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RTS Link brings significant economic, social benefits; to ease load on Causeway: Ong Ye Kung

4-km-long service will be next to Woodlands North station on the Thomson-East Coast Line, integrated with local transport networks

Sharon See
Published Sat, Jan 23, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

THE Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Singapore and Johor Baru may be a short service with only two stations, but its economic and social benefits are significant, Singapore's Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday.

Speaking at the ground-breaking event for the RTS Link Woodlands North station, Mr Ong said the 4-km long RTS Link will offer an attractive alternative to the Causeway, which nearly 300,000 commuters crossed daily before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

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