what is the benefit of the SMRT circle Line

• simnatic

  19 Nov 08, 13:11

  living in the north, its much easier and faster now if u wanna go to the Northeast. We won't have to go all the way down to Dhoby Ghaut and transfer...can transfer at Bishan straight.

• Dark Honour

  20 Nov 08, 16:22

  A lot of city planners prefer to emphasise on loop lines. It's more flexible for commuting too. And since they go down to Esplanade station (which is near City Hall), it should be a very important line in future. (e.g. people in West AMK and Bishan can take it down to central and relieve the North-South line which the ridership is quite monstrous during rush hour) As for me who stay in the Northeast, I could choose to take it from Serangoon (where I have a direct bus there) to places like Holland V or Buona Vista or Paya Lebar (just to go to Bugis). I just pray that the Circle Line frequency is not as bad as the NEL.
• Scania

  20 Nov 08, 22:32

  Originally posted by Dark Honour:

  A lot of city planners prefer to emphasise on loop lines. It’s more flexible for commuting too. And since they go down to Esplanade station (which is near City Hall), it should be a very important line in future. (e.g. people in West AMK and Bishan can take it down to central and relieve the North-South line which the ridership is quite monstrous during rush hour)

  As for me who stay in the Northeast, I could choose to take it from Serangoon (where I have a direct bus there) to places like Holland V or Buona Vista or Paya Lebar (just to go to Bugis).

  I just pray that the Circle Line frequency is not as bad as the NEL.

  NEL actually not that bad, NSL, EWL peak hour still can have 5 to 7 minutes.