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.
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.
In March, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the MRT system should hit 300,000 train-km between delays of more than five minutes this year.
Despite slight rise in the number of major delays, the overall performance of the MRT network improved by 30 percent last year, said the Ministry of Transport.
More commuters are using the Downtown Line since the opening of its second stage in December last year, reducing the passenger load on other MRT Lines.
Commuters will have to exit and re-enter on two Downtown Line 2 transfers, and have 15 minutes to switch lines at two interchange stations.
The second phase of the Downtown MRT Line (DTL2), which will pass through the Bukit Timah corridor, has 12 stations and will open on the 27th of December.
The 12 stations of stage two of the Downtown Line will open in December 2015, as a result of longer construction hours and more efficient work processes.
Prime Minister Lee officially opens Downtown Line Stage 1 on Saturday morning, marking the first step of plans to double the nation's rail network by 2030.
The Land Transport Authority has appointed two new contractors - out of six - to resume work at stalled Stage Two of the Downtown Line.
Two companies will face charges in court today for a worksite accident that happened last year in Bugis, killing two workers.