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July 14, 2026 | Metros

Singapore completes Circle Line loop

The Circle Line interchanges will all other Singapore metro lines.

June 10, 2026 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2026: Part 3

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the next winners of our 2026 Women in Rail Award.

June 4, 2026 | Fleet

First of Cross Island Line fleet arrives in Singapore

CRRC Qingdao Sifang is supplying 44 six-car trains for the new metro line.

April 16, 2026 | Metros

Depot 4.0 offers fresh approach to fleet maintenance

Singapore metro operator SMRT recently completed the Depot 4.0 project which has entirely reconfigured fleet maintenance and overhaul activities at its Bishan depot. By deploying automation and an AI-based planning system, the project has optimised the use of human resources and doubled fleet maintenance capacity, as Kevin Smith explains.

March 19, 2026 | Metros

Final civil works contract awarded for Singapore metro extension

China Railway Tunnel Group will build 1.8km of twin-bore tunnel on the Downtown Line.

February 6, 2026 | Metros

Singapore awards first civils contract for Downtown Line 2 extension

Work will commence in the second quarter of this year.

November 12, 2025 | Technology

Siemens launches Signalling X for metros

First live demonstration of Signalling X staged at Singapore's new Rail Test Centre.

August 5, 2025 | Metros

Singapore awards CBTC contract for airport extension

Alstom will equip a 14km extension of the Thomson-East Coast Line as well as a section of the East West Line with CBTC under a project to reconfigure metro connections to Singapore’s international airport.

July 17, 2025 | Metros

New APMs enter service in Singapore

Two rubber-tyred vehicles have started operations on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit network.

July 8, 2025 | Metros

Singapore starts work on next phase of Cross Island Line

Completion of Phase 2 due in 2032, adding 15km to the Singapore metro network.

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