Johor Bahru Sentral station

JB Sentral
From top, left to right:
View of JB Sentral from the north-east with the Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex and CBD in the background, station concourse, JB Sentral rail platform transfer hall, JB Sentral Bus Terminal located beneth the railway station concourse, and link bridge entrance to the bus terminal
General information
Other namesجوهر بهرو سينترال (Jawi script)
新山中央車站 (Chinese)
ஜொகூர் பாரு சென்ட்ரல் (Tamil)
LocationSouthern Integrated Gateway, Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru
Johor
Malaysia
Coordinates1°27′45″N 103°45′53″E / 1.46250°N 103.76472°E / 1.46250; 103.76472
Owned byProperty and Land Management Division of the Prime Minister’s Department
Operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
LineWest Coast Line
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeSurface building
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
History
Opened21 October 2010 (2010-10-21)
Electrified12 December 2025 (2025-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station
Kempas Baru KL Sentral–JB Sentral (Platinum) Terminus
Kempas Baru
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Platinum)
Kempas Baru
towards Butterworth
Butterworth–JB Sentral (Platinum)
Kempas Baru
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Gold)
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Intercity) Following station
Kempas Baru
towards Tumpat
Ekspres Rakyat Timuran Terminus
Terminus Shuttle Tebrau Woodlands
Terminus
Location

Johor Bahru Sentral (commonly abbreviated to JB Sentral) is an integrated transport hub in the Bukit Chagar suburb of Johor Bahru, the capital city of the state of Johor.

Inaugurated on 21 October 2010, it replaced the former Johor Bahru railway station located 200 m (660 ft) south of it. As part of the Southern Integrated Gateway, it is connected to the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex.

Johor Bahru Sentral is the southern terminus of KTM Intercity's Ekspres Rakyat Timuran service to Tumpat, as well as one of two stations on KTM Intercity's Shuttle Tebrau, the other being the Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore across the Johor–Singapore Causeway. The station did not provide any train services from January to June 2022 due to the Gemas–Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking project. Services only resumed in July 2022 after the new tracks between Johor Bahru and Kempas Baru were ready to use. Since 12 December 2025, Johor Bahru Sentral is also served by KTM ETS services.

Johor Bahru Sentral serves as the Malaysian immigration checkpoint for southbound rail passengers towards Woodlands. Northbound rail passengers from Woodlands are processed by Malaysian immigration and customs officers at Woodlands Train Checkpoint prior to boarding.

The station complex is planned to be the main hub for rail and bus transportation in Johor Bahru. It is proposed to be the main station integrating KTM Intercity services, KTM ETS services, KTM Komuter Southern Sector services, as well as acting as the main transit bus terminal of Johor Bahru. In the future, it will be connected to the Bukit Chagar RTS Link station.