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Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke has confirmed that diesel trains operating the Southern Shuttle service between Kulai, JB Sentral, and Pasir Gudang represent a temporary arrangement while the ministry awaits delivery of new Electric Multiple Unit trains.
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Malaysia's national railway operator has introduced supplementary ETS services between key stations to facilitate voter movement across Johor state ahead of elections. Ticket reservations became available immediately.
The Democratic Action Party in Johor has demanded that state government leadership explain why it scrapped the Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit scheme in favour of the new Elevated Autonomous Rapid Transit system.
Johor's Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz has emphasized the urgency of the E-ART project to manage traffic congestion expected when the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link begins operations next year.