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SINGAPORE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's government acquired the Raffles Country Club (RCC) to make way for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), said Singapore Land Transport Authority and Singapore Land Authority in a joint news release on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the Raffles Country Club site in Tuas will be used to house facilities for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR, the Cross Island Line's western depot and other transport related needs.
The authorities said the RCC site is the most suitable location to run the at-grade HSR tracks immediately after the bridge crossing.
The site will be utilized to place the tunnel portal leading to the underground tunnels that would take the HSR to the Jurong East terminus.
The statement added that the space 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.
Leaders of Singapore and Malaysia signed a bilateral agreement for the HSR to run between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur last month. The train is scheduled to start running in 2026. Enditem
