KTM West Coast railway line

West Coast Line
KTM West Coast Line at Batu Gajah Railway Depot.
Overview
Native name	Landasan keretapi Pantai Barat (Malay) மலாயா மேற்கு கடற்கரை தொடருந்து வழித்தடம் (Tamil)</small 西海岸鐵路線 (Chinese)
Status	Operational
Owner	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Locale	Peninsular Malaysia
Termini	Padang Besar Woodlands Train Checkpoint
Continues from	Padang Besar Branch
Stations	121
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail Inter-city rail Commuter rail Freight rail
Services	KTM Intercity KTM Komuter KTM ETS KTM Kargo
Operator(s)	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Depot(s)	Padang Besar Bukit Mertajam Bukit Tengah Batu Gajah Rawang Sentul Seremban Klang
History
Opened	1 June 1885 (1885-06-01)
Completed	17 September 1923 (1923-09-17)
Closed	1 July 2011 (2011-07-01) (Woodlands–Tanjong Pagar)
Technical
Line length	1,151 km (715 mi)
Number of tracks	1 or 2
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary (Padang Besar – Gemas)
Route map Legend km km State Railway of Thailand Thailand Malaysia border 157.8 Padang Besar Padang Besar yard Padang Besar depot Bukit Ketri 138.8 Arau 128.4 Perlis Kedah border Kodiang 120.3 Anak Bukit yard Kedah River bridge Anak Bukit 97.8 Alor Setar 89.6 Tokai Yard 79.1 Kobah 72.0 Petronas Fertiliser Kedah Gurun 54.7 Sungai Petani yard Sungai Petani 33.3 Kedah Penang border Sungai Muda Bridge Tasek Gelugor 15.3 010.2 Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam depot Bukit Mertajam Junction Simpang Ampat 20.6 Bukit Tengah depot Nibong Tebal 34.0 007.2 Bukit Tengah Penang Perak border Prai Yard Parit Buntar 40.3 Perai River Swing Bridge Parit Buntar yard 000.0 Butterworth Bagan Serai 50.7 North Butterworth Container Terminal Bukit Merah (Closed) Bukit Merah Lake Railway Bridge Kamunting 89.0 Taiping 94.3 Port Weld Station (Closed) Larut Tunnel Bukit Berapit Tunnel Padang Rengas 113.8 Kuala Kangsar 122.5 Perak River bridge (Formerly Victoria Bridge) Sungai Siput 143.7 Kanthan Freight Terminal Chemor 155.3 Tasek 166.9 Ipoh 181.0 Falim Depot Lahat 187.5 Batu Gajah 195.0 Batu Gajah Central Depot 197.0 Kota Bharu 201.0 Kampar 218.0 Tapah Road 233.5 Sungkai 257.5 Slim River 281.7 Behrang 293.0 Tanjung Malim 300.5 Perak Selangor border Kuala Kubu Bharu 332.6 Rasa 333.4 Batang Kali 335.7 347.1 Serendah Serendah Freight Terminal Rawang EMU Depot Batu Caves 355.5 Rawang Selangor Kuala Lumpur border Kuang Taman Wahyu Sungai Buloh Kampung Batu Kepong Sentral Batu Cantonment Selangor Kuala Lumpur border Sentul EMU Depot Kepong Segambut Sentul Works (Depot) Sentul Batu Junction Putra Bank Negara Kuala Lumpur 388.0 KL Sentral Kelana Jaya line Bangsar Junction (Port Swettenham Jn) Abdullah Hukum Mid Valley Angkasapuri Seputeh Pantai Dalam Salak Selatan Petaling Bandar Tasik Selatan Kuala Lumpur Selangor border Kuala Lumpur Selangor border Jalan Templer Serdang Kampung Dato Harun Kajang Seri Setia Kajang 2 Setia Jaya UKM Subang Jaya Bangi Kelana Jaya line Selangor Negeri Sembilan border Batang Benar Glenmarie Halt (future) Nilai Sri Subang Halt (future) Labu Terminal Skypark (service suspended) Tiroi Batu Tiga Seremban EMU Depot Shah Alam Seremban Padang Jawa to Port Dickson Bukit Badak Senawang Klang Depot Sungai Gadut Klang Rembau Teluk Pulai Negeri Sembilan Melaka border Teluk Gadong Pulau Sebang/Tampin Kampung Raja Uda Batang Melaka Melaka Negeri Sembilan border Jalan Kastam yard │ Jalan Kastam East Coast Line Gemas 562.2 Northport Negeri Sembilan Johor border Port Klang EMU Depot depot Batu Anam Port Klang Segamat Selat Lumut Bridge Genuang Pulau Indah yard Tenang ( undergoing rebuilding ) Westports Labis Bekok Paloh ( undergoing rebuilding ) Chamek Kluang Mengkibol Rengam Layang-Layang Sedenak Kulai Senai (planned) Skudai Goods Skudai Junction Tanjung Pelepas Goods Kempas Baru Port of Tanjung Pelepas Pasir Gudang Port Danga City Mall Johor Bahru Sentral 756.8 Malaysia Singapore border Johor Causeway Woodlands Train Checkpoint 759.0 Bukit Timah Tanjong Pagar

The West Coast railway line runs from Padang Besar railway station close to the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis (where it connects with the State Railway of Thailand) to Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. It is called the West Coast railway line because it serves the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia.

The 1,151-kilometre line is busier than the East Coast railway line because the West Coast railway line handles a variety of passenger train services such as the KTM ETS services, the KTM Intercity services, the International Express, the KTM Komuter in the Klang Valley and Greater Penang, and freight trains. Of this total length, 759 km is double-tracked and electrified.

The major stations on the line include KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, Butterworth in Butterworth, Penang and JB Sentral in the south in Johor Bahru.