Railway to See Malaysia Excursion Train Increases Accessibility to Perak from KL Sentral
Last 7 and 8 September 2024, Gaya Travel Magazine joined a two-day and one-night trip to Ipoh organised by the rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to promote the initiative called Railway to See Malaysia Excursion Train (https://www.railwaytoseemalaysia.com/) Promising Perak Edition together with Tourism Perak (https://www.tourismperakmalaysia.com/ in conjunction with Visit Perak Year 2024.
This initiative intends to promote KTMB as the main driver of the Malaysian Rail Tourism segment.
The train was flagged off by KTMB Chief Corporate Officer Mr Suhaimi Yaacob, together with Tourism Perak Chief Executive Officer Ms Nurmalis Musa, at KL Sentral station in the morning of 7 September 2024.
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The train carried 276 passengers, including representatives from print and digital media organisations, influencers, including local and international travellers.
During the journey to Ipoh, the media representatives and influencers were entertained at the Chillax Coach by Malaysian singer Aizat Amdan, who also wrote and performed the theme song for KTMB’s ‘Railway to See Malaysia’ campaign.
In Ipoh, the media representatives and influencers, together with Aizat Amdan, stayed at Cititel Express Ipoh (https://cititelexpress-ipoh.com/) and were also brought to popular attractions such as Tasik Cermin or Mirror Lake (https://tasikcermin.com/), Kin Loong Valley Chang Jiang White Coffee Cafe (https://www.facebook.com/changjiangwhitecoffee/), Hard Rock Cafe Ipoh (https://cafe.hardrock.com/ipoh/), Concubine Lane, OldTown Heritage Centre Earthcare Cafe (https://www.oldtown.com.my/), Sunway Lost World Of Tambun Hot Springs (https://sunwaylostworldoftambun.com/lost-world-hot-springs-night-park/), and Escape Ipoh (https://www.escape.my/ipoh).
The “Railway to See Malaysia Excursion Train: Promising Perak Edition” is scheduled on 7 September 2024, 5 October 2024, 26 October 2024, and 9 November 2024 for journeys on Saturday (KL Sentral to Taiping); and 8 September 2024, 6 October 2024, 27 October 2024, and 10 November 2024 for journeys on Sunday (Taiping to KL Sentral). The stops along the route are Batu Gajah, Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, and Taiping. The train departs at 8:15 a.m. from KL Sentral station and reaches Taiping Station at 1:23 p.m.
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What makes this train special is the chance for passengers to ride on the conventional train using a diesel locomotive that is no longer used for the Northern Peninsular Malaysia routes. The train is also equipped with the Chillax coach as well as the Cafe coach, on top of the passenger coaches. There are 36 seats designated for first class at the price of MYR74 per person per way, while the remaining 240 seats are available in the second class at MYR51 per person per way.
KTMB’s introduction of this excursion train is to encourage more domestic and international tourists to use the rail as the primary mode of transport when discovering Malaysia since it aims to increase rail ridership up to 5% or 1.25 million rides in a year after the campaign launch.
The public can purchase the KTMB train tickets through KTMB Mobile (KITS), KTMB website (www.ktmb.com.my), or ticket machine kiosks.
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