,
,
,
,
,
The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link
is an international cross-border
rapid transit system
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a t ...
that will connect Malaysia's second largest city,
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru, abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest district economy. Covering an area of ...
and
Woodlands, Singapore, crossing the
Strait of Johor
The Johor Strait (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Straits of Johor, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach, also spelled Johore Strait) is an international strait in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia.
Geography
T ...
. The link has 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 Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MR ...
.
The RTS Link will be the first
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
system in Malaysia outside
Klang Valley
Klang Valley () is an urban agglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and including their adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is the urban area of the much larger Ku ...
.
Both stations will have their own
customs, immigration and quarantine
Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it als ...
(CIQ) facilities of both countries, which will co-locate both countries’ immigration together, ensuring a seamless pre-boarding clearance. Both CIQs at Bukit Chagar and Woodlands North will be independent from the existing facilities at the
Sultan Iskandar Building
The Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI; ) is a border checkpoint, customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complex in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Located at the northern end of the Johor–Singapore Causeway, it is one of two land ports of entry to ...
and
Woodlands Checkpoint
The Woodlands Checkpoint is one of Singapore's two land border checkpoints, connecting ground traffic with Malaysia. It services the vehicular traffic (cars, buses, lorries, motorcycles) along with pedestrians that goes through the Johor–Singa ...
. When completed, the RTS Link will replace the existing
KTM Intercity
KTM Intercity () are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB Sentral on the Wes ...
's Shuttle Tebrau between
JB Sentral
Johor Bahru Sentral (also known as JB Sentral) is an integrated transport hub in Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Inaugurated on 21 October 2010, it replaced the closed Johor Bahru railway station located 200m south of it. As part ...
and
Woodlands Train Checkpoint
Woodlands Train Checkpoint (abbreviated as WTCP, also known as Woodlands CIQ) is a railway station and border checkpoint in Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands, Singapore. Located close to the Malaysia–Singapore border, the station is owned by Sing ...
.
A
joint operating company between Singapore's
SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. A subsidiary of the Government of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, it was established on 6 August 1987 and listed on the Singapore Exchange ...
and Malaysia's
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) A ...
will be the operator of the link.
Construction started on the Malaysian section on 22 November 2020 and on the Singaporean section on 22 January 2021.
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Background
Planning and development
A proposed extension of the Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system to
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru, abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest district economy. Covering an area of ...
was first discussed between Singapore's prime minister
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean politician who ruled as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He is widely recognised ...
and Malaysia's counterpart
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad (; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who was respectively the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. He was the ...
in 1990. On 15 July that year, the Johor Mentri Besar
Muhyiddin Yassin
Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Mohd Yassin (; ), is a Malaysian politician who served as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021. Appointed as prime minister amid a 2020–2022 Malay ...
said he "welcomed" the project, but the
Malaysian federal government
The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (; Jawi: ), is based in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is a federation comp ...
would have to study and evaluate the proposal. The cross-border project was aimed to address traffic congestion on the
Johor–Singapore Causeway
The Johor–Singapore Causeway is a causeway consisting of a combined railway and motorway crossing that links Malaysia's second largest city of Johor Bahru across the Straits of Johor to the district and town of Woodlands in Singapore. It ...
while boosting tourism in Johor. However, taxi operators in Johor expressed concerns of the project's impact on their earnings. Although the Johor government intended to commission a study on the MRT project's social and economic impact, the project implementation was delayed due to a lack of funds.
In December 1990, Yassin suggested to deputy prime minister
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong (born 20 May 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who served as the second prime minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004 and as a senior minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2011.
He served as the secretary-general of the Peo ...
that the Singapore MRT could be extended to Johor Bahru as part of
the Woodlands extension, saying that such an extension could capitalise on the potential ridership in Johor. Yassin also proposed that a light rail line could be built instead, which would connect with the MRT line in
Woodlands.
Following the announcement of the Woodlands extension in February 1991, Singapore's communications minister
Mah Bow Tan
Mah Bow Tan ( zh, s=马宝山, p=Mǎ Bǎoshān; born 12 September 1948) is a Singaporean former People's Action Party politician who served as Leader of the House between 2007 and 2011, Minister for National Development between 1999 and 2011, ...
said the cross-border link was "very much on the cards", with provisions at
Woodlands station reserved for the extension. Nevertheless, further feasibility studies would need to be carried out with the Malaysian government.
The rapid transit system was then revisited two decades later and proposed during the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat on 24 May 2010. The RTS would link Tanjung Puteri in Johor Bahru and Woodlands in Singapore, aiming to ease traffic congestion on the
Johor–Singapore Causeway
The Johor–Singapore Causeway is a causeway consisting of a combined railway and motorway crossing that links Malaysia's second largest city of Johor Bahru across the Straits of Johor to the district and town of Woodlands in Singapore. It ...
and enhance connectivity between the two countries. It was targeted to be operational by 2018.
Concrete steps
In June 2011, Singapore proposed to Malaysia that the proposed cross border rail link be connected to the northernmost station of the Thomson-East Coast Line,
Woodlands North. A tender was called in November 2011 to conduct design and engineering study on the RTS link, which aimed to determine the technical parameters and options for the alignment and proposals for the system. A consortium of Aecom Perunding, Aecom Singapore and SA Architects subsequently won the tender.
The first part of a preliminary engineering study was completed in March 2014.
On 15 September 2015, the Johor Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee selected Bukit Chagar as its terminus after a public vote, over
Tanjung Puteri, JB Sentral 1 and JB Sentral 2. It also confirmed that the terminus would have operate its own customs and immigration clearance facilities, separate from the existing facilities at
Sultan Iskandar Building
The Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI; ) is a border checkpoint, customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complex in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Located at the northern end of the Johor–Singapore Causeway, it is one of two land ports of entry to ...
. Its chairman Hasni Mohammad stated that Singapore had given no indication of the final alignment of the link from a total of three options. This drew a response from Singapore's
Ministry of Transport
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...
which replied that they were unable to finalise the alignment of the crossing as there was no confirmation of the location of Malaysia's terminus.
On 13 December 2016, the countries' prime ministers confirmed a high-bridge crossing for the RTS to cross the Strait of Johor. The link would be operated by a corporate entity and fares market-based and set by the operator.
The following year, in July 2017, it was stated that the line would begin operations on 31 December 2024 and that a jointly run-operating company would run and maintain the RTS operating systems, including its trains, tracks and signalling system. Each government would also appoint an infrastructure company to fund, build, own, maintain and upgrade the civil infrastructure and stations in their own countries. Daily shuttle train service from Woodlands Train Checkpoint to Johor Bahru would also cease operating after the RTS Link opens.
In August 2017, the Sultan of Johor
Ibrahim Ismail expressed serious reservations on the proposed design of the rail track, citing that the overall curve-shaped design and height would disrupt the city skyline along the Johor Straits. He also questioned the need for both countries to engage separate contractors to build portions of the link in their respective countries and the involvement of Prasarana Malaysia in the joint operating company with SMRT Corporation instead of the Johor state government. As such, he wanted the overall plan to be reviewed to ensure that it would be "logical, economical and sustainable".
A
memorandum of understanding between SMRT Corporation and Prasarana Malaysia was signed in September 2017 to form a joint venture company to operate the link. Details such as control of the operating company were yet to be worked out. On 16 January 2018, Singapore and Malaysia signed a bilateral agreement on the project finalizing certain aspects of the project, including its maintenance facilities, operator, and customs facilities.
Delay and suspension by Malaysia
Following the
2018 Malaysian general election
General elections were held in Malaysia on Wednesday, 9 May 2018. At stake were all 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of parliament. The 13th Parliament was dissolved by Prime Minister Najib Razak on 7 April 2018. It would have be ...
which resulted in a change of government, Malaysia's transport minister
Loke Siew Fook
Loke Siew Fook (; born 28 April 1977) also known as Anthony Loke is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Transport for the first term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December ...
mentioned in May 2018 that it sought to reduce the cost of the project amidst efforts to reduce the Malaysian national debt. However, in mid-July 2018, Singapore's transport minister
Khaw Boon Wan
Khaw Boon Wan ( zh, s=许文远, p=Xǔ Wényuǎn, poj=Khó͘ Bûn-oán; born 8 December 1952) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Transport between 2015 and 2020, Minister for National Development betw ...
said in Parliament that it had not received any official communication from the new Malaysian government despite Loke's comments. A joint operating company between Singapore's SMRT Corporation and Malaysia's Prasarana Malaysia that was supposed to be incorporated by 30 June 2018 failed to materialize as discussions were suspended.
In July 2018, Malaysia's Loke expressed hope for the project's continuation and that the Malaysian cabinet had given in-principle approval to the project but was still looking into the cost and other details. He also mentioned that the issue of compensation did not apply as the joint operating company was not set up yet. A working paper on the project was to be presented to the cabinet the joint operating company set up upon its approval. Despite the delay, he said that the project would still be completed on time by 2024.
On 14 January 2019, Singapore's Khaw confirmed that the project was not progressing well, with Malaysia missing deadlines that were set in the bilateral meeting in 2018. Deadlines were extended as soon as they were negotiable – the first until September 2018, then December 2018, then February 2019. On 8 April 2019, the two transport ministers stated that both sides were working towards a "supplemental agreement" to temporarily suspend the project for 6 months, allowing Malaysia to review "key parameters" of the project. The suspension would be approached in the same way as was done for the suspension of the
Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high speed rail
Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signific ...
.
On 21 May, the project was suspended for six months until 30 September, with Malaysia compensating Singapore more than $600,000 of abortive costs incurred. On 28 September, Malaysia further extended the suspension to 31 October, which Singapore acceded to without claiming compensation, but reserving its right to do so after the date.
On 11 October 2019, Malaysia announced in its budget that it would proceed with the project with Singapore, although with significant financial cuts. On 31 October, Malaysian prime minister
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad (; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who was respectively the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. He was the ...
announced a 36 percent cost cut from the original RM4.93 billion to RM3.16 billion. Some of the proposals included involving the developers/owners of the Bukit Chagar land to waive land costs and using a
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
system similar to the
Ampang LRT line instead of the
heavy rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas:
Rapid transit
A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleratio ...
Thomson–East Coast MRT line
The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MR ...
system to reduce costs.
In the aftermath of the
2020 Malaysian political crisis, a second change of government resulted in
Muhyiddin Yassin
Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Mohd Yassin (; ), is a Malaysian politician who served as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021. Appointed as prime minister amid a 2020–2022 Malay ...
becoming prime minister in March 2020. On 2 May, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, it was agreed to suspend the project further until 31 July 2020. Discussions with the new government continued ahead of a final deadline on 31 July.
Resumption
On 21 July 2020, Malaysia's transport minister
Wee Ka Siong
Wee Ka Siong ( zh, t=, s=魏家祥, p=Wèi Jiāxiáng, c=, poj=Gūi Ka-siông; born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam (federa ...
stated that construction was due to begin in January 2021 with targeted completion in 2026. The planned depot in Mandai would also be relocated to Johor Bahru, with construction cost borne by Malaysia.
On 30 July 2020, Singapore prime minister
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former military officer who served as the third Prime Minister of Singapore, prime minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024, thereafter serving as a Senior Minister of S ...
and Malaysia prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin attended the ceremony at the midway point of the Causeway that marked the resumption of the RTS project.
Construction
Construction on the project began on the Malaysian side on 22 November 2020,
with construction beginning on the Singapore side on 22 January 2021.
, the RTS is planned to begin operations by the end of 2026. In March 2023, it was announced that Singapore's side of the project was 45% completed. In May 2023, progress on Singapore's side had reached 50%, with Malaysia's side 36% complete. On 11 January 2024, it was reported that progress has reached over 65% on both sides.
On 11 June, it was reported that the project was 77.61% completed. In end-May 2024, the RTS system is said to be almost 80% complete.
Bukit Chagar station
Construction of the
Bukit Chagar station started on 22 November 2020 in an online groundbreaking ceremony owing to the current
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. In the ceremony, it was announced that the four-storey station will be co-located within a transit-oriented development with a transport hub and property developments around the station. The station will be owned and developed by
MRT Corp
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sendirian Berhad (abbreviated as MRT Corp or MRTC) is a Malaysian state-owned company and a corporate body established under the Ministry of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957. MRT Corp is fully owned by the Minist ...
. In January 2024, it was reported that 40% of the station works, including piling works, were completed, with 65% completion overall for Malaysia's side.
Upon completion, it will be Malaysia's first
LRT
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
station ever constructed outside the Klang Valley.
On 19 February 2021, the design of the station was unveiled after a design competition. The station will be co-located within a four-storey Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facility, with the exterior having an intertwined roof symbolising shared ties between the people of Malaysia and Singapore as well as the long history. In addition, the station will have natural lighting to save energy, as well as self cleaning windows to reduce costs. The design shall be built with light-weight composite materials.
Woodlands North station
On 26 November 2020, the construction contract of
Woodlands North RTS station in Singapore was awarded to
Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd valued at S$932.8 million (US$675.94 million) by the
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Transport (Singapore), Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation
The Land Transport Au ...
(LTA). The contract also includes the construction of the tunnels and the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) building. Its construction began on 22 January 2021 in a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Singapore's transport minister
Ong Ye Kung
Ong Ye Kung ( ; zh, s=王乙康, p=Wáng Yǐkāng, poj=Ông It-khong; born 15 November 1969) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Minister for Health since 2021. A member of the governing People's Acti ...
.
The second contract to construct tunnels and viaducts was awarded on 29 January 2021 by LTA to
China Communications Construction Company Limited (Singapore branch) at a value of S$180 million (US$135.24 million).
Marine viaduct
On 13 October 2018, it was reported that Singapore's
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Transport (Singapore), Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation
The Land Transport Au ...
has called for tender for the construction of a 1.1 km tunnel and overhead bridge to Johor in end-September 2018. Construction was initially scheduled to begin in the middle of 2019.
A contract to build the marine viaduct was awarded in January 2021,
with construction beginning soon after. In January 2024, prime ministers Lee Hsien Loong and
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
met in the Johor Strait to mark the completion of the concrete span connecting the Singapore and Malaysian ends of a rail viaduct spanning across the strait.
The twelve pile caps that would support Singapore's side of the viaduct were completed.
Infrastructure and operations
Route and services

The RTS will run in a general north–south direction connecting Bukit Chagar station on the Malaysian side and Woodlands North station on the Singaporean side. The line will begin at Bukit Chagar station in JB Sentral and run along Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, before turning east over the Causeway and run along Jalan Ismail Sultan. After the junction with Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, the line turns south towards Singapore and crosses the
Johor Strait
The Johor Strait (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Straits of Johor, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach, also spelled Johore Strait) is an international strait in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia.
Geography
T ...
on an elevated viaduct, before the line terminates next to Woodlands North MRT station on the Singapore side.
Passenger operation is expected to commence by end-2026,
and is projected to reduce traffic on the
Causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet T ...
by at least 35%, with an estimated 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction. Malaysia's MRT Corp aims to meet the goal of five minutes to clear immigration, five minutes of waiting and travel time between the two stations, and five minutes to exit the other station.
Operator
The line will be operated by RTS Operations, a joint venture between Malaysian public transport company
Prasarana Malaysia
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) A ...
and Singaporean rail operator
SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. A subsidiary of the Government of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, it was established on 6 August 1987 and listed on the Singapore Exchange ...
.
Fares
In July 2020, Malaysian transport minister
Wee Ka Siong
Wee Ka Siong ( zh, t=, s=魏家祥, p=Wèi Jiāxiáng, c=, poj=Gūi Ka-siông; born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam (federa ...
noted that the fare for the line would be affordable – with conversion rates ensuring that ticket prices are the same in
Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit (; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: ''Ringgit Malaysia''; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia, it is divided into 100 cents ( M ...
and
Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar (currency sign, sign: S$; ISO 4217, code: SGD) is the official currency of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cent (currency), cents (, , ). It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or ...
. In January 2024, Malaysian transport minister
Anthony Loke
Loke Siew Fook (; born 28 April 1977) also known as Anthony Loke is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Transport for the first term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since Decembe ...
affirmed that fares would be "competitive" – with the exact amount set by the operator of the line, RTS Operations closer to opening.
Rolling stock and signalling
Initially, it was announced in December 2016 that the line would adopt the
heavy rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas:
Rapid transit
A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleratio ...
Thomson–East Coast MRT line
The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MR ...
's system, which includes sharing the trains, signalling system, communication system and Integrated Supervisory Control System. This was to reap economies of scale.
However, in an effort to cut costs on the project, it was decided to adopt a
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
vehicle (LRV) similar to the
Shah Alam Line for this project.
The trains will run in a four-car formation with a passenger capacity of 1,069. Train speeds can reach up to .
The LRV trains would be maintained in a new depot at Wadi Hana.
The contract for the rolling stock was awarded to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co in 2021.
It was not specified when this contract was awarded.
Signalling for the line was awarded to
Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility GmbH is a division of Siemens. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens Mobility has four core business units: Mobility Management, dedicated to rail technology and intelligent traffic systems, Railway Electrification, ...
.
The line will be equipped for Automated Train Operation at GoA4.
Immigration facilities
Each terminus will have
co-located immigration facilities – commuters will clear both Singapore and Malaysia authorities at the departure point and not at the arrival point. This arrangement allows convenient passenger travel when crossing the border.
This is similar to other railway lines that cross borders – such as at the
Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station
Hong Kong West Kowloon station (abbreviated WEK) is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through ded ...
in Hong Kong, or
St Pancras International railway station in the United Kingdom.
Stations

Legend
List
See also
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Thomson–East Coast MRT line
The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MR ...
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Iskandar Malaysia BRT
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Øresundsmetro – a similar cross-border metro line proposed between
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
and
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
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Øresundståg
Øresundståg (, ) is a passenger train network operated by Transdev in the transnational Øresund Region of Denmark and Sweden.
The name is a hybrid of the Danish ''Øresundstog'' and the Swedish ''Öresundståg'', both meaning "Øresund train ...
References
External links
LTA official website(Singapore)
MRT Corp official website(Malaysia)
RTS Link PIC Virtual Tour
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Proposed rail infrastructure in Malaysia
Cross-border rapid transit
Transport in Johor Bahru
Transport in Singapore
2027 in rail transport