KUALA LUMPUR — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is offering a record 1,573,872 seats for its Electric Train Service (ETS) and Ekspres Rakyat Timuran (ERT) from January to March 2027, a 39 per cent increase over the same period this year.

In a statement today, KTMB said ticket sales for both services will open in stages from November 2, allowing the public to plan travel ahead of school holidays, public holidays and festive seasons.

Ticket sales for ETS and ERT travel between January and February 2027 will open at noon on November 2, while tickets for March 2027 travel will go on sale on December 1.

According to the statement, of the total seats on offer, 1,520,592 are allocated to ETS and 53,280 to ERT.

“The figure exceeds the 1,131,500 seats offered for the same period in 2026, making it the highest number KTMB has ever provided for the first three months of the following year,” the statement read.

“This increase in capacity reflects KTMB’s ongoing efforts to provide more travel options to meet the needs of rail service users,” it said.

ETS ridership is projected to grow 6.5 per cent to 6.28 million passengers in 2027 from 5.9 million this year, matching the capacity increase.

With demand rising, KTMB will increase ETS service frequency in 2027 from 44 scheduled services a day in 2026 to 50 services a day from Monday to Thursday and 58 services a day from Friday to Sunday, an increase of between six and 14 services a day.