Bukit Chagar RTS station

Bukit Chagar RTS station is a planned elevated terminal station in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The station will be located north of Johor Bahru Sentral and forms the Malaysian terminus of the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System. It is scheduled to open in 2026. When opened, an estimate of 60,000 additional commuters will be able to cross the Causeway during peak hours.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Johor Bahru Sentral railway station or Johor Bahru railway station.
 RTS 
Bukit Chagar
Rapid Transit station
Other names武吉查卡
Bukit Chagar
LocationSouthern Integrated Gateway, Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, Johor
Malaysia
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia
Line(s)  Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
History
OpeningEnd-2026

History

The Bukit Chagar station was announced on 15 September 2015 during the Iskandar Malaysia Comprehensive Development Plan Open Day in a public poll. The other three options were Tanjung Puteri, JB Sentral 1 and JB Sentral 2.[3][4]

The Bukit Chagar RTS terminal station will have its own Customs and Immigration clearance facilities and will not be sharing with existing facilities at the Sultan Iskandar Building complex. The terminal station has been proposed to alleviate the immigration checkpoint movement at Sultan Iskandar Building complex.[5]

Construction of the Bukit Chagar RTS station started on 22 November 2020 in an online groundbreaking ceremony owing to the current COVID-19 pandemic. In the ceremony, the four-storey station will be co-located within a transit-oriented development with a transport hub and property developments around the station.[6]

References
  1. "JB-Singapore RTS Link project signing ceremony to be held on Jul 30". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Ng, Charmaine (16 January 2018). "7 things to know about the upcoming Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. Shah, Mohd Farhaan (15 September 2015). "Bukit Chagar picked as main RTS terminal". The Star Online. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. Allen, Chong (21 January 2018). "Why build a new station at Bukit Chagar instead of using existing JB Sentral?". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. Bak Heng, Sim (20 September 2015). "Bukit Chagar chosen as final transit terminal". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. Yusof, Amir (22 November 2020). "Malaysia begins construction for Singapore-Johor RTS Link with groundbreaking ceremony at Bukit Chagar station". CNA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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