NSEWL fleet expanded by 13 new trains in 2014

Peak waiting times  improved by 8%.

MRT commuters can now expect shorter waiting times for trains, especially during off-peak periods, as a total of 13 new trains were added to the NSEWL in 2014.

The Land Transport Authority noted that NSEWL’s train fleet increased 128 to 141, allowing older trains to be taken off from operational service for resignalling upgrading works.

The overall average peak wait for NSEWL now stands at 2.3 minutes, from 2.5 minutes in January 2014, an overall improvement of 8%.

Here’s more from LTA:
SMRT has also reduced off-peak headway to between 4 and 5 minutes except when trains have to be withdrawn due to maintenance activities. In total, about 400 or 5% of the weekly train trips have been improved on the NSEWL, compared to 2013.

For the North East Line (NEL), SBST has deployed more NEL train trips during the heaviest evening peak period since July 2014. This has improved headway to 2.7 minutes from 3 minutes previously. In summary, NEL has added about 400 or close to 14% more weekly train trips since January 2014. There will be further improvements in morning peak headways as new trains are delivered from 2015 to 2016.

For the Circle Line (CCL), over 390, or 8.4% more weekly trips have been added since January 2014, reducing off-peak wait times to between 5 and 6 minutes. Peak headways are maintained at 3.5 minutes. This will improve as new trains are delivered from 2015 to 2016.