Sengkang LRT Line

SKLRT  Sengkang LRT Line Laluan LRT Sengkang 盛港轻轨线 செங்காங் லைட் ரெயில் வரி
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Light Rail Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Sengkang
Stations	14
Services	2
Operation
Opened	18 January 2003 (East Loop) 29 January 2005 (West Loop)
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro)
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A
Technical
Line length	10.7 km (6.6 mi)
Track gauge	1850mm Broad Gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Route map Legend West loop Fernvale SW5 Layar SW6 SW4 Thanggam Tongkang SW7 SW3 Kupang Sengkang Depot SW2 Farmway Renjong SW8 SW1 Cheng Lim Sengkang East Road North East Line to HarbourFront North East Line to Punggol Sengkang STC Punggol LRT Line Ranggung SE5 SE1 Compassvale Punggol Road Kangkar SE4 SE2 Rumbia SE3 Bakau East loop

A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover on the East Loop

The Sengkang LRT Line is a 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) light rail line which initally opened on 18 January 2003. The line connects the residential districts and suburbs of Sengkang to the Sengkang Town Centre, where it connects with the North East Line and the Sengkang Bus Interchange. It is the second LRT system in Singapore and is fully automated. The line uses Crystal Mover rolling stock supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

History

Planning for the Sengkang LRT Line was underway when the Bukit Panjang LRT was opened by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 6 November 1999. Construction began in January 2000 for both the East Loop and West Loop.

Timeline

Date	Section
18 January 2003	East Loop opened (both directions, throughout the day).
29 January 2005	West Loop (except for Cheng Lim, Farmway and Kupang) opened for uni-directional operation.
15 November 2007	Farmway opened.
4 January 2010	West Loop operated in both directions during weekday peak hours.
1 January 2013	West Loop operated in both directions throughout the day, and Cheng Lim opened.[1]
27 June 2015	Kupang opened.[2]

Improvements

On 31 October 2012, the Land Transport Authority announced that starting in the first quarter of 2016, both the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems would be upgraded to two-car trains, doubling the passenger capacity. An additional 16 more cars were to be ordered, bringing the total fleet size to 57. The longer trains also required modifications to the signalling and communication system.^[3]

On 22 December 2015, the line began operating two-car trains, five years after plans to raise the capacity of the increasingly packed light-rail system were announced.^[4]

Stations

Number	Name	Interchange/Notes
STC  NE16	Sengkang	Change for the North East Line
East Loop
SE1	Compassvale
SE2	Rumbia
SE3	Bakau
SE4	Kangkar
SE5	Ranggung
West Loop
SW1	Cheng Lim
SW2	Farmway
SW3	Kupang
SW4	Thanggam
SW5	Fernvale
SW6	Layar
SW7	Tongkang
SW8	Renjong

Services

There are four services in total, with two on each loop.

Service	Terminal	via	Loop	Notes
A	Sengkang	Compassvale	East Loop	Clockwise
B	Sengkang	Ranggung	East Loop	Anti-clockwise
C	Sengkang	Cheng Lim	West Loop	Anti-clockwise
D	Sengkang	Renjong	West Loop	Clockwise

Rolling Stock

Trains operating on the line are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Movers model C810 and C810A. Trains operate from the Sengkang Depot which provides maintenance and train overhaul facilities for both the Sengkang and Punggol lines.

Train Formation

The original configuration of the C810s were single motor cars in revenue service. Each unit is 11,200 millimetres (36 ft 8.9 in) long. Each unit can carry up to 105 passengers. The 41 original C810a were modified to allow two-car train operation. This boosted capacity to 204 per trip.

References

1. "Cheng Lim LRT Station To Open And Sengkang West LRT to Run in Both Directions". SBS Transit. December 21, 2012.
2. "Kupang LRT Station to open on Saturday, 27 June 2015" (PDF). SBS Transit. 15 June 2015.
3. "2-car System for Sengkang Punggol LRT by 2016; Improvements to Choa Chu Kang LRT Station". Land Transport Authority. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
4. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/2-car-trains-roll-out-on-sengkang-lrt

External links

• Sengkang LRT Line

Panoramic view showing the Sengkang LRT Line (SKLRT). Renjong LRT station lies to the left, and the Sengkang Depot for North East Line and SKLRT to the right. In the distant background lie Buangkok and Hougang.