Ministry of Transport Rapid Transit System between SG and JB will be ready by 2026
Many people are cheering that the RTS is going ahead and will be ready by 2026.

They should not be cheering. They should be cursing.

Why?

It will take any five years, maybe longer, before the travel time can be reduced.

But the insane ministers on both sides of the causeway has the means to reduce the travel time, significantly, now, in 2020. Actually, they could have reduced it several years ago. 

How?

They could have introduced combined clearance at one end, rather than both ends. A visitor needs to be checked at the point of departure. 

They can be checked with a shared computer system that links to both immigration authorities. Or, the two authorities can place their checkpoints in the same building at the point of departure. 

There is no need to have two separate queues. There is no need to disemark and embark on the bus two times for each journey. 

They can increase the frequency of the KTM train service. If they get an efficiency expert, they will find that the frequency and capacity can be increased by five times. This is my estimate. 

They can set a reasonable fare for the journey. RM 5 is okay. SGD 5 is too much.

We need sane ministers on both sides of the causeway. I think the insanity is higher on the SG side. I don't know why. I suspect that the level of insanity increases with the pay.

Tan Kin Lian

 

 

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