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Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — Singapore has completed its Woodlands North station for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, four months before the cross-border railway is...

Malay MailMalay Mail2026-09-06 11:08查看原文 ↗

Singapore has completed the Woodlands North station for the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, set to open in January 2027.

The station, integrated with the Thomson-East Coast Line, will facilitate streamlined immigration clearance for passengers traveling between Singapore and Johor Bahru.

Despite engineering challenges involving hard rock excavation, construction was completed successfully.

The RTS Link will offer a swift 4km journey and aims to significantly enhance public transport capacity while alleviating traffic congestion between the two cities.

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — Singapore has completed its Woodlands North station for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, four months before the cross-border railway is due to open in January 2027.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed the completed station in a Facebook post on September 4, as preparations continue for the long-awaited link between northern Singapore and Johor Bahru.

Once operational, the 4km shuttle between Woodlands North and Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru is expected to take about five minutes.

Passengers travelling on the RTS Link will be able to clear both Singapore and Malaysian immigration before boarding, meaning they will not need to undergo immigration clearance again after crossing the border.

Singapore’s immigration facilities are located on basement one of Woodlands North station, while Malaysia’s customs, immigration and quarantine facilities are on basement two.

The station is connected directly to the existing Thomson-East Coast Line, with passengers able to transfer between the two services through a concourse on basement one.

According to LTA’s Facebook post, construction of the station presented significant engineering challenges because of the large amount of hard rock beneath the site.

More than 600 controlled rock-blasting operations were carried out in smaller quantities, timed around train movements on the operational Thomson-East Coast Line. High-capacity drilling machines were also used during the works.

LTA said the station’s design draws on Woodlands’ natural surroundings, with colours and architectural elements inspired by trees.

The cross-border viaduct also includes a design feature at the international boundary depicting clasped hands, intended to symbolise the close relationship between Singapore and Malaysia.

The RTS trains will have a maximum speed of 80km/h and the system is designed to carry up to 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction.

The project is expected to significantly increase public transport capacity between Singapore and Johor Bahru and ease pressure on the heavily used road crossings between the two cities.

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新加坡已完成即将开通的柔佛新山-新加坡快速交通系统（RTS）的兀兰北站建设，该线路预计将于2027年1月开通。

该车站与汤申-东海岸线相连，将为往返新加坡和新山的乘客提供更便捷的入境通关服务。

尽管在开挖坚硬岩石等工程方面面临诸多挑战，但施工最终顺利完成。

RTS 连接线将提供 4 公里的快捷旅程，旨在显著提升公共交通运力，同时缓解两市之间的交通拥堵。

新加坡，9 月 6 日——新加坡已完成柔佛新山-新加坡快速交通系统连接线兀兰北站的建设，比跨境铁路计划于 2027 年 1 月开通的时间提前了四个月。

新加坡陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 于 9 月 4 日在 Facebook 上发布消息，公布了已竣工的车站，同时，连接新加坡北部和新山的期待已久的交通线路的筹备工作也在继续进行。