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Land Transport Authority SMRT

Land Transport Authority SMRT
  • Train services between Tanjong Rhu and Bayshore stations (Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 4) will begin on Sunday, 23 June 2024. Free rides are available between those stations on Friday, 21 June 2024. Please refer here for more information.

Land Transport Authority SMRT
  • To facilitate testing on new trains, from 22 March 2024 to 30 June 2024, train service on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end earlier at 10.30pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Please refer here for more information.

SMRT Buses
  • From Monday, 18 March 2024, supplementary bus service
    983M
    will be introduced, plying from Choa Chu Kang Road and terminating at Teck Whye Crescent (B/S 44969 (Aft Teck Whye Walk)). This service operates only on weekday mornings, except school and public holidays.

Please refer here for more information.


SBS Transit
  • From Sunday, 24 March 2024, bus services
    141
    and
    235
    will call at a new bus stop along Toa Payoh Rise, in front of Blk 131B (B/S 51199). Please refer here for more information.


SBS Transit
  • From Monday, 25 March 2024, the first bus timings of bus service
    50
    from B/S 65321 (Kadaloor Stn Exit B) will be brought forward on Weekdays (except Public Holidays). Please refer here for more information.

SBS Transit
  • From Sunday, 24 March 2024, bus services
    182
    and
    182M
    will call at a new bus stop along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, in front of the Singapore Rail Test Centre (B/S 25251). Please refer here for more information.

SMRT Buses
  • From Monday, 8 April 2024, bus service
    902
    will be revised to operate between 0745 hrs and 0915 hrs. Please refer here for more information.
Light Rail Transit
LRT
Statistics
Owner Land Transport Authority
Operator(s) SMRT
SBS Transit
Number of lines 3
Number of stations 41
System length 27.9 km

The Light Rail Transit (LRT), is a series of localised automated guideway transit systems acting as feeder services to the heavy rail Mass Rapid Transit, which together forms the core of rail transport services. The first LRT line was opened in 1999 and the system has since expanded to three lines, each serving a public housing estate, namely Bukit Panjang, Sengkang and Punggol. Trains on these lines have at least one station linking it to the MRT and in turn the remainder of the LRT network.

History[edit]

In September 1991, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) unveiled the revised Concept Plan 1991, which proposed a new mode of feeder rail that could serve new towns such as Yishun and Tampines. Such systems were to be fully automated and elevated light rail systems to serve as faster alternatives to existing feeder buses.[1]

In 1996, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) published a White Paper which outlined its goals for a world-class transport system in Singapore, one of which was the utilisation of LRT systems as feeder services to the MRT network, and the integration of LRT facilities with HDB estates to maximise convenience for residents.[1]

The concept of having rail lines which could bring people from door to door without requiring the use of road-based buses was much favoured by the government transport planners, especially with the increased emphasis on a rail-based public transport network. For intra town travel, LRTs were favoured over buses because trains run on dedicated elevated guideways, bypassing any traffic congestion and traffic lights on the roads, and do not add to road traffic. Train arrival and departure times are also almost guaranteed this way. It is also cleaner as the trains are electrically powered, and therefore lessens the effects of air pollution.

Infrastructure[edit]

Line Commencement Latest extension Terminus Stations Length (km) Rolling Stocks Depot Operator Control Center
Bukit Panjang LRT 6 November 1999 N/A Choa Chu Kang 13 7.7 801
801A
Ten Mile Junction Depot SMRT Ten Mile Junction Depot
Sengkang LRT 18 January 2003 2015 Sengkang 14 10.6 810
810A
Sengkang Depot SBS Transit Sengkang Depot
Punggol LRT 29 January 2005 2017 Punggol 14 9.6

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Infopedia: First Light Rail Transit System". National Library Board. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
Railway Lines in Singapore [ VTE ]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) North–South LineEast–West LineNorth East LineCircle LineDowntown LineThomson–East Coast Line
FutureJurong Region LineCross Island Line
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Bukit Panjang LRTSengkang LRTPunggol LRT
Cross-border KTM Intercity
FutureJohor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Others Changi Airport SkytrainSentosa Express
DefunctSentosa Monorail
icon Light Rail Transit [ VTE ]
Overview HistoryStationsFare and TicketingFacilitiesSafetySecurity
Lines Bukit Panjang LRTSengkang LRTPunggol LRT
Rolling Stocks 801801A810810A
Future801B810D
Depots SengkangTen Mile Junction