The RTS Link service was originally slated to start at the end of 2026.
\n\nTop photo from LTA Singapore/Facebook and RTS Link JB-SG/Facebook
\n\nThe Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link service between Singapore and Johor Bahru (JB), Malaysia, will delay its opening for passenger service till the end of February 2027.
\n\nAccording to a statement by the RTS Operations (RTSO), the operator of the cross-border rail service, this is due to the "expected duration of works and the estimated duration required for safety certification from a third party and approval by both grantors."
\n\n"Our goal is to provide a safe and reliable service on the RTS link."
\n\nSingapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Malaysia's Ministry of Transport published a separate joint media statement which said that the revised timeline is "subject to RTSO obtaining independent safety certification for the RTS Link and securing final regulatory approvals".
\n\nThe delay announcement comes nearly a month after LTA published photos of the completed Woodlands North Station on its Facebook page.
\n\nThe joint statement noted that infrastructure works in both Singapore and Malaysia are "substantially complete and remain on track to support passenger service upon the satisfactory completion of the remaining testing and commissioning activities".
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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