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A high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was proposed in the late 1990s but due to high costs, the proposal was shelved. [7] In 2006, YTL Corporation, operator of the Express Rail Link in Kuala Lumpur, revived the proposal, with a projected speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).
Woodlands Train Checkpoint (abbreviated as WTCP, also known as Woodlands CIQ) is a railway station and border checkpoint in Woodlands, Singapore.Located close to the Malaysia–Singapore border, the station is owned by Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and is operated by the Malaysian railway operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) in agreement with the Singaporean authorities.
Malaysia and Singapore first agreed to build the 350-kilometer line in 2013, and signed a bilateral agreement in 2016. Train services were meant to commence by 2026.
On 1 July 2011, Woodlands Train Checkpoint replaced Tanjong Pagar railway station as Singapore's inter-city railway station. Northbound rail passengers pass through co-located border clearance for both countries at Woodlands Train Checkpoint before boarding the train to Malaysia.
Shuttle Tebrau is a cross-border train service between Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Woodlands, Singapore. There are 31 daily trains running between JB Sentral and Woodlands Train Checkpoint, consisting of 18 Singapore-bound trains and 13 Johor Bahru-bound trains.
The Johor–Singapore Causeway is a 1.056-kilometre (0.66 mi) causeway consisting of a combined railway and motorway crossing that links Malaysia's second largest city of Johor Bahru across the Straits of Johor to the district and town of Woodlands in Singapore.
In Singapore, the main lines on the Mass Rapid Transit system using the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. The KTM trains running from Malaysia to Woodlands Train Checkpoint and formerly to Tanjong Pagar railway station uses the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge.
The Eastern & Oriental Express is a luxury cruise train that carries passengers between Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The train is operated by Belmond Limited. As of 2024, only two seasonal routes are operated between Singapore and Malaysia. Fares on the Singapore to Malaysia train in 2024 (four days, three nights) start at US$3,140.