KTM Berhad will cease operations for its Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh-Kuala Lumpur shuttle train service from July 1, 2011. Since the announcement was made, I have received many messages from readers who asked if there will no longer be any train service to Kuala Lumpur from Ipoh and vice-versa. There is the Electric Train Services (read this post ... continue reading »

It's hard to believe that with two train services plying Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur - Ipoh, I couldn't even purchase one miserable ticket when I went to the Ipoh Railway Station last evening. Guess what? The ETS ticket counter was already closed for the day while KTM ticket counter refused to sell me an "advance" ticket. ... continue reading »

It's the school holidays right now and everyone is hopping onto buses and trains for a vacation. Cuti-cuti Malaysia is the order of the day. I too would be going South and because I'm taking the train, which makes fewer trips per day compared to express coaches, I had to buy my ticket early. I bought ... continue reading »