Editing Transport in Singapore (section)

===Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)===
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[[File:SG MRT 25.jpg|thumb|Mass Rapid Transit]]

The [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]], which opened in 1987, is a [[heavy rail]] metro system that serves as the major backbone of Singapore's public transport system along with [[Bus transport in Singapore|public buses]]; as of November 2022, the network has a length of {{convert|229.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Rail Length |url=https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en/static-data.html#Public%20Transport |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Land Transport Authority, Singapore}}</ref> and 166 stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land Transport Datamall, LTA |url=https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en/static-data.html#Public%20Transport |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Land Transport Authority, Singapore}}</ref> The [[Land Transport Authority]], the main planning authority of the MRT, plans to provide a more comprehensive rail transport system by expanding the rail system to a total of {{convert|360|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} by the year 2030, with eight in ten households living within a 10-minute walking distance of an MRT station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=38dc4ca3-5e70-4bf8-97bc-87f78e6303e7|title=Two New Rail Lines and Three New Extensions to Expand Rail Network by 2030|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>

The current [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT]] network consists of six main lines: the [[North–South MRT line|North–South Line]], [[East–West MRT line|East–West Line]], [[Circle MRT line|Circle Line]] and [[Thomson–East Coast MRT line|Thomson–East Coast Line]] operated by [[SMRT Trains]] ([[SMRT Corporation]]) and the [[North East MRT line|North East Line]] and [[Downtown MRT line|Downtown Line]] operated by [[SBS Transit]]. Two more lines, the [[Jurong Region MRT line|Jurong Region Line]] and the [[Cross Island MRT line|Cross Island Line]], will open in stages from 2027 and 2030 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jurong-region-line-mrt-stations-open-2026-10216126|title=Jurong Region Line to serve NTU, Tengah estate, Jurong Industrial Estate|website=CNA|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921084041/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jurong-region-line-mrt-stations-open-2026-10216126|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-cross-island-mrt-line-finalised-will-have-12-stations|title=First phase of Cross Island MRT line finalised; will have 12 stations|date=2019-01-25|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>