MRT
Mass Rapid Transit
Just Tell Me
MRT means Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore’s main urban rail system connecting neighbourhoods, business areas and major destinations across multiple lines.
Also called: Mass Rapid Transit
Explain Like I’m Five
The MRT is a network of train lines with stations across Singapore. You enter a station, follow the coloured line and station signs, and change trains at an interchange when your route crosses another line.
Where You’ll Run Into It
You will see MRT station names and line colours on maps, direction signs and journey-planning apps. Locals often describe places by the nearest station, such as “five minutes from Bishan MRT.”
A feeder bus can cover the local part of a journey. LTA explains the transport authority’s role, while RTS Link describes a separate cross-border rail connection.
Example
“Take the MRT to City Hall, then change lines.”
The person is giving a rail route and expects the traveller to transfer at an interchange station.
The Part People Get Wrong
MRT and LRT are both rail systems, but they are labelled separately on Singapore’s system map. MRT generally refers to the main network; LRT lines serve shorter local routes in selected towns.
Sources
Related
- transportFeeder busUpdated
A feeder bus connects an MRT station or bus interchange with nearby homes, workplaces and places within the same Singapore neighbourhood.
- transportLTA (Land Transport Authority)Updated
LTA is Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, which plans and develops land transport infrastructure and systems and oversees public transport.
- transportRTS LinkUpdated
The RTS Link is a cross-border rail project connecting Woodlands North in Singapore with Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru.