Johor polls: Free buses, extra ETS seats offered for outstation voters
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd is doubling seating capacity for its Electric Train Service to southern destinations from July 10 to 12 in response to increased…
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is doubling seating capacity for its Electric Train Service (ETS) to southern destinations from July 10 to 12 in response to increased demand ahead of the state election. — Picture by Firdaus Latif First Published: Thursday, 09 Jul 2026 11:38 AM MYT JOHOR BAHRU, July 9 — A non-governmental organisation, Stesen Pemantauan Rakyat, is providing six free buses to transport 240 voters from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore home to cast their ballots in the Johor state election this Saturday. 12,769 seats, or 84 per cent of the total capacity for the route, had been sold as of 7.45am today, with only 2,351 seats remaining. “KTMB has also increased seating capacity for the Gemas-JB Sentral-Gemas route from 630 to 4,410 seats during the same period to facilitate travel for Johor residents heading out to vote. “As of this morning, 47 per cent or 2,064 seats have been booked, with 2,346 seats still available,” he told Bernama. KTMB Group chief executive officer Datuk Azlan Shah Al Bakri said an additional 7,560 seats have been added for the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral route, bringing total capacity to 15,120 seats.
Furthermore, A total of 172 candidates are vying for 56 seats in the 16th Johor state election, with 2,727,926 registered voters set to cast their ballots on Saturday. Yong said the NGO has been running the initiative since 2018 and has received an encouraging response from Johor voters living outside the state, with all available seats filled. Meanwhile, buses from the BSI CIQ Complex will leave at 9pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
In addition, Meanwhile, a check on the KTMB Mobile app found that tickets for several peak-hour services this Friday and Saturday were almost sold out, although the public has been advised to continue checking ticket availability from time to time.
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is doubling seating capacity for its Electric Train Service (ETS) to southern destinations from July 10 to 12 in response to increased demand ahead of the state election. — Picture by Firdaus Latif First Published: Thursday, 09 Jul 2026 11:38 AM MYT JOHOR BAHRU, July 9 — A non-governmental organisation, Stesen Pemantauan Rakyat, is providing six free buses to transport 240 voters from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore home to cast their ballots in the Johor state election this Saturday.
reliability moderate2/2 sources12,769 seats, or 84 per cent of the total capacity for the route, had been sold as of 7.45am today, with only 2,351 seats remaining. “KTMB has also increased seating capacity for the Gemas-JB Sentral-Gemas route from 630 to 4,410 seats during the same period to facilitate travel for Johor residents heading out to vote. “As of this morning, 47 per cent or 2,064 seats have been booked, with 2,346 seats still available,” he told Bernama.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesKTMB Group chief executive officer Datuk Azlan Shah Al Bakri said an additional 7,560 seats have been added for the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral route, bringing total capacity to 15,120 seats.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesA total of 172 candidates are vying for 56 seats in the 16th Johor state election, with 2,727,926 registered voters set to cast their ballots on Saturday.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesYong said the NGO has been running the initiative since 2018 and has received an encouraging response from Johor voters living outside the state, with all available seats filled.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesMeanwhile, buses from the BSI CIQ Complex will leave at 9pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesMeanwhile, a check on the KTMB Mobile app found that tickets for several peak-hour services this Friday and Saturday were almost sold out, although the public has been advised to continue checking ticket availability from time to time.
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