Rail exciting times for travel

By JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU

IT will be a milestone of sorts when the electric train service (ETS) connecting Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru starts next month.

The completion of the stretch from Gemas to Johor Baru marks the culmination of the ETS system that was first proposed in the mid-2000s.

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