KTM East Coast railway line

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East Coast Line
East Coast Line on the Kuala Krai station.
Overview
Other name(s)	Jungle Railway
Native name	Talian Pantai Timur (Malay) 东海岸铁路线 (Simplified Chinese) 東海岸鐵路線 (Traditional Chinese)
Status	Operational
Owner	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Locale	Peninsular Malaysia
Termini	Tumpat Gemas
Continues as	West Coast Line
Stations	67
Service
Type	Inter-city rail Freight rail
System	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Services	KTM Intercity KTM Kargo
Operator(s)	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Depot(s)	Tumpat Kuala Krai Gua Musang Kuala Lipis
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Character	Scenic route
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map Legend Tumpat Depot Tumpat Wakaf Bharu  ECR  Thailand Railway Thailand Sungai Golok, Malaysia border Rantau Panjang Pasir Mas Pasir Mas Junction Tanah Merah Guillemard Bridge Kuala Krai Depot Kuala Krai Ulak Jeram Dabong Gua Musang Depot Gua Musang Kelantan Pahang border Merapoh Chegar Perah Padang Tengku Kuala Lipis Depot Kuala Lipis Kerambit Jerantut Yard Jerantut Mentakab Yard Mentakab  ECR  Mengkarak Triang  ECR  Kemayan Pahang Negeri Sembilan border Kuala Pilah Juasseh Jempol Bahau Junction Bahau Gemas Junction │ Gemas  ETS  West Coast Line

The East Coast railway line (ECRL) is the single track metre gauge runs between Gemas railway station, in Negeri Sembilan and Tumpat railway station, in Kelantan of Malaysia. Gemas is the rail junction between the West Coast line and East Coast railway line. Like the West Coast railway line, it is called the East Coast railway line (Malaysia) because it serves two of Peninsular Malaysia's East Coast states, namely Pahang and Kelantan. In fact, it does not run along the coast at all and only meets the South China Sea when it terminates in Tumpat railway station. It runs through the interior, often through deep jungle, thus earning the nickname Jungle Railway. Terengganu is the only state in Peninsular Malaysia not served by the KTM railway network. The East Coast Rail Link is planned to have an interchange with the ECRL at Mentakab and expand the railway network to the cities, such as Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, in the East Coast.^[1]

Services[]

The East Coast railway line is served by a following:^[2]

• KTM Intercity
  • Ekspres Rakyat Timuran between Tumpat and JB Sentral via West Coast Line
  • Ekspres Makmur between Kuala Lipis and Gemas
  • Shuttle Timur (stops at all stations and halts)
    • Between Tumpat and Dabong
    • Between Tumpat and Gua Musang
    • Between Gua Musang and Kuala Lipis

Line network[]

Main line^[3][]

Rantau Panjang line[]

See also[]

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu

External links[]

• Jungle Railway in Malaysia – The best train times and most scenic sections

References[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jungle Railway.