LTA unveils improvements for rail network in 2017
Trains on North-South, East-West lines and their power-supply systems to be replaced; operations, maintenance to be stepped up
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THE sleeper replacement programme on the North-South and East-West lines (NSEWL) was completed on Friday, just as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) unveiled new initiatives for the rail network for the year.
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan officiated at the completion of the four-year effort to improve commuter experience on the 29-year-old NSEWL, Singapore's two oldest and most heavily-utilised rail lines.
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