KUALA LUMPUR - Fares on the much-anticipated cross-border Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) link will be affordable as prices will be set with the low-income group and daily commuters in mind to make the project viable, said Malaysia's Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on Thursday (July 30).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Fares on the much-anticipated cross-border Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System link will be affordable as prices will be set with the low-income group and daily commuters in mind to make the project viable, said Malaysia's Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong on Thursday .
Speaking to reporters in Johor Baru after a ceremony at the Causeway to mark the official resumption of the project, Dr Wee said:"Whatever we decide here, say X amount in Malaysia, Singapore will charge the same in Singapore currency. It will not be costly as we need to consider the low-income group and daily commuters to make this project viable."
Both countries had acknowledged that there was a need to alleviate traffic congestion at the Causeway, which facilitates about 300,000 crossings daily. Dr Wee added that the journey would only take five minutes each, and during peak hours, trains will be deployed at an interval of 3.6 minutes. This would allow up to 300,000 passengers to be transported per day as the RTS Link has a capacity of 10,000 commuters.
Dr Wee said:"This is a dedicated railway system from Bukit Chagar so for the distance of 4km, it is using the LRT system . We need a maintenance depot, we need to have a place we can do servicing and maintenance, that's why we choose Malaysia.
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