KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is ramping up its KTM Komuter and ETS services over a three-day window to accommodate the expected surge of voters heading home for the Negeri Sembilan state election.

The additional services will operate from Friday to Sunday, bracketing polling day on August 1. The move is designed to ease the "balik kampung" rush and provide a seamless transport option for those travelling to cast their ballots.

To handle the influx, KTMB is adding 36 extra Komuter trips. Eighteen of these will run on Friday following the weekday schedule, with another 18 operating over the weekend.

The services are concentrated on two primary lines: 10 additional trips on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang-Batu ...