Rapid Transit System Act

Singapore: Rapid Transit System Act

This Act outlines the framework for the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of rapid transit systems.


Date Implemented: 1995

Status: In Force; Framework Policy/Government Initiative

Milestones: As of the end of 1999, there were 3,000 buses and 83 kilometers of MRT lines.  Combined they total 3 million trips per day. A new LRT system was opened in late 1999.. By 2005, another 65 kilometers of MRT/LRT lines will have been built.

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/