3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ETS at Ipoh: NicholasLimMJ· CC BY 3.0
- 2. KTM Class 91 New Kuala Lumpur Station: Bottlenocker· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. KTM class 91 and class 92 at kuala lumpur station: Bottlenocker· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Class 91 is a type of electric multiple unit currently operating on Keretapi Tanah Melayu's Electric Train Service (ETS) since 2009. KTMB purchased a total of 5 sets worth RM 240 million from a joint venture between South Korea's Rotem Co. and Japan Mitsubishi Electric Corp in 2008.
who runs it
base stats
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 16 years ago, in 2010.
- 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.
- 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 39 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 133 m long: about 29 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 350: 7 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
- 2010
- in service from
- 2010
- status
- in service
- number built
- 30
- kind
- Electric multiple unit (EMU)
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- builders
- Hyundai Rotem
- designer
- Marubeni
- operators
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 2.4 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 cars per trainset
- length
- 133 m
- weight
- 232 t
- capacity
- 350 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6338934, Wikipedia: KTM Class 91 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.