00:01Demand for Kerehtapi Tanah Malayu Berhad's KTMB electric train service ETS to Johor has surged ahead of Saturday's state election,
00:10with 95 percent of seats on the Kuala Lumpur-Johor Bahru route already sold as voters head home to cast
00:17their ballots.
00:18KTMB Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azlan Shah al-Bakri said the strong response reflected growing public confidence in rail
00:26travel
00:27and the company's efforts to meet the expected spike in passenger numbers.
00:31To cater to demand, KTMB scheduled 48 ETS trips between KL Central and JB Central,
00:39including 24 additional services, offering close to 16,000 seats.
00:44So what we have is that we have seats available for KL Central,
00:48to JB Central is about 15,960 seats and 95 percent are sold out.
00:54And out of that 50 percent apportionment, 7,500-7,300 seats are only for additional trips.
01:02Then we can go to JB Central and to Germas,
01:05and the trips that we opened from 600 seats are available to 4,400 seats.
01:11Passengers travelling on the Germas-JB Central route can enjoy a 30 percent fair discount on remaining tickets,
01:19while those using the southbound shuttle service from JB Central, including to Kulai, receive a 50 percent discount.
01:27Azlan said the discounts were introduced to make rail travel more affordable
01:31and encourage more Johorians to return home to vote.
01:35KTMB is the best for the KTMB to make the best for the people.
01:40We are also very grateful for the support that we are very proud of
01:44from our employees, especially our ETS employees,
01:50who have confidence in our needs.
01:53And I hope that tomorrow there will be a PRN in Johor.
01:59Hopefully it will be effective.
02:02Among those travelling was 19-year-old law student Pravin Ganes,
02:07who will be voting for the first time.
02:09The Kuala Lumpur-based student said ETS remains his preferred mode of transport
02:14because it is comfortable, reliable and punctual,
02:18adding that he booked his ticket two weeks in advance to avoid the pre-election rush.
02:22The ETS was really fast.
02:24If he said it was 3.30, then it was 3.30.
02:28Then I felt like it was okay to compare it with others.
02:32Administrative executive Lelawati Yunan, 48, who was travelling to Kulai to vote and visit her family,
02:39said the train was more convenient and less stressful than flying or taking a bus.
02:44Alhamdulillah, saya rasa sangat gembira lah.
02:47Sebab saya rasa kemudahan yang KTN bagi ni,
02:50memudahkan orang macam saya lah.
02:52Especially yang kerja di KL.
02:54Dan perlu balik ke Johor lah.
02:56So, hari ni balik memang untuk mengundi lah.
02:59So, saya pilih naik TN ni sebab satu,
03:02dia sangat mudah.
03:04And then perjalanan tu terus,
03:06macam saya dekat rumah saya dekat Kulai.
03:08So, setiasa yang terdekat lah di Kulai lah.
03:09Harga dia pada saya middle range lah.
03:13Sebab kalau kita naik flight pun,
03:14kita perlu naik ERL.
03:19So, all-in cost tu kurang sama je lah.
03:22Tapi dah sekemudahan,
03:23saya rasa ini pilihan yang sangat bijak untuk saya lah.
03:25The Election Commission, EC,
03:27has urged more than 2 million voters
03:29to cast their ballots early on Saturday
03:31and avoid last-minute congestion.
03:39So, anyway.
03:40It wasised only taking home.
03:41But, it's been mtersana yang paling learner.
03:44Aww.
03:44It's untar-the-may-level person.
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