Six new trains will be rolled out progressively on the North East Line (NEL) from Friday to raise passenger capacity for an extension to the rail line due to open in 2024. All six trains, costing $130 million, are expected to be operating by the third quarter of...
The new NEL trains will increase travel capacity for the forthcoming extension that will connect Punggol MRT station to the new Punggol Coast MRT stop.
“The new trains will bring about greater convenience for residents and commuters by shortening headway and improving the frequency of NEL services,” said Acting Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat at a launch event for the trains on Thursday. The new trains – in striking bold purple, instead of the orange-and-purple striped exterior of the earlier ones – are also fitted with maintenance-friendly features for train staff, such as hinged fire-extinguisher box covers that are easier to open and less prone to accidental dislodging.
LTA also said that four out of 25 first-generation Alstom Metropolis C751A trains serving the NEL have beenThese first-generation trains have been in service since the opening of the MRT line in June 2003.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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