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KTM Class 94

🇲🇾 Malaysia ·built by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.· from 2025· Malaysian electric train

KTM Class 94, photo 1 of 9
1/9 Phang Han Ting· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The KTM Class 94 is a type of electric multiple unit manufactured for Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), used on Electric Train Service (ETS) between Padang Besar and JB Sentral.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 160 km/htop speed
  • power 2.6 MWpower output
  • weight 258 tin working order
  • seats 312passengers
  • built 60made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 1 years ago, in 2025.
  • Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
  • 2.6 MW is about 30 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 43 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 140 m long: about 31 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 312: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
2025
in service from
2025
status
in service
number built
60
kind
Electric multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇲🇾 Malaysia
builders
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.
operators
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
top speed
160 km/h
power
2.6 MW
gauge
1,000 mm metre gauge
electric system
overhead line
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
formation
6-car sets (4M2T)
length
140 m
weight
258 t
capacity
312 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q24088472, Wikipedia: KTM Class 94 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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