Overall MRT reliability hits all-time high in August, DTL posts 99.3% improvement from July

On average, MRT trains clocked 2.88 million train-km between delays lasting more than five minutes between September 2025 and August 2026.

Published Sep 11, 2026, 02:13 PM

Updated Sep 11, 2026, 02:15 PM

MRT network reliability in Singapore hit a record high in August, averaging 2.88 million train-km between delays, surpassing the 1 million train-km target set by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

The Downtown Line (DTL) became the most reliable MRT line with 8.37 million train-km between delays, nearly doubling from July, while the North East Line (NEL) remained second most reliable.

No major delays over 30 minutes occurred in August, marking the longest such period since November 2025; however, train punctuality slightly declined due to planned testing.

SINGAPORE – The Republic’s MRT network is the most reliable it has ever been, with four of five mature lines recording improvements in August.

On average, MRT trains clocked 2.88 million train-km between delays lasting more than five minutes between September 2025 and August 2026 , said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in its latest rail reliability report on Sept 11 .

This is almost triple Singapore’s rail reliability target for the entire MRT network of one million train-km between delays, or one million mean kilometres between failure (MKBF).

MKBF is a widely used engineering measure of rail reliability and shows how far a train travels before it encounters a delay lasting more than five minutes. LTA’s figures are based on a 12-month moving average.

In August, there were also no major delays exceeding 30 minutes across the five mature MRT lines and LRT network, according to the rail reliability report.

This marks the longest period without such a delay on these lines, since the last one in November 2025 on the East-West Line (EWL).

The Downtown Line (DTL), operated by SBS Transit (SBST) rose the ranks to become the most reliable MRT line, averaging 8.37 million train-km between delays in August, almost twice the distance of 4.2 million train-km in July.

Coming in second place is the North East Line (NEL), also run by SBST, which clocked 4.48 million train-km between delays in August, up from 4.47 million train-km the previous month. It had been the most reliable line previously.

LTA said both DTL and NEL recorded their highest theoretically possible MKBF in the past year.

After these two lines, the next most reliable was the EWL, which recorded 2.52 million train-km between delays, an improvement from 2.02 million train-km in July.

The reliability of the Circle Line (CCL) also went up, clocking 2.51 million train-km between delays in August, up from 2.45 million train-km the previous month.

The North-South Line’s (NSL) reliability remained unchanged at 1.65 million train-km.

SMRT operates the NSL and EWL, which are Singapore’s oldest MRT lines, as well as CCL.

In a statement, LTA said the improvements in reliability was made possible by the transport workers and rail operators, who have put in effort and dedication to improve reliability and response to faults.

The authority said this also reflects the impact of the recommendations made by the rail reliability task force in February, which LTA, SMRT and SBST have been following up on.

But the proportion of train services that operated on schedule and punctuality of trains inched downwards.

Across all lines, 99.62 per cent of train services operated on schedule in August, down from 99.71 per cent the previous month, the report said.

The punctuality of trains across all five lines also dropped in August, from 99.29 per cent to 99.03 per cent.

DTL recorded lower figures for punctuality of trains and proportion of train services operating on schedule due to planned system integration testing.

The figures for the network’s newest line, the SMRT-run Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), are excluded from the overall report. Its reliability went up in August, averaging 415,000 train-km between delays, from 373,000 the previous month.

MRT lines in their early stages tend to have significantly lower mileage, owing to relatively low ridership and trains not running at typical frequencies.

TEL also did not encounter a major delay exceeding 30 minutes in August.

LTA said the line’s performance is expected to improve after it fully opens in 2026 and operations have stabilised.

TEL’s fifth and final stage, comprising Bedok South and Sungei Bedok stations, will open later in the year .

The LRT network’s overall reliability also improved in August, with trains averaging 734,000 car-km between delays, up from 670,000 car-km in the previous month.

The SBST-run Sengkang-Punggol LRT recorded 1.08 million car-km between delays, improving from 898,000 car-km.

The Bukit Panjang LRT, operated by SMRT, was also more reliable in August, clocking 443,000 car-km between delays, up from 441,000 car-km.

Esther Loi is a journalist at The Straits Times, where she covers transport issues.

从 2025 年 9 月到 2026 年 8 月，地铁列车平均运行了 288 万列车公里，期间没有出现超过 5 分钟的延误。

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新加坡地铁网络可靠性在 8 月份创下历史新高，平均每 288 万列车公里无延误，超过了陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 设定的 100 万列车公里目标。

市区线 (DTL) 成为最可靠的地铁线路，两次延误之间的列车公里数达到 837 万，比 7 月份几乎翻了一番，而东北线 (NEL) 仍然是第二可靠的线路。

8 月份没有发生超过 30 分钟的重大延误，这是自 2025 年 11 月以来最长的此类延误期；然而，由于计划中的测试，列车准点率略有下降。

新加坡——新加坡地铁网络的可靠性达到了历史最高水平，五条成熟线路中有四条在八月份的运行状况有所改善。

陆路交通管理局 (LTA) 在 9 月 11 日发布的最新铁路可靠性报告中指出，从 2025 年 9 月到 2026 年 8 月，地铁列车平均行驶了 288 万列车公里，期间没有出现超过 5 分钟的延误。

这几乎是新加坡地铁网络整体可靠性目标的三倍，该目标要求地铁网络两次延误之间的平均里程达到一百万公里，或两次故障之间的平均里程达到一百万公里（MKBF）。

MKBF（平均延误时间）是铁路可靠性的一项广泛应用的工程指标，它显示列车在遭遇超过五分钟的延误之前可以行驶多远。陆路交通管理局（LTA）的数据基于12个月的移动平均值。

根据铁路可靠性报告，8 月份，五条成熟的地铁线路和轻轨网络也没有出现超过 30 分钟的重大延误。

这是自 2025 年 11 月东西线 (EWL) 发生上次延误以来，这些线路上最长的无延误时期。

由新捷运 (SBST) 运营的市区线 (DTL) 跃升为最可靠的地铁线路，8 月份平均每 837 万列车公里无延误，几乎是 7 月份 420 万列车公里的两倍。

位居第二的是东北线（NEL），同样由新加坡铁路客运公司（SBST）运营。该线路8月份的无延误运行里程为448万列车公里，高于上月的447万列车公里。此前，东北线一直是可靠性最高的线路。

LTA表示，DTL和NEL在过去一年中都创下了理论上最高的MKBF纪录。

在前两条线路之后，可靠性最高的线路是东西线，其延误间隔时间达到 252 万列车公里，比 7 月份的 202 万列车公里有所改善。

环线 (CCL) 的可靠性也有所提高，8 月份的延误间隔里程达到 251 万列车公里，高于上个月的 245 万列车公里。

南北线（NSL）的可靠性保持不变，为 165 万列车公里。

SMRT运营着新加坡最古老的地铁线路——南北线和东西线，以及环城线。

陆路交通管理局在一份声明中表示，可靠性的提高得益于交通运输工人和铁路运营商的努力和奉献，他们为提高可靠性和故障响应速度做出了贡献。

该机构表示，这也反映了铁路可靠性工作组在 2 月份提出的建议的影响，陆路交通管理局 (LTA)、SMRT 和 SBST 一直在跟进这些建议。

但按时运行的列车服务比例和列车准点率略有下降。

报告称，8 月份所有线路的列车服务按时运行率为 99.62%，低于上个月的 99.71%。

8 月份，所有五条线路的列车准点率也从 99.29% 下降到 99.03%。

由于计划中的系统集成测试，DTL 的列车准点率和按时运行的列车服务比例有所下降。

该网络最新线路——由SMRT运营的汤申-东海岸线（TEL）的数据未包含在整体报告中。该线路8月份的可靠性有所提高，平均每41.5万列车公里发生一次延误，高于上月的37.3万列车公里。

由于客流量相对较低且列车运行频率不高，地铁线路在早期阶段的里程往往明显较短。

8 月份，TEL 也没有出现超过 30 分钟的重大延误。

陆路交通管理局表示，该线路在 2026 年全面开通运营后，预计运营状况将有所改善。

汤申-东南线（TEL）的第五期也是最后一期工程，包括勿洛南站和双溪勿洛站，将于今年晚些时候开通。

8 月份轻轨网络的整体可靠性也有所提高，列车平均每行驶 734,000 车公里才出现一次延误，高于上个月的 670,000 车公里。

由新加坡交通局运营的盛港-榜鹅轻轨在延误期间累计运行了 108 万车公里，较之前的 89.8 万车公里有所改善。

由 SMRT 运营的武吉班让轻轨在 8 月份的可靠性也有所提高，两次延误之间的行驶里程达到 443,000 车公里，高于 441,000 车公里。

埃丝特·罗伊是《海峡时报》的记者，主要报道交通运输问题。