lovesport爱博体育’s specialist metro team in 马来西亚 is working with local and overseas partners to provide architectural and engineering consultancy services for a new rail link to 新加坡 that will ease congestion and air pollution at one of the world’s busiest border crossings.
The Johor Bahru–新加坡 Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) is a rail link that will connect 马来西亚 to 新加坡 via a crossing of the Strait of Johor. It is only the second rail link between the two countries and is expected to eventually replace the existing diesel-hauled KTM Intercity Shuttle Tebrau.
The RTS Link will have the capacity to serve up to 10,000 commuters per hour in each direction during peak periods, and is expected to ease traffic congestion and related air pollution on the Johor-新加坡 Causeway. The rail link will also enhance further the connectivity between the two countries, fostering stronger ties and generating shared economic and social benefits.
Cross-border partnerships
The project is a collaboration between lovesport爱博体育’s specialist metro team in 马来西亚 and our 新加坡 office, highlighting the benefits of close knowledge sharing between the two teams on a complex cross-border project. Our team has also played a key role as an interface between the two main stakeholders — the respective governments of 马来西亚 and 新加坡.
lovesport爱博体育 began work on Phase 1 (工程 Study) of the project in 2012 and commenced Phase 2 (Detailed 工程 设计 and Construction Stage Support) in 2016. A further project optimization was carried out in early 2020 under Phase 3 with the subsequent works being carried out through Phase 4. 2023年底, about two thirds of the civil infrastructure works have been completed, with the completion of a 17.1m-long concrete span connecting the 新加坡 and 马来西亚n ends of a rail viaduct.
The completed RTS Link will be a railway shuttle link with double tracks of approximately 4 kilometers in length serving two stations — Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru in 马来西亚 and Woodlands North in 新加坡 — with a travel time of roughly five minutes. Construction began on the 马来西亚 section in late 2020 and the project is set to be completed by the end of 2026.