Sengkang LRT Line

Sengkang LRT Line
Overview
Type Light rail
System Light Rail Transit (Singapore)
Status Operational
Termini Sengkang
Stations 14
Services 2
Operation
Opened 18 January 2003 (East Loop)
29 January 2005 (West Loop)
Owner Land Transport Authority
Operator(s) SBS Transit
Rolling stock Crystal Mover
Technical
Line length 10.7 km (6.6 mi)
Electrification Third rail

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 and currently operated by SBS Transit. 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.

This LRT service was operational even before the North East Line operated.

Contents

History

Stations

Station Number Station Name Interchange
STC / NE16 Sengkang North East Line
East Loop
SE1 Compassvale  
SE2 Rumbia  
SE3 Bakau  
SE4 Kangkar  
SE5 Ranggung  
West Loop
SW1 Cheng Lim (not in operation)  
SW2 Farmway  
SW3 Kupang (not in operation)  
SW4 Thanggam  
SW5 Fernvale  
SW6 Layar  
SW7 Tongkang  
SW8 Renjong  

Service

Trains on the Sengkang LRT ply either one of the two loops, the East loop or the West loop. Trains serving the East loop are bi-directional, meaning that passengers can travel either way to get to their destination station on the East Loop. However for the West Loop, trains only ply in one direction. From start of service till 3 p.m., trains will ply the West Loop via Cheng Lim first, to cater to residents who need to transfer to Sengkang MRT Station to get to work. After 3 p.m., trains will go in reverse direction, via Renjong first, so that residents can get home faster. This will be changed after 4 January 2010 where during weekdays on peak hours, West loop will ply on both directions.[1]

  1. ^ http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/SK_West_Loop_Peak_Hours.pdf

External links