Woodlands Train Checkpoint

Woodlands Train Checkpoint
| Inter-city rail station
A KTM Intercity train at Woodlands Train Checkpoint
General information
Other names	Pusat Pemeriksaan Kereta Api Woodlands (Malay) 兀兰火车关卡 (Chinese) உட்லேண்ட்ஸ் தொடருந்து சோதனைச் சாவடி (Tamil)
Location	11 Woodlands Crossing, Singapore 738103
Owned by	Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
Operated by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	West Coast Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	46069 Bus stop Stn Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	1 August 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-01) (border checkpoint) 1 July 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-01) (passenger service)
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Intercity) Following station JB Sentral towards Johor Bahru Sentral Shuttle Tebrau Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu Following station JB Sentral towards Padang Besar North–South Line Bukit Timah towards Tanjong Pagar
Location

Woodlands Train Checkpoint (abbreviated as WTCP, also known as Woodlands CIQ) is a railway station and border checkpoint in Woodlands, Singapore. Located close to the Malaysia–Singapore border, the station is owned by Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and is operated by the Malaysian railway operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) in agreement with the Singaporean authorities.

Constructed from 1992 to 1997, Woodlands Train Checkpoint was opened on 1 August 1998 as the Singapore border control facility for rail passengers. At that time there were no boarding facilities, as northbound passengers heading towards Malaysia were required to clear Malaysia's customs and immigration at Tanjong Pagar railway station, and northbound trains stopped at Woodlands Train Checkpoint for Singapore exit immigration checks only. However, southbound passengers could disembark after clearing Singapore's customs and immigration at Woodlands Train Checkpoint, as they had already cleared Malaysian Immigration at Johor Bahru railway station.

Since 1 July 2011, Woodlands Train Checkpoint has been the southern terminus of the KTM Intercity service. This followed an agreement between Malaysia and Singapore to permanently close Tanjong Pagar railway station. Today, Northbound passengers clear both Singapore's and Malaysia's customs and immigration at Woodlands Train Checkpoint before boarding the train for Malaysia, while southbound passengers clear Malaysian Immigration at Johor Bahru Sentral railway station and Singapore customs and immigration at Woodlands Train Checkpoint.

Recreational passengers can travel by rail from Portugal to Singapore, a journey of 18,755 km (11,654 miles) and 21 days through Paris, Moscow, Beijing and Bangkok in what is purported to be the longest rail journey in the world.^[1] The planned Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System is expected to replace shuttle train services to Woodlands Train Checkpoint by 2026, possibly leading to the station's closure.^[2]