The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialismMRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. The system commenced operations in November 1987 after two decades of planning with an initial 6 km (3.7 mi) stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's main island – with the exception of the forested core and the rural northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system, averaging a daily ridership of 3.45 million in 2023.
The MRT network encompasses 230 km (140 mi) of grade-separated route on standard gauge. There are 134 operational stations (30 of which are interchange stations) dispersed across six lines arrayed in a circle-radial topology. The network is scheduled to double in length to about 450 km (280 mi) by 2040 as a result of ongoing extension works to its existing lines and the construction of three new lines. Further studies are ongoing on potential new alignments and lines, as well as infill stations to serve Singapore better, in the Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Land Transport Masterplan 2040. The island-wide heavy rail network interchanges with a series of automated guideway transit networks localised to select suburban towns—collectively known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system—that complement the mainline by providing a last mile link between MRT stations and HDBpublic housing estates. (Full article...)
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Image 49German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 50Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 51According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 520-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 54Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 55Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 56European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 57Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 60A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
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