The long-awaited Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link between Johor Bahru and Singapore is taking shape.
A significant construction milestone was reached at the end of December 2023, with the completion of a 17.1m-long concrete span connecting the Singapore and Malaysian ends of a rail viaduct. ST breaks down the RTS Link by the numbers.
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A significant construction milestone was reached at the end of December 2023, with the completion of a 17.1m-long concrete span connecting the Singapore and Malaysian ends of a rail viaduct. ST breaks down the RTS Link by the numbers.
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00:00 The Rapid Transit System Link, connecting Johor Bahru and Singapore, is scheduled to be ready in end 2026.
00:08 It's expected to ease congestion at the nearby causeway, absorbing at least 35% of even pre-pandemic-level traffic at the crossing.
00:16 It's a 4-kilometre journey on the RTS Link across the Strait of Johor.
00:21 Travelling at about 80 km/h, the train will complete that journey in about 5 minutes.
00:26 The 4-carriage train can carry up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction,
00:32 and train frequency is expected to be 3.6 minutes during peak hours.
00:38 The route will travel between the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine facilities
00:43 next to the underground Woodlands North MRT station in Singapore
00:47 and the above-ground terminus at Bukit Cagar, near the Johor Bahru checkpoint.
00:51 In Singapore, passengers will be able to transfer from the RTS Link to the Thompson East Coast Line through an underground link.
00:59 The total gross floor area for Singapore's CIQ building and MRT station will be about 180,000 square metres,
01:07 about 10 times the size of a typical MRT station, and 0.7% will be for commercial use.
01:14 The CIQ building will have three storeys and two basement levels.
01:19 The RTS Link is estimated to cost SGD 2.9 billion or RM10 billion.