The Sengkang LRT Line is a 10.7 km light rail line which partly opened on 18 January 2003. It is the second LRT system in Singapore and is fully automated. The line uses the Crystal Mover rolling stock supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. This line connects the residential districts and suburbs of Sengkang to the Sengkang Town Centre, which is also served by the North East Line and the Sengkang Bus Interchange.
History[]
Planning for the Sengkang LRT Line was underway when the Bukit Panjang LRT was opened by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 6 November 1999. Construction began in January 2000 for both the East Loop and West Loop.
| Date | Section |
|---|---|
| 18 January 2003 | East Loop opened (both directions, throughout the day). |
| 29 January 2005 | West Loop (except for Cheng Lim, Farmway and Kupang) opened for uni-directional operation. |
| 15 November 2007 | Farmway opened. |
| 4 January 2010 | West Loop operated in both directions during weekday peak hours. |
| 1 January 2013 | West Loop operated in both directions throughout the day, and Cheng Lim opened.[1] |
| 27 June 2015 | Kupang opened.[2] |
Improvements[]
On 31 October 2012, the Land Transport Authority announced that starting in the first quarter of 2016, both the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems would be upgraded to two-car trains, doubling the passenger capacity. An additional 16 more cars were to be ordered, bringing the total fleet size to 57. The longer trains also required modifications to the signalling and communication system.[3]
On 22 December 2015, the line began operating two-car trains, five years after plans to raise the capacity of the increasingly packed light-rail system were announced.[4]
Stations[]
Sengkang LRT is a LRT line in Singapore. It is opened in 2003. It connects residents from the east and west loops into the Sengkang town centre.
| Station Name | Interchange/Notes | |
| Sengkang | North East Line | |
| East Loop | ||
|---|---|---|
| Compassvale | ||
| Rumbia | ||
| Bakau | ||
| Kangkar | ||
| Ranggung | ||
| West Loop | ||
| Cheng Lim | ||
| Farmway | ||
| Kupang | ||
| Thanggam | ||
| Fernvale | ||
| Layar | ||
| Tongkang | ||
| Renjong | ||
Services[]
There are four services in total, with two on each loop. However, on the Electronic Display, they will not show the service letters.
| Service | Terminal | via | Loop | Direction |
| A | Sengkang | Renjong | West Loop | Renjong to Cheng Lim Clockwise direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Cheng Lim | Cheng Lim to Renjong Anti-clockwise direction Timothy Mok took that from Sengkang to Fernvale on Weekdays | ||
| C | Compassvale | East Loop | Compassvale to Ranggung Clockwise direction Timothy Mok took that from Sengkang to Kangkar on Weekdays/some Sundays | |
| D | Ranggung | Ranggung to Compassvale Anti-clockwise direction |
References[]
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- ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/2-car-trains-roll-out-on-sengkang-lrt
External links[]
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