Ridership

Rail ridership includes North East Line (NEL), Downtown Line (DTL), Sengkang and Punggol Light Rail Transit (LRT).

The NEL commenced service on 20 June 2003. The Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT began operations on 18 January 2003 and 29 January 2005, respectively. The DTL stages 1, 2, and 3 opened on 22 December 2013, 27 December 2015, and 21 October 2017.

Average Daily Ridership
Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026  
Jan 686,426 875,831 934,363 1,142,026 1,250,833 1,195,131 844,322 848,905 1,088,294 1,222,240 1,211,015 1,252,329
Feb 691,918 859,465 948,224 1,141,750 1,186,795 1,016,292 853,580 781,820 1,177,836 1,206,476 1,250,993 1,232,705
Mar 688,147 880,966 955,433 1,144,294 1,217,877 923,319 882,892 853,049 1,163,149 1,202,164 1,198,248 1,243,936
Apr 689,305 879,413 937,046 1,149,121 1,213,490 288,664 897,317 930,979 1,137,194 1,203,552 1,234,408 1,235,098
May 696,010 886,145 925,537 1,146,071 1,201,397 195,515 621,167 974,217 1,181,419 1,188,088 1,211,271 1,197,283
Jun 695,964 882,270 919,224 1,140,105 1,167,470 421,444 569,958 1,006,992 1,144,141 1,142,452 1,176,756 1,163,786
Jul 738,130 924,305 970,856 1,222,488 1,273,328 628,983 675,404 1,016,961 1,220,444 1,256,890 1,295,688  
Aug 736,760 931,257 974,022 1,212,155 1,238,783 685,186 685,256 1,067,320 1,240,419 1,251,136 1,284,745  
Sep 713,374 931,944 949,122 1,210,267 1,236,770 735,858 729,145 1,094,397 1,210,233 1,233,204 1,249,552  
Oct 724,470 924,299 1,010,020 1,221,798 1,241,812 776,078 640,011 1,084,738 1,212,765 1,237,326 1,264,819  
Nov 708,426 903,336 1,102,296 1,182,284 1,213,402 795,843 709,651 1,103,065 1,187,278 1,185,544 1,222,886  
Dec 771,239 908,271 1,079,944 1,152,919 1,170,724 850,271 819,753 1,081,885 1,111,992 1,129,634 1,151,282