SINGAPORE (March 17): Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan has set an ambitious target for rail reliability.

This year, he wants trains to run an average of 300,000 km before they experience a delay of more than five minutes. Next year, this mean kilometre between failure (MKBF) target will be raised to 400,000 km. By 2020, the goal will be 800,000 km.

To achieve its target, the Ministry of Transport has committed $4 billion over the next five years to overhaul the ageing rail system.

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