{
  "id": 17032173,
  "title": "KTMB offers record 1.57 million ETS, ERT seats for January to March 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ktmb-offers-record-1-57-million-ets-ert-seats-for-january-to-march",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:27:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/29/ktmb-offers-record-157-million-ets-ert-seats-for-january-to-march-2027/241136"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has announced a record 1,573,872 seats for its Electric Train Service (ETS) and Ekspres Rakyat Timuran (ERT) from January to March 2027, marking a 39 per cent increase over the same period this year. The ticket sales for both services will open in stages from November 2, allowing passengers to plan their travel ahead of school holidays, public holidays, and festive seasons. KTMB expects ETS ridership to grow by 6.5 per cent to 6.28 million passengers in 2027, aligning with the increased capacity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}