The second stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL2) faces further delays to its opening schedule. This is the second revision for the opening schedule for TEL2, where it is now planned to open by Q3 2021, pushed back from the first revision of Q1 2021. Land Transport Authority (LTA) mentioned in a Facebook post READ MORE »
Early Closure and Late Opening arrangements for the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will be extended till 31 December 2020 for additional testing hours for the system integration with Stage 2 of the line. The shorter operating hours were initially till 30 August, and then extended to 1 November. The second stage of the TEL was READ MORE »
Did you know that Dover is the first MRT station in Singapore to be built along an existing line? Dover station of the East-West Line (EWL) opened on 18 October 2001 and is the first station in the MRT system to be built on a live section of a train line. Construction Works During Train READ MORE »
Safety Announcements for escalators are not a new occurrence in the rail network. Implemented at escalators with higher commuter traffic, these announcements are conventionally broadcasted multilingually in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil.
Bombardier Transportation (BT), the original manufacturer of the Downtown Line (DTL) rolling stock, has recently won a contract from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to revitalise critical systems on the Bombardier C951 trains. History of the Bombardier C951 Train First delivered in 2012, the trains are quickly becoming antiquated as compared to recent rolling stock READ MORE »
Did you know that Singapore’s train network is barrier-free? Network-wide Barrier-free Access All 159 MRT and LRT stations in Singapore have barrier-free access routes from a station entrance to the platform. This is made possible with lifts, ramps and a tactile guidance system. Wide fare gates are also installed for the elderly and disabled to READ MORE »
, 40 additional R151 trains will be purchased for the North-South and East-West Lines, replacing 19 sets of 2nd-generation Siemens C651 and 21 sets of 3rd-generation Kawasaki-Nippon Sharyo C751B trains. The 40 additional new trains will adopt the same design as the initial orders, allowing engineers to be familiarised with a single train model, enhancing READ MORE »
Did you know that there are three tracks at Paya Lebar (Circle Line) station? [A/B] – Normal Passenger Services Platforms A and B serve normal passenger service Circle Line (CCL) trains heading towards HarbourFront and Dhoby Ghaut/Marina Bay respectively. [C/D] – Withdrawal Purposes The middle platform (Platforms C and D) at Paya Lebar is mainly READ MORE »
As part of the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) renewal programme, the current signalling system for the BPLRT will be upgraded. To facilitate testing works of the new signalling system, there will be no BPLRT train services on all Sundays in October 2020. Affected Dates 4, 11, 18, 25 October 2020 A shuttle bus service will READ MORE »
Did you know that there are 2 different types of bus services provided during Train Service Disruptions at affected stations? Free Regular Bus Services (Route-Plying Buses along Stations) During a train service disruption, regular bus services that serve the affected stations will be made free for boarding. These regular bus services are the same bus READ MORE »
