2 new MRT lines
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Originally posted by xFireHeaveNx:--nice image
Eastern Region by 2020 click me(click the bold lah)
Middle:HDB estates in SPORE
Thomson Line by 2018 click me
North South Line Extension by 2015 click me
Tuas Extension by 2015 click me
pl read 26.01.2008 for map
Jan 25, 2008 ,2 new MRT lines & 2 extensions by 2020
[quote]A new 27 km underground rail line will be built from Woodlands in the north, through Ang Mo Kio and down the Thomson corridor to the city centre.
It will be one of four more rail systems to be built by 2020, with the other lines bringing high speech access to areas like Marine Parade in the east and Tuas in the West.
Together, the four will extend the rail network from the current 138km of track to 278km by 2020.....
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MRT network length to double by 2020; two new lines to be built
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 January 2008SINGAPORE: 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 minutes' walk in the city, in a network that will become denser than Tokyo'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 today'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 work with SMRT to increase the number of trains and to 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.
Click here for the Transport Minister's speech on expansion of Singapore's MRT network.
Share your views and comments on the latest transport proposals here.
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wow tats gd..
but then the fare will cfm plus chop will increase again
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More underground digging at central area too
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same sentiments.Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:wow tats gd..
but then the fare will cfm plus chop will increase again -
The North south ext to be completed by 2015 indicate
the Marine South will be developed very soon and in big scale--
cruise center
award winning residential project
more office building
those think SG short of land need to get out of Marine South MRT
TOMORROW,yes,this station already completed and being used,
and walk Marina South one round!!
This piece of land will increase SG office space by 100%!!
2.at least u have a choice
Bus
Mrt
Walk,
or ride bicycle.
Wa,construction industry look good.
Right after 2 IR,billions of jobs waiting for them..
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I think that next time, you will see train running through every streets and outside your windows...
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"To ensure a more comfortable ride for commuters, LTA has worked with the train operators to run 93 additional train trips per week during the morning and evening periods from February 2008 on the North-South East-West and the North-East lines. For commuters, this will mean less crowded trains and a reduction in waiting time by about 10 to 15 per cent during peak hours. "
Without train driver salary adjustment,who would drive the additional trips?
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1.Are u sitting on Board of MRT?How do u know it wont?Originally posted by Frogleg888:"To ensure a more comfortable ride for commuters, LTA has worked with the train operators to run 93 additional train trips per week during the morning and evening periods from February 2008 on the North-South East-West and the North-East lines. For commuters, this will mean less crowded trains and a reduction in waiting time by about 10 to 15 per cent during peak hours. "
Without train driver salary adjustment,who would drive the additional trips?
BTW,NEL are run by computer.It is Driverless!! -
north south and east west hav drivers. wait a minute,is operator.Originally posted by lionnoisy:1.Are u sitting on Board of MRT?How do u know it wont?
BTW,NEL are run by computer.It is Driverless!! -
and computers still need extra pairs of human eyes to watch over them...Originally posted by lionnoisy:1.Are u sitting on Board of MRT?How do u know it wont?
BTW,NEL are run by computer.It is Driverless!!
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Marine Parade ......Siglap.........Bedok south........ '
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all MRT lines are here
grey--existing MRT
green---under construction
red---just confirmed to build
THOMSON LINE,27KM, 18 STATIONS,READY BY 2018
EASTERN REGION LINE,21KM, 12 STATIONS,READY BY 2020
LINE EXTENSION,1KM, 1 STATION,READY BY 2015
TUAS EXTENSION,14KM, 5 STATIONS,READY BY 2015
CIRCLE LINE STAGE 3
REST OF CIRCLE LINE
CIRCLE LINE EXT
DOWNTOWN LINE 1
DOWNTOWN LINE 2,
TUAS EXT,
NSL EXT.
THOMSON LINE
EASTERN REGION
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City design and development is a complex issue.
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The sad thing is that it will take 10yrs before the 1st of the new lines begin to run......
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many maps here.
above---under construction
top:confirmed to be completed by 2020
middle:public housing areas
bottom:confirmed to be completed by 2018
confirmed to be completed by extension in Tuas by 2015.
contd from opening posting...
When completed, moving within the city centre will be a breeze, with a train station every 400m, or a five minute walk away, said Transport Minister Raymond Lim on Friday morning when he unveiled part-two of the changes to the land transport system.
Thomson Line (see attached map)
From the heart of Marina Bay, the Thomson Line (or TSL) will travel northwards, through the Central Business District and up through Ang Mo Kio all the way to Woodlands connecting estates such as Sin Ming, Kebun Baru, Thomson and Kim Seng which do not now have a direct MRT link.
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Rail network by 2020
Easten Region Line (see attached map)
The Eastern Region Line (or ERL), from Marina Bay, will serve the residential estates of Tanjong Rhu, Marine Parade, Siglap, Bedok South and Upper East Coast, and link them to Changi in the east.
The TSL and the ERL together will add 48km to the rail network. The Government has given the go-ahead for the TSL to be built by 2018, and the ERL by 2020.
Mr Lim said the TSL and ERL will shorten journey times and significantly enhance the connectivity of the rail network. Commuters staying in Sin Ming, for example, can save 20 minutes out of their current 45-minute journey to the city, whereas a trip from Marine Parade to Marina Bay on the ERL would take about 20 minutes, almost as fast as travelling by car.
New extensions to North-South and East-West Lines (see attached maps)
The North-South and East-West Lines will also be extended and should be completed around 2015.
The North-South Line, which now ends at the Marina Bay station in the south, will be extended 1-km southwards to serve upcoming developments in the southern Marina Bay area, such as the new cruise terminal in Marina South. The East-West Line will be extended by another 14km into Tuas.
Presently, a commuter who lives in Clementi and takes the MRT to work in Tuas has to alight at Boon Lay station and then take a 35-minute bus ride to get to his workplace. With the new Tuas Extension that brings the East-West line right into the heart of Tuas, more of the journey will be on the high speed MRT, reducing his journey time by 20 minutes.
Doubling of rail network by 2020 (see attached map)
Mr Lim said the new rail lines will cost some $20 billion to build, over and above the $20 billion that government has already committed for the on-going Boon Lay Extension (BLE), the Circle Line (CCL) and the Downtown Line (DTL).
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'Together with the rail lines now under construction, the new rail lines will double our network from today's 138km to 278km in 2020. We expect our rail network to carry 3 times as many journeys, rising from today's 1.4 million a day to 4.6 million in 2020.'
He added that many more people will be served by the MRT, and they will be able to use it to get to many more places.
The density of the rail network will increase by 60 per cent, from 31 to 51 km per million population by 2020, comparable to cities like New York and London, and surpassing Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Turning to the existing rail lines, Mr Lim said train ridership is increasing steadily and commuters have said that they are feeling the squeeze, especially on the North-South and East-West lines.
'Now, we are far from the crowded conditions of Tokyo trains, which Mr Norman Chong, a Singaporean who has lived in Tokyo for 10 years, describes as being 'so packed that bodies are crushed against one another.' He calls it his 'regular morning massage',' said the Minister. 'Other MRT users have likened the average peak period loading on our trains to an off-peak crowd in Shanghai.'
He said LTA is closely monitoring the passenger loading on trains.
To ensure a more comfortable ride for commuters, LTA has worked with the train operators to run 93 additional train trips per week during the morning and evening periods from February 2008 on the North-South East-West and the North-East lines. For commuters, this will mean less crowded trains and a reduction in waiting time by about 10 to 15 per cent during peak hours.
Additionally, the carrying capacity of the North-South and East-West Lines will be expended, with more trains to be added.
When completed in about four years' time, their carrying capacity will be increased by a further 15 per cent, and commuters can look forward to shorter peak waiting times of two minutes, compared to the current 2.5 to 4.5 minutes at stretches that experience heavy loading, and an even more comfortable ride, assured Mr Lim.
DTL 3 to be brought forward by 2 years
The Minister also announced that Stage 3 of the Downtown Line (DTL) will now be completed two years earlier - from 2018 to 2016 - to benefit residents of Bedok Reservoir and Tampines.
It will be ready just one year after that of DTL Stage 2 serving the Bukit Timah corridor.
Earlier opening of Circle Line in 2009
He also have another piece of good news.
The Circle Line (CCL), which was due to open from 2010 onwards, will now open its Stage 3 segment in mid-2009 to benefit residents in the north and north-east.
This CCL segment connects Bishan station on the North-South Line and Serangoon station on NEL and opens up multiple new connections for residents in the north and north-east.
With the CCL 3, Serangoon residents will take only 25 minutes to get to Yishun by transferring to the North-South line at Bishan station, compared to 45 minutes by bus or by taking the NEL all the way to Dhoby Ghaut before transferring to the North-South line.
As for residents staying in Marymount, Lorong Chuan and Bartley, they will enjoy more seamless and direct travel to the city and other parts once CCL 3 commences operation.
More Circle Line stations will be opened
Commuters can also look forward to more stations on the Circle Line. This will enhance the reach and connectivity of the Circle Line, and allow many more people to benefit from the MRT.
'We had earlier decided to build the Thomson and West Coast stations as shell stations and fit them out only when there are sufficient developments around them. As the pace of development around these stations is picking up, LTA will now fit out these stations and open them together with the other CCL stations,' said Mr Lim.
'To enhance the accessibility of the Marina Bay area to the rest of the island, LTA will also build and open the Marina Bay station as part of the CCL extension beyond Bayfront station in 2012.'
'With all these developments that I have highlighted, commuters can look forward to new extensions or stages of new lines opening almost every other year until 2020.' -
wah marine parade sia
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all these transport reforms ought to have come 5 years sooner....i guess it is true that gct and his lot were just seat warmers..all the major developments came after ah loong came to the throne....
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Hike, hike, hike.
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Hahahaha...... So, what's newOriginally posted by charlize:Hike, hike, hike.
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... further enhancing the MRT means much more digging & tunneling underground, but I wonder, are they doing ANY research on the potentiality of Indoneisan quakes afterhsocks growing stronger & especially the epicenter which is creeping closer every few years?
... because this cannot be like the mistake they made with HDB, whereby now, people are made to pay for Lift Upgrading (their oversight that people DO grow old)....
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http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Singapore_Should_Conduct_Long_Term_Earthquake_Study.html
Singapore Should Conduct Long-Term Earthquake Study
by Staff Writers
Singapore (AFP) Jan 19, 2006
Singapore should conduct a long-term study on the impact of earthquakes on the city-state, Southeast Asia's commercial hub where key facilities are built on reclaimed land, a top US scientist says.
James Rice, a visiting Harvard University earthquake expert, said the study should focus on how structures built on reclaimed land would be affected by a major quake.
Large areas of land-scarce Singapore have been reclaimed from the sea.
"You have this massive container cargo port, you have fuel handling facilities, you have energy generation -- all in this fringe of marginal reclaimed land, which is land that greatly amplifies earthquake shaking," Rice told reporters ahead of a public lecture to be delivered Friday.
Rice said "the critical thing to understand in Singapore is what would be the response of structures on that reclaimed land" during an earthquake and how to predict the level of shaking to guide urban planners.
"When I look around Singapore, I don't see where anyone is going to build much... so presumably in the future much of what's done is going to be on further reclaimed land."
Because of its sheltered geographical location Singapore is unlikely to be hit by tsunamis as big as the earthquake-triggered waves that hammered Indian Ocean coastlines on December 26, 2004, Rice said.
The 9.3-magnitude quake off Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra triggered tsunamis which killed an estimated 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean. Most of the victims were in Aceh.
But Rice said Singapore remains within range of shockwaves from any earthquake off Sumatra's western coast, where major quakes occur every 200 to 300 years.
A quake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred on the western coast of Sumatra -- the point where quake shockwaves would most strongly affect Singapore -- in 1833.
Rice is in Singapore to deliver a public lecture at the National University of Singapore (NUS) about his studies of the Great Sumatran Fault, which runs through the Indonesian island.
While some research on earthquakes has been done by the civil engineering department at NUS, these were mostly one-off projects.
"There is no cohesive national thrust in looking into the effects of earthquakes," said Lee Fook Hou, an associate professor at the school's civil engineering department.
Rice said a sustained study was necessary because Singapore's situation is "roughly analogous" to that of Mexico City, which was devastated by an earthquake in 1985 because it was built on an old lakebed.
"You have extensive areas of marine clays, soft sediments, reclaimed land and you're going to have more," he said.
Singapore should not rely on its experience as a modern nation to think it was immune from the threat of a major earthquake off Sumatra's western coast, Rice said.
Rice noted that US scientists learned that Los Angeles was built on "terribly treacherous ground" only in the 1970s as the faults under the city had been inactive following a big earthquake on the San Andreas fault in 1857.
"It's just what happens when you put cities up fast -- you don't get a good picture of the seismic environment that you live in," Rice said.
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... there's reckless abandonment in the way gov does things...
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by then, singapore would officially have a ground floor and basement almost everywhere
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During building MRT:
People living there or shop around the area will be forced to moved out. Business around that area drop. Car and buses going to go a winding and crooked road for a few years. More walking around the area.
After building MRT:
More crowded trains. Fare hike. Changing trains more often. Less buses going that area. Changing buses more often. Area similar to Bangkok, become another white elephant. More profits for the train company.
Thank you to more MRT line.
