| KTM Class 94 | |
| Stocktype: | Electric Multiple Unit |
| Service: | 2025 onwards |
| Manufacturer: | CRRC Zhuzhou and CRRC Malaysia |
| Yearconstruction: | 2023-2025 |
| Yearservice: | 2025 |
| Numberconstruction: | 9 sets |
| Numberbuilt: | 2 set |
| Capacity: | 312 |
| Operator: | Keretapi Tanah Melayu |
| Lines: | KTM West Coast railway line |
| Maxspeed: | Design: 160 km/h (100 mph) Service: 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Tractiveeffort: | 284kN |
| Gauge: | 1000 mm (metre-gauge) |
The KTM Class 94 is a type of electric multiple unit (EMUs) currently under construction for Keretapi Tanah Melayu.[1] Branded as ETS 3, these sets will be put into service on KTM's Electric Train Service (ETS) from 2025 onwards.[2]
A tender was called by Ministry of Transport in May 2020 for 10 six-car intercity EMUs, with three manufacturers putting up bids for the project[3]
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, which had manufactured the earlier Class 93, was awarded the tender for the new trains. As part of the conditions, 2 sets would be manufactured at CRRC Zhuzhou's factory in China while the remaining 8 sets would be manufactured in CRRC's factory in Batu Gajah, Malaysia.[4]
The train has a capacity of 312 seats, with 276 standard class seats and 36 business class seats.
Compared to the earlier Class 93, the class features a 14.2% improvement in acceleration and a 24.5% increase in tractive effort.[5] The battery capacity for auxiliary power is 640 A h, double that of the Class 93s. This allows the train's emergency lighting and ventilation system to function for two hours without overhead catenary supply.
The train meets the EN 15227 crashworthiness standard and EN 45545 fire safety standards.
The first set was completed on 8 June 2024 and was handed over to the Transport Ministry in a ceremony at the CRRC Zhuzhou factory. The remaining sets are scheduled to be fully delivered by 12 August 2025.