Train Loading Operating Performance Standards and Maximum Load during Peak Hours

Mr Fadli Fawzi asked the Acting Minister for Transport (a) what are the current Operating Performance Standards (OPS) for train loading; (b) what is the maximum number of persons per square metre or train car currently observed during peak hours on each MRT line; and (c) whether any MRT lines are projected to exceed the current OPS for train loading during peak hours by 2030.

Mr Jeffrey Siow: Our Operating Performance Standards (OPS) require operators of mass rapid transit (MRT) lines to keep average passenger loading on our trains below five persons per square metre. Based on the latest loading figures from September 2025, the average loading recorded during peak periods did not exceed this on any MRT line.

With the planned capacity upgrades and expansions to our rail network, we do not anticipate that any line will exceed OPS for loading by 2030.