What is Light Rail Transit (Singapore)?
The '''Light Rail Transit''' (LRT) is a [[light rail]] system used in [[Singapore]]. It acts as a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeder_ship feeder service] to the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) network. The LRT started [[operation]] on [[6 November]] [[1999]] with the [[Bukit Panjang LRT Line|Bukit Panjang LRT]] to [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] route. As of 2017, the system consists of three lines with 43 stations. ==Overview== Singapore already had a good MRT system when the [[Land Transport Authority]] (LTA) decided to add the LRT. This is because it is cheaper and easier to build LRTs. This new system would decrease traffic jams but without the huge cost and effort needed to build more MRT lines and stations. Construction began in 1996 with the Bukit Panjang to Choa Chu Kang route. The service first ran on 6 November 1999. The LRT is also used in the [[Sengkang]] and [[Punggol]] areas. Construction began in January 2000 for both the East Loop and West Loop of [[Sengkang LRT Line|Sengkang LRT]] and [[Punggol LRT Line|Punggol LRT]]. The Sengkang East Loop was opened on 18 January 2003. The Sengkang West Loop and Punggol East Loop were opened on 29 January 2005. Further LRT line projects were cancelled in 2008 as there was not enough space to build them over the ground{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}. ==Timeline== *[[6 November]] [[1999]]: All [[Bukit Panjang LRT Line|Bukit Panjang LRT]] Stations *[[18 January]] [[2003]]: [[Sengkang MRT/LRT Station|Sengkang]], All [[Sengkang LRT Line|Sengkang LRT]] East Loop Stations. *[[29 January]] [[2005]]: [[Punggol MRT/LRT Station|Punggol]], [[Thanggam LRT Station|Thanggam]] - [[Renjong LRT Station|Renjong]], [[Cove LRT Station|Cove]] - [[Kadaloor LRT Station|Kadaloor]] *[[15 June]] [[2007]]: [[Oasis LRT Station|Oasis]] *[[15 November]] [[2007]]: [[Farmway LRT Station|Farmway]] *[[10 December]] [[2010]]: [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|Ten Mile Junction]] closes *[[20 June]] [[2011]]: [[Damai LRT Station|Damai]] *[[30