A new integrated train testing centre, set to be built by 2022, will allow robust testing of new trains without disrupting the operational lines.
Three of six major renewal programmes for the North-South and East-West lines will be completed by mid this year with the remaining three by early 2020.
Four new bus services will be launched later this month as part of the country's five-year plan to ease the peak-hour squeeze and boost connectivity.
Singaporeans welcome the new contingency measures for train breakdowns, namely the activation of special bus services and private bus operators.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has directed the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to conduct a joint exercise with rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit.
LTA has announced a new world's first four-in-one train and bus depot, which could house as much as 220 trains and 550 buses.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Mass Rapid Transport (SMRT) are accelerating plans to upgrade older lines.