Decommissioning of the first-generation Bukit Panjang LRT trains, the Bombardier Innovia APM 100 (C801), took place from November 2023 to October 2025. These trains have served passengers on the BPLRT since the line opened in November 1999.
These trains were last operated in service on 12 September 2025.
Retirement Background
Main Article: Bukit Panjang LRT Overhaul
The Bukit Panjang LRT line is a people mover system that opened in November 1999, built to the Innovia APM standard. With a 20-year design lifespan approaching, in March 2018, an asset replacement and renewal contract was awarded to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Bombardier (now Alstom), under Contract 801B –  Asset Replacement and Reliability Enhancement Works for Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit.
In addition to the replacement of critical railway components and a resignalling upgrade, 19 new Innovia APM R cars would be acquired as one-for-one replacements for first-generation APM 100 cars, indicating the forthcoming retirement of these trains.
Two new Innovia APM 300R cars (car numbers 133 and 134) were delivered to Singapore in 2022, with four more cars due to be delivered in 2023.
Lifting (Car 101)
In the early hours of 26 November 2023, the first of 19 trains (car number 101) was lifted off the guideway and transferred to Alstom’s Contract 801B staging area located adjacent to Ten Mile Junction Depot.
The LRT car was moved out of the staging area that same evening.
Gallery (Car 111)
Car 111 was lowered on the evening of Friday, 3 October 2025.
Last Train (Car 102)
On the night of 17 October 2025, the last of the 19 C801 trains, (Car 102), was lifted off the tracks. This marked the end of the decommissioning of the C801 trains.
Decommission Schedule
Month/Year of removal from tracks via mobile crane
- Nov 2023 – 101
- Aug 2024 – 115
- Oct 2024 – 113
- Nov 2024 – 116
- Dec 2024 – 114
- Jan 2025 – 109
- Feb 2025 – 117
- Mar 2025 – 103
- Apr 2025 – 108, 110
- Jun 2025 – 118, 107, 119
- Jul 2025 – 104
- Aug 2025 – 105
- Sep 2025 – 112
- Oct 2025 – 111, 106, 102
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At the current rate, when would the last C801 be taken off service? Any ideas?
Likely end September 2025.
The last two cars were last spotted in service on 12 Sep 2025, consisting of cars 102 and 111. They have not re-entered service as of 15 Sep 2025 during peak hours.
The end of an era. Hopefully they can preserve at least one of this LRT train car, same as one of the outgoing C151, C651 and C751B trains (just the front train car will do). We can easily have a Singapore trains museum at the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station.
It appears that now we have a 4th model of train to trainspot