PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong today witnessed the historic moment of the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) project being symbolically connected between Malaysia and Singapore.

It involves the completion of the span which is the meeting point of the project’s marine viaduct between Johor Baru and Singapore.

During the ceremony, Anwar and Lee signed a plaque which symbolically shows the commitment of both countries to the construction of the project that had reached a progress level of 65% as of December 31, 2023, as scheduled.

Also present at the ceremony were Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Singapore acting transport minister Chee Hong Tat, as well as Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

The RTS Link project is a commuter train network about 4km long with two stations – one at Bukit Chagar, Johor Baru and the other Woodlands North, Singapore.

With a capacity of up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction and a journey time of about five minutes between the two stations, the RTS line, scheduled for completion in December 2026, will provide an easy and comfortable journey between Singapore and Johor Baru.

The RTS Link project and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone initiative currently under discussion are expected to open a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two countries. – Bernama, January 11, 2024.