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JB-Singapore RTS Link: From hours to just 20-minute ‘seamless’ trip

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Tan Ai Leng

Published Tue, Jan 16, 2024 · 05:00 AM
    • MRT Corp CEO Mohd Zarif Hashim said the seamless urban mobility of passengers on the RTS Link will help create an economic corridor that combines the advantages of Johor and Singapore.
    • As at December 2023, the construction of RTS Link had reached 65 per cent. The light-rail shuttle service is expected to start running by end-2026.
    • MRT Corp CEO Mohd Zarif Hashim said the seamless urban mobility of passengers on the RTS Link will help create an economic corridor that combines the advantages of Johor and Singapore. PHOTO: MRT CORP
    • As at December 2023, the construction of RTS Link had reached 65 per cent. The light-rail shuttle service is expected to start running by end-2026. PHOTO: MRT CORP

    [KUALA LUMPUR] When the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is up and running by end-2026, the plan is for passengers to take just 20 minutes or less to get from one end to the other – and that includes the time to clear customs and immigration.

    This is a target Mohd Zarif Hashim, the chief executive officer of Malaysia’s Mass Rapid Transit Corp (MRT Corp), set since he started overseeing the development of the RTS Link in September 2020.

    The actual travel time for the 4 km journey on the light-rail shuttle service is about five minutes. If all goes well, going through the joint customs and immigration – only at the point of departure – will take 10 to 15 minutes, he said.

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