Malaysia's newest electric train service (ETS) connecting Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur will begin on Friday (Dec 12), reducing travel time between the two cities to slightly under four-and-a-half hours.

For a start, four train services will ply the 16-stop route daily. Trains at KL Sentral will leave at 7.35am and 5.35pm, while trains at JB Sentral depart at 8.40am and 4.20pm.