Bukit Panjang LRT closing for a full day on 25 Jan 2026
The Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) will be closed for a full day on 25 Jan 2026, a Sunday.
This is to facilitate system renewal works, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a Facebook post on Friday (26 Dec).
Source: Land Transport Authority – We Keep Your World Moving on Facebook
Bukit Panjang LRT closing to migrate OCC
LTA said the full-day closure is needed to migrate from the current interim Operations Control Centre (OCC) to the refurbished OCC.
This is part of the ongoing makeover of the BPLRT, which is set to be completed by the end of 2026.
Previously, the line was closed on two Sundays earlier this year (31 Aug and 21 Sept), for testing of the new signalling system.
Train services also ended one hour earlier at 10.30 pm from Thursday to Sunday for close to a year until 31 Oct.
That was to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network.
Existing buses & LRT Shuttle B available
Commuters affected by the closure may use existing bus services and the LRT Shuttle B for their journeys.
Source: SMRT on Facebook
Bus services available include 67, 171, 920, 922, 960, 963, 972, 972M, 973, 974 and 976.
LRT Shuttle B will run in the direction of BPLRT Service B (looping from Bukit Panjang in a counter-clockwise direction via Petir), at a frequency of five to 15 minutes.
Source: Land Transport Authority – We Keep Your World Moving on Facebook
LTA thanked the public for their patience and understanding.
‘Additional service adjustments’ in 2026
In a press release on 30 July, SMRT said the renewal programme was making “good and steady progress”.
The work done included the introduction of new vehicles, modification of vehicles and the control system, and the progressive decommissioning of legacy vehicles.
However, “additional service adjustments” would be required in 2026 to support the final phases of the renewal works.
Also read: Bukit Panjang LRT to shut for 2 Sundays on 31 Aug & 21 Sept for new signalling system tests
Bukit Panjang LRT to shut for 2 Sundays on 31 Aug & 21 Sept for new signalling system tests
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Featured image adapted from Land Transport Authority – We Keep Your World Moving on Facebook.
