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Brickland and Sungei Kadut MRT stations MassRapidTransit(Singapore) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch PrincipalmetrosystemservingSingapore ThisarticleisabouttherapidtransitsysteminSingapore.Forthecompanythatoperatesapartofthesystem,seeSMRTCorporation.NottobeconfusedwithMTR. MassRapidTransit(MRT) Fromtoplefttobottomright:EntrancesoftheToaPayoh,LittleIndiastations;ExteriorofJurongEaststation;EastWestLine(EWL)platformsatExpostationandThomson–EastCoastLineplatformsatCaldecottstationOverviewNativenameSistemPengangkutanGerakCepat  (Malay)新加坡地铁系统 (Chinese)சிங்கப்பூர்துரிதக்கடவுரயில் (Tamil)OwnerLandTransportAuthorityLocaleSingaporeTransittypeRapidtransitNumberoflines8[note1]Numberofstations187[note2]Dailyridership3.4million(2019)[1][note3]Annualridership1.2billion(2019)[note3]Website LandTransportAuthority SMRT SBSTransit OperationBeganoperation7 November1987;34yearsago (1987-11-07)Operator(s)SMRTTrainsSBSTransitCharacterFullygradeseparatedNumberofvehicles579trains[note4]comprising>2,600carriages[note5]Trainlength3–6carriages[note6]HeadwayPeak:2–3minutesOff-peak:5-7minutes[2][note7]TechnicalSystemlength216 km(134 mi)[note8]Trackgauge1,435 mm(4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standardgaugeMinimumradiusofcurvature400–500 m(1,312.34–1,640.42 ft)(mainline),190 m(623.36 ft)(depot)[3]Electrification750VDCthirdrail[note9]1,500 V DCoverheadcatenary[note10]Topspeed78–90 km/h(48–56 mph)(service)90–100 km/h(56–62 mph)(design) MRTnetworkmap TheMassRapidTransitsystem,knownbytheinitialismMRTincommonparlance,isarapidtransitsysteminSingaporeandtheislandcountry'sprincipalmodeofrailwaytransportation.ThesystemcommencedoperationsinNovember1987aftertwodecadesofplanningwithaninitial6 km(3.7 mi)stretchconsistingoffivestations.Thenetworkhassincegrowntospanthelengthandbreadthofthecity-state'smainisland(withtheexceptionoftheforestedcoreandtheruralnorthwesternregion)inaccordancewithSingapore'saimofdevelopingacomprehensiverailnetworkasthebackboneofthecountry'spublictransportationsystem,[note11]averagingadailyridershipof3.4millionin2019.[note12][1] TheMRTnetworkencompasses216 km(134 mi)ofgrade-separatedrouteonstandardgauge.Thereare127operationalstations(28ofwhichareinterchangestations)dispersedacrosssixlinesarrayedinacircle-radialtopology.Thenetworkisscheduledtodoubleinlengthto400 km(250 mi)by2040asaresultofongoingextensionworkstoitsexistinglinesandtheconstructionofthreenewlines.[4]Theisland-wideheavyrailnetworkinterchangeswithaseriesofautomatedguidewaytransitnetworkslocalisedtoselectsuburbantowns—collectivelyknownastheLightRailTransit(LRT)system—thatcomplementthemainlinebyprovidingalastmilelinkbetweenMRTstationsandHDBpublichousingestates.[5]ThenetworkisadditionallyscheduledtointerchangewiththeJohorBahru-SingaporeRapidTransitSystemthatwilltraversetheJohoreStraitoncecompleted,connectingSingaporewiththesouthernMalaysiancityofJohorBahru. TheMRTistheoldest,busiest,andmostexpansivemetrosysteminSoutheastAsia.[note13]Capitalexpenditureonrailinfrastructureisconsistentlyhigh,approachingacumulativeS$150billion(US$111billion)in2021,makingthenetworkoneoftheworld'scostliestonbothaper-kilometreandabsolutebasis.[6][7][8][9][note14]Thesystemismanagedinconformancewithasemi-nationalisedhybridregulatoryframework;constructionandprocurementfallunderthepurviewoftheLandTransportAuthority(LTA),astatutoryboardthatallocatesoperatingconcessionstothefor-profitprivatecorporationsSMRTandSBSTransit.Theseoperatorsareresponsibleforassetmaintenanceontheirrespectivelines,andalsorunbusservices,facilitatingoperationalsynchronicityandthehorizontalintegrationofthebroaderpublictransportationnetwork. TheMRTisfullyautomatedandisthemostextensivedriverlessrapidtransitsystemintheworld.[10][11]Assetrenewalworksareperiodicallycarriedouttomodernisethenetworkandensureitscontinuedreliability;allstationsfeatureplatformscreendoors,Wi-Ficonnectivity,lifts,climatecontrol,andaccessibilityprovisions.Muchoftheearlynetworkiselevatedabovegroundonconcreteviaducts,withasmallportionrunningat-grade;newerlinesarelargelysubterranean,incorporatingseveralofthelengthiestcontinuoussubwaytunnelsectionsintheworld.Anumberofundergroundstationsdoubleaspurpose-builtairraidsheltersundertheoperationalauthorityoftheSingaporeCivilDefenceForce(SCDF);thesestationsincorporatedeep-levelstationboxescastwithhardenedconcreteandblastdoorsfashionedoutofreinforcedsteeltowithstandconventionalaerialandchemicalordnance. Contents 1History 1.1Planningandinception 1.2Constructionbegins 1.3Subsequentexpansions 2Networkandinfrastructure 2.1Linenames 2.2Facilitiesandservices 2.3Safety 2.4Hoursofoperation 2.5Architectureandart 3Rollingstockandsignalling 3.1Rollingstock 3.2Signalling 3.3Depots 4Futureexpansion 4.1Infrastructure 4.2DowntownLine 4.3Thomson–EastCoastLine 4.3.1LineextensiontoChangiAirport 4.4JurongRegionLine 4.4.1WestCoastextension 4.5CrossIslandLine 4.6CircleLineStage6 4.7NorthEastLineextension 4.8BricklandandSungeiKadutMRTstations 4.9Proposednewlinealongnorth-eastcorridor 5Faresandticketing 5.1Fares 5.2Ticketing 6Performance 6.1Responses 7Security 8Seealso 9References 9.1Notes 9.2Citations 9.3Sources 9.3.1Academicpublications 9.3.2Corporateandgovernmentalsources 10Externallinks History[edit] Mainarticle:HistoryoftheMRT(Singapore) Planningandinception[edit] TheoriginsoftheMassRapidTransit(MRT)arederivedfromaforecastbycityplannersin1967whichstatedtheneedforarail-basedurbantransportsystemby1992.[12][13][14]However,oppositionfromthegovernmentonthefeasibilityoftheMRTfromprominentministers,amongthemFinanceMinisterDrGohKengSweeandTradesandIndustryMinisterDrTonyTan,nearlyshutteredtheprogramduetofinancialgroundsandconcernsofjobssaturationintheconstructionindustry.[15]DrGohinsteadendorsedtheideaofanall-bussystemrecommendedbyHarvardUniversityspecialists,whoarguedwouldreducethecostby50%comparedtotheproposedMRTsystem.Publicopinionwassplitonthematter,withseveralexpressingconcernsonthehighcostandothersbeingmorefocusedonincreasingthestandardofliving.Followingadebateonwhetherabus-onlysystemwouldbemorecost-effective,CommunicationsMinisterOngTengCheongcametotheconclusionthatanall-bussystemwouldbeinadequate,asitwouldhavetocompeteforroadspaceinaland-scarcecountry.Ongwasanarchitectandtownplannerbytrainingandthroughhisperseveranceanddedicationbecamethemainfigurebehindtheinitialconstructionofthesystem.[16][17] Constructionbegins[edit] Singapore'sMRTinfrastructureisbuilt,operated,andmanagedinaccordancewithahybridisedquasi-nationalisedregulatoryframeworkcalledtheNewRailFinancingFramework(NRFF),inwhichthelinesareconstructedandtheassetsownedbytheLandTransportAuthority,astatutoryboardoftheGovernmentofSingapore.[18]Openingofthevariousstages(1987–1990) Thenetworkwasplannedtobeconstructedandopenedinstages,evenasplanshadalreadyindicatedthedecisionfortwomainarteriallines.TheNorthSouthLinewasgivenprioritybecauseitpassedthroughtheCentralAreathathasahighdemandforpublictransport.TheMassRapidTransitCorporation(MRTC)—laterrenamedSMRTCorporation—wasestablishedon14October1983andtookovertherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheformerprovisionalMassRapidTransitAuthority.[16][19]On7November1987,thefirstsectionoftheNorthSouthLinestartedoperations,consistingoffivestationsoversixkilometres.Withinayear,20morestationshadbeenaddedtothenetworkandadirectserviceexistedbetweenYishunandLakesidestations,linkingupCentralSingaporetoJuronginthewestbytheendof1988.ThedirectservicewaseventuallysplitintotheNorthSouthandEastWestlinesafterthelatter'scompletionoftheeasternsectortoTanahMerahstation.[20][21][22]Bytheendof1990,theBranchlinehasfurtherlinkedChoaChuKangtothenetworkwhiletheinaugurationofBoonLaystationon6July1990markedthecompletionoftheinitialsystemtwoyearsaheadofschedule.[23][24] Subsequentexpansions[edit] Canberrastation,aninfillstationoftheNorthSouthline TheMRThasbeencontinuouslyexpandedeversince.On10February1996,aS$1.2billionexpansionoftheNorthSouthLineintoWoodlandswascompleted,mergingtheBranchLineintotheNorthSouthLineandjoiningYishunandChoaChuKangstations.[25]TheconceptofhavingraillinesthatbringpeoplealmostdirectlytotheirhomesledtotheintroductionoftheLightRailTransit(LRT)linesconnectingwiththeMRTnetwork.[25][26]On6November1999,thefirstLRTtrainsontheBukitPanjangLRTwentintooperation.[27]TheExpoandChangiAirportstationswereopenedon10January2001[28]and8February2002respectively.[29]TheveryfirstinfillstationoftheMRTnetworktobebuiltonanexistingline,Doverstationopenedon18October2001.[30] TheNorthEastLine,thefirstlineoperatedbySBSTransit,openedon20June2003,isoneofthefirstfullyautomatedheavyraillinesintheworld.[31][32]On15January2006,afterintensetwo-and-a-halfyearslobbyingbythepublic,[33]Buangkokstationwasopened,[34][35]followedbyWoodleighstationmuchlateron20June2011.[36]TheBoonLayExtensionoftheEastWestLine,consistingofPioneerandJooKoonstations,openedon28February2009.[37][38] TheCircleLineopenedinfourstageswithStage3on28May2009,[39]Stages1and2on17April2010,[40]Stages4and5on8October2011[41]andtheMarinaBayExtensionon14January2012.[42]Stage1ofDowntownlineopenedon22December2013[43]withitsofficialopeningmadeon21December2013byPrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoong.[44]Stage2openedon27December2015,afterbeingofficiallyopenedon26DecemberbyPrimeMinisterLee.[45]TheTuasWestExtensionoftheEastWestLine,consistingofGulCircle,TuasCrescent,TuasWestRoad,andTuasLinkstations,openedon18June2017.[46]Stage3,thefinalstageoftheDowntownLine,openedon21October2017withitsofficialopeningmadeon20October2017byCoordinatingMinisterforInfrastructureandMinisterforTransportKhawBoonWan.[47]Thesecondinfillstation,Canberrastationopenedon2November2019.[48]Stage1oftheThomson–EastCoastLineopenedon31January2020.[49]Stage2oftheThomson–EastCoastLinebeganoperationson28August2021,extendingthelinefromWoodlandsSouthtoCaldecott.[50] Networkandinfrastructure[edit] Mainarticles:ListofSingaporeMRTstationsandListofSingaporeMRTandLRTlines SchematicmapoftheMassRapidTransit(MRT)andLightRailTransit(LRT)networkinSingapore(anofficialversioncanbefoundattheLandTransportAuthority'swebsite). Nameandcolour Commencement Previousextension Nextextension Terminus Length Stations Depot Operator ControlCentre Cost NorthSouthLine 7November1987 2November2019[note15] 2030s[note16] JurongEastMarinaSouthPier 45 km(28 mi)[51] 27[51] BishanDepotUluPandanDepotChangiDepotTuasDepot SMRTTrains KimChuanDepot >S$13.68billion[note17] EastWestLine 12December1987 18June2017[note18] N/A PasirRisChangiAirportTuasLink 57.2 km(35.5 mi)[52] 35[52] NorthEastLine 20June2003 20June2011[note19] 2024[note20] HarbourFrontPunggol 19.2 km(11.9 mi)[53] 16[53] SengkangDepot SBSTransit SengkangDepot S$4.72billion[note21] CircleLine 28May2009 14January2012[note22] 2026[note23] DhobyGhautHarbourFrontMarinaBay 35.5 km(22.1 mi)[54] 30[54][note24] KimChuanDepot SMRTTrains KimChuanDepot >S$10.81billion[note25] DowntownLine 22December2013 21October2017[note26] 2024[note27] BukitPanjangExpo 41.9 km(26.0 mi)[43] 34[43] TaiSengFacilityBuildingGaliBatuDepot SBSTransit GaliBatuDepot S$20.7billion Thomson–EastCoastLine 31January2020 28August2021[note28] 2022[note29] WoodlandsNorthCaldecott 17.2 km(10.7 mi) 9 MandaiDepot SMRTTrains MandaiDepot TBD[note30] Total: 216 km(134 mi) 127 Linenames[edit] Thelinesarenamedbasedonitsdirectionsandlocation.Thenameswereenvisionedtobeuser-friendly,asshowninasurveyinwhich70%oftherespondentsexpressedsuchapreference.TheLandTransportAuthority(LTA)inJuly2000hasconsideredothernamingmethods,whetherbyname,colorornumbers.Afterthesurvey,however,thenamingschemewasretainedandusedforsubsequentfutureMRTlines.[55] Facilitiesandservices[edit] AnSMRTActiveRouteMapInformationSystempanelshowingthecurrentlocationofatrainandupcomingstops ActiveRouteMapInformationSystemofDowntownLineequippedonC951/C951Atrain Mainarticle:FacilitiesontheMassRapidTransit(Singapore) Exceptforthepartlyat-gradeBishanMRTstation(NorthSouthLine),theentiretyoftheMRTiseitherelevatedorunderground.Mostbelow-groundstationsaredeepandhardenedenoughtowithstandconventionalaerialbombattacksandtoserveasbombshelters.[56][57][58]Mobilephone,3Gand4Gserviceareavailableineverypartofthenetwork.[59]Undergroundstationsandtrainsareair-conditioned,whileabove-groundstationshaveceilingfansinstalled. EverystationisequippedwithGeneralTicketingMachines(GTMs),aPassengerServiceCentreandLEDorplasmadisplaysthatshowtrainserviceinformationandannouncements.Allstationsareequippedwithrestroomsandpayphones;somerestroomsarelocatedatstreetlevel.[60]Somestations,especiallythemajorones,haveadditionalamenitiesandservices,suchasretailshopsandkiosks,supermarkets,conveniencestores,automatictellermachines,andself-serviceautomatedkiosksforavarietyofservices.[61]Mostheavy-dutyescalatorsatstationscarrypassengersupordownatarateof0.75 m/s,whichis50%fasterthanconventionalescalators.TheLandTransportAuthority(LTA)announcedaplantointroducedualspeedstoescalatorsalongtheNorthSouthandEastWestlines,tomakeitsaferforseniorcitizensusingthem.Asaresult,allescalatorsonthetwolines,througharefurbishmentprogramme,willbeabletooperateatadifferentspeedof0.5 m/sduringoff-peakhours,withcompletionbeingtargetedfor2021.[62] Allstationsconstructedbefore2001initiallylackedbarrier-freefacilitiesandwiderAFCfaregatessuchaslifts,ramps&tactileguidancesystemsfortheelderlyanddisabled.[63]Aretrofittingprogrammewascompletedin2006,witheverystationprovidedwithatleastonebarrier-freeaccessroute.[64]Worksarestillongoingtoprovidestationswithadditionalbarrier-freefacilities.[65][66][67] Safety[edit] Mainarticle:SafetyontheMassRapidTransit(Singapore) PlatformscreendoorsareinstalledonallelevatedandundergroundMRTstations Operatorsandauthoritieshavestatedthatnumerousmeasureshadbeentakentoensurethesafetyofpassengers,andSBSTransitpublicisedthesafetyprecautionsonthedriverlessNorthEastlinebeforeandafteritsopening.[68][69]Safetycampaignpostersarehighlyvisibleintrainsandstations,andtheoperatorsfrequentlybroadcastsafetyannouncementstopassengersandtocommuterswaitingfortrains.FiresafetystandardsareconsistentwiththestrictguidelinesoftheUSNationalFireProtectionAssociation.[58][70] Full-heightplatformscreendoorswerealreadyinstalledinundergroundstationssince1987,suppliedbyWestinghouse.[71]Therewerecallsforplatformscreendoorstobeinstalledatelevatedstationsafterseveralincidentsinwhichpassengerswerekilledbyoncomingtrainswhentheyfellontotherailwaytracksatelevatedstations.Theauthoritiesinitiallyrejectedsuchcallsbycastingdoubtsoverfunctionalityandconcernsaboutthehighinstallationcosts.[72]Nevertheless,theLTAreverseditsdecisionandmadeplanstoinstallhalf-heightplatformscreendoorsinallelevatedstationson25January2008.[73][74]ThefirstplatformscreendoorsbySTElectronics[75]wereinstalledatJurongEast,PasirRis,andYishunstationsin2009undertrialstotesttheirfeasibility.[76] By14March2012,allelevatedstationshavebeenretrofittedwiththedoorsandareoperational.[77]Thesedoorspreventsuicidesandunauthorisedaccesstorestrictedareas.UndertheRapidTransitSystemsAct,actssuchassmoking,eatingordrinkinginstationsandtrains,themisuseofemergencyequipmentandtrespassingontherailwaytracksareillegal,withpenaltiesrangingfromfinestoimprisonment.[78][79] TherewereafewmajoraccidentsinthehistoryoftheMRTthatraisedsafetyconcernsamongthepublic.On5August1993,twotrainscollidedatClementistationbecauseofanoilspillageonthetrack,whichresultedin132injuries.[80]DuringtheconstructionoftheCircleLineon20April2004,atunnelbeingconstructedunderNicollHighwaycollapsedandledtothedeathsoffourpeople.[81]On15November2017,at8:20 a.m.,twotrainscollidedatJooKoonstation,injuring36passengersand2SMRTstaff.[82][83] SocialdistancingmarkerswerepastedintheMRTtrain Priortothe2020circuitbreakermeasures,[note31]manycommutershadcriticizedthepublictransportoperatorsandtheLTAfornotcontrollingthecrowdsandfailingtoenforcesocialdistancingonpublictransport.[84] Inresponse,theLTArolledoutaseriesofprecautionarymeasures,suchassocialdistancingmeasuresandmakingthewearingofmasksinpublictransportmandatory.[85][86][87]SocialdistancingmarkerswereprogressivelyimplementedintheMRTtrainsandstationswhichcommutersmustadhereto;enforcedbyauxiliaryofficersandtransportambassadors.[88]Thesignificantreductionofcommutersresultedinthetransportoperatorsreducingtrainfrequenciesandclosingstationsearlierfrom17April.[89][90][91]Thiswasmetwithpublicbacklashasitcausedovercrowdingoncertainroutesofthesystem.Thetrainfrequenciesweresubsequentlyrevertedtonormaluponreview.[92][93][94] SinceJune2020,theMRTsystemhasresumedpre-circuitbreakeroperations.Regulationsforsocialdistancingonpublictransportarenolongerapplicablebylaw.Socialdistancingstickersonseatswereremoved.However,commutersareencouragedtosocialdistancewhereverpossible.MaskwearingcontinuestobemandatoryonpublictransportandallotherpublicplacesinSingapore.Thisisbecauseallemployeesarebeingrequiredtoreportbacktoworkassoonaspossibleandallstudentsresumephysicalschooling.[95][96][97][98]CleaningeffortsonthetrainsandMRTstationshavesincebeensteppedup,withhandsanitizersprovidedatthestations.[99] Hoursofoperation[edit] MRTlinesoperatefrom5:30 amto1:00 amdaily,withtheexceptionofselectedperiods,suchasNewYear'sEve,ChineseNewYear,Deepavali,HariRaya,Christmas,evesofpublicholidaysandspecialoccasionssuchasthestatefuneralofLeeKuanYew(2015),whenmostofthelinesstayopenthroughoutthenightorextendedtilllater(beforeCOVID-19pandemicbeginsin2020).[100]Additionally,somestretchesofthelineendsearlier,openslaterandclosesonafewdaysoftheweekend.[101]Thenightlyclosuresareusedformaintenance.DuringtheCOVID-19pandemicacrossthecountry,trainservicesendedearlierandserviceextensionsontheevesofpublicholidaysceasedfrom7April2020.However,from1June,trainserviceswererevertedtotheusualhoursfrom5.30amto12am(exceptforCNYEve,whereitwillendat30minutesearlierfromthenon),andtrainservicesarenolongerextendedonallevesofpublicholidays. Architectureandart[edit] ExpoMRTstation,situatedadjacenttotheSingaporeExpoexhibitionfacility,sportsafuturisticdesignbyFosterandPartners. BrasBasahstationhasawaterfeaturetoallowsunlightfromabovethestationtofilterin. EarlystagesoftheMRT'sconstructionpaidscantattentiontostationdesign,withanemphasisonfunctionalityoveraesthetics.ThisisparticularlyevidentinthefirstfewstagesoftheNorthSouthandEastWestlinesthatopenedbetween1987and1988fromYioChuKangtoClementi.AnexceptiontothiswasOrchard,chosenbyitsdesignerstobea"showpiece"ofthesystemandbuiltinitiallywithadomedroof.[102]Architecturalthemesbecamemoreimportantonlyinsubsequentstages,andresultedinsuchdesignsasthecylindricalstationshapesonallstationsbetweenKallangandPasirRisexceptEunos,andwestofBoonLay,andtheperchedroofsatBoonLay,Lakeside,ChineseGarden,BukitBatok,BukitGombak,ChoaChuKang,Khatib,Yishun,andEunosstations.[103][104][105] Expostation,locatedontheChangiAirportbranchoftheEastWestLine,isadjacenttothe100,000-square-metreSingaporeExpoexhibitionfacility.DesignedbyFosterandPartnersandcompletedinJanuary2001,thestationfeaturesalarge,pillarless,titanium-cladroofinanellipticalshapethatsheathesthelengthofthestationplatform.Thiscomplementsasmaller40-metrereflectivestainless-steeldiscoverlappingthetitaniumellipseandvisuallyfloatsoveraglasselevatorshaftandthemainentrance.TheotherstationwithsimilararchitectureisDover.[106][107] ChangiAirportstation,theeasternmoststationontheMRTnetwork,hasthewidestplatforminanyundergroundMRTstationinSingapore.In2011,itwasrated10outof15mostbeautifulsubwaystopsintheworldbyBootsnAll.[108]Variousfeatureshavebeenincorporatedintothedesigntomakethestationaestheticallypleasingtotravellers.[109]ThestationisdesignedbyarchitecturalfirmSkidmore,OwingsandMerrill,featuringalargeinteriorspaceandanilluminated150-metre(490 ft)linkbridgespanningovertheislandplatform.[110] TwoCircleLinestations—BrasBasahandStadium—werecommissionedthroughtheMarinaLineArchitecturalDesignCompetition,whichwasjointlyorganisedbytheLandTransportAuthorityandtheSingaporeInstituteofArchitects.ThecompetitiondidnotrequireanypriorarchitecturalexperiencefromcompetitorsandisacknowledgedbytheindustryasoneofthemostimpartialcompetitionsheldinSingaporetodate.ThewinnerofbothstationswasWOHA.In2009,"BestTransportBuilding"wasawardedtothedesignersatWOHAArchitectsattheWorldArchitectureFestivalfortheirdesignofBrasBasahstation.[111] ManyMRTstationshavespeciallycommissionedartworksinawidevarietyofartstylesandmediums,includingsculptures,muralsandmosaics.[112][113]Withover300artpiecesacross80stations,itisSingapore'slargestpublicartprogramme.[112][114] IntheearlystagesoftheMRT,artworkswereseldomincluded;primarilyconsistingofafewpaintingsorsculpturesrepresentingtherecentpastofSingapore,mountedinmajorstations.TheopeningoftheWoodlandsExtensionintroducedbolderpiecesofartwork,suchasa4,000 kgsculptureinWoodlands.[115]WiththeopeningoftheNorthEastlinein2003,aseriesofartworksunderaprogrammecalled"ArtinTransit"werecommissionedbytheLandTransportAuthority(LTA).Createdby19localartistsandintegratedintothestations'interiorarchitecture,theseworksaimtopromotetheappreciationofpublicartinhigh-trafficenvironments.Theartworkforeachstationisdesignedtosuitthestation'sidentity.Subsequently,allstationsontheNorthEast,CircleandDowntownlineshavetakenpartinthisprogrammeduringtheirconstruction,withadditionalartworksinstalledatstationsonotherMRTlines.[112][113] Rollingstockandsignalling[edit] Rollingstock[edit] Mainarticle:ListofSingaporeMRTandLRTrollingstock Thistableliststhenetwork'srollingstock. Name Supplier Familyname Line Cars(pertrain) No.oftrainsets Servicecommencement Withdrawal Powersupply SpeedLimit Cost C151 KawasakiHeavyIndustries N/A NSLEWL 6 66[116] 7November1987 From22June2020 750VDCthirdrail 80 km/h(50 mph) S$581.5million[117][118] C651 Siemens 19[119][120] 2May1995 From6September2020 S$259million[121] C751B KawasakiHeavyIndustries&NipponSharyo 21[116][122][a] 8May2000 From14March2021onwards S$231million C151A KawasakiHeavyIndustries&CRRCQingdaoSifang 35[123][124] 27May2011 N/A S$368million[125] C151B 45 16April2017 S$281.5million[126] C151C 12 30September2018[127] $136.8million[128][129] CR151 Alstom Movia 106 2022[130] S$1.165billion[131] C751A Metropolis NEL 25 20June2003 1500VDCoverheadcatenary 90 km/h(56 mph) $260million C751C 18 1October2015 S$234.9million[132] C851E 6 2024 S$249.9million[133] CCL 3 23[134][135] 2026 750VDCthirdrail[136][137][138] 78 km/h(48 mph) C830 40 28May2009 S$282million[139] C830C 24 26June2015 S$134million[140] C951/C951A BombardierTransportation Movia DTL 92 22December2013 80 km/h(50 mph) S$689.9million[137][141][b] CT251 KawasakiHeavyIndustries&CRRCQingdaoSifang N/A TEL 4 91 31January2020 90 km/h(56 mph) S$749million[142] CJ151 HyundaiRotem JRL 3 62 2027 70 km/h(43 mph) S$416.5million[143] ^KawasakiHeavyIndustriesmanufactured66carsandNipponSharyomanufactured60cars. ^TwoseparateordersoftheC951weremade.Thefigurelistedisthetotalamount. S$6.04billion AvarietyofrollingstockontheSingaporeMRTnetworkVariousoldergenerationrollingstockatBishanDepotAC151BtrainatBoonLaystationAnAlstomMetropolisC751AtrainatSengkangDepot Atpresent,alllinesrunwithfixed-lengthtrainsbetweenthreeandsixcars,[117][144][145]withtheThomson–EastCoastLineusingfourcars.Sincethesystem'sconceptionin1987,alltrainlineshavebeenpoweredbythe750voltDCthirdrail,withtheexceptionoftheNorthEastLinewhichispoweredby1500voltDCoverheadlines.TheNorthSouthandEastWestlinesuseanautomatictrainoperationsystemsimilartoLondonUnderground'sCentralline.[146][145] Thefirst16oftheoldesttrains(4oftheC151,8oftheC651,4oftheC751B)inthenetworkwerephasedoutbetweenJune2020and2021.[117]Oldertrainshavebeenrenewedovertheyearsunderrefurbishmentschemestoenhancetheirlifespanaswellastoadheretoupdatedsafetyandusabilitycodes.[147][148] RefurbishedandnewtrainshaveimprovedpassengerinformationsystemssuchastheSMRTActiveRouteMapInformationSystem,moregrabpoles,widerseats,morespacenearthedoors,spacesforwheelchairs,andCCTVcameras.[68][149]Asatrialrun,luggagerackswereinstalledontheC751BtrainstoservetravellersontheChangiAirportbranchline.[150]TheschemewaswithdrawninJuly2003andtheluggagerackswereremoved.[151][152] Alltrainsarecontractedbyopentender,withtheircontractnumbersformingthemostrecognisednameofthestock.OfficialsourcesoccasionallyrefertothetrainsoftheNorthSouthandEastWestlinesasnumberedgenerationtrains,withtheC151trainbeingthefirstandthenewestC151Ctrainbeingthesixth.[153] Inadditiontoaforementionedpassengerelectricmultipleunits,MRToperatorsalsohavetheirownengineeringrollingstockusedformaintenancepurposes.TheseincludePlasser&Theurertampingmachines,multi-functionvehiclesforrailinspection,Spenorailgrinders,cranes,tunnelcleaningwagons,viaductinspectionwagons,CKGdiesellocomotivesforshuntingpurposesandDelidiesellocomotivesandSchömaelectriclocomotivesforhaulingmaintenancetrains.[154][155] Signalling[edit] Line Supplier Solution Type CommissionDate LevelofAutomation Remarks NorthSouthLine Thales SelTracConvergence[156] Movingblock;CBTC[a] 2017 UTO[b] Brownfield EastWestLine 2018 NorthEastLine Alstom Urbalis300[157][158] 2003 N/A CircleLine 2009 DowntownLine InvensysWestinghouse(laterSiemens) SiriusCBTC[159] 2013 Thomson–EastCoastLine Alstom Urbalis400[160] 2020 JurongRegionLine Siemens SiriusCBTC 2027 Former NorthSouthLine Westinghouse FS2000ATP[161] Fixedblock;speedcoded[c] 1987 STO[d] Decommissionedon2January2019 EastWestLine Decommissionedon23November2018 WaysidesignalequipmentusedontheNorthSouthandEastWestlines,whichincludeatwo-aspectsignallightandanantenna AkeycomponentofthesignallingsystemontheMRTistheautomatictraincontrol(ATC)system,whichinturnismadeupoftwosub-systems:theautomatictrainoperation(ATO)andautomatictrainprotection(ATP).TheATChastracksideandtrainbornecomponentsworkingtogethertoprovidesafetrainseparationbyusingtraindetection,localisation,andendofauthorityprotection.Italsoprovidessafetrainoperationandmovementbyusingtrainspeeddetermination,monitoring,over-speedprotectionandemergencybraking.Thesafetyofalightinganddepartingpassengerswillalsobeprovidedbyusingastationinterlockingsystem.TheATOdrivesthetraininautomaticmode,providingthetractionandbrakingcontroldemandstothetrainrollingstocksystem,adjustsitsspeeduponapproachingthestation,andprovidesthecontrolofopeningandclosingoftrainandplatformscreendoorsoncethetrainhasstoppedatthestation.TheATPensuressafetrainseparationbyusingtheATPtrackcircuitstatusandbylocationdetermination,monitorsthespeedofthetraintomaintainsafebrakingdistance,andinitiateemergencybrakingintheeventofoverspeed.[162]TheMRTalsousesanautomatictrainsupervisionsystemtosupervisetheoveralloperationofthetrainserviceaccordingtoaprescribedtimetableortraininterval.[163][164] Theoldestlines,theNorthSouthLineandEastWestLine,weretheonlylinesrunningwithfixedblocksignalling.TheNorthSouthLinewasupgradedtomovingblock/CBTCin2017,andtheEastWestlineupgradedin2018.Asof27May2018,allMRTlinesusetheCBTC/movingblocksysteminnormaldailyoperationsandfrom2January2019,theoldsignallingsystemceasedoperations.[165]Incomparisontotheoriginalfixedblocksystem,theCBTCcanreducetrainintervalsfrom120secondsto100seconds,allowingfora20%increaseincapacityandisabletosupportbidirectionaltrainoperationsonasingletrack,enablingtrainstobedivertedontoanothertrackintheeventofafaultononetrack.TheCBTCsystemalsopermitsforimprovedbrakingperformanceinwetweatherascomparedtotheoriginalfixed-blockATC.[166][167][168][169] AllnewMRTlinesbuiltsincetheNorthEastLinein2003wereequippedwithCBTCfromtheoutset,andhavethecapabilitytobecompletelydriverlessandautomated,requiringnoon-boardstaffing.Operationsaremonitoredremotelyfromtheoperationscontrolcentreoftherespectivelines.Trainsareequippedwithintercomstoallowpassengerstocommunicatewithstaffduringemergencies.[170][171][159] Depots[edit] SeveralMRTtrainsandaDelidiesellocomotivestabledatUluPandanDepot SMRTCorporationhassixtraindepots:BishanDepotisthecentralmaintenancedepotfortheNorthSouthLinewithtrainoverhaulfacilities,[172]whileChangiDepotandUluPandanDepotinspectandhousetrainsovernight.[173]ThenewerTuasDepot,openedin2017,providestheEastWestLinewithitsownmaintenancefacility,[174]whileMandaiDepotservicestrainsfortheThomson–EastCoastline.[175]TheundergroundKimChuanDepothousestrainsfortheCircleandDowntownlines,nowjointlymanagedbythetwoMRToperators.[176][177][178] SBSTransithasthreedepots:SengkangDepothousestrainsfortheNorthEastline,theSengkangLRTline,andthePunggolLRTline.TaiSengFacilityBuilding,connectedtoandlocatedeastofKimChuanDepot,iscurrentlyusedfortheDowntownline.WhilemajoroperationswereshiftedtothemainGaliBatuDepotin2015,theTaiSengFacilityBuildingresumedstablingoperationswiththeextensionoftheDowntownlinein2017.ItcurrentlyoperatesindependentlyfromKimChuanDepot.GaliBatuDepotisthefirstMRTdepotinSingaporetoachievethecertificationofBuildingandConstructionAuthority(BCA)GreenMarkGold.[179] InAugust2014,plansfortheEastCoastIntegratedDepot,theworld'sfirstfour-in-onetrainandbusdepotwereannounced.ItwillbebuiltatTanahMerahbesidetheoriginalChangiDepotsitetoservetheEastWest,Downtown,andThomson–EastCoastlines.[180]Thenew36hadepotcanhouseabout220trainsand550busesandintegratingthedepotforbothbusesandtrainswillhelpsavecloseto66.12acres(26.76 ha),or60footballfieldsofland.[181] TheTengahDepotfortheJurongRegionLinewillbesituatedatthewesternperimeterofTengah,andanadditionaldepotfacilitywillbeaddednearPengKangHillstationtosupporttheoperationsoftheJRL.[182]RollingstockfortheJurongRegionLinewillbestabledatbothfacilities.TengahDepotwillhousetheJRLOperationsControlCentreandhaveabusdepotintegratedwithittooptimiselanduse.[183] TheChangiEastDepotwillservethefutureCrossIslandLine,andthedepotistobeplacedattheeasternendoftheline.[184] AnIntegratedTrainTestingCentrewithseveraltesttracksfordifferentsituationsandworkshopsformaintenanceandrefurbishmentisalsotobebuiltatTuasby2022,withthemainfunctionbeingtotesttrainsandintegratedsystemsrobustlybeforetheyaredeployedonoperationallines.[185] Futureexpansion[edit] Infrastructure[edit] Thefollowingtableliststheupcominglinesandstationsthathavebeenofficiallyannounced: Line Stage Between Opening No.ofstations Length(km) Depot Operator Newlines Thomson–EastCoastLine 3 Stevens GardensbytheBay 2022 11 25.8 MandaiEastCoast SMRTTrains 4 TanjongRhu Bayshore 2024 7 5 BedokSouth SungeiBedok 2025 2 JurongRegionLine 1 ChoaChuKang BoonLay Tawas 2027 10 24 Tengah TBC 2 TengahPlantation PandanReservoir 2028 7 3 Enterprise JurongPier 2029 4 NanyangGateway PengKangHill 3 CrossIslandLine 1 AviationPark BrightHill 2030 12 29 ChangiEast 2 BrightHill GulCircle TBA Extensions/Singlestations NorthSouthLine Infill Brickland 2030s 1 0 BishanUluPandan SMRTTrains SungeiKadut 1 NorthEastLine Extension PunggolCoast 2024 1 1.6 Sengkang SBSTransit CircleLine 6 Keppel PrinceEdwardRoad 2026 3 4 KimChuan SMRTTrains DowntownLine 2e BukitPanjang SungeiKadut 2030s TBC GaliBatuEastCoast SBSTransit 3e Xilin SungeiBedok 2024 2 2.2 Infill Hume 2025 1 0 Thomson–EastCoastLine Founders'Memorial 2027 1 MandaiEastCoast SMRTTrains Unopened MountPleasant TBA 1 MarinaSouth 1 Extension SungeiBedok TanahMerah 2040 TBC JurongRegionLine PandanReservoir HawParVilla TBA Tengah TBC CrossIslandLine Elias Punggol 2032 3 7.3 ChangiEast TheMRTsystemreliedonitstwomainlines,theNorthSouthandEastWestlines,formorethanadecadeuntiltheopeningoftheNorthEastLinein2003.Whileplansfortheselinesaswellasthosecurrentlyunderconstructionwereformulatedlongbefore,theLandTransportAuthority'spublicationofaWhitePapertitled"AWorldClassLandTransportSystem"in1996galvanisedthegovernment'sintentionstogreatlyexpandthesystem.[186][187]Itcalledfortheexpansionofthe67kilometresoftrackin1995to360in2030.[186]Itwasexpectedthatdailyridershipin2030wouldgrowto6.0millionfromthe1.4millionpassengersatthattime.[188] NewlinesandextensionsaremostlyannouncedaspartoftheLandTransportMasterPlan,whichisannouncedeveryfiveyearsandoutlinesthegovernment'sintentionsforthefutureofthetransportnetworkinSingapore.Thelatestplan,theLandTransportMasterPlan2040,wasannouncedon25May2019,andprovidesforlineextensionstotheDowntownandThomson-EastCoastlines,anewMRTlineunderstudy,and2newstationsontheNorthSouthline.[189][190] DowntownLine[edit] Mainarticles:DowntownMRTlineandHumeMRTstation MapoftheDowntownLine The42-kilometre(26 mi),34stationfullyundergroundDowntownLineconnectsthenorth-westandeasternregionsofSingaporewithalooptravellingthroughthecitycenter.Itcommencedoperationsinthreestages,withtheinitialBugistoChinatownsegmentin2013,BukitPanjangtoRochorin2015andFortCanningtoExpoin2017.[43][191][192]AnextensionfromExpoisplannedtobeginoperationsin2024,addinganadditional2.2kilometresand2stationstotheline,terminatingatSungeiBedokandinterchangingwiththeThomson-EastCoastline.[193]HumeisaninfillstationbetweenHillviewandBeautyWorldandexpectedtoopenby2025.[194]UponHume'sopening,theentirelinewillbe44kilometreslongandhave37stationsintotal. AproposalhasbeenfurthermootedtoextendthelinefromBukitPanjangtowardsSungeiKadutwhichwillinterchangewiththeNorthSouthLine.Theextensionisexpectedtobecompletedbythemid-2030s.[189] Thomson–EastCoastLine[edit] Mainarticles:Thomson–EastCoastMRTlineandFounders'MemorialMRTstationThe43-kilometre(27 mi),32stationfullyundergroundThomson–EastCoastLineisdesignedtoconnectthenorthernregionofSingaporetothesouth,[195]runningparalleltotheexistingNorthSouthlinepassingthroughWoodlands,SinMing,UpperThomson,andMarinaBay[196]beforeturningeastandrunningthroughTanjongRhu,Siglap,MarineParade,andBedok.[181]ItcommencedoperationstartingwithStage1fromWoodlandsNorthtoWoodlandsSouthon31January2020.[197]Theotherfourstagesfollowsuit,withStage2fromSpringleaftoCaldecotton28August2021,[198]Stage3fromMountPleasanttoGardensbytheBayin2022(excludingMountPleasantandMarinaSouth,whichwillopenatalaterdate),[199]Stage4fromTanjongRhutoBayshorein2024andStage5fromBedokSouthtoSungeiBedokin2025.[181] TheThomson-EastCoastLineStage2(TEL2)isopenforpassengerserviceon28August2021.Thestage3isgettingclosetoopeningasperApril2022,withadirectaccesstotheCBDandMarinaBay,and13stations.Thestationsinclude:MountPleasant,Stevens,Napier,OrchardBoulevard,Orchard,GreatWorld,Havelock,OutramPark,Maxwell,ShentonWay,MarinaBay,MarinaSouth,andGardensbytheBay.[200] ThenorthernterminusofWoodlandsNorthisexpectedtointerchangewiththeJohorBahru–SingaporeRapidTransitSystemtoprovideaccesstoJohorBahruandthefutureIskandarMalaysiaBusRapidTransit.Founders'MemorialstationisaninfillstationalongStage4,butisscheduledtoinsteadopenintandemwiththeFounders'Memorialin2027.[201]Inaddition,thislineandtheCanberraMRTStationwasthefirsttouseTop-UpKiosks(TUK)thatonlyallowscashlesspayments,whileGTMswereretainedfortraditionalmodesofpayment.[202][203][204][205][206][207] LineextensiontoChangiAirport[edit] Furtherinformation:InfrastructureofSingaporeChangiAirport§ Terminal5 InadditiontothepreviouslyannouncedalignmentoftheThomson–EastCoastLine,anextensionhasbeenproposedtoconnectittoChangiAirport,withthelinepassingthroughTerminal5,andeventuallyabsorbingtheexistingChangiAirportbranchontheEastWestline.Withsuchanextension,therewouldbeadirectconnectionbetweenChangiAirportandthecity.Thisextensionisexpectedtostartoperatingby2040.[208][189] JurongRegionLine[edit] MapoftheproposedJurongRegionLine Mainarticle:JurongRegionMRTline FirstproposedasanLRTlinewhenoriginallyannouncedin2001,the20-kilometre(12 mi)JurongRegionLinehassincebeenupgradedtobeamediumcapacitylineaftertheprojectwasrevivedin2013.ThenewconfigurationencompassesWestCoast,TengahandChoaChuKangandJurong. WestCoastextension[edit] Besidestheoriginalannouncedalignmentoftheline,aWestCoastextensiontotheCircleLinefromtheJurongRegionLineiscurrentlyunderstudy,[209]linkingtheWestCoastregiondirectlytoHawParVilla,andallowingcommutersontheJurongRegionlineaccesstothecentralareaofthecityeasily.Iffeasible,theextensionwouldbereadyby2030.[210] CrossIslandLine[edit] MapoftheproposedCrossIslandLine Mainarticle:CrossIslandMRTline The50-kilometre(31 mi)CrossIslandlineisexpectedtospantheislandofSingapore,passingthroughTuas,Jurong,SinMing,AngMoKio,Hougang,Punggol,PasirRis,andChangi.Thenewlineprovidescommuterswithanotheralternativeforeast–westtraveltothecurrentEastWestlineandDowntownline.Connectedtoalltheothermajorlines,itisdesignedtoserveasakeytransferline,complementingtherolecurrentlyfulfilledbytheorbitalCircleline.Stage1ofthelinehasbeenannouncedandconsistsof29kilometresand12stations,andisplannedtobecompletedin2030.[184][211]Inaddition,theextensiontoPunggolconsistsofthreestationsspanning7.3kilometers,andisplannedtobecompletedby2032.[189][212][213][214]Completionofthelineisexpectedtotakeanevenlongertimeframeduetotheenvironmentalstudyaspects,targetedtobecompletedby2030.[215] CircleLineStage6[edit] MapoftheCircleLinewithStage6 Mainarticle:CircleMRTline The4-kilometre(2.5 mi)extensionStage6fromMarinaBaythroughKeppel,endingatHarbourFront,effectivelycompletesthecircleandlinksthecurrentendsoftheline,allowingforthroughservicethroughthefutureSouthernWaterfrontCitywithouttheneedtochangetootherlines.[215]Stage6comprisestheKeppel,Cantonment,andPrinceEdwardRoadstations.Itisforecasttocommenceoperationsby2026. NorthEastLineextension[edit] MapoftheNorthEastLinewithPunggolCoast Mainarticle:PunggolCoastMRTstation Originallyscheduledtobecompletedby2030,the1.6-kilometre(0.99 mi)extensionisbeingbuiltfromPunggolthroughPunggolNorthincludingthenewPunggolDowntowntothenewtentativelynamedPunggolCoaststation.Itwasprojectedtoopenin2023,afewyearsaheadoftheexpectedopeningdate.[216][217]Constructionoftheextensioncommencedinthefirsthalfof2018.[218]Thestationhassincebeendelayedto2024duetodelaysfromtheCOVID-19pandemic.[219][220] BricklandandSungeiKadutMRTstations[edit] LocatormapsofBricklandandSungeiKadutstations Mainarticles:BricklandMRTstationandSungeiKadutMRTstation TwonewstationsareplannedalongtheexistingNorthSouthLine.BricklandstationisexpectedtobebuiltbetweenBukitGombakandChoaChuKangstations,whileSungeiKadutstationisexpectedtobebuiltbetweenYewTeeandKranjistations.BothMRTstationsareexpectedtobecompletedbymid-2030s.[189] Proposednewlinealongnorth-eastcorridor[edit] AspartoftheLandTransportMasterPlan2040,apossiblenewraillinewillbestudiedforfeasibility.TheproposedlinerunsfromtheWoodlandsplanningareatotheGreaterSouthernWaterfront,passingthroughareassuchasSembawang,Sengkang,SerangoonNorth,WhampoaandKallang.Thelinewouldpotentiallybenefit400,000householdsandsaveupto40minutesoftraveltimetothecitycentre.Ifbuilt,thelinewouldbeabout30 kmlong,andbecompletedasearlyas2040.[208][189] Faresandticketing[edit] VarioustypesofGeneralTicketingMachines(GTM)atBrightHillMRTstation,wherepassengerscanpurchaseaStandardTicketoraddvaluetotheirEZ-Linkcard CubicticketbarriersatWoodlandsNorthstation,onetypeofthemanyaccesscontrolgatesintheMRTsystem. Mainarticle:FaresandticketingontheMassRapidTransit(Singapore) Stationsaredividedintotwoareas,paidandunpaid,whichallowtherailoperatorstocollectfaresbyrestrictingentryonlythroughthefaregates,alsoknownasaccesscontrolgates.[221]Thesegates,connectedtoacomputernetwork,canreadandupdateelectronicticketscapableofstoringdata,andcanstoreinformationsuchastheinitialanddestinationstationsandthedurationforeachtrip.[222]GeneralTicketingMachinessellstandardticketsthatcanbeusedupto6timeswithin30daysfromthedayofpurchase.[223]Themachinesalsoallowthecustomertobuyadditionalvalueforstored-valuesmartcards.Suchsmartcardsrequireaminimumamountofstoredcredit.[224] AsthefaresystemhasbeenintegratedbyTransitLink,commutersneedtopayonlyonefareandpassthroughtwofaregates(onceonentry,onceonexit)foranentirejourneyformostinterchangestations,evenwhentransferringbetweenlinesoperatedbydifferentcompanies.[222]Commuterscanchoosetoextendatripmid-journey,andpaythedifferencewhentheyexittheirdestinationstation.[225] Fares[edit] Becausetherailoperatorsaregovernment-assisted,profit-basedcorporations,faresontheMRTsystemarepitchedtoatleastbreak-evenlevel.[56][226]Theoperatorscollectthesefaresbysellingelectronicdata-storingtickets,thepricesofwhicharecalculatedbasedonthedistancebetweenthestartanddestinationstations.[222]Thesepricesincreaseinfixedstagesforstandardnon-discountedtravel.Faresarecalculatedinincrementsbasedonapproximatedistancesbetweenstations,incontrasttotheuseoffarezonesinothersubwaysystems,suchastheLondonUnderground.[227][228][229] Althoughoperatedbyprivatecompanies,thesystem'sfarestructureisregulatedbythePublicTransportCouncil(PTC),towhichtheoperatorssubmitrequestsforchangesinfares.[226][230]Faresarekeptaffordablebypeggingthemapproximatelytodistance-relatedbusfares,thusencouragingcommuterstousethenetworkandreduceheavyrelianceonthebussystem.Fareincreaseshavecausedpublicconcern.[231][232]Historically,faresonthefullyundergroundNorthEast,Circle,andDowntownlineshadbeenhigherthanthoseoftheNorthSouthandEastWestlines(NSEWL),adisparitythatwasjustifiedbycitinghighercostsofoperationandmaintenanceonacompletelyundergroundline.However,thePublicTransportCouncil(PTC)announcedin2016thatfaresforthethreeundergroundlineswouldbereducedtomatchthoseontheNSEWL,whichtookeffectalongwiththeyearly-appliedfarechanges,on30December2016.[233][234] AftertheopeningofDowntownlineStage3,TransportMinisterKhawBoonWanannouncedthatpublictransportfareruleswillbereviewedtoallowfortransfersacrossMRTlinesatdifferentstationsduetotheincreasingdensityoftherailnetwork.Atthetime,commuterswerechargedasecondtimewhentheymadesuchtransfers.HeaddedthatthePTCwouldreviewdistance-basedfaretransferrulestoensuretheycontinuetofacilitate"fast,seamless"publictransportjourneys.Thereviewofdistance-basedfarerulesonMRTlineswascompleted,andawaiveronthesecondboardingfeeincurredwhenmakingsuchtransferswasannouncedon22March2018.Theschemewasimplementedon29Decemberofthesameyear.[235][236][237] Ticketing[edit] Mainarticles:EZ-Link,NetworkforElectronicTransfers,andCEPAS TheticketingsystemusestheEZ-LinkandNETSFlashPaycontactlesssmartcardsbasedupontheSymphonyfore-Payment(SeP)systemforpublictransitbuiltontheSingaporeStandardforContactlessePurseApplication(CEPAS)system.Thissystemallowsforupto4cardissuersinthemarket.[238]TheEZ-Linkcardwasintroducedon13April2002asareplacementfortheoriginalTransitLinkfarecard,[239]whileitscompetitortheNETSFlashPaycardenteredthesmartcardmarketon9October2009.[240] AcardmaybepurchasedatanyTransitLinkticketofficeorpassengerservicecentreforimmediateuse.[238][241]ThecardmaybetoppedupviacashlessmeansatticketingmachinesandATMsorviacashatseveralstationsorconveniencestores.AdditionalcreditofapredeterminedvaluemayalsobeautomaticallycreditedintothecardwhenthecardvaluerunslowviaanautomaticrechargeserviceprovidedbyInterbankGIROorcreditcard.AnAdultMonthlyTravelCardforunlimitedtravelonMRT,LRT,andbusesmayalsobepurchasedandisnon-transferable. In2017,TransitLinkbecamethefirstpublictransportproviderinSoutheastAsiatoacceptcontactlessbankcardsandtheuseofmobilewalletssuchasApplePay,GooglePayandSamsungPay.Thesystem,namedSimplyGo,allowscommuterstotaptheircontactlessdebitorcreditcards,orsmartphones/smartwatchestopayforfaresontheMRT,LRTandBusnetwork.[242][243][244]SupportforEZ-Linkcardshasbeenaddedsince2021,whiletheusagehasbeenlow.[244][245] AStandardTicketcontactlesssmartcardforsingleorreturnjourneys,whichhavebeenphasedouttoencouragetheuseofcontactlesscardslikeEZ-LINKorNETS,weremadeavailableattheGTMforthepaymentofMRTandLRTfares.AS$0.10depositisleviedontopofthefaretobepaid.ThedepositwillbeautomaticallyrefundedthroughanoffsetofthefaretobepaidforthethirdjourneyonthesameticketwhileanadditionaldiscountofS$0.10willbegivenforthesixthjourneyonthesameticket.Norefundofthedepositisprovidedifthecardisusedforfewerthan3journeys.Theticketcanbeusedforthepurchaseofsingleorreturnjourneystoandfrompre-selectedstationsuptoamaximumofsixjourneysover30days.FaresfortheStandardTicketarealwayshigherthanthosechargedforthestored-valuedCEPAS(EZ-LinkandNETSFlashPay)cardsforthesamedistancetraveled.Theticketisretainedbytheuseraftereachjourneyanddoesnotneedtobereturned.IdenticaltotheusageofCEPAScards,theticketistappedontothefaregatereaderuponentryandexit.Itisbeingintheprocessofdiscontinuanceduetothelowusage,andmitigatingfactorssuchastop-upsfor$2werepossible,aswellastheSingaporeTouristPass,TheSingaporePassandSimplyGo.[246] Fortourists,aSingaporeTouristPasscontactlesssmartcardmaybepurchasedforuseonthepublictransportnetwork.[247]ThecardmaybeboughtatselectedTransitLinkticketofficesandSingaporeVisitorsCentres.[248] Performance[edit] TheMRTsystemdidnotexperienceanymajorperformanceissuesduringitsfirstquarter-centuryofoperations.However,therewereoccasionaldisruptionsaroundtheperiodfrom2011to2018,thecauseofwhichwasoftenattributedtothesystemagingcoupledwithincreasedridershipduetopopulationgrowth.[249][250] Beginningwiththetraindisruptionsin2011,thisincidentledtoacommitteeofinquirywhichuncoveredseriousshortcomingsinSMRT'smaintenanceregime.[251]FortheDecember2011disruptions,theLandTransportAuthorityimposedamaximumpunishmentofS$2milliononSMRT(approximatelyUS$1.526million)forthetwotraindisruptionsalongtheNorthSouthLineon15and17December2011.[252]ACommitteeofInquirydiscoveredshortcomingsinthemaintenanceregimeandchecks,promptingthen-CEOSawPhaikHwatoresign.[253] Amuchlargerpower-relatedincidentthantheDecember2011eventoccurredon7July2015,whentrainservicesonboththeNorthSouthandEastWestlineswereshutdowninbothdirectionsfollowingamajorpowertrip.[254]Thedisruptionlastedformorethan3hours,affecting413,000commuters.ThiswasconsideredtheworstdisruptiontotheMRTnetworksinceitfirstbeganoperationsin1987–surpassingtheDecember2011event.IndependentexpertsfromSwedenandJapanwerehiredtoconductinvestigationintothecauseofthedisruption.ThecausewasidentifiedasdamagetoathirdrailinsulatorduetoawaterleakatTanjongPagarstation.Consequently,aprogramwasimplementedtoreplaceinsulatorsliabletosimilarfailure.[255]FortheJuly2015disruption,LTAimposedahigherpenaltyofS$5.4milliononSMRT.[256] On22March2016,afatalaccidentoccurredoffPasirRisstation.TwoofSMRT'strack-maintenancetraineestaffwerelethallyrunoverbyanapproachingC151atasignallingboxofthestation.[257]Theywerepartofatechnicalteamof15staffledbyasupervisorandwereaskedtogodowntothetrackstoinvestigateanalarmtriggeredbyapossiblesignallingequipmentfault.Theoperatorsaidtheteamhadpermissiontoaccessthetracks,butdidnotcoordinatewithasignalunitinthestationcontroltoensuretraincaptainsintheareawheretheteamwasexercisedcautionwhilepullingintoPasirRisstation.[258]Thisincidentresultedina2.5-hourservicedelaybetweenTanahMerahandPasirRisStations,affectingatleast10,000commuters.[259] On7October2017,adilapidatedfloatandpumpsystematBishanstationcausedatunnelfloodafterheavytorrentialrainstorms.Itwastheworsttraindisruptionsince2011andwasthefirsteverfloodingincidentinthehistoryoftheMRT.[260]ThisresultedincriticismonthepublictransportoperatorsamongSingaporeansonceagain,andahugedebateaboutthe"highrankings"thatmanagethesystem,withcallsbeingmadefortheresignationofthenTransportMinisterKhawBoonWan.[261]UrbantransportexpertParkByungJoonfromtheSingaporeUniversityofSocialSciencesaddedthatthenegligencedisplayedbySMRTinthisregardwastantamounttoacriminaloffence,andafteraninternalinvestigation,foundthatthemaintenancecrewoftheBishanStation'spumpsystemhadsubmittedmaintenancerecordsfornearlyayearwithoutactuallycarryingouttheworks.[262] Responses[edit] TheDecember2011disruptionsbroughtthestateofpublictransportationasawholetonationalprominenceamongSingaporeans,whohadpreviouslyconsideredthesystemtobereliableandrobustsinceitsinceptionin1987.[263]LTAalsonotedamarkedincreaseindissatisfactionwithpublictransportwiththereleaseofthe2012PublicTransportCustomerSatisfactionSurvey,andpromisedgovernmentactiontodealwithissuesrelatingtosystemdisruptions.[264] Thegovernmentreviewedthepenaltiesfortraindisruptions,[263]andmadefreetravelavailableforallbusservicespassingMRTstationsaffectedduringanytraindisruptions.Exitswerealsomadefree.[265]Inaddition,toincreasesatisfactionwithpublictransport,freeoff-peakmorningtravel,laterchangedtoadiscount,wasintroducedwithfurtherimprovementscontinuingtobediscussed.[263] Since2018,effortsinbothmaintenanceandrenewalarestartingtopayoffwiththeMRTsystemclockinganaverageof690,000 kmbetweendelaysin2018–a3.8timesimprovementthanin2017.TheNorthSouthLine,whichwashitbythetunnelfloodin2017,inparticularsawitstrain-kmbetweendelaysincreasebyten-foldfrom89,000 kmbetweendelaysin2017to894,000 kmin2018.[266]ByJuly2019,theMeanKilometresBetweenFailure(MKBF)fortheNorthSouthandEastWestlineshadjumpedto700,000 kmand1,400,000 kmrespectively.[267]Thenewchallengesencounteredbythegovernmentwerenowonkeepingthefundingofsuchrenewalsrequiredsustainableinthedecadesahead.[268] Security[edit] Mainarticle:SecurityontheMassRapidTransit(Singapore) Closed-circuittelevisioncamerasmonitoractivitiesatCityHallstation.Areal-timevideofeedisbroadcastandshownatthestationconcourse. AirportscannersandsecurityseenatTampinesMRTstation. Securityconcernsrelatedtocrimeandterrorismwerenothighontheagendaofthesystem'splannersatitsinception.[269]AftertheMadridtrainbombingsin2004andthefoiledplottobombtheYishunMRTstationin2001,[270]theoperatorsdeployedprivate,unarmedguardstopatrolstationplatformsandconductchecksonthebelongingsofcommuters,especiallythosecarryingbulkyitems.[271] Recordedannouncementsarefrequentlymadetoremindpassengerstoreportsuspiciousactivityandnottoleavetheirbelongingsunattended.Digitalclosed-circuitcameras(CCTVs)havebeenupgradedwithrecording-capabilityatallstationsandtrainsoperatedbySMRTCorporation.[272][273]Trashbinsandmailboxeshavebeenremovedfromstationplatformsandconcourselevelstostationentrances,toeliminatetheriskofbombsplantedinthem.[274]PhotographywithoutpermissionwasalsobannedinallMRTstationssincetheMadridbombings,butitwasnotintheofficialstatementinanypublictransportsecurityreviews.[275] In2005,theSingaporePoliceForceannouncedplanstostepuprailsecuritybyestablishingaspecialisedsecurityunitforpublictransport,thenknownasthePoliceMRTunit.TheunittodayexpandedtobecomePublicTransportSecurityCommand(TRANSCOM)since2009.[276][277]ThesearmedofficersbeganovertpatrolsontheMRTandLRTsystemson15August2005,conductingrandompatrolsinpairsinandaroundrailstationsandwithintrains.[278]Theyaretrainedandauthorisedtousetheirfirearmsattheirdiscretion,includingdeadlyforceifdeemednecessary.[279]TheunitovertimewentontohandleothercrimescommittedontheMRTnetwork,suchastheftandmolestation.Recently,onitstenthanniversaryin2019,ithasformallyevolvedtobecomeahybrid,community-basedforce,andhaslaunchedaninitiativetogetcommuterstoaidTranscomofficers.Sincethen,26,000peoplehavevolunteered,farabovethe3000target.[277] Civilexercisesareregularlyconductedtomaintainpreparednessforcontingencies.InJanuary2006,ExerciseNorthstarVinvolvedover2,000personnelfrom22governmentagenciesrespondingtosimulatedbombingsandchemicalattacksatDhobyGhaut,ToaPayoh,RafflesPlaceandMarinaBaystations.[280]InAugust2013,ExerciseGreyhoundtestedtheresponseofSBSTransit'sOperationsControlCentreandtheimplementationofitscontingencyplansforbusbridging,freebusserviceanddeploymentofgoodwillambassadors(GAs)duringasimulatedprolongedtrainservicedisruption.About300personnelincludingrepresentativesfromLTA,SBST,SMRT,theSingaporePoliceForce'sTransportCommand(TransCom),TrafficPoliceandSingaporeCivilDefenceForce(SCDF)participatedintheexercise.[281] Securityconcernswerebroughtupbythepublicwhentwoincidentsofvandalismattraindepotsoccurredwithintwoyears.[282]Inbothincidents,graffitiontheaffectedtrainswasdiscoveredaftertheyenteredrevenueservice.[283] Thefirstincident,on17May2010,involvedabreachintheperimeterfenceofChangiDepotandresultedintheimprisonmentandcaningofaSwisscitizen,andanInterpolarrestwarrantforhisaccomplice.[284][285]SMRTCorporationreceivedaS$50,000finebytheLandTransportAuthorityforthefirstsecuritybreach.[285]MeasureswereputinplacebythePublicTransportSecurityCommitteetoenhancedepotsecurityinlightofthefirstincident,butworkswereyettobecompletedbySMRTCorporationwhenthesecondincident,on17August2011,occurredatBishanDepot.[282][283] Seealso[edit] Singaporeportal Trainsportal Architectureportal ListofSingaporeMRTstations LightRailTransit(Singapore) TransportinSingapore Listofmetrosystems Medium-capacityrailtransportsystem RailtransportinSingapore References[edit] Notes[edit] ^Usingradio ^UnattendedTrainOperation ^Usingcodedtrackcircuits ^Semi-automaticTrainOperation ^6inoperation,2underconstruction;excludingLRT ^127inoperation,58underconstructionorplanning,2reserved;excludingLRT ^abexcludingLRT ^488trainsinoperation,106oldertrainstobedecommissionedby2026andreplacedwith106newerequivalents,91additionaltrainsonorder;excludingLRT ^2,278passengercarriagesinoperation,636olderpassengercarriagestobedecommissionedby2026andreplacedwith636newerequivalents,291additionalpassengercarriagesonorder,atleast31railwaymaintenancevehiclesinoperation;excludingLRT ^3-carriageconfiguration:CircleLine,DowntownLine,JurongRegionLine(minimum)4-carriageconfiguration:Thomson-EastCoastLine,JurongRegionLine(maximum)6-carriageconfiguration:NorthSouthLine,EastWestLine,NorthEastLine,CrossIslandLine ^TrainsalongtheThomson-EastCoastLineoperatesbetween5to9minutesduringpeakandoff-peakhoursrespectively. ^excludingLRT ^NorthSouthLine,EastWestLine,CircleLine,DowntownLine,Thomson-EastCoastLine,JurongRegionLine ^NorthEastLine ^Singapore'sheavyrailnetworkiscomposedofthreedistinctsystems.Twoofthethreearerapidtransitnetworks,chieflya)theMRTsystem,whichfallsentirelywithinthecity-stateandformsthecoreofthenetwork,andb)thetwo-stationcross-borderJohorBahru–Singaporerapidtransitsystem,linkedtothemainlineMRTandduetocommenceoperationsinend-2026.Theothersystemisthecurrently-operationalcross-borderintercityservicefromSingapore'sWoodlandsTrainCheckpointtoMalaysia. ^ExcludingridershipfiguresfortheLightRailTransit(LRT). ^AlthoughtheMRTopenedthreeyearsaftertheManilaLightRailTransitSysteminthePhilippines,thelatteropenedasalightrailsystemandoperatedasoneforseveralyearsbeforegraduallytransitioningtoarapidtransitsystem.Inthisrespect,Singapore'sMRTisthefirstoperationalrapidtransitsysteminSoutheastAsia. 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PampangaMTS BicolRegion PNR BicolCommuterLine LegazpiTramway WesternVisayas IloiloMonorail MetroCebu CebuMonorail  Central   Airport  Mindanao DavaoPeopleMover MindanaoRailway Singapore SingaporeMRT  NSL   EWL   NEL   CCL   DTL   TEL   JRL   CRL  SingaporeLRT  BPLRT   SKLRT   PGLRT  ChangiAirportSkytrain SentosaExpress  RTS  Thailand BangkokMassTransitSystem BTS  Silom   Sukhumvit   Gold  MRT  Blue   Purple   Pink   Yellow   Orange   Brown  BMA  Grey   LightBlue   Silver  SRTET  ARL   LightRed   DarkRed  SRTCommuter  LopburiLine  KaengKhoiLine  PrachinburiLine  RatchaburiLine  SuphanburiLine  MaeklongRailway SuvarnabhumiAPM DonMueangAPM HSR EasternHSR NortheasternHSR NorthernHSR SouthernHSR ProvincialUrbanRailTransit ChiangMaiLightRailTransit HatYaiMonorail KhonKaenLightRailTransit NakhonRatchasimaLightRailTransit PattayaMonorail PhitsanulokTram PhuketIslandLightRailTransit Vietnam HanoiMetro  1   2   2A   3   4   5   6   7   8  HoChiMinhCityMetro  1   2   3A   3B   4   5   6  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PalembangLRT  Iran IsfahanMetro MashhadUrbanRailway ShirazMetro TabrizMetro TehranMetro  Israel JerusalemLightRail* TelAvivLightRail  Japan ChibaUrbanMonorail FukuokaCitySubway HiroshimaAstramLine KanagawaShonanMonorail KitakyushuMonorail KōbeRapidTransitRailway KobeMunicipalSubway KyotoMunicipalSubway NagoyaLinimo NagoyaMunicipalSubway OkinawaUrbanMonorail OsakaMonorail OsakaMetro SapporoMunicipalSubway SendaiSubway TokyoMetro TokyoMonorail TokyoRinkaiLine TokyoTamaToshiMonorailLine TokyoToeiSubway YokohamaMunicipalSubway YokohamaMinatomiraiLine  Kazakhstan AlmatyMetro  NorthKorea PyongyangMetro  Malaysia KlangValleyIntegratedTransitSystem  Pakistan LahoreMetro  Philippines MetroManilaRailNetwork ManilaLRT ManilaMRT  Qatar DohaMetro  Russia KazanMetro MoscowMetro NizhnyNovgorodMetro NovosibirskMetro SamaraMetro St.PetersburgMetro YekaterinburgMetro  SaudiArabia AlMashaaerAlMugaddassahMetroline(MeccaMetro) RiyadhMetro  Singapore SingaporeMRT SingaporeLRT  SouthKorea BusanMetro DaeguMetro DaejeonMetro GwangjuMetro IncheonSubway IncheonAirportMaglev SeoulKorailmetrolines SeoulMetropolitanSubway SeoulShinbundangNeoTransLine  Taiwan(ROC) KaohsiungMetro NewTaipeiMetro TaichungMetro TaipeiMetro TaoyuanMetro  Thailand BangkokMRT BangkokSkytrain  Turkey AdanaMetro AnkaraMetro Bursaray GebzeMetro IstanbulMetro İzmirMetro  UnitedArabEmirates DubaiMetro DubaiPalmJumeirahMonorail  Uzbekistan TashkentMetro  Vietnam HanoiMetro HoChiMinhCityMetro *JerusalemLightRailpartiallyrunsinEastJerusalem,whichistheportionofJerusalemthathasbeenconsideredbytheinternationalcommunitytobePalestinianTerritoryoccupiedbyIsraelsince1967. *italics–rapidtransitunderconstruction. vteCommunityofMetrosbenchmarkingorganizationmembersAsia BangaloreMetro BeijingSubway DelhiMetro DubaiMetro GuangzhouMetro BangkokMRT HongKongMTR MRTJakarta NanjingMetro RapidKualaLumpur SeoulMetro ShanghaiMetro ShenzhenMetro SingaporeMRT TaipeiMetro TokyoMetro Europe BarcelonaMetro BerlinU-Bahn BrusselsMetro 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