The reliability of the train network continued to improve in the last three months, with train-kilometres between breakdowns now above the 1.4 million mark.
The MRT network's reliability continued to improve in the first nine months of this year, with train-km between delays breaching the one million mark.
The NEL clocked an average of 955,000 train-km between delays, putting it on a par in terms of reliability with the networks in Hong Kong and Taipei.
The MRT network hit a new high in a measure of reliability, with trains clocking an average of 690,000km between delays last year.
The rail system has continued to improve, according to first-half reliability data released by the Land Transport Authority.
Rail operator SBS Transit has signed an agreement with two Taiwanese firms to help to strengthen its engineering and maintenance capabilities.
The number of major MRT delays remained high last year, even as the distance clocked by trains before faults occurred improved considerably.
SBS Transit and SMRT have started deploying drivers on their driverless MRT trains in order to improve reliability on the North-East, Downtown and Circle lines.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a speech yesterday that commuters can expect 'vast improvements' in rail reliability by 2019.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has set a new target for the island's MRT reliability for this year, with the aim of improving by 72 percent.
Rail operator SMRT and Nanyang Technological University have set up a $60 million joint lab with the aim of improving rail reliability.
Reliability on the MRT network has improved since 2011 but there is "much more to be done" to improve it, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew.
The 16-year old Bukit Panjang LRT system will see measures implemented by the Land Transport Authority and SMRT to improve its reliability.
In a pilot scheme that starts next month, bus operators are able to receive cash rewards or fines, in a bid to improve punctuality.