Bukit Panjang LRT to resume usual Sunday operating hours in November
29 Oct 2018|1,778 views
Trains on the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) will resume their usual operations on Sunday and run from 5:30am starting 4 November, said rail operator SMRT. SMRT announced in a tweet on Monday (29 October) that the BPLRT will resume normal operating hours, after four months of opening later at 8:00am on Sundays.
The BPLRT was closed on Sundays from 15 April to 1 July, as part of maintenance works aimed at improving the reliability of its system. In June, SMRT said that the network will start Sunday operations from 1 July but at a later opening time to enable maintenance works to continue. In its tweet on Monday, SMRT thanked commuters for their patience and support during this period.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, speaking in Parliament in March, gave details of the BPLRT's $344 million renewal project and said commuters can expect smoother rides from 2022 once the majority of works to overhaul the line is completed. In May, he said that the current option to overhaul the BPLRT is the only viable one, as alternatives such as tearing it down and building a totally new system or having buses replace the line are not feasible. The 14-station line has been dogged by reliability issues since it opened in 1999, owing to how its design comprises sharp turns over undulating terrain.
Trains on the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) will resume their usual operations on Sunday and run from 5:30am starting 4 November, said rail operator SMRT. SMRT announced in a tweet on Monday (29 October) that the BPLRT will resume normal operating hours, after four months of opening later at 8:00am on Sundays.
The BPLRT was closed on Sundays from 15 April to 1 July, as part of maintenance works aimed at improving the reliability of its system. In June, SMRT said that the network will start Sunday operations from 1 July but at a later opening time to enable maintenance works to continue. In its tweet on Monday, SMRT thanked commuters for their patience and support during this period.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, speaking in Parliament in March, gave details of the BPLRT's $344 million renewal project and said commuters can expect smoother rides from 2022 once the majority of works to overhaul the line is completed. In May, he said that the current option to overhaul the BPLRT is the only viable one, as alternatives such as tearing it down and building a totally new system or having buses replace the line are not feasible. The 14-station line has been dogged by reliability issues since it opened in 1999, owing to how its design comprises sharp turns over undulating terrain.
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