The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been studying the West Coast Extension, which involves extending the Jurong Region Line (JRL) for improved rail connectivity in the West.
Land Transport Authority
Seletar, Tengah MRT lines being studied, could be combined into a single line and opened from 2040s
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is studying the feasibility of opening two new MRT lines, Seletar Line and Tengah Line, which could serve more than 400,000 households in the 2040s.
Hume MRT station opens for passenger service, is the 1st underground station box fitted on a working line
The new Hume (DT4) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) opened for passenger service on Friday (Feb 28), making it the first time that Singapore has fitted out a provisioned station box along an operational MRT line.
LTA, rail operators to investigate root causes of three unrelated MRT disruptions in a week
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit are working closely to identify the root causes of three MRT disruptions in the past week.
Hume MRT station on Downtown Line to open on Feb 28, 2025, located between Hillview and Beauty World
The new Hume MRT station on the Downtown Line (DTL) will open for passenger service ahead of schedule on Feb 28, 2025, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Friday (Jan 24).
Downtown Line will extend beyond Bukit Panjang to interchange with North-South Line at Sungei Kadut
The Downtown Line (DTL) will be extended by two stops beyond Bukit Panjang (DT1) station to connect with the North-South Line (NSL) at the future Sungei Kadut (NS6) interchange station.
Bukit Panjang LRT: Dual-loop train services to resume daily from Dec 30, 2024
Dual-loop train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) will resume daily from Dec 30, 2024, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced in a Facebook post on Dec 16.
Singapore’s 3rd-gen C751B trains have retired on Dec 7, 2024; first entered passenger service in 2000
The 3rd-gen Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B trains, which first entered passenger service on the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL) in May 2000, have officially retired from the Singapore railway scene on Dec 7.
Punggol Coast MRT station opens for passenger service; becomes new terminus for North East Line
The new Punggol Coast (NE18) station on the North East Line (NEL) opened for passenger service on Tuesday (Dec 10), becoming the line’s new terminus station and bringing the total number of stations on the 22-kilometre MRT line to 17.
East-West Line: Regular train service between Tanah Merah and Tampines to resume on Dec 10, 2024
Regular train service connecting Tanah Merah (EW4), Simei (EW3), and Tampines (EW2) stations on the East-West Line (EWL) will resume on Tuesday (Dec 10), as track works were completed a day ahead of schedule.