This is an interesting thought while reading a forum.
With Singapore and Malaysia building the RTS, it may mean that, we Singaporeans, can avoid the high cost of housing by living in JB Bukit Chagar area and using the RTS to commute. With the RTS, the Bukit Chagar area is like an extra MRT stop or two after the Woodlands North MRT Station of the Thomson East Coast Line.
Apartment Cost at Bukit Chagar Area
A search in Propertyguru shows housing prices in this area to be about RM 1,000,000 (SGD$290,000) for a 1,000-1,100 square feet freehold condo unit and of 5 minutes walk from the new RTS station.
Travelling time from Bukit Chagar Area to Singapore city centre and Orchard takes 1 hour and 50 minutes respectively. This is the same travelling time from Choa Chu Kang/Bukit Gombak. And if you need to see a doctor or polyclinic, the travelling time from Bukit Chagar to Woodlands Polyclinic is a 25...