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MRT and LRT platform crowding
How often platforms are rated high for crowding, by MRT or LRT line and hour of day.
Share rated high each day
Time of day profile
Share of platform readings rated high, by hour. The dotted line is the previous period.
Hour by day heatmap
Latest snapshot
Updated 14 November 2026. Readings from 18 October 2026 to 13 November 2026, 26 complete days.
- Sengkang LRT is the most crowded line at its weekday peak: about 21% of readings at 8am were rated high.
- The Downtown Line peaks at 7am (about 18%) and the Thomson East Coast Line at 12am (about 17%).
- Weekday rush hours drive the peaks. Weekends stay much quieter.
What this shows
The Land Transport Authority publishes a crowd level for each station platform: low, moderate or high. PantauSivik saves these readings and, for each line and hour, shows the share of readings rated high.
How to read it
A value of 5% means that about 1 in 20 station readings on that line, in that hour, was rated high. The share covers every station on the line we receive readings for, so a few very busy stations can be hidden by many quiet ones. Lines run through different parts of the island and have different lengths, so compare a line with itself over time. Our related post counts Moderate and High together, while this page counts High only.
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Frequently asked questions
When are MRT platforms most crowded?
On weekday mornings and evenings, when commuters travel. The heatmap shows the share of readings rated high for each line and hour, and the snapshot above names the busiest lines for the latest period.
What does a high crowd level mean?
The Land Transport Authority rates each station platform as low, moderate or high. PantauSivik shows the share of readings rated high, by line and hour.
Which lines are covered?
The MRT and LRT lines in the authority's platform density data. Use the line switch above the charts to compare them.
Is this the same as train crowding?
No. It measures platform crowd levels, not how full the trains are.
Is this live?
No. It is a weekly summary of past readings. The PantauSivik app shows platform crowds as they are now.
Data sources and credits. Expressway travel times, road speed bands, bus load and platform crowd levels come from the Land Transport Authority DataMall, made available under the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. PantauSivik saves its own readings and shows summaries of them here, so these are not official statistics. Readings are accessed regularly and the latest day shown is on this page. PantauSivik is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. Use of these charts is covered by our data terms of use.