{
  "id": 10893734,
  "title": "Severed overhead line disrupts ETS, KTM Komuter services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/severed-overhead-line-disrupts-ets-ktm-komuter-services",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/30/severed-overhead-line-disrupts-ets-ktm-komuter-services"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) announced disruptions to its Electric Train Service (ETS) and KTM Komuter passenger train services on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang route due to a severed 25 kV overhead line. The incident occurred at Km434.423 between Batang Benar and Labu stations, with services affected since 6.24am on the day. Preliminary checks suggested the cause was most likely \"animal bridging,\" where an animal's contact with both a live wire and an earth wire disrupts the overhead line's protection system and power supply. KTMB's technical teams were inspecting and restoring the damaged infrastructure, anticipating services to resume as soon as possible.\n\nTo accommodate the disruption, ETS train EP9532 from JB Sentral to KL Sentral was terminated at Seremban station, with passengers required to take buses to reach their destinations. In a similar turn of events, ETS train EP9523 from KL Sentral to JB Sentral saw passengers taking a bus to Seremban before continuing onward. For KTM Komuter services, train No 2008 from Pulau Sebang to Batu Caves terminated at Seremban, while train No 2006 on the same route ended at Labu before heading back to Seremban. Passengers were advised to utilize alternative transport methods to reach their desired locations.\n\nIn response to the disruption, KTMB apologized for the inconvenience and thanked passengers for their patience and cooperation. The company assured that technical teams were working diligently to restore services as swiftly as possible.",
  "summary": "Services on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang route have been disrupted since 6.24am.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "KTM Komuter, ETS services resume after Batang Benar-Labu power line repairs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ktm-komuter-ets-services-resume-after-batang-benar-labu-power-line",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:44:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Severed overhead line disrupts ETS, KTM Komuter services",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/severed-overhead-line-disrupts-ets-ktm-komuter-services-10898149",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "KTMB: ETS, Komuter services between Batang Benar, Labu face technical disruption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ktmb-ets-komuter-services-between-batang-benar-labu-face-technical",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:16:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}