03 — THE CROSSING

Four kilometres over the strait

From the Thomson–East Coast Line to JB Sentral, the RTS Link spans 4km — 1.7km in Singapore, 2.3km in Malaysia — on a 25-metre-high marine bridge that finally retires the Causeway crawl.

Woodlands North🇸🇬 UNDERGROUND · TEL
Bukit Chagar🇲🇾 ELEVATED · JB SENTRAL
Depart

Woodlands North

Step off the Thomson–East Coast Line, clear both Singapore and Malaysia immigration in one underground complex, and board.

0 min
Cross

Straits of Johor

The viaduct lifts you 25m above the water on the marine bridge beside the old Causeway — weatherproof and jam-free.

~3 min
Arrive

Bukit Chagar

Walk straight out beside JB Sentral in the city centre — already cleared. Onward by bus, taxi or KTM.

5 min
RTS Link viaducts under construction across the Johor Strait
The route

End to end

Map of the RTS Link route between Woodlands North in Singapore and Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru
Total length4 km (1.7 SG · 2.3 MY)
Bridge height25 m above the strait
Journey time~5 minutes
Top speed80 km/h
Trains at launch8 × driverless 4-car (CRRC)
Capacity10,000 / hr / direction
See the station floor plans →