ASIA: The first dynamic test run on the Rapid Transit System Link being built to connect Malaysia and Singapore was successfully completed by future operator RTSO on December 26.
The test train left Wadi Hana Depot at the Malaysian end of the route, and ran through Bukit Chagar station onto the cross-strait viaduct as far as the international border with Singapore. It then returned to the depot.
Participants in the test run included engineers from the RTSO joint venture of Prasarana RTS Operations and SMRT RTS, Jacobs, rolling stock supplier CRRC, power supply contractor Pestech and track contractor CHEC, with support from the project’s infrastructure partners MRTS in Malaysia and LTA in Singapore.
The dynamic test followed safety and technical checks which looked at clearances, onboard system verification and traction power readiness. RTSO said the inaugural run marked the first of many dynamic trials to be undertaken under the testing and commissioning programme. Initial runs will be conducted at low speeds, with gradual increases.
Opening of the 4 km cross-border automated metro line across the Straits of Johor is planned for December 2026. The journey time will be around 5 min, with border formalities completed at the departure station in each direction.
