Rail systems installation for JB-Singapore RTS Link to begin by end-2024

• MRT Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of MOF Inc), Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, and RTS Johor-Singapore said infrastructure works on the Malaysia side was 93% complete, with early access granted for trackwork installation starting September 2024.

JOHOR BAHRU (Nov 29): RTS Operations Pte Ltd (RTSO), a joint-venture company formed between Prasarana RTS Sdn Bhd and Singapore’s SMRT RTS Pte Ltd, will begin rail systems installation for the Johor Bahru (JB)-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project by the end of this year.

In a joint statement on Friday, MRT Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of MOF Inc), Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, and RTS Johor-Singapore said infrastructure works on the Malaysia side was 93% complete, with early access granted for trackwork installation starting September 2024.

Singapore’s progress on the RTS Link has exceeded four-fifths of the overall civil infrastructure, with viaducts nearing completion and architectural works set to continue in parallel.

“RTSO is ready to commence installation of the RTS Link rail systems from end-2024 onwards. These include laying the tracks for the RTS Link, as well as the signalling systems, communications, integrated supervisory control, and traction power-supply systems,” the statement said.

It added that aesthetic enhancements, including the viaduct aesthetic feature symbolising bilateral ties, have also been completed along the marine viaduct.

Slated to be completed by December 2026, the RTS Link will connect Bukit Chagar to Woodlands North in a five-minute train journey.

With a peak capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour per direction, the RTS Link aims to improve cross-border connectivity and foster stronger Malaysia-Singapore relations.

The project also includes co-located Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine facilities, for seamless commuter clearance at departure points.

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