Thomson Line announced!
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If Circle Line Stage 3 opens next year, when will Stage 1 open then?
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Going by the map, I think some bus services will be axed soon.Originally posted by rogue13:[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/rogue013/mrt_map_small.gif[/IMG] -
another blunder from mr limOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:If Circle Line Stage 3 opens next year, when will Stage 1 open then?
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Depends on construction progress of Nicoll Highway and the possibility of running trains through it during the later stages of works there.qOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:If Circle Line Stage 3 opens next year, when will Stage 1 open then? -
Stage 1 can't be opened unless Stage 2 opens along with it, due to the location of the depot. And judging from the progress of Bartley MRT station, LOL at the Minister.
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Why the govt did not mention about Jurong LRT ?
looks like the speculative MRT map is somehow correct..
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Judging from the Thomson Line allignment, it might be possible for it to be extended to Johor Bahru for the IDR.
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at the rate prices are goin up here..Originally posted by xFireHeaveNx:
i dont think i will live to see 2020... -
Everything push back. So the building industry can survive after the 2 completed IRs.
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I'll do a very short summary:
1) Early opening of 5 CCL Stations next year
2) Installation of mid-height platform gates in above-ground stations
3) 2 new lines drawn up
4) Extension of NSL to include Marina View
5) Extension of EWL all the way to Tuas (Is Pionner and JK included already?)
6) Addition of 83 more train runs during peak hours by SMRT
7) Addition of 10 more train runs during peak hours on the NEL -
Unlikely thoughOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Oh...
I guess lesser buses again for my area again if it runs through Thomson.
Wonders if 132, 165 and 74 will disappear for my area.
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Dun think soOriginally posted by ^tamago^:But, those going NP how? Take bus to AMK, then train to Adam, then change bus again? That's why I think 74 won't be axed.
But 165 may tio axed. Holland Village will be served by CCL, want to go Ulu Pandan transfer to bus 7 from there.
The other parts of 165 duplicates 132.
Cos Ulu Pandan Rd that side no MRT yet -
Let's see if MTR Corp gets any of the rail license
See wat happens to SMRT -
Any reasons for it?Originally posted by sbst275:Unlikely though
Frankly, I'm still upset by the closure of Hougang South Interchange when NEL came up. Used to be able to go Kovan area with 132, now is so ma fan. Got more varieties, but it's really wasting time. -
165 still serve Ulu PandanOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Any reasons for it?
Frankly, I'm still upset by the closure of Hougang South Interchange when NEL came up. Used to be able to go Kovan area with 132, now is so ma fan. Got more varieties, but it's really wasting time. -
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, January 26
MRT network length to double by 2020; two new lines to be built
SINGAPORE: In a massive new investment, the government will pump in another S$20 billion on new rail lines and extensions islandwide, Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced Friday.
This is over and above the S$20 billion the government has already committed for the on—going Boon Lay extension, the Circle Line and the Downtown Line.
Mr Lim said the new and extended lines will go to places as diverse as Marine Parade and even Tuas.
The rail update is the second in a series of three major policy announcements in a sweeping review of the land transport network. A bus system overhaul was announced last week.
When the plans come to fruition in 2020, there will be one MRT station within five minutesÂ’ walk in the city, in a network that will become denser than TokyoÂ’s.
Outside the city, more areas will be served by high—speed MRT.
There are currently 138 kilometres of rail lines. By 2020, authorities hope to double the network length and expect it to carry three times as many journeys, from todayÂ’s 1.4 million a day to 4.6 million in 2020.
Two new lines will be built.
The Thomson Line, to be ready by 2018, will run from Marina Bay through the Central Business District, all the way up to Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands. It will connect to another new Line, the Eastern Region Line, at Marina Bay.
The Eastern Region Line, to be ready by 2020, will serve areas such as Siglap and Marine Parade.
Existing lines will also be extended.
The North—South Line will be extended one kilometre south to serve the Marina Bay area developments while the East—West Line will be extended another 14 kilometres west into Tuas.
To avoid long waiting time and crowded trains, there will be 93 additional train trips during the morning and evening peaks.
The authorities will also add more trains and improve the infrastructure over the next four years to reduce waiting time from the current 2.5—4 minutes to two minutes at busy stations during peak periods.
"When all this is done, what will we have? We hope we would have transformed the public transport system... And by doing so, Singaporeans will indeed consider the public transport system as their other car," said the transport minister.
Completion dates of the various lines are also being fast—forwarded. Part of the Circle Line which was due to open from 2010 onwards, will now open in mid—2009. Completion of the Downtown Line will also be brought forward by two years to 2016.
Mr Lim made the announcement when he visited Kim Chuan Depot on Friday morning. — CNA/ir/ac -
AMK, where to build?
Look like AMK Town Garden East has to go.
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take CCL to Holland Village, transfer to bus 7.Originally posted by sbst275:Dun think so
Cos Ulu Pandan Rd that side no MRT yet -
amk ave 2....Originally posted by Frogleg888:AMK, where to build?
Look like AMK Town Garden East has to go. -
Can Service 7 cope in the first place?Originally posted by ^tamago^:take CCL to Holland Village, transfer to bus 7.
Want to get complain like for Sv 119 again har? -
Can la. All the B9's.Originally posted by sbst275:Can Service 7 cope in the first place?
Want to get complain like for Sv 119 again har? -
7 - 9 mins freq, fully ADD... like this boleh!!Originally posted by ^tamago^:Can la. All the B9's.
But then hor, dun think this Thomson Line will touch Holland V -
lets say CCL3 really opens mid-2009, what happens with CCL2? the depot is there... and the trains need to by-pass Tai Seng to get to the Bartley stretch... shouldnt Stage2 open tgt with stage 3?
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isnt ave 2 a little out of kebun baru?Originally posted by ^tamago^:amk ave 2....
any guesses on the location of the station at sin ming?