- RTS Link’s Bukit Chagar station will connect directly to KTM trains, buses, and taxis, as announced by Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
- Connections from the Bukit Chagar RTS station will include a new pedestrian link to the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) station near JB Sentral.
- Once completed, passengers travelling on KTM Komuter will be able to alight at the KTM Komuter station and connect directly to the RTS Bukit Chagar station.
Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced that the Bukit Chagar RTS station will connect directly to the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) station, enhancing public transport integration in Johor Bahru.3
The new pedestrian link will allow passengers to easily transfer between the KTM Komuter and the RTS system. Loke stated, “Once this is completed, passengers travelling on KTM Komuter will be able to alight at the KTM Komuter station and connect directly to the RTS Bukit Chagar station.”4
The project is set to cost the Malaysian government RM60 million (US$14.8 million) and is expected to take about 12 months to construct. Loke emphasized the importance of this integration, saying, “What we want the public to know is that the RTS system at Bukit Chagar will be integrated with multiple modes of public transport in Johor Bahru.”
However, a proposed public train-bus hybrid system to accommodate the anticipated increase in commuters will not be ready by January 2027, as the government is still finalizing the details.
“The new KTM link will cost the Malaysian government RM60 million (US$14.8 million) and is expected to take about 12 months to construct. Transport Minister Anthony Loke emphasized that the RTS system will integrate multiple modes of public transport in Johor Bahru to accommodate the anticipated increase in commuters.”
