By 2030, more than 50 new stations will be added to our rail network and bring eight in 10 households within 10 minutes of a train station.
Beyond just dollar costs, it's only fair to involve commuting pattern shifts, and the safety and efficiency of our public transportation in conversations.
These will facilitate rail works for the TEL Stage 4 and CCL Stage 6, which are slated to commence passenger service in 2024 and 2026 respectively.
Manufactured by Alstom, the trains have been undergoing tests since their 2021 arrival, and are better equipped for pre-emptive maintenance.
The MRT network has clocked 1.6 million train-km between delays for the period ended June 2020, up from 1.4 million in the first quarter.
Initial plans to expand Singapore's rail network by more than 50% will now be delayed as a result of the impact of COVID-19.
Volvo swaps transport between its facilities from trucks to trains in an effort to significantly reduce greenhouse emissions in its logistics network.
The MRT network's reliability continued to improve in the first nine months of this year, with train-km between delays breaching the one million mark.
The NEL clocked an average of 955,000 train-km between delays, putting it on a par in terms of reliability with the networks in Hong Kong and Taipei.
The MRT network hit a new high in a measure of reliability, with trains clocking an average of 690,000km between delays last year.
SMRT is assuring the public that its trains do not contain asbestos, a material that is highly hazardous to health and which is banned in Singapore.
Even as efforts are made to ramp up the reliability of older MRT lines, the authorities are also finding new ways to improve newer networks.
The formula, which was reviewed, will include a new component, which takes into account the expansion of the transport network and ridership on it.
19 MRT stations located within and around the Central Business District will soon have a new network map that helps commuters save time on their trips.
Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan sets new rail network reliability target as MRT becomes three times as dependable as in 2015.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has set a new target for rail network reliability this year of 200,000km travelled by train between delays.
An independent consultant will be brought in to examine the rail network, as engineers are still unable to find the root cause of the breakdown.
The Land Transport Authority has called for tender for experts to assess the condition of the entire rail system to help solve reliability issues.
The Land Transport Authority has released a report outlining progress of changes, as well as upcoming improvements, to the rail network.
Discussion between transport operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority about the shift to a new rail financing framework is nowhere close to an agreement.