should ✌🏻
By June 2025 will open KTM ETS Train New Route from KL Sentral Transportation Hub to JB Sentral Station - State of Johor (Singapore Border) as long as 372km with journey time around 3 hours and 30 minutes.
I’ve rode from KL Sentral to Sungai Petani last month for RM62 by using ETS Gold. The difference of duration for Gold n Platinum is just 15-20 minutes, so yeah 😂
Nice 👍
and the train model used too,gold usually use the older 93/1 train
@@NonstopEurotripHow long was the ride from KL to Butterworth?
@@heythave all the information is in the video
Love Kl, great vid!
Cheers buddy 🍻
Looks great. Added to my bucket list!
Have fun!
I really enjoyed this video. Having travelled a similar route by bus, I'll now consider the train which I hadn't realised existed till your video. I've now subscribed to your channel. Well done mate.
Thanks so much 👍
We caught the old train in about 2016 and at times we could see the new line under construction. We enjoyed the trip very much, except once in the cooler hills the air-conditioning was turned off or set to a higher temperature and not put back to its earlier setting until we were nearly in KL. It was uncomfortably warm and made us drowsy. Another great video, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it 😄
i absolutely love your videos, especially how in depth and objective you are. the one thing that could even ramp up your quality even more would be color grading of your videos, other than that, hope to see you gain more success!
Thanks for the tips!
Great video !!
Thanks!
Another really great review of service I shall only ever experience through this kind of video. It looks like brilliant value for money for such a comfortable train.
My pleasure, maybe you can try it one day ✌🏻
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
KL Sentral is showing its age so glad that they're going to fully upgrade it
Thank you for nice review...❤ from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Our pleasure!
Excellent video and narration on this ETS service. I dont think you left anything much out. Looking forward to your other videos. 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
just love to watch your content.Nice voice with own vibes
Thank you so much 🙂
Thanks for the video and informative info . Tq for visiting Malaysia .
Always welcome 🤗
you should've mentioned the brand new second tallest skyscraper in the world shown in the background, but always a pleasure to see the petronas
I usually like night sleeper trains however I liked 👍 this train journey since u covered up the whole journey well 😮😊
Glad you liked it 😄
Those panda pictures are so cute!
😍😍😍
Green tropical scenery
Great trip report
✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
Nice capture and explain
Thanks a lot 😊
Semi speed trains better. Enjoy the journey and view. Ticket fare is more affordable for all. Malaysia the Best 🇲🇾
Really appreciate it, bro
No problem 👍
Hi… Nice content…love the way you narrated the whole journey from KL to Butterworth. Btw, I have clicked the sub button. Looking forward to your next video ❤😀
Thanks for the sub!
Malaysia is a terrific country. Really enjoyed it.
Absolutely 💯😁
TODAY IS MALAYSIA DAY - Achieved Independence in 1957 - we are a young nation with multi races multi religion and very rich in natural resources - we are a growing nation and a peaceful country. Welcome to Malaysia
@@nasaruddinabghani9787meraih kemerdekaan dari siapa.negara Malaysia tidak pernah di jajah, tapi pemberian ratu Inggris.
@@soluckyme910hahaha…bila hatinya hitam comment mesti dari negara konoha..negara yang merdeka harus bayar dengan belanda..🙊🙊🙊
@@soluckyme910...terima kasih sudi singgah dan komen ya, tak mau marah2 😊
Thanks for the detail train tour. I needed to see what wheelchair access and seating would be like for my mother traveling with wheelchair.
You're welcome 🤗
I took a sleeper from KL to Woodlands in Singapore overnight in 2014. I remember the station being great to get snacks and supplies.
Wasn't great getting woken up at stupid o'clock in the morning 😅
I bet it wasn't 😂
man this is already very good. cant wait for the East Coast Rail Link to be completed to see how the train is going to be
Absolutely 😁
I come from east coast of Kuantan , Pahang. Beautiful beaches , towns and
cities in the
states of Kelantan, Trengganu and Pahang - the ECRL is long overdue connecting the people / states to Kuala Lumpur , capital city of Malaysia
Great trip. Ah yes ETS Platinum, great seating, great amenities, and yeah great food. Definitely worth to try.
It really is!
Foreigners always appreciate everything on ETS. Thanks.
Most things 🤣
The best sir🎉
Wow Malaysia best untuk semua perjalanan
I love Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Thank you for visiting Malaysia and reviewing about the ETS Business Class..
Some advice for visitors to Malaysia.. this train is always punctual so if you miss by one minute.. goodbye to you. The ETS business class ticket is also always sold out.. so you you have to book early.
I guess I prefer this train rather than the expensive high speed train with less stop. 😅 If you want to go fast better take the plane. By the way your narration is very clear and informative. 👍
Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video! 😎
As a person that has never travelled to Malaysia before, you made me want to! Thanks for review)
I absolutely love it. My fav place in SE Asia! 😀
I have been riding ETS for a very long time. At least once a month for roundtrip KL-Butterworth with Business Class
The service used to be wayyyy better than now. They slowly declined by reducing the food quality, amenities for business class, and other aspects. They also used to give earphones for those entertainment system. Things keep changing with Business Class. Also wish Business Class gets a dedicated restroom since the common one can get nasty really quick.
Can't complain much since my guess this is how they actually actually maintain the ticket price to be about the same for years. Also wish Business Class would get a dedicated restroom since the common ones can get nasty really quick. I mean the ticket is double of the economy
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
How long is the ride from KL to Butterworth?
@@heythave all the information is in the video
@@NonstopEurotrip Hmm. Maybe I missed it.
MasyaaAllah is beautiful 😍
KL is one of my favourite cities in that part of the world. Things are cheap, public transport (especially the metro) is really good. It's a shame they cancelled the high speed line from KL to Singapore though.
Not canceled. It was only postponed because the country did not want to bear billions of dollars in debt. What's the point of having HSR but the debt is huge. Malaysia is a wise country when it has reopened to implement HSR projects with private financing. This project only has a few technical things left to continue. Please be patient. Malaysia will have HSR without debt!
HSR not cancel, it will be revived by private sector companies involve rather than government subsidy project.
I hope it will be revived!
@@sempoi7399😂😂
It's soon to be resumed..
This is not bullet train. This is semi fast electric train. Our neighbour country said this is our bullet train. They always troll us compared with their bullet train. 😂
Which isn't even operational yet 🙃
always wanted to do this trip...one day i will!
You should!
Excellent video, considering its constrained by being metre gauge the train and amenities are impressive.
Yes, true 😁
The trains on the Malaysian city center, which includes the subway and rail transits are using standard gauge, though.
Nice trip there, and also comfy lounge. I have travelled by ETS a few times (not business class though), but only to Ipoh, and I did enjoy the trips. In Malaysia (and also to Singapore), however, I mostly travel by car (driving).
Sounds great!
Beautiful ❤️ video 📸 watching from Penang
Thanks for watching!
I love this report Very good indeed as I've ridden this twice! Also you passed by my house which is alongside Kepong station!
No way! Glad you enjoyed it 😄
To put some clarity ... the KTM long distance trains run on meter gauges.
However all the other train services in Malaysia run on standard gauges. All these networks are electrified.
Only KTM has it electrified via top electric cabling, while the other train networks have underground electrified cables.
Not true because the jungle sleeper train is also metre gauge
Please do a review on the AVE S102 in Standard class. But this was a good video
Ipoh station architecture is nice too! 😁
It sure is!
Muy bien. Gracias
Interesting journey. I remember my first journey Bangkok, Butterworth to KL in 1974. Since then I’ve done that journey afew times. Now, I must Try this new trip when I return to Thailand and Malaysia in November/ December.
That's awesome!
Good information
🙏🏻
Amazing train I wish to visit there 🤗
You should!
@@NonstopEurotripsaye lebih suke coba kereta laju indo.dengan kelajuan 350 km/hours.
Wow! I wanna try this train!!! ❤
You should!
I think ~140 kph is the perfect balance between time and pleasure. It's the ideal speed range for leisure travellers and those who specifically take the train to enjoy the views. "Bullet trains" running double the speed are fun to ride in, but everything you see outside is sort of like a blur.
I wish we had that kind of trains here just slightly northeast of Malaysia. With the exception of East Timor, we probably are the country in SE Asia with the lowest density of railways (sadly)
That does depend on the distance you've gotta cover I guess!
v. true but better than flying
Bullet trains are our best hope to beat air travel though. Especially considering that Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (approx. 300km by air and 350km by road) is the world’sbusiest air corridor despite its short length
Interesting fact - The KTM Class 93 is made by CRCC but in Malaysia.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTM_Class_93
Not made but assembly. "As per the technology exchange agreement, part of the consignment will be partially assembled in Batu Gajah, Malaysia."
Interesting!!
I did KL Sentral to Ipoh return on ETS Gold in 2014 and 2016. A good product. Did you catch the duck farm on the east side of the tracks? Thousands of ducks!
I must have missed that 😂
I've only managed to ride on KTM's Komuter service from KL to Batu Caves a couple of years ago, on the CSR Zhuzhou Class 92 trains. A weird thing I noted is, that almost all of them had multiple shattered laminated windows per car, on both my trips to KL in '17 and `18.
Very strange!
If I remember correctly it was caused by vandals (mainly children who weren’t taught the better) along the route. Only the laminated outer glass was shattered and it caused no danger to the passengers on board. As it takes time to replace it and they didn’t want to take it out of service just for that they decided to only fix it during scheduled major maintenance.
Vandals.
There was a time that delinquent youth would throw rocks at the train for fun.
Fortunately, it's a thing of the past .
Nice train
Next time in Malaysia please try the classic Sabah Railways for ultimate jungle railway
5:23 I had no idea that Diwali is celebrated in Malaysia. That's lit 😊
around 7% of Malaysian population is Malaysian of Indian race.
pengalaman saya dari KL sentral ke arau platinum, memuaskan, makanan pun sedap, memang licin makan. Seat selesa utk tidur, siap ada plug point boleh charge phone. Ada surau sekali
Absolutely 😁
Really
Petronas Twin Towers for us Malaysians is called 'Persiaran KLCC' which is the actual name given since it is connected to the KLCC Mall.
I've heard many call it the twin towers
you should try train KTM Timuran (Eastern). the train and scenery is so different and the rain forest is untouched
I have ✌🏻
Malaysia best
That ancient rock formation actually has many remnants of the ice age fossils. Around 2 years ago, one of local university research teams found a remnant of ancient elephant (jaws) and it was a Stegodon elephant which lived around 40,000 years ago. They still do research on it.
Saya sering naik kereta bermacam jenis di malaysia,tapi yang jenis ETS ini belum pernah.jadi saya ingin sekali naik kereta ETS ini. 🙏🤝
You should soon 😌
wow
wah perjalanannya sudah sampai malaysia sudah dekat ke indonesia tuh, sebentar lagi indonesia punya kereta cepat bisa tuh di rewiew
That'd the plan ✌🏻
In June 2023, I trabelled from KL CENTRAL to JOHOR BARU CENTRAL return. It was pretty idiotic in that I couldn’t travel direct and had to change trains at GEMAS on both the out-going and return legs of my trip.
Soon you can!
2025. When the ETS from Gemas to JB completes.
Welcome to Penang Island
enjoy ur trip 👍🏻🇲🇾 - hint (my hometown Ipoh inside ur video)
So cool! I'll visit next time 🙂
Have the same from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur
Not yet...
wow very nice content friend
Thank you so much 🙂
@@NonstopEurotrip you’re welcome
I had hope to take the Train from Singapore to Bangkok, stopping off at Butterworth but it all looked so complicated crossing the borders.
Why complicated? Just walk down to get exit-entry stamps at Customs borders for both countries, this is like EVERY COUNTRY going out-in, not difficult, just follow the flows and get back to your transport
It's really not, it's a simple border crossing!
I think China have to invest on Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia (sumatera) with HSR, if china want to succes their OBOR vision. Jakarta - Bandung HSR gonna build continou to Surabaya (750 km) is small part of OBOR China
for financial cost, depend on own country, I think its easy for china to give loan, just depend on political will of leader in ASEAN country, and Jokowi is brave enough to deal with it. even in our country there are some pro and cons
Very comprehensive: should plan to do this route, however Wroclaw comes first...
Love Wroclaw 😍
if you want to try the high speed train in Southeast asia, you can try jakarta bandung HSR in october, wich is running at 350km/h an only takes 40 minutes!
Don't worry, I know!
welcome to my hometown TAIPING
😎😎😎
The name of the operator is Keretapi Tanah Melayu, which translates to Malayan Railway, not Malaysian Railway.
It is the only public service provider in Malaysia that still uses the country’s former name, and I have no idea why 😃
Nice review, though as a Malaysian, I prefer the bus over ETS. One of my highest dislikes about the service is the constantly chattering PA system making one announcement or the other, almost non-stop.
Never a moment of peace.😢
May I enlighten you.
Persekutuan Tanah Melayu is the old name of Malaysia.
The English name is Malaya.
Initially I wonder too why the KTM never changes its name
But I suppose the old name is retained as manifestation on the part of govt that Malaysians remember the history of the land
I took this journey round trip in May, and it was fabulous. One note: I booked seat 6a going north and you only have a partial window view, plus the person in row 5 in front really “controls” the blinds. I was on an 8am train and the sun was still low. I missed the view because the passenger in front closed the blind. Looked as if the uneven numbered rows all had more of a window view. But overall, a great trip and felt comfortable as a solo female traveler.
Great shout, thanks for the Information! 😁
8:48 my reflection features in a couple of them 😂
🙈🙈🙈
👍👍👍👍
That's it.
Build it.
Then make it work.
Over coming problems is the way to progress.
Absolutely!
Have you been all the way to Padang Besar station? There's an integrated immigration counters for both Malaysia & Thailand, and there are some trains going to Hat Yai and a sleeper to Bangkok
Next week 😄😄
Most of the time, ETS train is cruising at 145-150kph. I think the operating speed limit is 150kph, though the train and track is designed for 160kph.
As mentioned in the video
waiting for the ECRL - Malaysia east coast rail completion in 2027. the East Coast Expressway is totally jammed during festive holidays.
That will be great!
You can get cheaper price business class during non peak hour, especially first early morning and final late night train.
Never seen that before!