Johor-Singapore Rapid Transit System 41% done, on track for 2026, says Malaysia. Project to transport 10,000 people per hour and attract over 120,000 daily commuters travelling between causeway.
The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link is scheduled to be fully completed by 2026, with 41 per cent of Malaysia's part of the project already completed by June 2023.
This was according to state Works, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh, who made the statement at a press conference on Sunday . According to Bernama, Mohamad Fazli said the 4km rail network was divided into three components, the depot, station and marine viaduct, and all showed "good progress" and were "on schedule" for itsHe was making the comments after an inspection of the traffic situation at the Eastern Dispersal Link by the committee.
Connecting the Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru to the Woodlands North station in Singapore, the RTS is estimated to have a capacity to move around 10,000 people per hour either way., by attracting over 120,000 daily commuters. This would account for 35 per cent of the reported 350,000 daily commuters travelling between Johor Bahru and Singapore, Bernama reported.Plans for an RTS Link between Singapore and Johor Bahru were first announced in May 2010, after a meeting between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
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