Raffles Country Club to make way for HSR facilities

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): The Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Land Authority jointly announced on Tuesday evening that the Singapore government has gazetted the site of the Raffles Country Club for acquisition, in order to house the facilities for the Kuala-Lumpur Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), the western depot of the Cross Island Line, and other transport related needs.

According to the release, the site is located just after a planned bridge over the Straits of Johor and will run the “at-grade HSR tracks immediately after the bridge crossing, and to place the tunnel portal leading to the underground tunnels that would take the HSR to the Jurong East terminus”.

“The site will also be used for required HSR crossover tracks and a HSR siding facility to temporarily house a train near the border for safety or operational reasons, if necessary,” said the joint statement.

Furthermore, the site will also house the western depot of the Cross Island Line which provides “stabling and maintenance facilities, as well as other transport related needs”.

The KL-Singapore HSR is targeted to commence operations by end-December 2026. — theedgemarkets.com.sg