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SG-JB KTM 2-cease operations 6 mths after ‘6 minutes’ RTS link starts running in 2027.

SINGAPORE: The KTM Shuttle Tebrau train service between Singapore and Johor Bahru will cease operations six months after the “six-minute” new Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link starts running in 2027. Mothership reported, citing Harian Metro.

Johor’s Works, Transportation, Infrastructure, & Communications Committee chairman, Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh, said Shuttle Tebrau trains will be used to increase frequency of travel from JB Sentral to Kempas Station. Shuttle Tebrau, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), has been running since July 2015 & runs 31 trips daily both directions between JB Sentral<>Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. Each trip takes about five minutes. This 1.1-km KTM svc can carry up to 8,635 passengers a day, w/tickets priced at RM5 (S$1.50) from JB to SG and S$5 from SG to JB. The RTS Link, which was said to be around 50% complete in February, slated to be completed on Jan 1, 2027, will operate daily from 6 a.m. to midnight. It is designed to carry up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction, with a peak-hour frequency of 3.6 minutes per train...