Light Rail Transit

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service on the East–West Line between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026. LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for residents living in the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, new bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for residents staying along Woodlands Avenue 1, as well as some residents in Marsiling and Admiralty, to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information.

Light Rail Transit
Statistics
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	42
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

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.

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.

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

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 801B	Ten Mile Junction Depot		Ten Mile Junction Depot
Sengkang LRT	18 January 2003	2015	Sengkang	14	10.6	810 810A	Sengkang Depot		Sengkang Depot
Punggol LRT	29 January 2005	2017	Punggol	15	9.6

References

Railway Lines in Singapore		[ V • T • E ]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)	North–South Line • East–West Line • North East Line • Circle Line • Downtown Line • Thomson–East Coast Line
	FutureJurong Region Line • Cross Island Line
Light Rail Transit (LRT)	Bukit Panjang LRT • Sengkang LRT • Punggol LRT
Cross-border	KTM Intercity
	FutureJohor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Others	Changi Airport Skytrain • Sentosa Express
	DefunctSentosa Monorail