Did you know that you can use the same Standard Ticket (for trains) up to six times? If you have misplaced your CEPAS Card and need to travel on the train network, you can purchase a Standard Ticket from the General Ticketing Machines (GTM) at any train stations across the network. Purchasing a Standard Ticket READ MORE »
Recently, a netizen posted a photo of this single route diagram found at the platform level of Stadium station of the Circle Line (CCL): This single route diagram was first spotted by us back in December 2019, and we initially had mixed opinions about the signage. However, as the original Circle Line route diagram (with READ MORE »
Do you wonder why trains on the Circle Line extension ends its service at Stadium during off-peak hours? During the peak hours, trains from Marina Bay will run the full Circle Line (CCL) and end at HarbourFront to ensure an average of about 2.5 – 3 minutes frequency throughout most portions of the line between READ MORE »
Stage 2 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL2), which will extend the line from Woodlands to Caldecott via Thomson, is slated to open at the end of this year. The SGTrains team visited various sites along the TEL2 route to document and observe the progress of the stations’ construction. All pictures were taken from publicly READ MORE »
Did you know that there is an unused platform at HarbourFront (Circle Line) station? The Circle Line (CCL) section of HarbourFront station consists of two platforms, where Platform B is for normal passenger service trains heading clockwise towards Telok Blangah, and Platform A is currently for train withdrawal purposes. The area around Platform A has READ MORE »
Did you know that the active route maps on the trains plying the North-South and East-West Lines were made in Singapore? The SMRT Active Route Map Information System (STARiS) is a rail and travel information system developed in-house by communications engineers from SMRT Corporation for its North-South Line (NSL) and East-West Line (EWL) trains. This READ MORE »
There will be extended engineering hours on the Sengkang–Punggol LRT from 26 July to 6 September 2020 with changes to service on selected days. Sengkang LRT Punggol LRT Why is the extended engineering hours needed? In a Facebook post by LTA, works such as maintenance and reinforcement works for infrastructure parts and hacking works alongside READ MORE »
Did you know that portable fare collection gates can be deployed at stations during special events? These portable faregates sport a compact and light-weight cabinet design, which makes it easy for them to be transported around and set up whenever needed. A single gate is able to store up to 50,000 transactions in its data-base READ MORE »
Update: Shorter operating hours has been extended till November 2020. More details here. Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will have its operating hours reduced from 20 July to 30 August 2020 to facilitate systems integration and train testing prior to the opening of Stage 2 at the end of the year. Train service on the TEL READ MORE »
Did you notice that the first and last half-height platform screen doors are different? The half-height Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) were installed onto elevated MRT stations along the North-South Line (NSL) and East-West Line (EWL) between August 2009 and June 2012. All of the 24 doors along the platform might look the same, but the READ MORE »
