a ride on the ktm ekspres rakyat

Wanted to try something special over the National Day long weekend, and we decided to hop onto the KTM Ekspres Rakyat ("People's Express" in Malay). It was the first time I rode on the KTM, and many years since I last took a diesel-electric train.


We got seats in the Superior Class, which is one class below First Class and above Economy Class. Looking at the manufacturer's plate, the coach is almost 2 decades old. The interior is definitely not the sparkling new, but that adds to the retro feel.

With a blow on the whistle the train set off from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. It wasn't always smooth riding as sometimes you could feel the train swaying from side to side on uneven sections. The view through the windows was interesting though, as we passed by places like Biopolis, the metal bridge across Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Gombak... and finally across the Causeway, looking at the jam on the road :P

Ok, I think the E&O Express is too stiff for me.