New SMRT In-Train Announcements & Chime? + Active Route Map

• SMRT Buses

  7 Dec 07, 09:31

  Anyone has the "doors closing" announcement & chime? I'm currently looking for it...thanks
• ignoramuses

  7 Dec 07, 13:35

  I assume you mean the old one, since the new one is provided in the links above already.
• xFireHeaveNx

  8 Dec 07, 22:35

  Boarded train 207/208. It has this new announcement too.
  
  Trains Spotted With The New Announcements & Chime
  
  - 077/078
  - 079/080
  - 207/208
  - 327/328
  
• ignoramuses

  9 Dec 07, 00:43

  So I guess this is the new standard then, if not why try out on so many trains.
  
  If so, what made them decide to change the old one? Refresh SMRT's image? Refresh the travelling experience?
• Superbus

  9 Dec 07, 01:19

  Eeks! Reminds me of the announcements on PUTRA LRT (or the Kelana Jaya Line) in KL.
• ^tamago^

  9 Dec 07, 12:40

  Originally posted by Superbus:

  Eeks! Reminds me of the announcements on PUTRA LRT (or the Kelana Jaya Line) in KL.

  Yes! But they should take out that irritating buzzer at the end of it.
  
  "Stesyen berikut, KLCC! Next station, KLCC!"
• DMC05

  10 Dec 07, 00:04

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  "Stesyen berikut, KLCC! Next station, KLCC!"

  Stesen berikutnya.
• Scania

  10 Dec 07, 00:35

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  The annoucement seems like those you on the Bukit Panjang LRT and Skytrain. I heard annoucements that was annouced by someone else.

  Sound more like a Jap making English annoucement for JR West.
• ^tamago^

  10 Dec 07, 00:39

  Originally posted by DMC05:

  Stesen berikutnya.

  yes thanks. i can't figure out what that slang-ish word at the end means even though i've been hearing it so often. what does nya means ah?
• TIB433S

  11 Dec 07, 20:04

  Originally posted by MsSwanLover:

  Why the SMRT changed the annoucement?! Too rich ah, no place to spend the money. The original announcement and voice is much better than the new one. I hate the new voice's accent. I prefer the original Juanita Melson's MRT Announcement.

  Yes I agree, they should revert back to the old voice once the project is over. Well, the new voice and the bell just dont fit together. The old bell and voice had a certain meaning to Singapore. The new SMRT voice and bell just feels cheap, like 7-Eleven and its not nice to hear anymore. SIGH! If only SMRT gave out cds of Juanita Melson's voice of all the 50+ SMRT stations...
• ^tamago^

  11 Dec 07, 20:06

  I actually prefer the new one, and I mean, change that buzzer as well. Everything new. Poll anyone?
• Oceane

  11 Dec 07, 20:18

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  I actually prefer the new one, and I mean, change that buzzer as well. Everything new. Poll anyone?

  The new buzzer sounds really stupid.
  
  And for the announcement regarding suspicious articles... there's a very distinct attempt by the person making the announcement to try to produce the pronounciations correctly... the sound she makes all so obvious!
  
  But still I prefer the old one... I believe most of us would, because we've been hearing it for the past "X" years and to change to a new one... well... not very suited for us lah.
• ignoramuses

  11 Dec 07, 20:40

  As much as I miss the old one, people are starting to ignore them because its become so old.
  
  The change to newer announcements is good, it freshens up the atmosphere, and the new buzzer alerts you more, though I agree they should have made the buzzer sound better and the announcements sound better.
• C751B

  12 Dec 07, 23:06

  Originally posted by ignoramuses:

  The change to newer announcements is good, it freshens up the atmosphere, ...

  Why don't they try making annuoncements in four languages?
  This is far better than making that minor but useless change.
• ignoramuses

  13 Dec 07, 14:32

  Originally posted by C751B:

  Why don't they try making annuoncements in four languages?
  This is far better than making that minor but useless change.

  They mentioned that before. They said that would confuse us.
  
  Like hell lor what a stupid reason.
• alwaysdisturbed

  13 Dec 07, 14:41

  they seriously should learn how to put the funds into good use.
• Y_Shun

  13 Dec 07, 20:46

  i like the old ti ti ti iti ti ti mah
• MsSwanLover

  14 Dec 07, 00:09

  Originally posted by Oceane:

  The new buzzer sounds really stupid.
  
  And for the announcement regarding suspicious articles... there's a very distinct attempt by the person making the announcement to try to produce the pronounciations correctly... the sound she makes all so obvious!
  
  But still I prefer the old one... I believe most of us would, because we've been hearing it for the past "X" years and to change to a new one... well... not very suited for us lah.

  Agree! The newer announcement sounds too "sweet" for me. Still prefer the old professional voice
• Oceane

  14 Dec 07, 08:31

  Originally posted by MsSwanLover:

  Agree! The newer announcement sounds too "sweet" for me. Still prefer the old professional voice

  I was on the train to CCK... as it passed by Yishun (my hometown) the buzzer sounded...
  
  "Ding Doong."
  
  "YiSOON."
  
  WTH!!! Yishun pronounce until like YiSOON.
• sinicker

  14 Dec 07, 08:33

  i hope they're all still okay and dont become like how my chinese friends pronounce the name of some towns...
• Scania

  15 Dec 07, 00:15

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  i hope they're all still okay and dont become like how my chinese friends pronounce the name of some towns...

  Nee soon, belok, woolen, pasee lee, julong, tampinee, sanbawan.
• DMC05

  15 Dec 07, 13:23

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  yes thanks. i can't figure out what that slang-ish word at the end means even though i've been hearing it so often. what does nya means ah?

  I think its a sort of suffix. Its sort of a lot of Malay to make a sentence more complete. Stesen berikut is grammatically correct in literal translation (station next). Not too sure of the exact meaning of "nya" though.
• MsSwanLover

  15 Dec 07, 14:55

  "nya" means "his, hers, theirs, its".
  For instance,
  bajunya -- his/her clothes
  kamusnya -- his/her dictionary
• Scania

  16 Dec 07, 03:01

  Originally posted by ignoramuses:

  They mentioned that before. They said that would confuse us.
  
  Like hell lor what a stupid reason.

  True, if MTR is having 3 languages, so how can that be confusing when few people in HK complain. If they say 4 is too much, then why are they making station announcements in 4 languages.
  
  HK one, the transfer announcements takes up a long time, but is very useful for passengers who dunno anything about the MTR system. Another + point about MTR announcements, they inform the passenger to alight at the left if the next station has its platform to the left of the train (for East Rail, right instead of left, cos most of their stations have side platforms).
  
  Also, for stations with sharp curves, there would be an announcement telling them to mind the gap, for other stations, there is already some sort of strip between the platform and train which prevents wheels of trolleys/pram from being stuck in the gap.
• ^tamago^

  16 Dec 07, 03:39

  Originally posted by MsSwanLover:

  "nya" means "his, hers, theirs, its".
  For instance,
  bajunya -- his/her clothes
  kamusnya -- his/her dictionary

  I see. Thanks.