Circle Line Stage 3: Opening June 09
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Soon, my RJ students will find it easier to come for my tuition :D
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Circle Line's art works to reach out to more Singaporeans
SINGAPORE: Final preparations are being made to the Circle Line which opens on 28 May. While parts of the five-station stretch between Bartley and Marymount may look familiar, other details are sure to be worth a second look.
A wall at the Bartley station is entirely made out of nearly 160,000 discontinued one-cent coins. It is among the six competition-winning artworks and 22 commissioned pieces commuters will see along the Circle Line.
All stations along the Circle Line network will feature public art components as part of its 'Art in Transit' programme.
Unlike the works at the North East Line stations, which cost some S$6.7 million, these pieces are by younger artists.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) hopes they will help create a more dynamic travelling experience for commuters.
Andrew Mead, senior design manager, architecture, LTA, said: "It's very important that they can come into the station and see artworks that they can immediately resonate with and relate to. And also works that they can come through and see time and time again."
One such example is a piece by four-man design collective - "Yoma and A Dose of Light". It depicts a satirical map of Singapore complete with cultural references done with tongue firmly in cheek.
Young Ding Li, design collective member, 'Yoma and A Dose of Light', said: "It's meant to also serve as an archive that combines and condenses a little bit of our culture, our nature, our nationhood and all the various nitty gritty details we know about Singapore."
The Circle Line's 'Art in Transit' programme costs a total of S$4.8 million and includes Art Seats that will be installed at all interchange station platforms at Dhoby Ghaut, Paya Lebar, Serangoon, Bishan, Buona Vista and HarbourFront. - CNA/vm -
Closely-located tunnels among challenges faced in building Circle Line
Attention to detail is what ensures the stations on the Circle Line Network will run smoothly.
With less than two weeks to go before the opening of the five-station stretch between Bartley and Marymount, engineers said the journey to get to this point was a long one filled with many challenges.
Among those difficulties was extracting 500 reinforced concrete and steel foundation structures called piles.
But troubles for the construction team didn't end there. Tunnels had to be built close to each other so the team had to exercise extreme precision or risk collapsing active train tunnels.
For one 200-metre stretch, tunnels were located just 2.5 metres apart when they are usually about six metres apart.
Tan Kian Thong, Circle Line director, Land Transport Authority, said: “For construction of a station over at Marymount, we encountered rock at fairly high levels. And we had to use explosives to break up this rock, in order to progress downward."
The Electrical and Mechanical engineering team won't have it easy either. One of the hurdles for them is to integrate all the stations in the network as it opens up stage by stage.
Ong Boon Ann, electrical & mechanical director, CCL, Land Transport Authority, said: "During the initial part of testing and commissioning, when we are able to move the trains in automatic mode, the train stops at the station platform. However when the train door opens, the passenger doors don't open."
But they said their troubles will all be worth once the stations run smoothly when fully operational.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/429710/1/.html
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Round the Circle Line - May 28
CIRCLE Line trains will start rolling in two weeks, with the first five stations set to open their doors on May 28.
The estimated 55,000 commuters who will use the service daily can expect trains to run at a frequency of one every three minutes to four minutes during peak hours.
Besides serving residents and several nearby schools in areas such as Marymount and Lorong Chuan, the stations will also showcase works by local artists.
For now, seven three-car trains will ply the 5.7km stretch during rush hour.
More trains will come on board when the remaining 24 stations in the Circle Line open to the public from next year onwards.
On Thursday, The Straits Times took an eight-minute train ride from Bartley to Marymount and checked out each of the five stations.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_377075.html
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Last night does anyone watch "On The Beat 4 (都是大�现4)" on channel U at 8PM/12AM?
Got show the CCL trains, station & art in transit....
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Originally posted by sbst272:
Last night does anyone watch "On The Beat 4 (都是大�现4)" on channel U at 8PM/12AM?
Got show the CCL trains, station & art in transit....
Nvr talk about Bishan. The CCL Discovery site say they will be there at the open house too.
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I have seen it after my friend called me to tune to channel u.
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so sad... can't go for the open house, cos im not free then... anyway here are some pics of Bishan MRT taken today
northbound platform
more or less completed, but aircon still wasn't on when i was there. infrastructure looks ready but was stuffy due to the lack of proper ventilation
unpaid area concourse
more or less completed too. notice they have covered up the vertical pillars supporting the roof, to make it into a more aesthetically pleasing cylindrical shape
new CCL entrance, adjacent to bus interchange
seen from a distance. there are many empty fields in the area, which are likely to be developed at a later stage
for more photos, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34867110@N06/
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Originally posted by sbst272:
Last night does anyone watch "On The Beat 4 (都是大�现4)" on channel U at 8PM/12AM?
Got show the CCL trains, station & art in transit....
Tomorrow(23/5/2009)
There is a show about Circle Line on Channel 8,10.30pm
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Originally posted by #11-18:
Tomorrow(23/5/2009)
There is a show about Circle Line on Channel 8,10.30pm
wah you reply faster than me... I am watching this one for sure. the ad quite cool.
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any one watching it too?
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Originally posted by #11-18:
Tomorrow(23/5/2009)
There is a show about Circle Line on Channel 8,10.30pm
What the show name ah?
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Originally posted by TownLink 291:
What the show name ah?
The Ultimatum:First Look
(Sorry i can't type chinese) -
Sorry. But It seems to be aired at 30/5/09. The show name is
下一站, 地�环线 Next stop, Circle Line
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Originally posted by #11-18:
The Ultimatum:First Look
(Sorry i can't type chinese)Wrong. Read the top one.. Check this one, http://mediacorptv.sg/English/forums/thread/269741.aspx
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Originally posted by #11-18:
Tomorrow(23/5/2009)
There is a show about Circle Line on Channel 8,10.30pm
Lol 30 May lah.. Nt 23 May.
Something tells me gt Open House footage
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Originally posted by jerryonhere:
Sorry. But It seems to be aired at 30/5/09. The show name is
下一站, 地�环线 Next stop, Circle Line
I remember last year, i watch the TV show about the 'KPE" (Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway) construction on ch8, 10:30pm...
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Originally posted by TownLink 291:
Lol 30 May lah.. Nt 23 May.
Something tells me gt Open House footage
Then try to avoid any mediacorp ppl there!!! lol.
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Oops, I guess I can't watch the full show since I'm going on a holiday.
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Onoz. My team member is having a fever today, so I'm alone!
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mi comfirm nt goin....cuz 2 avoid tht fatso bom bom hu alwayz fart around....
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Originally posted by willis_chong:
Then try to avoid any mediacorp ppl there!!! lol.
But this morning Channel 5 and CNA reporters with the VIP @Serangoon.What's worst was i was on TV as when the train doors open,the cameras were ROLLING.They have filmed me alighting
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Hehe! thursday i will be camping all 5 circle line stations! from 10 to 2.30 hehe!
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"Launch of SMRT clircle line stamp" flyer is out at city hall station on last thus
Date of issue: 28 may 2009
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