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Commuters welcome restart of KTM train service to JB
The Straits Times
|June 20, 2022
Tickets for popular time slots around weekends mostly sold out
The Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) train service between Johor Bahru and Woodlands restarted yesterday after it was suspended for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The resumption was welcomed by commuters, who said travelling by train is faster and more convenient than going by bus or car.
Ms Elaine Ng, 33, who stayed up past 3am last Monday to secure tickets to JB the moment they went on sale, said it beats getting stuck in traffic on the Causeway.
"When I went to JB by car last month on a Saturday morning, it took about three hours to get there because of how busy it was," said Ms Ng, a logistics manager.
Healthcare worker Stephanie Lee, 44, said a perk of taking the train was not having to wake up early to beat the crowd at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
She said immigration clearance is also faster as passports are stamped by both Singapore and Malaysian officers before commuters board the train.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition June 20, 2022 de The Straits Times.
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