The Ministry of Transport plans to launch a Komuter service to support the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link), which is scheduled to become operational in 2027, Bernama reported.
This is because the RTS Link station in Bukit Chagar will also house the Gemas-Johor Bahru Electrified Double Tracking Train Project, which is located below the RTS station, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
“The Komuter service is already available in Kuala Lumpur and [the] North; there are none yet in the south. We have the ETS between Gemas and JB and are discussing how we can integrate the ETS track with the RTS. So people staying in Senai, Kluang and Kulai can take the Komuter service to Bukit Chagar and then take the RTS to Singapore,” Loke said.
Construction progress for the RTS-Link rail infrastructure was at 70.45%, while the complex Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (CIQ) infrastructure in Bukit Chagar is at 7.02% completion.
“When the ETS route between Gemas and JB is finished, we don’t want it to be used for just one service. It would be great if it could also be used for the Komuter service. This matter is being investigated [and] We will look at it in detail before introducing it in Johor Bahru,” the transport minister added.
The Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link station in the Bukit Chagar area will become a hub for the state’s main public transport system, Loke said. “Our vision is that the RTS Link, when completed, will be a catalyst and hub for various public transport systems in the future. “It is our policy to encourage the use of public transport in the future,” he added.
A new multi-story park-and-ride facility with 1,000 parking spaces will also be built for RTS-Link passengers. Additionally, 700 parking spaces will be provided at Coronation Square specifically for RTS-Link passengers, located 400 meters from Bukit Chagar. “This means there will be 1,700 parking spaces for RTS-Link passengers,” said the Transport Minister.
In January this year, a symbolic link for the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS link was established between Malaysia and Singapore, attended by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. The RTS link was 65% complete at the end of last year and is expected to be completed in December 2026.
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