May 13, 2021 SINGAPORE (CNA) – Nine contracts worth SGD320 million were recently awarded for systems works on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, said operator RTS Operations. RTS Operations – formed in 2020 as a joint venture between Singapore’s SMRT and Malaysian rail operator Prasarana – said yesterday that these works for the cross-border rail link are “progressing well”. Of the nine contracts, four are for core systems, with China’s CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co awarded the contract for rolling stock while German firm Siemens Mobility won the contract for signalling system and platform screen doors. Malaysia’s Sapura Rail Systems was awarded the contract for the communications and integrated supervisory control systems.