page_title: Desiro
section_title: Malaysia
hierarchical_section_title: Desiro / Malaysia
caption_attribution_description: KLIA ekspres passing Salak Selatan station.
context_page_description: Desiro is the brand name for a design of modular train manufactured by Siemens of Germany.
  The Desiro can be made as a diesel or electric multiple unit. It is normally made as two and three-car trainsets. Although there are many differences between single trains, the basic body design is the same. These trains are mostly used for regional services, and belong to a new generation of light, modular trains which have become common in many European countries. They are sometimes thought as light regional railcars. They are mostly cheap to make and work. Their fast acceleration makes them good for services with short intervals between stations. However, they are sometimes complained by people for their poor passenger comfort.
context_section_description: The 57km KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit airport rail link uses the Desiro ET 425 M four-car Electric Multiple Units. There are 12 trainsets right now working in Malaysia.
  Eight trains are used for the non-stop Express Rail Link service between Kuala Lumpur's central station and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
  Four trains serve five stations on the Commuter Rail Service.
  These EMUs have a maximum commercial speed of 160 km/h.
caption: KLIA Ekspres-operated Desiro ET 425 M Electric Multiple Unit train
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