First two of 25 new trains enter service on Sengkang-Punggol LRT

Travellers on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT network can look forward to more comfortable and less crowded rides with new two-carriage trains brought into the network.

- Lee Nian Tjoe

The first two new trains entered service on July 15.

When all 25 new two-carriage trains are in use by end-2028, the LRT network will have a 15.8 per cent increase in overall passenger capacity as all the single-carriage trains, along with some of the old two-carriage trains, are replaced.

Initially, the new trains will be used on the Punggol West Loop and Punggol East Loop over two weekends before being introduced into weekday operations towards the end of July, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on July 15.

The remaining 23 new two-carriage trains will progressively enter service from the third quarter of 2025, with the roll-out expected to be completed by the end of 2028.

LTA said this will increase the overall passenger capacity of the Sengkang-Punggol LRT network to meet ridership demand.

The network is operated by SBS Transit.