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KTM / ETS to Taiping Train Time-table

Traveling from the North, there are 5 trips of ETS train services from Padang Besar to Taiping, 16 trips from Butterworth to Taiping including 10 trips of commuter trains. The journey takes 51 minutes ~ 2 hours17 minutes.

Traveling from Kuala Lumpur, there are 11 trips ETS trains from KL Sentral to Taiping and 10 trips of commuter train services from IPOH on daily basis. The journey takes 52 minutes ~ 3 hours 19 minutes.

Time-table (Southbound)
Train no – P. Besar > Taiping

EP9273 –  07:20 > 09:36
EP9275 –  09:44 > 12:01
^^ EX9207 –  13:50 > 15:45
EG9425 –  15:55 > 18:12
EP9279 –  17:00 > 19:15

Train no – Butterworth > Taiping

EP9171 –  05:15 > 06:11
2901 – 05:30 > 06:34
2903 – 06:00 > 07:04
EP9173 –  06:30 > 07:26
2905 – 07:00 > 08:04
EG9321 –  07:50 > 08:49
2907 – 09:10 > 10:14
2909 – 12:10 > 13:14
^^ EX9107 –  13:05 > 13:56
2911 – 14:10 > 15:14
EP9177 –  16:05 > 17:01
2913 – 16:10 > 17:14
2915 – 17:40 > 18:44
2917 – 18:25 > 19:29
EP9179 –  18.45 > 19.41
2919 – 19:10 > 20:14

^^ = Express

Time-table (Northbound)
Train no – KL > Taiping

EP9272 –  07:20 > 10:28
EP9172 –  08:05 > 11:13
EP9274 –  09:55 > 13:03
EG9420 – 10:41 > 14:00
EX9104 – 11:40 > 14:25
EP9176 – 13:40 > 16:48
EP9178 – 15:55 > 19:03
EG9322 – 18:22 > 21:43
EX9206 – 18:00 > 20:48
EP9180 – 20:15 > 23:23
EP9278 – 22:50 > 01:58

Train no – IPOH > Taiping

2900 – 04:40 > 05:32
2902 – 05:45 > 06:37
2904 – 06:20 > 07:12
2906 – 08:55 > 09:47
2908 – 10:55 > 11:47
2910 – 12:55 > 13:47
2912 – 14:55 > 15:47
2914 – 16:55 > 17:47
2916 – 17:45 > 18:37
2918 – 18:35 > 19:27

*2901 ~ 2919 are Commuter trains

Taiping to IPOH & Kuala Lumpur Train Schedule

First / Last Train – 06:11 / 20:14 (Taiping) > 06:56 / 21:06 (IPOH)
First / Last Train – 06:11 / 19:41 (Taiping) > 09:20 / 22:50 (KL)
*Cummuter trains: Passengers bounds for Kuala Lumpur are required to change train at IPOH station.
** Please refer Southbound KTMB ETS & Commuter Trains Timetable for details

Taiping to Butterworth & P. BesarTrain Schedule

First / Last Train – 05:32 / 23:23 (Taiping) > 06:36 / 00:20 (Butterworth)
First / Last Train – 05:32 / 01:58 (Taiping) > 08:16 / 04:11 (Padang Besar)
*Cummuter trains: Passengers bound for Padang Besar are required to change train at Bukit Mertajam station.
** Please refer Northbound KTMB ETS & Commuter Trains Timetable for details

SRT Connecting Train Services for ETS & KTM Commuter

Special Express Train #46 – 16:40 (P.Besar) > 17:25 (Hat Yai) > 08:30 (Krung Thep Aphiwat)
Special Express Train #45 – 18:50 (Krung Thep Aphiwat) > 07:25 (Hat Yai) > 08:05 (P.Besar)

  • Krung Thep Aphiwat, the full name is called “Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal“, the official name of the new terminal hub for trains in Bangkok. Replacing the century old main bangkok station located in Hua Lamphong area.

Northern Commuter Train Schedule

There are also Commuter Train Services in between Padang Besar and Butterworth, Butterworth – IPOH. Which is good alternative for passengers traveling in the northern region who are not able to catch the ETS trains. But required to change trains at Bukit Mertajam or Butterworth station, if traveling from Padang Besar.