Getting There By Rail

Rail Services
KL Sentral Station (tel: (03) 2730 2000; www.klsentral.com.my) is located 1.5km (1 mile) northwest of the city centre. Facilities at this high-tech transport hub include ATMs, bureau de change, left luggage and tourist information. It is also the city centre terminus for the KLIA Ekspres (tel: (03) 2267 8000; www.kliaekspres.com) high speed airport rail link. KL Sentral is part of a multi-million dollar development, which will incorporate hotels, offices, retail outlets, residential property and recreational facilities when completed in 2012.

Rail Operators
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad - KTMB (tel: (03) 2267 1200; www.ktmb.com.my) operates most rail services in peninsular Malaysia. These are generally reasonably fast and efficient, although prone to occasional minor derailments and land/mudslides on longer journeys away from urban centres. The luxury Eastern and Oriental Express (www.orient-express.com) connects KL with Singapore to the south and Bangkok and Chiang Mai to the north in Thailand.