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Aviation
Changi International Airport is a regional aviation hub served by 64 international airlines and is being expanded with the construction of a third terminal slated for completion in 2006.
Airports: 9 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 1 (1999 est.)
Cable
A long cable car service provides a scenic route between the main island of Singapore and the smaller Singaporean resort island of Sentosa.
Rail
Railways: 38.6 km, narrow gauge, 1.000 m. The island rail's terminal at Keppel Station is linked to the Malaysian rail network - KTM - across the 1.2 km causeway to Johor Bahru on the mainland. It connects with Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
There is a 109 km heavy rail system known as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system with 67 stations. There are three main lines running at present, namely the North-South Line, the East-West Line and the North-East Line (run by SBS Transit). A new Circle Line is slated to be completed in 2010 and will be opened in phases as they are ready.
In 1998, a 7.8 km Light Rapid Transport (LRT) system with 14 stations was introduced in Bukit Panjang. Two more LRT lines were opened in 2003, namely the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines.
Road
Singapore has two land links to Malaysia. The Causeway, built in the 1920s to connect Johor Bahru (Johor, Malaysia) to Woodlands in Singapore, carries a road and a railway line whereas the Second Link, a bridge further west, was completed in 1996 and links Tuas in Singapore to Gelang Patah in Johor (Malaysia).
The island's bus and taxi services are very cheap compared to that of other countries and is heavily subsidised by the government.
Highways:
total:
3,122 km
paved:
3,038 km (including 150 km of expressways)
unpaved:
84 km (1998)