Free off-peak morning train rides in northeast Singapore extended by a year after crowding drops 10%: Sun Xueling

Commuters in the northeast region of Singapore are set to benefit from another year of free morning off-peak train rides after crowding on trains has been reduced by 10 per cent, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling on Friday (Oct 2).First announced in October 2025, the one-year free off-peak travel pilot began on Dec 27 last year.Sun made this announcement at the sidelines of a visit to the Sengkang-Punggol LRT's Sengkang depot, as works to connect two new reception tracks along Sengkang West Avenue to the mainline were completed two weeks ahead of schedule, allowing full train services to resume from Sunday.