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The Japan Rail Pass (ジャパンレールパス, japan rēru pasu), also called the JR Pass, is a rail pass sold by the Japan Railways Group exclusively for overseas visitors. It is valid for travel on all major forms of transportation provided by the JR Group in Japan , with a few exceptions.
A white paper released in 1996 showed a light rail line connecting to the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from Boon Lay station on the East–West Line (EWL). [5] An LRT line for the Jurong area was first announced in November 1998 as part of feasibility studies by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), [6] though communications minister Mah Bow Tan said the sustainability of such a ...
The newer Tuas Depot, opened in 2017, provides the East–West Line with its own maintenance facility, [137] while Mandai Depot services trains for the Thomson–East Coast line. [138] The underground Kim Chuan Depot houses trains for the Circle and Downtown lines, now jointly managed by the two MRT operators.
JR logotype JR Group service regions. The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the JR Group (Jeiāru Gurūpu) or simply JR, is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent division and privatization [1] of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
The East Japan Railway Company [10] is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST [11] or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon (JR東日本, Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon, lit. ' ’’JR East Japan’’ ') in Japanese.
Suica (Japanese: スイカ, romanized: Suika) is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card and electronic money system used as a fare card on train lines and other public transport systems in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001, by JR East.
Rail transport in Singapore mainly consists of a passenger urban rail transit system spanning the entire city-state: a rapid transit system collectively known as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system operated by the two biggest public transport operators SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) and SBS Transit, as well as several Light Rail Transit (LRT) rubber-tyred automated guideway transit lines also ...
A 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge line on the east coast was regauged to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) when it was interconnected. A 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), narrow-gauge Alishan Forest Railway stretches 72 kilometres (45 mi) and connects Chiayi to the mountain resort of Alishan. The line is primarily a tourist attraction.