Commodities hauled by KTMB

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What is KTMB? Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. It has two types of commodities hauled by them.

1. CONTAINERIZE CARGO SERVICES

KTMB Berhad has made large investment in the acquisition for wagons, at the present, KTMB have the capacity to carry a total of 3500 TEUs of cargo at a time. KTM Berhad carries only ISO standard containers, but the arrangements can be made to carry high cube containers as well.

KTMB Berhad has also established connections with other container terminals by having rail links to their de pots. The terminals include:

                 a) Prai ( Multimodal freight)

                 b) Ipoh ( Ipoh Container Terminal/ Dry Port )

                 c) Setia Jaya (Sungai Way) (Container National Inland Container Depot)

                 d) Segamat ( Segamat Inland Port)

                 e) Pasir Gudang Container Yard

                  f) Singa pore  ( to PSA through independent Road Haulier )

2. KTM CARGO RAIL MOVEMENT ON CEMENT

KTM Cargo currently moves almost 6,000 metrics tonnes of cement  per day for the 4 major cement companies in Perlis and Perak to cater for the Klang Valley market needs. Cement is normally transported using Cement Bulk Carriers to Cima Kuang Siding, TCB Sg Buluh Siding and Lafarge Pdg. Jawa Siding.

KTM Cargo provide excellent heavy long haulage of cement cargo that are safe and reliable with a rail network connection to respective customers. It is a cost effective way to move large or bulk cement by rail and it supports the green environment.

KTMB Cargo has initiated the operations of ISO Container Tanks. They hope can provide an efficient Intermodal Rail - Road door to door services for the customer.

Below is the image of some wagon example :

Boxcar

Covered hopper

Flatcar

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