WordNet
n. an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains [syn: rapid transit]
Wikipedia
The Mass Rapid Transit, or MRT, is a rapid transit system forming the major component of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh, opened on 7 November 1987, making it the second-oldest metro system in Southeast Asia, after Manila's LRT System. The network has since grown rapidly in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the public transport system in Singapore, with an average daily ridership of 3.031 million in 2015 (including the Light Rail Transit (LRT)), approximately 78% of the bus network's 3.891 million in the same period.
The MRT network encompasses of route, with 102 stations in operation, on standard gauge. The lines are built by the Land Transport Authority, a statutory board of the Government of Singapore, which allocates operating concessions to the profit-based corporations, SMRT Corporation and SBS Transit. These operators also run bus and taxi services, thus facilitating full integration of public transport services. The MRT is complemented by a small number of local LRT networks in Bukit Panjang, Sengkang and Punggol that link MRT stations with HDB public housing estates.
The name Mass Rapid Transit is used by the following specific rapid transit systems, either as an official name or otherwise:
- Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System in Chennai, India
- Delhi Metro in Delhi, India
- Gold Coast Rapid Transit in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Manila Metro Rail Transit System in Metro Manila, Philippines
- Mass Rapid Transit (Malaysia)
- Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- MRT (Bangkok), short for Metropolitan Rapid Transit in Bangkok, Thailand
- Taichung Metropolitan Area MRT System in Taichung, Taiwan
- Taipei Metro, commonly known as the MRT in Taipei, Taiwan
Mass Rapid Transit, better known with its acronym "MRT") is a planned 3-line mass rapid transit system in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (part of Klang Valley region) conurbation in Malaysia. It envisages a "wheel and spoke" concept comprising two northeast-southwest radial lines and one circle line looping around Kuala Lumpur.
The MRT lines, when completed, will be operated as components of the Klang Valley Public Transport System.
The "MRT" will not only significantly increase the current inadequate rail network but will also serve to integrate the existing rail networks and alleviate the severe traffic congestion in the Greater KL metropolitan area. The proposal was announced in June 2010 and was approved by the government of Malaysia in December 2010. Construction of the first line commenced in July 2011. The project also represents one of the economic entry point projects identified for the Klang Valley "National Key Economic Area" under the Economic Transformation Programme by the Malaysian government.
The Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp), founded in September 2011, has been appointed by the government as the official and asset owner of the project. Prior to the founding of the corporation, the project was managed by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana).