JB-Singapore rail link on schedule, with 41pct completed as of June

The Johor Bahru-Singapore rapid transit system link project is currently on schedule, with 41 percent completed as of June this year, state Johor Works, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairperson Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said yesterday.

He added that the 4-km rail network connecting Bukit Chagar station, Johor Bahru to Woodlands, Singapore, is expected to be fully completed by 2026.

"The construction project is divided into three packages - depot, station and marine viaduct - and overall, it is still on schedule,” he said at a press conference after inspecting the traffic situation at the Eastern Dispersal Link in Johor Bahru yesterday.

With an estimated passenger capacity of 10,000 people per hour, the project is expected to ease traffic congestion on the Johor Causeway by attracting 35 percent of the 350,000 daily commuters travelling between Johor Bahru and Singapore.

- Bernama