Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has expressed concern over possible traffic congestion once the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link becomes operational, reported Straits Times News.
No comprehensive solution has been presented to address the expected increase in traffic, especially around the Bukit Chagar area, Tunku Ismail said in a statement.
“I am very concerned about the traffic congestion that is expected to arise once the RTS Link comes into operation. To date, no comprehensive solution has been presented to accommodate the expected increase in traffic, including the implementation of an increased autonomous rail transit system (ART) or other alternative transport options around the Bukit Chagar area,” he said.
“The federal government has stated that there are insufficient resources to cover maintenance costs if a fully elevated system were to be implemented. Yet Penang has managed to secure the LRT project, which is significantly more expensive than the ART system,” Tunku Ismail continued.
The first trainset for the RTS Link was delivered to Singapore earlier this year, and testing at the Singapore Rail Test Center (SRTC) is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. This will be followed by service simulation trials between Woodlands North in Singapore and Bukit Chagar in Johor, until the third quarter of 2026.
Each train is built by Zuzhou Locomotive of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) and has an optimal capacity of 607 passengers, with a maximum capacity of 1,087 passengers. Each train car is equipped with 32 seats, including four folding seats for wheelchairs, strollers or luggage.
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