Woodlands Train Checkpoint

Woodlands KTM Intercity inter-city rail checkpoint
Woodlands railway station is Singapore's only train checkpoint
Station statistics
Address	Woodlands, Singapore.
Lines	North-South Line (KTM Intercity).
Platforms	1 side platform.
Tracks	2
Parking	no
Other information
Opened	10 April 1903
Rebuilt	1 August 1998
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Royal Malaysian Customs

Woodlands Train Checkpoint (abbreviated as WTCP, formerly Wooodlands railway station) is a train checkpoint in Woodlands, Singapore (since 1 July 2011) tri-owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu, the Malaysian rail operator, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore and the Royal Malaysian Customs (Kastam Diraja Malaysia). Opened as a railway station in the 1920s and renamed Kranji by 1958, it was rebuilt from 1992 to 1997 and reopened as the Singapore immigration checkpoint for rail passengers in 1999. The original 1903 Woodlands station was a terminus adjacent to a jetty some way to the east of the causeway.

Originally there were no boarding facilities, as northbound passengers heading towards Malaysia were required to clear Malaysian Customs and Immigration at Tanjong Pagar railway station in central Singapore. However, southbound passengers could disembark after clearing Singapore Customs and Immigration, as they had already cleared Malaysian Immigration at Johor Bahru railway station.

Since 1 July 2011 WTCP has been the southern terminus of the Malaysian rail network, following the agreement to close Tanjong Pagar railway station.

Border control issues

Until 1998, both Malaysia and Singapore had their customs and immigration facilities for rail passengers at Tanjong Pagar railway station. Singapore decided to relocate its customs and immigration facilities to Woodlands despite Malaysia's unwillingness to relocate the Tanjong Pagar railway station according to the Malaysia-Singapore Points of Agreement of 1990. The ICA ceased operations at Tanjong Pagar and moved into the WTCP on 1 August 1998.

While providing immigration facilities for southbound passengers at Johor Bahru, Malaysian Customs and Immigration for northbound passengers remained at Tanjong Pagar, refusing to relocate to either Woodlands or Johor Bahru. This peculiarity resulted in passengers travelling to Malaysia being granted entry to Malaysia before being granted exit from Singapore, which is contrary to international practice. To circumvent the problem, Malaysian Immigration officers in Tanjong Pagar did not stamp passports, instead scanning them into a computer system and providing a stamped embarkation/disembarkation card, to be retained until leaving Malaysia. This still posed problems for some visitors when leaving Malaysia due to the lack of a physical endorsement in their passports, especially for those who lost the card while in Malaysia.

The border control issues were resolved following the agreement to relocate Tanjong Pagar railway station along with the Malaysian Customs and Immigration to WTCP by 1 July 2011.

Stations of Malaysian Railway

West Coast Line	Padang Besar • Chuping • Mata Ayer halt • Arau • Kodiang • Megat Dewa halt • Tunjang • Alor Merah • Alor Setar • Ladang Jenun • Simpang Empat • Guar Chempedak halt • Gurun • Sungai Lalang halt • Bedong • Sungai Petani • Butterworth (demolished, undergoing replacement) • Bukit Mertajam • Simpang Empat PP • Jawi • Nibong Tebal (demolished) • Parit Buntar • Bagan Serai • Bukit Merah • Kamunting • Taiping (undergoing rebuilding) • Padang Rengas • Kuala Kangsar (undergoing rebuilding) • Enggor (demolished) • Salak Utara • Sungai Siput • Chemor • Tanjung Rambutan • Ipoh • Menglembu • Batu Gajah • Kampar • Tapah Road • Bidor • Sungkai • Kelah • Terolak • Slim River • Behrang • Kampung Kelawar • Tanjung Malim • Kalumpang • Kerling • Kuala Kubu Bharu • Rasa • Batang Kali • Ulu Yam (defunct) • Serendah • Sungai Choh • Kuang • Rawang • Batu Arang • Sungai Buloh • Kepong Sentral • Kepong • Batu Caves • Taman Wahyu • Kampung Batu •Kuala Lumpur • Sentral KL • Sungai Besi • Serdang • Kajang • Bangi • Batang Benar • Labu • Tiroi • Nilai • Seremban • Senawang • Pedas halt • Rembau • Kota • Kendong • Tampin • Kenu halt • Tebong • Batang Melaka • Ayer Kuning Selatan • Kampung Sungai Dua

East Coast Line	Tumpat • Palekbang • Wakaf Bharu • Bunut Susu • Kampung Macang halt • Pasir Mas • Kampung Paluh Rawa halt • To' Uban • Sungai Keladi • Nukit Panau • Jelatok • Tanah Merah • Kusial • Kampung Paluh Rawa halt • Temangan • Sungai Bedal halt • Sungai Nal • Kuala Krai • Pahi • Kampung Tanjung Batu • Manik Urai • Terowong 1 • Bukit Batu • Kampung Geris • Terowong 2 • Dabong • Kemubu • Bertam • Bernam Baharu halt • Limau Kasturi • Sungai Kemudu halt • Kuala Neroh halt • Gua Musang • Mentara halt • Merapoh • Merapoh Baru • Sungai Tanum • Aur Gading halt • Bukit Tujuh • Bukit Betung • Padang Tengku • Kuala Lipis • Batu Sembilan • Kerambit • Limau Purut halt • Mela • Tembeling • Teh • Jerantut • Jenderak • Kuala Kerau • Kerdau • Mentakab • Belengu halt • Mengkarak • Menteri halt • Teriang • Mengkuang • Kemayan • Ayer Hitam • Bahau

Gemas-Singapore Line	Gemas • Batu Enam • Buluh Kasap • Segamat • Genuang • Tenang • Labis • Lenek • Bekok • Jagoh halt • Beradin • Paloh • Batang Ridan halt • Chamek • Nyior • Keluang • Mengkibol • Sungai Sayong • Segamat • Labis • Paloh • Kluang • Renggam • Layang-layang • Sedenak (demolished) • Kulai • Senai • Tampoi • Johor Bahru (defunct) • Woodlands Train Checkpoint • Bukit Timah (defunct) • Tanjong Pagar (defunct)