The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) refers to Singapore's light rail system, consisting of localised rail systems acting as feeder servies to the Mass Rapid Transit network. The first LRT Line opened in 1999 with more envisaged to come. The lines are constructed by the Land Transport Authority, with operating concessions currently handed to SMRT and SBS Transit. The LRTs in Singapore are different from the LRTs in Hong Kong for instance in that the trains This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A C651 train approaching Jurong East MRT Station Logo of Public Transport System The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is the primary rapid transit system in Singapore that serves more than a quarter of Singapores population of four million, with a network spanning the entire city-state. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport. ... Logo Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation is a public transport operator founded on August 6, 1987. ... Logo SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. ...

• run on rubber tyres rather than steel wheels
• run on elevated viaducts rather than at street level
• are fully automated and driverless rather than driver operated
• have a smaller passenger capacity.

A crystal Mover on the Punggol LRT system at Punggol Station in Singapore

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Lines

• Bukit Panjang LRT Line
• Sengkang LRT Line
• Punggol LRT Line
• Jurong Region LRT Line (Being Planned)

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Stations

See also: List of Singapore LRT stations The following lists all rail stations of the Light Rapid Transit system in Singapore. ...

Rolling stock

Inside a Bukit Panjang LRT train (Notice that the windows on the left gets tinted )

Inside a Sengkang LRT train

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Bombardier CX-100 Cars

Operating on the Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit since 1999, these are the first LRT vehicles to be seen in Singapore (Though similar vehicles were used on the Changi Airport Skytrain system much earlier). Most of the new features available in newer MRT train cars are found here too. An interesting feature of such cars is that the windows get tinted whenever the train cars move nearer to apartment blocks alongside the track. This is to ensure that residents in these apartment blocks have their privacy. One thing to note is that these LRT cars are the first vehicles in Singapore to be driverless, also meaning that kids are able to sit upfront in the driver's cab (if there were any) and pretend to drive the train. 19 individual cars (which can be coupled in pairs if demand necessitates for that during peak hours) were purchased. Bombardier Inc. ... Singapore Changi Airport (新加坡樟宜机场 / Bandar Udara Changi Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம்) in the city and State of Singapore is one of the largest aviation facilities in Asia. ... SkyTrain or Skytrain can refer to: The name of the metro system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover Cars

Operating on the Sengkang Light Rapid Transit & the Punggol Light Rapid Transit since 2002 and 2005 respectively, these train cars once again contain all the features that the Bombardier LRT vehicles have. However, they sport a much more futuristic design (as required by the Land Transport Authority) to complement the futuristic new towns of Sengkang & Punggol. 41 cars were purchased in total for the Sengkang & Punggol LRTs. Unlike their Bombardier counterparts, these cars cannot be coupled in pairs as the design of the Sengkang & Punggol LRTs does not allow for that. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (三菱重工業: MHI) is a Japanese company. ...

A near identical version of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover Cars will be used for the new Changi Airport Skytrain to replace their older Bombardier counterparts, which is currently under construction.

History

Early Conception

The concept of having rail lines which could bring people from door to door without requiring the use of road-clogging 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 as

• train arrival & departure times are almost guaranteed as trains run on dedicated elevated guideways (no traffic congestion, no traffic lights)
• no air pollution generated as the trains are electrically powered
• do not add to road traffic.

Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit (BPLRT)

• The Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit (BPLRT) opened on November 6, 1999.

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Sengkang Light Rapid Transit (SKLRT)

• The East Loop opened on January 20, 2003.
• The West Loop opened on January 29, 2005. (SW1 Cheng Lim Station to SW3 Kupang Station remain closed and will only be opened for passenger service when the areas surrounding these stations are further developed.)

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Punggol Light Rapid Transit (PGLRT)

• The East Loop opened on January 29, 2005. (PE6 Oasis Station, PE7 Damai Station and the West Loop remain closed and will only be opened for passenger service when the areas surrounding these stations are further developed. A northern spur line is planned for construction at a later date.)

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Projects

Jurong Region Light Rapid Transit

• Being planned.

Fares

• EZ-Link card adult fares on the LRT range from S$0.64 to S$0.84.
• Standard (single trip) ticket adult fares on the LRT range from S$0.80 to S$1.00.

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External Links

• SMRT
• SBS Transit
• UrbanRail Singapore
• Website About Singapore's Rail Transit System
• rail map