CR151 - Preview of the CRL trains

 

31 July 2026 - The first two train sets for the Cross Island Line during the unveiling ceremony
at the Singapore Rail Test Centre.

Interior colours chosen from the online poll conducted during the public design consultation.
Cars 1 and 6 will feature light blue, Cars 2 and 5 will feature green & Cars 3 and 4 will feature
dark blue schemes respectively.

Today, the SGMC team was hosted as gracious guests of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) during the Minister of Transport's visit to the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC). The visit was premised under the pretext of the Minister's visit to view the Cross Island Line (CRL) trains in Singapore. During his opening speech for the visit, the Minister also unveiled the alignment and locations of stations & depot for the final phase of the CRL. There will be a separate post on that. In this post, we'll tackle the things that we're sure you're eagerly awaiting for - the design features of the CRL trains. You may recall that the LTA had solicited for the public's opinion on certain design features for the CRL trains. We're bringing you along on this visit to the trains that were on display in static mode at the SRTC today.

CRL3 / CR3018 - The future CRL western depot site?

 

25 July 2026 - A view of the contract CR3018 site.

We previously wrote on contract CR3018 for Earthworks and Associated Works at the former site of the Raffles Country Club in Tuas. In our post, we mentioned that the works may potentially be for site preparation of the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s western depot, given that land zoning in the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)'s masterplans have indicated that the site is zoned for use as transport facilities. Other bus-related infrastructure has not taken up such an extensive land space, which might suggest the use of the plot of land as the CRL's western depot. We take a look at the progress of works, given that the contract number for the site begins with the suffix 'CR', typically used on CRL contracts.

CRL1, CPE & CRL2 - Tunneling update for June

January 2026 - Factory Acceptance Test for contract CR203 tunnel boring machines in China.
Source: LinkedIn

June was quite a significant month for the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s tunneling works. Significant progress has been made along Phase 1 and along the Punggol Extension. We take a look at the some of the contracts where tunneling works made progress in the month of June.

CR151 - The first train arrives

Source: Land Transport Authority (LTA)

Today, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the first Cross Island Line (CRL) trainset under contract CR151 had reached Singapore's shores. Upon arrival, the train will be transported to the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) in Tuas for testing & integration works. Similar tests were conducted there for the Circle Line (CCL)'s new batch of third generation trains under contract 851E. Did you manage to catch some of the details from the video that LTA put up? Here's what SGMC has uncovered after a closer look (after the jump).

CRL1 - A snapshot in April 2026

Overview of CRL1 stations CR4 - CR5 & CR8 - CR11 as at April 2026.
Top (L - R): CR4 - Pasir Ris East, CR5/CP1 - Pasir Ris,
Middle (L - R): CR8 - Hougang, CR9 - Serangoon North
Bottom (L - R): CR10 – Tavistock, CR11 – Ang Mo Kio

Last week, we took a look at the progress of the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s Punggol Extension. This week, we catch up on progress along CRL's phase 1 section, covering 6 contracts under the phase. Join us as we take a look at progress made from Pasir Ris East to Ang Mo Kio in this snapshot update of CRL1.

CPE - A snapshot in April 2026

Overview of CPE stations as at April 2026.
Top: CP2 - Elias
Middle: CP3 - Riviera
Bottom: CP4 - Punggol

We're beginning the April snapshots with a recap of the Cross Island Line's Punggol Extension (CPE) where things are beginning to ramp up as tunneling works for the entire length of the phase commence. Station works have also progressed at the three station sites under this phase of the line. Find out more as we cover the brief summary of progress made at each station site.

CRL2 - A snapshot in March 2026

Overview of CRL2 stations CR19 - CR15 & contract CR210 & CR207 sites as at March 2026.
Top (L - R): CR19 - Jurong Lake District, CR210 launch shaft
Middle (L - R): CR18 - West Coast, CR17 - Clementi, CR207 launch shaft
Bottom (L - R): CR16 - Maju, CR15 - King Albert Park

Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL) is fast approaching road diversion season. In fact, this section of the line may have already crossed the threshold into the road diversion territory, with the first major diversion having taken place at the Maju station site. Nonetheless, other sites are likewise gearing up for their diversion-eras as well. Which sites are these and which roads will be diverted? Find out all that & more after the jump!