Aside of the regular passenger and freight trains of Malaysian State Railway, there are several other trains which belonged to private or other government-owned companies.
These train are normally consist of light rail trains or monorails. But there other heavier trains which is operated in a more conventional manner.
These train acted as a feeder to the current KTM network, and transported people from suburban area to their workplace.
Many of its stations are located either squeezed between buildings, or in the underground.
But there are some others which operate like normal trains. The best example is the Express Railway Link, which link the Kuala Lumpur's Sentral Station to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport at Sepang.
This train is famously known as the fastest train in Malaysia, and it is known as the pride of the country.
Miscellaneous
Malaysian Trains
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The Star light rail is seen approaching Ampang station. This train operated almost like a conventional suburban train. Unless it has a twistier track, which enabling them to travel in tight spaces between buildings and suburbans. The train's route connecting Kuala Lumpur's downtown with the lower middle class suburbs. |
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A Putra light rail is seen exiting subway tunnel near Central Market (also known as Pasar Seni market). The train has no driver, it is operated automatically. The flagpole in the bckground is said to be the tallest in the world. |
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Not all trains in Malaysia ran on dual rail. There is a single monorail line in Kuala Lumpur which ran along Kuala Lumpur glitzy and upmarket area. The monorail line is popular among the tourists, and is regarded as one of the tourist attraction in Kuala Lumpur. |
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A Kuala Lumpur-bound Express Railway Link service is seen passing the Serdang station. This train ran on KLIA Transit service which stopped at all stations along the way from Airport. |
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Another similar train, but this time ran on the opposite direction. |
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The fastest train in Malaysia is the KLIA Express train which ran non-stop between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station. This train is seen near Serdang Station. And just 10 minutes away from arriving to its destination in Kuala Lumpur Airport at Sepang. |
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Although this locomotive is not different with other Malaysia State Railway locomotives (and ran on their line), but this is one of a few which owned by private companies. The former Australian Tasmanian Railway ZC-class has been around for quite some time in Malaysia, and currently owned by Lafarge Cement company. Although originally intended to work on cement train, this loco seemed to be rarely used these days, due to dwindling number of cement train, and the company prefer to hire State Railway's locomotive rather than running their own motive power. |
