JOHOR BARU: The ticket price and exact date of operation for the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link will be jointly announced by the transport ministers of Malaysia and Singapore.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said fare discussions are still ongoing for the link, which connects Johor Baru and Singapore by rail.
“As this is a bilateral project between Malaysia and Singapore, the official announcement in terms of the actual date of operation will be announced together with my counterpart soon.
“We cannot make any unilateral announcements,” he said during his visit to the RTS Link site and Bukit Chagar integrated immigration, customs and quarantine (ICQ) complex on Tuesday (Aug 18).
During Loke’s site visit in April, he said the rail operator, RTS Operations Pte Ltd is expected to present the proposed rates in the third quarter of the year.
The RTS Link is a railway shuttle link about 4km in length with two stations, one in Bukit Chagar, Johor Baru, and one in Woodlands, Singapore.
The link is designed to accommodate up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction, with an anticipated daily ridership of about 40,000 passengers once it opens Jan 1, 2027.
