Track gauge in Singapore

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In Singapore, the main lines on the Mass Rapid Transit system using the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.

The KTM trains running from Malaysia to Woodlands Train Checkpoint and formerly to Tanjong Pagar railway station uses the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge.

Standard gauge

Singapore's

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Other gauge

Metre gauge

The former

.

Non-gauged railways

The current Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRTs on the Light Rail Transit as well as the Changi Airport Skytrain do not have a traditional track gauge or rails. Rather, they use rubber tires on the Crystal Mover guided by rails on the sides, essentially a sort of hybrid between a driverless traditional electric multiple unit and a trolleybus.

The

which also uses rubber tires, but instead uses a center third rail to guide and receive power.

Other

The current Sentosa Express is a monorail line not part of the MRT or LRT systems and uses a straddle-beam monorail system by Hitachi Rail, using their small-type monorail.^[2]

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