Rides taken on the NEL and the Sengkang-Punggol LRT system before 07:30am and between 09:00am and 09:45am will be free.
LTA will monitor the performance of the first two LRVs over the next two weekends before being introduced into weekday operations towards end July 2025.
The new section of the Thomson - East Coast Line spans 10.8km and comprises of a total of seven MRT stations.
The track intrusion systems can detect people and objects that fall onto the rail tracks, as well as unattended objects on station platforms.
The LTA will add 17 two-car trains to the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit to meet growing demand from the two residential estates.
All Sengkang-Punggol LRT stations will close early on Friday night and open later on Saturday morning for urgent maintenance works.
SBS Transit has announced that limited service on Sundays for the Sengkang, Punggol LRT will be extended to 7th October.
The Land Transport Authority has released statistics showing that public transport ridership climbed for the 13th consecutive time last year.
SBS Transit will resume its asset renewal and preventive maintenance works on the Sengkang and Punggol Light Rail Transit systems on 4th March.
The Land Transport Authority is to buy operating assets on the North-East Line and Sengkang-Punggol LRT lines from SBS Transit, which are worth $30.8 million.
There will be limited service on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT on Sunday mornings in January and February next year to facilitate maintenance and upgrading work.
Trains on the North-East and Downtown Lines, as well as 19 SBS Transit bus services will be extended on the eve of National Day.
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.
Over the next five months, the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems will undergo maintenance works on Sundays, according to operator SBS Transit.
New slip roads have been built and more bus lanes have been added to ease peak hour traffic congestions near Punggol and Sengkang.
A measure aimed at easing the peak-hour squeeze for Punggol LRT line's 119,000 daily commuters will be met with comfortable two-car trains.
Two months after hairline cracks were found on a fleet of MRT trains here, similar cracks have been found on 11 trains along the Sengkang-Punggol LRT.
Train service on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT systems stopped for two hours yesterday after repeated power trips at 7:00pm.
The Sengkang-Punggol LRT has started operating two-car trains. The original trains were fitted with couplers to allow more carriages to be added.
The Sengkang-Punggol Light Rail Transit system will undergo maintenance on Sundays over the next five months so as to maintain the guideways for smoother rides.