The upcoming Hume MRT station on the Downtown Line (DTL) will be opening for passenger service in the second quarter of 2025, Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat said in an interview with the media on Tuesday (Dec 3).
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MRT Travel Guide – East-West Line closure between Tanah Merah and Tampines from Dec 7–10, 2024
There will be no train services connecting Tanah Merah (EW4), Simei (EW3), and Tampines (EW2) stations on the East-West Line (EWL) from Dec 7 to Dec 10 for track works to connect the existing MRT line with the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID).
Singapore’s 2nd-gen Siemens C651 have retired on Nov 27, 2024; first entered passenger service in 1995
The 2nd-gen Siemens C651 trains, which served the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL) since May 1995, have fully retired from passenger service on Wednesday (Nov 27).
SBS Transit, French firm RATP Dev wins contract to operate Jurong Region Line
The joint venture between SBS Transit Rail and RATP Dev Asia Pacific has won the contract to operate the upcoming Jurong Region Line (JRL), making it Singapore’s first foreign operator to be involved in the rail industry, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Thursday (Nov 28).
New 3rd-gen C810D trains for Sengkang-Punggol LRT arrive in Singapore; first batch of 25 two-car trains
The first of 25 new two-car LRT trains for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) has arrived in Singapore, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Saturday (Nov 23) evening.
Green CBTC algorithms achieve additional 8% energy savings on North-South, East-West lines
In efforts to attain net zero emissions by 2050, signalling system supplier Hitachi Rail and rail operator SMRT announced reaching the ‘Phase 1 Milestone’ for the Green Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) project deployed on the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL).
7 new cars to be added to Changi Airport’s Skytrain fleet; will bring total fleet size to 29 cars by 2029
As part of strengthening Singapore’s position as a global air hub, Changi Airport Group (CAG) on Thursday (Nov 7) announced it will invest S$3 billion over the next six years in Changi Airport Terminals to improve its services and existing infrastructure.
One 5th-gen C151B train to be retrofitted with latest reliability-centred capabilities in proof of concept
A proof of concept trial featuring the latest reliability-centred capabilities will be carried out on a 5th-gen C151B train operating on the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL).
East-West Line: No train services between Tanah Merah and Tampines from Dec 7–10, 2024
There will be no train services between Tanah Merah (EW4), Simei (EW3), and Tampines (EW2) stations on the East-West Line (EWL) from Dec 7 to Dec 10 for track works to connect the existing MRT line with the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID).
Bukit Panjang LRT to end earlier every Thursday to Sunday from Nov 14, 2024, to Oct 31, 2025
Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end one hour earlier at 10:30pm every Thursday to Sunday, from Nov 14, 2024, to Oct 31, 2025, except on public holidays.