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.
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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).
Train Services Extended for Chinese New Year’s Eve 2025
The operating hours for several MRT/LRT lines and bus services will be extended for Chinese New Year’s Eve on Jan 28, 2025. A compilation of the scheduled departure timings of the last trains at various stations across the train network has been provided in this article.
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.
2024 Year In Review – Singapore Train Network
Singapore’s train network has been very eventful in 2024. We have had existing lines being extended with new train stations opened, new trains entering passenger service and older ones going into retirement, and one of the longest MRT service disruptions.
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.