Foreign Minister K Shanmugam says the high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur goes beyond economics.

Foreign Minister K Shanmugam says the high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur goes beyond economics. 

Speaking to Mediacorp, he said bilateral relations between Singapore and Malaysia has been on an upswing in recent years. 

Mr Shanmugam said Singapore-Malaysia relations have seen a breakthrough since 2010. 

On Tuesday, Singapore and Malaysian Prime Ministers had announced plans to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. 

It's expected to cut travel time dramatically between the two cities - to a mere 90 minutes. 

Mr Shanmugam was also asked if the project could help Singapore tap on the Malaysian labour pool. 

Studies for the rail link have to be completed before the project can start. 

But Mr Shanmugam said he sees "no reason why it shouldn't work". 

As most of the rail will be on the Malaysian side, he said there is a logic to how cost could be split - depending on where it is. 

As for the total cost and the location of the Singapore stop in the rail link - Mr Shanmugam said it's too early to tell.