KTM Intercity

KTM Intercity
Left: Ekspres Rakyat Timuran
Right: Shuttle Timuran
Overview
Native name
OwnerKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Area servedPeninsular Malaysia
Transit typeInter-city rail
Number of lines2
Line number
Daily ridership12,579 (Q3 2025)
Annual ridership793,178 (2024)
Chief executiveNurul Azha Mokmin - Head, Intercity Services
Headquarters5, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Tasik Perdana, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WebsiteKTM Intercity
Operation
Began operationcirca 1960s
Operator(s) Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM)
Rolling stockKTM Class 23
KTM Class 24
KTM Class 25
KTM Class 26
KTM Class 29
KTM Class 61
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Average speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Top speed120 km/h (75 mph)

KTM Intercity (Malay: KTM Antarabandar) are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). Services primarily operate along the KTM East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas. Services along the KTM West Coast Line have been mostly replaced by electric-hauled KTM ETS services following electrification and double-tracking, with only two services remaining between Gemas and Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. KTM Intercity has long enjoyed moderate success, but increasingly faces competition with road and air travel, as expressways increase in number and budget airlines offer shorter travelling time. In 2006, KTM Intercity earned a profit of RM 70.94 million as group revenue, hovering around the RM 65 million mark since 2001.