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SINGAPORE, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Friday that it had received the first batch of 91 Chinese-made trains for the city-state's new mass rapid transit (MRT) line that will enter into public service for the first stage in 2019. According to ...
Trains – Rapid Transit option – Singapore MRT Singapore’s rapid transit option via train is called MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) and is operated by company called SMRT. Similar to many other cities in the world, they are spread across the entire city and let you travel very fast between most...
These were just about a decade ago in the 90s. Here’s a wonderful video of how good life was, commuting on the MRT trains in 1991: I remember how proud I was of Singapore when my parents took me on my first ride in a MRT train when it waslaunched in 1987. Isn’t it ironic ho...
Railway Wikis Canadian Rail Wiki Locomotive Wiki Metro Wiki NSW Trains Wiki Railway Travel Wiki Singapore MRT Wiki Tweetsie Railroad Wiki The Encyclopedia of Rail Transport in Hong Kong (Chinese) Trains of the Month These trains are celebrating anniversaries in February: NSWGR 32 Class ...
Singapore’s train network has been very eventful in 2024. We have had existing lines being extended with new train stations opened, new trains entering passenger service and older ones going into retirement, and one of the longest MRT service disruptions. ...
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, today revealed the first of 106 six-car high-capacity trainsets comprising a total of 636 cars, to enter service for the East-West and North-South Lines of Singapore’s MRT system. The new rolling stock will replace 106 trains comprisi...
SINGAPORE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Hairline cracks found on the China-made MRT trains were due to localized impurity in aluminium car-body material that occurred during manufacturing process, said Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a press release on Wednesday. Local media reported earlier...
Alstom and Land Transport Authority (LTA) have unveiled the first 16 of the 106 six-car high-capacity trainsets to enter service for the East-West and North-South Lines (NSEWL) of Singapore’s MRT system. The new rolling stock will replace 106 six-car trains (in total 636 cars) compris...
Besides the MoU, the two firms have already successfully completed the implementation of a Predictive Decision Support System (PDSS) for Singapore’s North-South and East-West lines, the oldest MRT lines in the country. SMRT Trains’ PDSS, which is based on Bentley...