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Gali Batu Depot
Gali Batu MRT Depot is a train depot located off Woodlands Road in Singapore. It provides maintenance services for the Downtown line of the Mass Rapid Transit system, with the capacity to stable up to 42 trains. Construction of the 25 hectare at-grade depot, Singapore's first aboveground MRT depot to serve an underground MRT line, started in December 2008, which was opened on 27 December 2015. As part of the construction, 1,957 graves on part of the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery had to be exhumed. On 17 February 2015, the Land Transport Authority announced that the capacity of the depot will be expanded to stable 81 trains by 2019. Work commenced in January 2015 and is expected to be completed by 2019. The depot is located off Bukit Panjang station on the Downtown line and has 2 reception tracks: 2 tracks Expo-bound towards Bukit Panjang station. References Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) depots 2015 establishments in Singapore {{Singapore-MRT-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore. History Incorporation of Land Transport Authority Land Transport Authority (LTA) was established on 1 September 1995, formed from the merger of various public sector entities, namely the Registry of Vehicles, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department and Land Transportation Division of the former Ministry of Communications. 1996 Land Transport White Paper On 2 January 1996, the Land Transport Authority published the 1996 Land Transport White Paper, titled "A World Class Land Transport System". It outlined the government plans. Changes to existing schemes were proposed along with schemes were introduced across various transport sectors. This included the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) scheme, which eventually become ubiquitous in the city state. 1996 Rail Financing Framework The 1996 Rail Financing Framew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited (SBST or just SBS) () is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporation at 75%, it was formerly known as Singapore Bus Services before rebranding to SBS Transit on 1 November 2001. It is the largest public bus operator in Singapore, as well as one of the two major operators of Singapore's rail services along with SMRT Corporation. History Singapore Bus Services (1973-2001) Singapore Bus Services (SBS) was established on 1 July 1973 when the regional bus companies Amalgamated Bus Company, Associated Bus Services and United Bus Company (which were in turn results of amalgamations of privately run Chinese bus companies of the 1960s in 1971) agreed to merge their operations with each taking shareholdings of 53%, 19% and 28% respectively in the new company. The government-sanctioned merger was undertaken to imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComfortDelGro
ComfortDelGro Corporation is a multi-national land transport company listed on the Singapore Exchange, operating about 35,000 vehicles in seven countries. It was formed on 29 March 2003 through a merger of Singapore-based land transport companies Comfort Group and DelGro Corporation. On 17 September 2019, ComfortDelGro announced that it is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index in recognition of its sustainability efforts, thus becoming the first transport company in Singapore to do so. History Comfort Group Ltd National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Co-operative Commonwealth for Transport (Comfort), was formed in 1970 as a social enterprise together with NTUC Income and NTUC Welcome. It targeted the problem of pirate or "ali baba" taxis which were rampant in Singapore at that time. Its business undertakings were acquired by Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comfort. Comfort was subsequently listed on 6 June 1994. As of its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombardier Movia C951/C951A
The Bombardier MOVIA C951 is the first generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the Downtown Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. The contract was won by Bombardier Transportation and the rolling stock was built by Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles (joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and CNR/CRRC Changchun) Initially, the authorities has ordered 73 trains, although LTA had ordered an additional 15 trains and a final 4 more trains under C951A which makes a total of 92 trainsets were manufactured under C951. Tender The tender for trains under the contract turnkey 951 was closed in June 2008. The tender results was published on Nov 2008. ''Note: Awarded amount to Bombardier as announced by LTA is at S$570.7 million, due to exercise of an option for medium frequency auxiliary inverters'' History 73 trainsets consisting of three cars each were purchased at a cost of approximately S$570.7 million for passenger service. Bomba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown MRT Line
zh, 滨海市区地铁线 ta, டவுன்டவுன் எம்ஆர்டி வழி , color = , logo = Downtown Line logo.svg , logo_width = 250px , image = DT17 Downtown Platform B 1.jpg , image_width = 300px , caption = A Bombardier Movia C951 rolling stock at Downtown station , type = Rapid transit , system = Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) , status = Operational (Stages 1, 2 & 3)Under construction ( Hume, Stage 3 extension) Under planning (Stage 2 extension) , start = Sungei Kadut (mid-2030s)Bukit Panjang , end = Expo Sungei Bedok (2024) , stations = 34 (Operational)3 (''Under construction'')1 (''Under planning'') , routes = 2 , daily_ridership = 251,556 (July 2020) , open = (Stage 1) (Stage 2) (Stage 3) , planopen = (Stage 3e) ( Hume)mid-2030s (Stage 2 extension) , close = , locale = Singap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. The system commenced operations in November 1987 after two decades of planning with an initial stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's main island – with the exception of the forested core and the rural northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system,Singapore's heavy rail network is composed of three distinct systems. Two of the three are rapid transit networks, chiefly a) the MRT system, which falls entirely within the city-state and forms the core of the network, and b) the two-station cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore rapid transit system (RTS), linked to the mainline MRT and due to commence operations in end- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Land Authority
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law of the Government of Singapore. SLA optimises land resources for Singapore's social and economic development. History The SLA was formed on 1 June 2001 when the Land Office, Singapore Land Registry, Survey Department and Land Systems Support Unit were merged. Role With the vision of 'Limited Land, Unlimited Space', SLA is responsible for maximising Singapore's land resources, by: * Optimising land and space utilisation, * Safeguarding property ownership, and * Promoting the use of land-space data through geospatial. SLA has two functional roles: developmental and regulatory. * Developmental: SLA oversees the management of 11,000 hectares of state land and 2,700 state properties. SLA is also responsible for land sales, leasing, land acquisitions and allocation, developing and marketing land-related information and maintaining the national land information database. * Regulatory: SLA is the nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station
Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station on the Downtown line (DTL) and the Bukit Panjang LRT line (BPLRT) in Singapore. Located in the namesake estate of Bukit Panjang, the station is at the junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Petir Road. The station serves the commercial buildings of Bukit Panjang Plaza, Hillion Mall and Junction 10. It forms a part of the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub (BPITH), which also contains a bus interchange. The LRT station opened on 6 November 1999 along with the other stations on the BPLRT. It later became an interchange station and the terminus of the DTL after the opening of DTL Stage 2 on 27 December 2015. Primarily serving the estate and other developments in the vicinity, the DTL station is not directly linked to the BPLRT station, with an unpaid link connecting the two stations. Nevertheless, it is recognised as a paid transfer within a 15 minute grace period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) Depots
Mass Rapid Transit in general refers to a fully grade separated heavy-rail metro system. The term may also specifically refer to: * Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, a rapid transit system in Chennai, India * Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit, a rapid transit system in Jakarta, Indonesia * Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung Metro, a rapid transit and light rail system in Kaohsiung, Taiwan * Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand, a government agency responsible for overseeing the operation of rapid transit systems in Thailand * Mass Rapid Transit (Bangkok) or Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Thailand * Mass Rapid Transit (Malaysia), a rapid transit system in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ** Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (Malaysia), the developer and asset owner of the Mass Rapid Transit project * Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), a rapid transit system in Singapore * Taichung Mass Rapid Transit or Taichung Metro, a rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan * Taipei Mass Rapid Transit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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