KTM Komuter Northern Sector
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KTM Class 83 atPadang Besar Railway Station
Overview
Native name	KTM Komuter Utara
Status	Operational
Owner	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Locale	George Town Conurbation,Perak,Greater Kedah andPerlis
Termini	Padang Besar Ipoh Butterworth
Stations	23
Website	www.ktmb.com.my
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	KTM Komuter
Services	1 Ipoh–Butterworth  2 Padang Besar–Butterworth
Route number	1  2
Operator(s)	Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Komuter Division)
Depot(s)	Bukit Tengah
Rolling stock	KTM Class 81 3-car formation KTM Class 83 3-car formation KTM Class 92 6-car formation
History
Opened	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)
Technical
Line length	Butterworth–Ipoh: 162 km (101 mi) Butterworth–Padang Besar: 169.8 km (105.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)metre gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz ACoverhead catenary
Operating speed	Up to 120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Legend Northern Sector network toHat Yai Thailand Malaysia international border Padang Besar Bukit Ketri Arau Perlis Kedah state border Kodiang Anak Bukit Alor Setar Kobah Gurun Sungai Petani Kedah Penang state border Tasek Gelugor Butterworth  3  Perai Riverswing bridge Bukit Tengah Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam junction Simpang Ampat Nibong Tebal Kerian River bridge Penang Perak state border Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge Kamunting Taiping Larut Tunnel Bukit Berapit Tunnel Padang Rengas Kuala Kangsar Perak River bridge (Formerly Victoria Bridge) Sungai Siput Ipoh toKuala Lumpur,Gemas &Johor Bahru Sentral

TheKTM Komuter Northern Sector (Malay:KTM Komuter Utara) is one of the fiveKTM Komuter services run byMalaysian rail operatorKeretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). The service was introduced on 11 September 2015 following the completion of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double-Tracking Project in December 2014, which also saw the extension of ETS services toPadang Besar fromIpoh.

Currently, the KTM Komuter Northern Sector consists of two routes, namely theButterworth -Padang Besar route and theIpoh -Butterworth route. The lines share tracks withKTM ETS services, though the Komuter services call at stations also not served by ETS.

The KTM Komuter Northern Section consists of two routes:

•  1 Ipoh–Butterworth Line
•  2 Padang Besar–Butterworth Line

Since November 2021, theButterworth-Padang Rengas route replaced theBukit Mertajam–Kamunting route. TheBukit Mertajam,Bukit Tengah andButterworth stations arecommon stations between the two lines.^[1] On 16 September 2023, theButterworth–Padang Rengas route was extended southwards toIpoh.

⇄ =cross-platform interchange

The train that are used to run on this track were theClass 83 andClass 92 while the other sets are used to operate on theCentral sector.

KTM Komuter Northern Sector has 2 routes/lines, in which they have their ownschedule.

The KTM Komuter Northern Service was introduced on 11 September 2015. The initial service ran betweenGurun inKedah,Butterworth inPenang andKamunting inPerak.^[2][3][4][5] On 1 January 2016, a service betweenButterworth andPadang Besar inPerlis was introduced. With the introduction of KTM Komuter services on this section, twoKTM ETS services that ran between these stations have ceased, reducing the number of ETS services between the stations to make way for the new KTM Komuter service.^[6][7]

On 17 January 2016, the original Gurun-Butterworth-Kamunting route was replaced with two separate routes: Butterworth-Gurun and Butterworth-Kamunting. These two lines together with the Butterworth-Padang Besar line operated until 1 July 2016, when the Butterworth-Gurun route was scrapped.^[8]

A further revamp of routes on 1 September 2016 saw the Butterworth-Kamunting line being modified, with the northern terminus moving from Butterworth toBukit Mertajam, and the southern terminus being extended by two additional stations fromKamunting to includeTaiping and ending atPadang Rengas.

From November 4, 2021, trains fromPadang Rengas andPadang Besar now terminate atButterworth, making Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam the shared interchange stations between both lines.

An extension of the Padang Rengas line toKuala Kangsar,Sungai Siput andIpoh began running on 16 September 2023.^[9][10]

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu
  • KTM Intercity
    • KTM West Coast Line
    • KTM East Coast Line
    • KTM ETS
  • KTM Komuter
    • 1Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line
    • 2Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line
    • 10KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line
• Malaysian Railway System

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu official website
• Keretapi.com – Railway Fan website
• Keretapi Tanah Melayu Railway Fan Club website
• KTMB Media Release – KTM Komuter Shuttle Northern Sector

• Metre-gauge railways in Malaysia
• Railway services introduced in 2015
• KTM Komuter
• 2015 establishments in Malaysia

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