Sengkang LRT line

Sengkang LRT
A Mitsubishi Crystal Mover Automated People Mover on the Sengkang LRT Line
Overview
Native nameMalay: Laluan LRT Sengkang
Chinese: 盛港轻轨线
Tamil: செங்காங் லைட் ரெயில் வரி
StatusOperational
OwnerLand Transport Authority
LocaleSengkang, North-East Region, Singapore
TerminiSengkang
Stations14
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit/People mover
SystemLight Rail Transit (Singapore)
Services4
Operator(s)SBS Transit Ltd
Depot(s)Sengkang
Rolling stockMitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover (C810, C810A, C810D)
Daily ridership27,541 (July 2020)
History
Opened18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) (East Loop)
29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) (West Loop)
15 November 2007 (2007-11-15) (Farmway station)
1 January 2013 (2013-01-01) (Cheng Lim station)
27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) (Kupang station)
Technical
Line length10.7 km (6.6 mi)
CharacterFully-elevated
Track gauge1,850 mm (6 ft 2732 in)
Guideway span: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Electrification750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
SignallingKyosan Electric APM fixed block system
Route map
West loop
 SW5  Fernvale
 SW6 
Layar
Thanggam
 SW4 
Kupang
 SW3 
 SW7 
Tongkang
Farmway
 SW2 
 SW8 
Renjong
Cheng Lim
 SW1 
Sengkang East Road
 STC 
 NE16 
Sengkang
non-revenue track
to Punggol LRT
 SE5 
Ranggung
Compassvale
 SE1 
Punggol Road
 SE4 
Kangkar
Rumbia
 SE2 
Bakau  SE3 
East loop

The Sengkang LRT line (SKLRT) is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) elevated automated guideway transit line in Sengkang, Singapore. The driverless line consists of 14 stations on two loops, with Sengkang station serving as the interchange for both loops and linking to the North East Line on the Mass Rapid Transit system. It is the second Light Rail Transit (LRT) line in Singapore after the Bukit Panjang LRT line, and the first LRT line operated by SBS Transit.

The SKLRT was planned in tandem with the development of the Sengkang estate in the 1990s. Construction of the LRT stations and viaducts was completed in 2001, and the Land Transport Authority transferred operations to SBS Transit in September 2002. The east loop began operations on 18 January 2003, followed by the west loop on 29 January 2005, with Kupang station being the last to open on 27 June 2015.

The line operates using Kyosan Electric's Automated People Mover (APM) fixed block signalling system and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Crystal Mover APM cars. The SKLRT initially ran single-car operations until it was upgraded for two-car operations in December 2015 to accommodate increased ridership. Between 2018 and 2022, the SKLRT underwent further renewal works to improve its reliability. A new fleet of 25 two-car APMs is expected to progressively enter service from 2025 until 2028, replacing 25 one-car trains and half of the 16 two-car trains in the existing fleet.