Train Loading Operating Performance Standards and Maximum Load During Peak Hours

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question

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.

Reply by Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow:

1.     Our Operating Performance Standards (OPS) require operators of MRT lines to keep average passenger loading on our trains below 5 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.

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