![]() ![]() It was targeted to be operational by 2018. ![]() ![]() The RTS would link Tanjung Puteri, Johor Bahru and Woodlands, Singapore, aiming to ease traffic congestion on the Johor–Singapore Causeway and enhance connectivity between the two countries. The rapid transit system was then revisited two decades later and proposed during the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat on. The idea was endorsed and agreed to in principle by both countries. ![]() The idea of a Mass Rapid Transit system between Northern Singapore and Johor Bahru was first suggested in 1991 when Singapore's communications minister Mah Bow Tan said that the Woodlands Extension, now part of the North South line, would be designed to accommodate such an extension. Marine viaduct under construction in the Johor Strait in April 2023 Planning and development Construction started on the Malaysian section on 22 November 2020 and on the Singaporean section on 22 January 2021. Ī joint operating company between Singapore's SMRT Corporation and Malaysia's Prasarana will be the operator of the link. However, the RTS Link is expected to replace this shuttle once it is completed. When built, the RTS Link will be the second rail link between the two countries after the KTM Intercity's Shuttle Tebrau, between JB Sentral and Woodlands Train Checkpoint. īoth stations will consist of co-located customs, immigration and quarantine facilities of both countries. It will consist of two stations, with the Malaysian terminus at Bukit Chagar station and the Singaporean terminus at Woodlands North station, which also interchanges with Singapore's Thomson–East Coast MRT line. The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System ( RTS Link) is an international cross-border rapid transit system that will connect Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Woodlands, Singapore, crossing the Strait of Johor. ![]()
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