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| KTM West Coast Line | |
| Native Name: | |
| Type: | |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Peninsular Malaysia |
| End: | Woodlands Train Checkpoint |
| Stations: | 121 |
| Continuesfrom: | Padang Besar Branch |
| Routes: |
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| Close: | (Woodlands–Tanjong Pagar) |
| Owner: | Keretapi Tanah Melayu |
| Operator: | Keretapi Tanah Melayu |
| Depot: |
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| Linelength Km: | 1,151 |
| Tracks: | 1 or 2 |
| Electrification: | overhead catenary (Padang Besar – Gemas) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The KTM West Coast railway line runs from close to the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis (where it connects with the State Railway of Thailand) to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. It is called the West Coast railway line because it serves the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia. The line is owned and used entirely by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM).
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 areas, 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, in Penang and in the south in Johor.
The West Coast railway line was developed in stretches on June 1, 1885, with the opening of the Taiping–Port Weld Line, and 1932 when the line opened up to, thus spanning the entire west coast of Peninsular Malaysia from 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 at the Port of Penang. 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 in 2011.
The West Coast railway line is served by a variety of train services:[1] [2] [3]
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, ran until 27 January 2016. Chinese company China Railway Construction Company (CRCC) has been awarded to build the Gemas–Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking project.
The length of the line to be electrified and double-tracked is 197 km between Chainage 563.040 at Gemas to Chainage 754.180 at Johor Bahru. The project includes the construction of 11 stations at,,,,,,,,, and, and 3 future stations at, and . The upgraded line is supposed to cater for at least 22 services daily involving KTM ETS, KTM Intercity and shuttle train services. 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.
Construction began in 2016 and is expected to be completed by April 2025.[5] [6] [7]
The project was implemented by Keretapi Tanah Melayu began in 2016 and phase 1 is expected to be completed by 2021.[8] The project entails the rehabilitation of 42 km of tracks between and as well as and Simpang Batu. This will focus on enhancing 16 stations along these routes and upgrade the existing signalling and electrification system.[9] This will be reduced to just seven-and-a-half minutes once the KVDT is completed.[10]
The 42km rehabilitation under Phase I, which are:
Phase II is from Simpang Bangsar - Pelabuhan Klang and Salak Selatan - Seremban.
The West Coast main trunk line stretches from on the Malaysia–Thailand border to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore.
The main trunk line is double-tracked and electrified from Padang Besar to . 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 .
The West Coast railway line includes several branch lines from the main trunk line, namely:
The Bukit Mertajam Junction to, Batu Junction to, Port Klang Junction to station, as well as the branch line to is double tracked and electrified.
The line from to Westport and its shipping terminals, as well as the branch lines between Skudai Junction and the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and the 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:
None of these disused branch lines are double tracked nor electrified.
| Station names | Cities or Towns served | Territory | Services | Major landmarks | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Connects to Padang Besar branch line, Southern Line, Thailand) | |||||
| Padang Besar | Padang Besar Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex | ||||
| Bukit Ketri | |||||
| Arau Pulau Langkawi | |||||
| Kodiang | |||||
| Megat Dewa | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Closed and demolished | |||||
| Anak Bukit | |||||
| Alor Star | |||||
| Pendang | |||||
| Closed and demolished | |||||
| Gurun | |||||
| Sungai Petani | |||||
| Pinang Tunggal | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Tasek Gelugor | |||||
| Penanti | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Simpang Ampat | |||||
| Nibong Tebal | |||||
| Parit Buntar | |||||
| Bagan Serai | |||||
| Bukit Merah | Bukit Merah Laketown Resort | Closed and demolished | |||
| Pondok Tanjung | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Kamunting | |||||
| Taiping | |||||
| Bukit Berapit | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Padang Rengas | |||||
| Kuala Kangsar | |||||
| Salak Utara | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Sungai Siput | |||||
| Chemor | Closed and demolished. Freights only | ||||
| Tanjung Rambutan | Closed | ||||
| Ipoh | Currently not in use | ||||
| Ipoh | |||||
| Lahat Simpang Pulai | Freights only | ||||
| Batu Gajah | |||||
| Gopeng | Freights only | ||||
| Malim Nawar | Malim Nawar | Closed and demolished | |||
| Kampar | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) | ||||
| Tapah Cameron Highlands | |||||
| Sungkai | |||||
| Trolak | Trolak | Closed and demolished | |||
| Slim River | |||||
| Behrang | Currently not in use | ||||
| Tanjung Malim | Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) | ||||
| Kalumpang | Closed and demolished. | ||||
| Kerling | Closed and demolished. | ||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu | Replaced the nearby station formerly Kuala Kubu Road. | ||||
| Rasa | |||||
| Batang Kali | Replaced the nearby station formerly Ulu Yam. | ||||
| Serendah | |||||
| Rawang | |||||
| Kuang | |||||
| Sungai Buloh | Interchange: | ||||
| Kepong Bandar Sri Damansara | Interchange: | ||||
| Kepong | |||||
| Segambut | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur (city centre) | Interchange: | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur (city centre) | Interchange: | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur (city centre) | Interchange: | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur (city centre) Brickfields | Interchange: | Central interchange for intercity and commuter trains, rapid transit, monorail and airport rail links | |||
| Mid Valley City | Interchange: | ||||
| Seputeh | |||||
| Salak South | |||||
| Bandar Tasik Selatan Bandar Tun Razak | Interchange: | Southern Integrated Terminal (TBS) | |||
| Seri Kembangan | |||||
| Kajang | Interchange: | ||||
| Kajang 2 Bandar Baru Bangi | |||||
| UKM Bangi Lama | National University of Malaysia (UKM) | ||||
| Bangi Lama | |||||
| Batang Benar | |||||
| Nilai | |||||
| Labu | |||||
| Tiroi | |||||
| Seremban Kuala Pilah Port Dickson | |||||
| Senawang | |||||
| Sungai Gadut | |||||
| Rembau | |||||
| Pulau Sebang Malacca City Alor Gajah Tampin | Melaka Heritage City | Main station serving Malacca | |||
| Batang Melaka Jasin | Nearest Station to Jasin | ||||
| Closed and demolished | |||||
| Gemas | Interchange with East Coast railway line | ||||
| Closed | |||||
| Segamat Muar Tangkak | |||||
| Genuang | Freights only | ||||
| Tenang | Closed | ||||
| Labis | |||||
| Bekok | |||||
| Beradin | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Jagoh | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Paloh | |||||
| Batang Ridan | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Chamek | Closed | ||||
| Niyor | Closed and demolished | ||||
| Kluang Batu Pahat Mersing | |||||
| Mengkibol | Freights only | ||||
| Renggam | |||||
| Layang-Layang | |||||
| Closed and demolished | |||||
| Kulai Pontian | Senai International Airport | ||||
| Skudai | Skudai | Freights only | |||
| Tanjung Pelepas | Iskandar Puteri | Port of Tanjung Pelepas | Freights only | ||
| Danga City Mall | Johor Bahru | Danga City Mall | Closed | ||
| Johor Bahru Kota Tinggi Pontian&<br>Woodlands | Southern Integrated Gateway | Interchange with Shuttle Tebrau to Singapore | |||
| Woodlands Train Checkpoint | Woodlands | Shuttle Tebrau services only | |||
| Bukit Timah | Closed | ||||
| Tanjong Pagar | Closed | ||||
| Station names | Cities or Towns served | Territory | Services | Major landmarks | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batu Junction between Segambut and Putra stations (Continue to main West Coast Line) | ||||||
| Sentul | ||||||
| Batu Kentonmen Jalan Ipoh | ||||||
| Bandar Baru Selayang Kampung Batu | Interchange: | |||||
| Taman Wahyu | ||||||
| Batu Caves | ||||||
| Station names | Cities or Towns served | Territory | Services | Major landmarks | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Klang (Bangsar) Junction between KL Sentral and Mid Valley stations (Continue to main West Coast Line) | ||||||
| Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum Bangsar KL Eco City Mid Valley City | Interchange: | |||||
| Angkasapuri | ||||||
| Pantai Dalam | ||||||
| Kampung Pasir Jalan Klang Lama Taman OUG | ||||||
| Jalan Templer and Petaling Jaya | ||||||
| Kampung Dato Harun | ||||||
| Seri Setia Sungai Way | ||||||
| Sungai Way Bandar Sunway | Interchange: | |||||
| Subang Jaya | Interchange: | |||||
| Subang | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport | |||||
| Batu Tiga | ||||||
| Shah Alam | ||||||
| Padang Jawa i-City UiTM | ||||||
| Jalan Bukit Badak, Klang | ||||||
| Klang (city centre) | ||||||
| Teluk Pulai | ||||||
| Teluk Gadong | ||||||
| Kampung Raja Uda | ||||||
| Jalan Kastam, Port Klang | ||||||
| Port Klang | ||||||
| (Continue to West Port) | ||||||
| Station names | Cities or Towns served | Territory | Services | Major landmarks | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Mertajam Junction between Simpang Ampat and Tasek Gelugor stations (Continue to main West Coast Line) | |||||
| Bukit Mertajam Kulim | |||||
| Bukit Tengah | |||||
| Perai | Perai | Freights only | |||
| Butterworth | Penang Bridge Penang Sentral Port of Penang | ||||