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Woodlands North: the Singapore end of the RTS Link

How to get there, what crossing to Johor Bahru will look like, and what we're still waiting to hear about.

By [Your name] · Updated 9 November 2026

The short version

Woodlands North has been an MRT station for a while: it's the northern end of the Thomson–East Coast Line. What's new is the RTS Link station built next to it, finished on 4 September 2026. They share a site but have separate addresses: 20 Woodlands North Coast Road for the TEL and 1 Woodlands North Coast Road for the RTS.

The RTS station is bigger than a normal MRT station because it has an immigration hall sized for up to 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction.

Getting there

Line diagram: the RTS Link from Bukit Chagar across the Straits of Johor to Woodlands North, then the Thomson-East Coast Line south to Woodlands and Woodlands South Straits of Johor MALAYSIA SINGAPORE RTS Link · about 5 min Thomson–East Coast Line → city North–South Line Bukit Chagar Johor Bahru Woodlands North TE1 · RTS Woodlands TE2 · NS9 Woodlands South TE3
Line diagram, not a map. Woodlands North is the end of the Thomson–East Coast Line; the RTS Link starts beside it. From the North–South Line, change at Woodlands and go one stop north.
FromHow
Thomson–East Coast LineRide north to the end. Woodlands North is TE1, so you can't miss it.
North–South LineChange at Woodlands (NS9 / TE2) and go one stop north on the TEL.
Woodlands estateFeeder buses run along Woodlands North Coast Road and Admiralty Road West. Routes here have changed a lot, so check the current list on the day.
By carVia Admiralty Road West and Woodlands North Coast Road. RTS parking Not announced
By bicyclePark connectors run along the Woodlands waterfront. Bike parking at the RTS station Not announced

The crossing, step by step

  1. Arrive at Woodlands North, from the TEL or from street level.
  2. Clear immigration for both countries, once. Singapore and Malaysia checks both happen here, before you board.
  3. Ride for about five minutes, over a 4 km line and a viaduct about 25 m above the Straits of Johor.
  4. Walk out at Bukit Chagar, next to JB Sentral. There's no second immigration hall. What's around Bukit Chagar

Coming back works the same way in reverse: you clear both countries at Bukit Chagar and walk straight out at Woodlands North onto the TEL.

Five minutes is the ride, not the trip. Your door-to-door time also includes getting to the station and the immigration queue. The RTS removes the Causeway jam and the second checkpoint, but not the first one. The RTS vs Causeway calculator adds it all up.

Still unknown about this end

Questions about the station

Which MRT line goes to Woodlands North? Confirmed

The Thomson–East Coast Line. Woodlands North is TE1, the end of the line, so every northbound TEL train finishes there. From Woodlands MRT on the North–South Line, it's one stop north on the TEL.

Is the RTS station the same building as the MRT station? Confirmed

They're on the same site but are separate stations with separate addresses: 20 Woodlands North Coast Road for the TEL and 1 Woodlands North Coast Road for the RTS Link. The transfer between them is designed as a walk-through.

Can I drive and park there? Not announced

Parking for RTS passengers hasn't been announced. Don't plan on park-and-ride until the operator publishes details.

Will EZ-Link or SimplyGo work? Not announced

Not confirmed. Reports suggest the line will have its own ticketing plus contactless bank cards, but nothing official has been published.

Sources: LTA and RTS Operations project information; station completion reported 4 September 2026; joint LTA and Malaysia Ministry of Transport statement, 2 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? support@rtswoodlands.sg.

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