Full-day shutdown on Bukit Panjang LRT for renewal works on Sept 20 and Sept 27

Train service on the Bukit Panjang LRT line will be suspended on September 20 and 27 for the final stage of renewal works, the Land Transport Authority announced. These full-day closures will enable engineering works and minimize the need for further service adjustments. This will be the last planned service interruption before the BPLRT renewal programme concludes by the end of 2026.

Affected commuters can utilize regular bus services 922, 972, and 976, as well as shuttle bus B, which will operate every five to ten minutes between BPLRT Service B, connecting Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang via Petir LRT station. The shuttle bus service will be charged at standard LRT rates. The renewal programme involves a fully upgraded power supply system, improved communications-based train control signalling similar to MRT lines, and upgrades to the Operations Control Centre as well as the power rail.

Earlier adjustments were necessary to complete the renewal project, including service termination at 10.30pm on Thursdays to Sundays from November 14 to October 31, 2025, to facilitate signalling system upgrading and testing of new and retrofitted light-rail vehicles. The 27-year-old BPLRT network has a history of reliability issues, with two major disruptions in July, including a power fault-caused two-hour service halt on July 19 and a three-hour-long disruption on July 3, both linked to the newly installed Power Scada system.