LTA Publishes Virtual Tour of the RTS Link Project, Showcases Woodlands North Station

Preview of the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

The Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) has published an animated virtual tour on Monday (Apr 18), showcasing the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.

Johor’s Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi also visited the Woodlands North terminus site of the RTS Link during his three-day official visit to Singapore that started on Sunday.

He was hosted by Minister for Transport S Iswaran, where they visited the work area for the construction of the RTS Link viaduct and were updated on the progress of works.

Preview of the Johor Bahru – Singapore RTS Link Project

The 4-minute animated virtual tour showcases various sections within the Woodlands North station of the RTS Link project, such as the retail frontage on the ground floor, the seamless Customs, Immigration, Quarantine (CIQ) facilities and the arrival/departure platforms.

Approximately ten times larger than a typical MRT station, the Woodlands North RTS station is constructed underground at a maximum depth of 28 metres. The station and CIQ building comprises three storeys, with two basement levels and an underground linkway.

Indicated to only be “for illustration purposes”, here are some screengrabs from the animated virtual tour uploaded onto LTA’s YouTube channel.

Level 1: Entrance A, Pick-up/Drop-off Points and Taxi Bays. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

Level B1: Singapore Customs, Immigration, Quarantine (CIQ) facilities. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

Level B2: Departure Platform towards Bukit Chagar station. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

Level B2: Arrival Platform at Woodlands North, with Art-in-Transit Display. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

Level B1: Linkway to Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) station and Exit B. (Screengrab: LTA/YouTube)

Check out the Full Video for the Animated Virtual Tour

WATCH: Preview of the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (#RTS) Link »

RTS Link To Be Completed by End-2026

The Johor Bahru – Singapore RTS Link is a 4-kilometre rail shuttle service that has an estimated capacity to transport up to 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction.

Operated by RTS Operations Pte Ltd — a joint venture by Singapore’s SMRT Corporation Ltd and Malaysia’s Prasarana Malaysia Bhd — commuters can look forward to seamless connectivity between Woodlands North, Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

The 32-station Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) that links to the city centre will also be accessible via an underground concourse between the MRT station and RTS station.

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Related Links
Thomson-East Coast Line – SGTrains
Network – SGTrains

External Links
Visit by Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, Menteri Besar of Johor, to the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System Link Woodlands North Terminus – Joint Factsheet by MOT & LTA [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
“Earlier today, Minister S Iswaran hosted Johor Menteri Besar, YAB Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi for a visit to the RTS Link Woodlands North terminus site. Check out the post below for more details! ??” – LTA/Facebook [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
“Pleased to host YAB Datuk Onn Hafiz, Menteri Besar of Johor, on his first official trip to Singapore since he took office this March, enabled by the reopening of borders between Singapore and Malaysia.” – S Iswaran/Facebook [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
“Hari ini, saya turut berkesempatan melawat tapak projek Rapid Transit System (RTS) Singapura-Johor Bahru Link Woodlands North Terminus bersama-sama Menteri Pengangkutan Singapura, H.E S Iswaran.” – Onn Hafiz/Facebook [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
Johor Chief Minister makes stop at Woodlands North RTS worksite on official visit to Singapore – ST [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
Preview of the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (#RTS) Link – LTA/YouTube [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]
Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System Link – LTA [Accessed 19 Apr 2022]

Screengrabs from LTA/YouTube. 
This article first appeared on SGTrains.