JB-Singapore RTS Link to commence train trials in December, overall progress at 65%
The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link will commence its first phase of trials — without the involvement of passengers — in December, said Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke.The update was given by Loke on Monday (Nov 3), after a site visit at the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Bukit Chagar. Loke said that track installation has been completed and the first RTS trains are set to arrive at the Wadi Hana Depot in mid-November.“In the next two weeks, the first train will be sent and taken to the depot. If we go according to the schedule, many will get to see the train in motion in December, during the first phase of trials,” Loke told the media. «However, the trains wouldn't be open to the public yet because there are some important processes that need to be followed, including system integration and safety tests, before full operation can begin,» he added.Bernama reported RTS Operations (RTSO) chief executive officer Dr Ahmad Marzuki Arrifin as saying that all systems and operational works for the RTS Link Project have achieved 65 per cent progress and are on schedule.