The border crossing between Singapore and Malaysia is one of the world’s busiest. Around 350,000 travelers and 100,000 vehicles try to cross the border each day, leading to queues and traffic jams that can last for hours between Singapore and Malaysia’s Johor state.
For years, the two countries have considered an ambitious project that would significantly cut that travel time: a 350-kilometer high-speed rail line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital. The train could make the journey in just 90 minutes, compared to four hours by car. (A flight between the two cities takes about an hour.)
