Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System

Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Overview
Status	Architectural and engineering consultancy studies
Owner	Land Transport Authority Land Public Transport Commission
Locale	Johor Bahru, Malaysia Woodlands, Singapore
Termini	Bukit Chagar Woodlands North
Stations	2
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Singapore MRT
Services	1
Operator(s)	TBA
Rolling stock	Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang CT251 4-car trainsets capacity for up to 1,280 passengers per trainset
History
Opened	TBA
Technical
Line length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) is a planned rapid transit system that would connect Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, crossing the Straits of Johor. The line is also referred to as the "Singapore-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System", "Malaysia-Singapore Rapid Transit System", etc. If built, it would be the second rail link between the two countries, after KTM Intercity's North-South line, and the first designed for high-volume local transit. The first part of a preliminary engineering study was completed in March 2014, with completion targeted for 2019.

Currently envisioned as a two-station line, the Singapore end would be located near Republic Polytechnic, with interchange to Woodlands North MRT Station on the upcoming Thomson-East Coast MRT Line, and the Malaysian end would be at Bukit Chagar, with interchange to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Intercity services at JB Sentral and the planned JB Metro. Both stations are planned to have colocated Singaporean and Malaysian customs, immigration and quarantine facilities. Bridge and tunnel options were considered for the link across the Johor Straits.

A high bridge near the Johor–Singapore Causeway was decided upon during the leaders' retreat held between the prime ministers, Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and Najib Razak of Malaysia, in December 2016. The announcement was made on 13 December in a joint news conference after the signing of a bilateral agreement on the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail project. They agreed that the RTS Link will connect the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line (TEL) from Woodlands North to Johor Baru via the high bridge and the link will use the same rail systems and trains as TEL. The bilateral agreement for the RTS is expected to be inked by the end of 2017.