The completion of the Phase One Milestone of the Green CBTC project - launched in 2023 - has seen an 8% increase in energy savings for trains on the NSEWL.
These will facilitate rail works for the TEL Stage 4 and CCL Stage 6, which are slated to commence passenger service in 2024 and 2026 respectively.
Job opportunities are still plentiful for engineering students as Singapore continues work on rail sector projects despite the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Losses mount for rail operator SMRT Trains, as maintenance expenditure now accounts for 71% of rail-fare revenue, up from 45% just three years ago.
Reliability on Singapore's two oldest MRT lines continues to show improvement with upgrading works past halfway mark.
SMRT and SBS Transit have signed a memorandum of understanding with ST Engineering, to collaborate on rail operations and maintenance.
Consortium wins $18.8m contract to develop system which aims to cover entire network, says the Land Transport Authority
Reliability on two of SMRT's rail lines is improving, but higher maintenance costs and falling ridership are hitting the company's train business.
5,000 SMRT Trains employees will be getting new uniforms in a brighter shade of red to make them more visible to commuters.
SMRT has appointed two chief maintenance officers and one chief operations officer to strengthen its maintenance regime and engineering capabilities.
SMRT will be outsourcing more non-rail maintenance work such as the servicing of tunnel pumps, air-conditioning and tunnel ventilation systems.
The Land Transport Authority may be running more buses along key rail stretches, especially during peak periods, to strengthen the public transport network.
For delays exceeding 10 minutes, rail operators must now inform commuters through train and station announcements, as well as mainstream and social media.
The Transport Minister says that more engineering hours are needed to ensure the quick upgrading of rail assets, which may reduce train operating hours.
SMRT has asked its rail staff to own up to lapses, without penalty, before it embarks on wide-scale audit and inspection.
SMRT has announced that it plans to hire 40 percent more rail engineers by 2020 and set up readiness inspection teams to audit maintenance works.
Following the disruption on Saturday caused by a water pumping system malfunction, pumps at all MRT tunnels have been checked and necessary repairs made.
Representatives of SMRT's technical advisory panel said that more rail engineering talent is needed, following a two-day meeting that ended yesterday.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a speech yesterday that commuters can expect 'vast improvements' in rail reliability by 2019.
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.