Getting to Kula Lumpur by Train

Getting to Kula Lumpur by Train

Kula Lumpur is the capital city of the amazing Malaysia. This capital city has astoundingly grown from a small dormant village to a busting city. This trendy Asian city has sparkling skyscrapers, shopping malls and everything on earth. It has something for everybody. There are several means by which you can step into this city. Getting to Kula Lumpur by train is one of the many ways. This city has an excellent train service to various cities.

Kuala Lumpur is easily reached by train from either Singapore or Thailand. Malaysian Rail has daily trains traveling up and down the entire length of the peninsula. KL Sentral (Central Station) is the heart of Malaysia's national railway system. Regular long-distance services depart from KL Sentral to Butterworth, Wakaf Bharu (for Kota Bharu), Johor Bahru, Thailand and Singapore. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) or the Malayan Railway Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia.

Ekonomi Siang is a regular second-class local train between Singapore and Gemas. The
Ekspres Rakyat is a daily express train between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. You can even board the Ekspres Timuran which serves between Singapore and Tumpat daily at night. The Ekspres Wau is another daily night express between Kuala Lumpur and Tumpat. The International Express serves daily between Butterworth and Bangkok. There are eight mail trains that provide services and function on various sections of the mainline between Tumpat and Singapore. The East Coast Line, where it serves passengers mainly, branches of at the once-very-busy Gemas station. Though it is called Mail Trains, not all of them carry Mail. Mail is only carried on the East Coast branch line. Senandung Langkawi is a regular night express between Kuala Lumpur and Hatyai via Butterworth. The Senandung Malam is a daily night express between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The Ekspres Sinaran Pagi is a daily morning express from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Ekspres Sinaran Petang on the other hand provides daily afternoon express from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

Getting to Kula Lumpur by train is both comfortable and cheap. You will surely enjoy the journey. But you should beforehand enquire about the schedule of the trains. Though journey by train might be a little time consuming, but the experience is truly fantastic.

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