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RTS/Rapid Transit System Link

Proposed RTS Link fare of $5 to $7 ‘affordable’ for many Malaysians, but may still be steep for some

RTS Link will provide a direct, five-minute connection from Bukit Chagar in downtown Johor Bahru to Singapore’s Woodlands North MRT station.
RTS Link will provide a direct, five-minute connection from Bukit Chagar in downtown Johor Bahru to Singapore’s Woodlands North MRT station.

Cross-border RTS Link construction on track at 65% completion

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the project remains on schedule for completion by Dec 31, 2026, ahead of the January 2027 launch.
Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the project remains on schedule for completion by Dec 31, 2026, ahead of the January 2027 launch.

Enlivening S’pore’s north, helping shops digitalise among ideas being studied by RTS Link task force

The upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link will be ready by the end of 2026.
The upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link will be ready by the end of 2026.

KTM plans new passenger rail service in JB to manage higher footfall expected from RTS

whcommuter - Currently exclusive for freight service, Pasir Gudang KTM station (pix) is slated to run passenger service to Kempas Baru KTM station connecting to JB Sentral. ST Photo Lu Wei Hoong
whcommuter - Currently exclusive for freight service, Pasir Gudang KTM station (pix) is slated to run passenger service to Kempas Baru KTM station connecting to JB Sentral. ST Photo Lu Wei Hoong

Right on track: Meet the new JB-Singapore RTS Link train

#ST20250403_202551000765/Desmond Foo/ Captions to come. Arrival of Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link trains at Jurong Port in Singapore. pixrts00 ST20250403_202551000765
#ST20250403_202551000765/Desmond Foo/ Captions to come. Arrival of Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link trains at Jurong Port in Singapore. pixrts00 ST20250403_202551000765

Final market study being done to determine JB-S’pore RTS Link fares

Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow (right) and his Malaysian counterpart Anthony Loke (left) giving a joint doorstop during a commemorative event held by Ministry of Transport to mark the delivery of the first train set, which will be used on the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, at Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) on June 30, 2025. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM yfrts30
Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow (right) and his Malaysian counterpart Anthony Loke (left) giving a joint doorstop during a commemorative event held by Ministry of Transport to mark the delivery of the first train set, which will be used on the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, at Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) on June 30, 2025. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM yfrts30

JB-Woodlands train to end service in 2027, after RTS Link begins operations: Malaysian official

Commuters on the first train from Woodlands to Johor Bahru on June 19, 2022. The Keretapi Tanah Melayu train service, also known as the Tebrau Shuttle, had been suspended due to the pandemic. It now runs 31 trips daily – with 18 from JB Sentral to Woodlands and 13 from Woodlands to JB Sentral.
Commuters on the first train from Woodlands to Johor Bahru on June 19, 2022. The Keretapi Tanah Melayu train service, also known as the Tebrau Shuttle, had been suspended due to the pandemic. It now runs 31 trips daily – with 18 from JB Sentral to Woodlands and 13 from Woodlands to JB Sentral.

$788m mixed-use development to be built near Johor RTS station linking to Woodlands

Artist impression of the mall, hotel, residential development near the RTS Link Bukit Chagar station.
Artist impression of the mall, hotel, residential development near the RTS Link Bukit Chagar station.

RTS Link operator opens corporate office in JB

yfrts05 - (Seated in the first row, from left) RTS Operations vice-chairman and SMRT board member Yap Kim Wah, SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming, Prasarana chairman Jamaludin Ibrahim and RTS Operations chairman Khairil Anwar Ahmad posing for a photo at the opening of RTS Operations' new corporate office in Johor Bahru on Feb 5, 2025. SMRT group chief executive Ngien Hoon Ping and Prasarana group chief executive Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah (centre) were also in attendance.

Credit: Facebook / RTSO
yfrts05 - (Seated in the first row, from left) RTS Operations vice-chairman and SMRT board member Yap Kim Wah, SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming, Prasarana chairman Jamaludin Ibrahim and RTS Operations chairman Khairil Anwar Ahmad posing for a photo at the opening of RTS Operations' new corporate office in Johor Bahru on Feb 5, 2025. SMRT group chief executive Ngien Hoon Ping and Prasarana group chief executive Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah (centre) were also in attendance.

Credit: Facebook / RTSO

Lessons from Hong Kong’s fight against Shenzhen’s dining pull 

View of Shenzhen from the Lo Wu border crossing
View of Shenzhen from the Lo Wu border crossing

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