Downtown Line Stage 1 & 2 Station Names confirmed
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LTA has officially confirmed the names of DTL stage 1 & stage 2 station's names together with 2 of circle line stations. Sorry if it has been double post.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/16062009_Annex%201_Station%20Naming_16June_FINAL.pdf
I am personally fine with the names of stage 1's names but for stage 2, some names are really controversial especially Tan Kah Kee station. So the HCI's students has managed to get their founder name on a Public station name and than I wonder what will be the design of the station? A huge statue of their founder at all exits? I personally do not like the name and I seriously do not know why LTA allow this going by how they hate naming station after people's name unless it reflecs the area itself (eg. Yishun). Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know. I thought this was a public station and not a memorial. It is like calling a forest, Singapore Zoo when in the current time it is a forest and just because it was once Singapore Zoo doesn't justify it to call it Singapore Zoo.
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
LTA has officially confirmed the names of DTL stage 1 & stage 2 station's names together with 2 of circle line stations. Sorry if it has been double post.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/16062009_Annex%201_Station%20Naming_16June_FINAL.pdf
I am personally fine with the names of stage 1's names but for stage 2, some names are really controversial especially Tan Kah Kee station. So the HCI's students has managed to get their founder name on a Public station name and than I wonder what will be the design of the station? A huge statue of their founder at all exits? I personally do not like the name and I seriously do not know why LTA allow this going by how they hate naming station after people's name unless it reflecs the area itself (eg. Yishun). Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know. I thought this was a public station and not a memorial. It is like calling a forest, Singapore Zoo when in the current time it is a forest and just because it was once Singapore Zoo doesn't justify it to call it Singapore Zoo.
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
First, it was "The Only Polytechnic to have an MRT Station at its doorstep" in marketing material to entice prospective students.
I'm pretty sure there'll soon be an announcement for "The Only High School to have an MRT Station at its doorstep"!
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
LTA has officially confirmed the names of DTL stage 1 & stage 2 station's names together with 2 of circle line stations. Sorry if it has been double post.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/16062009_Annex%201_Station%20Naming_16June_FINAL.pdf
I am personally fine with the names of stage 1's names but for stage 2, some names are really controversial especially Tan Kah Kee station. So the HCI's students has managed to get their founder name on a Public station name and than I wonder what will be the design of the station? A huge statue of their founder at all exits? I personally do not like the name and I seriously do not know why LTA allow this going by how they hate naming station after people's name unless it reflecs the area itself (eg. Yishun). Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know. I thought this was a public station and not a memorial. It is like calling a forest, Singapore Zoo when in the current time it is a forest and just because it was once Singapore Zoo doesn't justify it to call it Singapore Zoo.
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
stage 2. u said SOME names are really controversial. anything else besides TKK station?
and they can just say "Pasengers may alight and transfer to the Bukit Panjang LRT" at bukit panjang right? haha.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
and they can just say "Pasengers may alight and transfer to the Bukit Panjang LRT" at bukit panjang right? haha.
thats for SBS Transit, If SMRT"Passenger who are continiuing their journey on the Bukit Panjang LRT, Please Alight"
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Haw Par Villa Stn
Another Stn named aft the place of interest in S'pore aft Chinese Gdn, Holland V
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Instead of Thomson station, it was named Caldecott.
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Originally posted by jerryonhere:
Instead of Thomson station, it was named Caldecott.
cuz of the Caldecott Hill nearby?
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The name"Downtown" itself already causes enough confusion.
To me,anywhere within CBD can be called downtown.
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
I was thinking more like this:
'Ding Dong... Next Station, Bukit Panjang Interchange.. Passengers who are continuing their journey on the LRT line, please alight at the next station.'
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
LTA has officially confirmed the names of DTL stage 1 & stage 2 station's names together with 2 of circle line stations. Sorry if it has been double post.
http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/16062009_Annex%201_Station%20Naming_16June_FINAL.pdf
I am personally fine with the names of stage 1's names but for stage 2, some names are really controversial especially Tan Kah Kee station. So the HCI's students has managed to get their founder name on a Public station name and than I wonder what will be the design of the station? A huge statue of their founder at all exits? I personally do not like the name and I seriously do not know why LTA allow this going by how they hate naming station after people's name unless it reflecs the area itself (eg. Yishun). Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know. I thought this was a public station and not a memorial. It is like calling a forest, Singapore Zoo when in the current time it is a forest and just because it was once Singapore Zoo doesn't justify it to call it Singapore Zoo.
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
Sadly for you, majority of the people who voted didn't share your sentiments. And you are blatantly contradicting yourself within a self-contradictory sentence - "Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know". Much as you cringe, you can't deny that the school is the most prominent landmark in that area. :) Ergo, him being the founder of the school, definitely made an impact on that area's landscape. And mind you, he isn't just a founder of Hwa Chong Institution - he is a philanthropist who should be lauded for his honorable deeds of donating large sums of money for overseas Chinese who, during that time, lack basic education. Besides, he did other charitable acts which I shall leave you to wikipedia or google yourself. Unless, of course, if your unhappiness stems from personal dislike or infantile jealousy of the school, then I've nothing to say. :D
Thanks for all who voted for Kah Kee Station! ^^
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Bt Panjang should just make it into a Interchange
As for issue over Mr Tan Kah Kee, he had helped a lot in our education scene
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Originally posted by nenepokey:
cuz of the Caldecott Hill nearby?
It should be since Caldecott is near Mediacorp Headquarters...Correct me if I'm wrong here...
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Originally posted by sgbuses:
First, it was "The Only Polytechnic to have an MRT Station at its doorstep" in marketing material to entice prospective students.
I'm pretty sure there'll soon be an announcement for "The Only High School to have an MRT Station at its doorstep"!
honestly so?
e two major uni wun be getting MRT connection for at least e next 5 years
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Originally posted by sgbuses:
First, it was "The Only Polytechnic to have an MRT Station at its doorstep" in marketing material to entice prospective students.
I'm pretty sure there'll soon be an announcement for "The Only High School to have an MRT Station at its doorstep"!
Too late liao. RI (JC) already has a station...
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Originally posted by sbst275:
honestly so?
e two major uni wun be getting MRT connection for at least e next 5 years
NUH station considered or not? Its opening in 2-3 years time.
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Originally posted by tvcnq:
NUH station considered or not? Its opening in 2-3 years time.
honestly only NUS's YLLSM & Computing would benefit, else it's status quocan e 3 carriage CCL cope w/ NUS, NUH, Pasir Panjang load?
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Originally posted by tvcnq:
Too late liao. RI (JC) already has a station...
to be fair, it's NYJC...Marymount station overshoots from RI(JC) unless one really needs to use e CCL
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
I hope they will do it like Tsim Sha Tsui MTR style where passengers tap out from the MRT and tap in for the LRT but it's still considered 1 trip if the tap in is within 45 minutes. Something like a bus transfer but in MRT form.
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Originally posted by sgbuses:
I'm pretty sure there'll soon be an announcement for "The Only High School to have an MRT Station at its doorstep"!
Maris Stella High School already has a station at the doorstep. Bartley station.
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Originally posted by SBSTransport:
Anyway than there will be confusion with Bukit Panjang Station (BPLRT) and Bukit Panjang Station (DTL). Imagine the announcements. "Bukit Panjang Station, passengers continuing their journey Bukit Panjang LRT towards Bukit Panjang please board at platform x and Choa Chu Kang on platform y. (assuming they will connect the LRT and MRT station together to form a station, than it will have 4 platforms)
There will be no underground connection between the DTL and LRT stations (unless the plan is changed).From the DTL station, one has to exit the station, get onto the ground level, walk under a shelthered link to get to the LRT station, and vice-versa.
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In the past surveys for CCL, when the results are published, the public can know the percentage of votes for a particular choice. But this time, the percentage of votes was not made known therefore we don't know whether the finalised names reflect the choices of the majority or not.
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Originally posted by gohby:
Sadly for you, majority of the people who voted didn't share your sentiments. And you are blatantly contradicting yourself within a self-contradictory sentence - "Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know". Much as you cringe, you can't deny that the school is the most prominent landmark in that area. :) Ergo, him being the founder of the school, definitely made an impact on that area's landscape. And mind you, he isn't just a founder of Hwa Chong Institution - he is a philanthropist who should be lauded for his honorable deeds of donating large sums of money for overseas Chinese who, during that time, lack basic education. Besides, he did other charitable acts which I shall leave you to wikipedia or google yourself. Unless, of course, if your unhappiness stems from personal dislike or infantile jealousy of the school, then I've nothing to say. :D
Thanks for all who voted for Kah Kee Station! ^^
Sadly an even larger majority do not know or care about Tan Kah Kee...
I still prefer calling it Hwa Chong stn
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Originally posted by gohby:
Sadly for you, majority of the people who voted didn't share your sentiments. And you are blatantly contradicting yourself within a self-contradictory sentence - "Tan Kah Kee has nothing to do with that area at all, only the school from what I know". Much as you cringe, you can't deny that the school is the most prominent landmark in that area. :) Ergo, him being the founder of the school, definitely made an impact on that area's landscape. And mind you, he isn't just a founder of Hwa Chong Institution - he is a philanthropist who should be lauded for his honorable deeds of donating large sums of money for overseas Chinese who, during that time, lack basic education. Besides, he did other charitable acts which I shall leave you to wikipedia or google yourself. Unless, of course, if your unhappiness stems from personal dislike or infantile jealousy of the school, then I've nothing to say. :D
Thanks for all who voted for Kah Kee Station! ^^
Nah I have no problem with the school, it just that I strongly feel that a public station should reflect the surroundings and not some place that does not even have its name on the street directory. So what if he donate alot of money and it is honored, Benjamin Henry Sheares is our president, shouldn't that be even more honored? Promenade station was feedbacked by public to be called Sheares station as it is located near the bridge but it cannot be called cause it was located in Marina Promenade. Well between Marina Promenade and Benjamin Sheares Bridge, which is more prominent? I would say the bridge but since it is in Marina Promenade, it have to be rejected cause it reflects the area. Also sorry for me not checking but HCI is not just the prominent school there but so do NGH.
I just feel that LTA is stuck with naming stations especially in hugely private-estate areas, I wonder how are they going to name the Tuas Extension. Also I wonder did LTA really kept to its principles while deciding the names of these stations. For those who want more, Downtown & Petir Station are also terrible names to be honest.
And I am not alone to complain about the names.
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_391663.html
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Was reading thru a blog and saw this.
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Re: Naming of the MRT Station @ HCI
From: HON CHIEW WENG 11-10-08
To: All Students
Dear Students,
Following the announcement of the 12 stations along the alignment of
Downtown Line Stage 2 on 15 July 08, the Land Transport Authority
(LTA) has invited the public to contribute suggestions for the names
of the nine Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) stations. Three names were chosen
for each station for this public polling exercise.
The three names proposed for the station right in front of our
school are: Duchess, Watten and Kah Kee.
LTA has decided that no MRT station would be named after a school.
Although the station is built on our land, they are not prepared to
name it Hwa Chong Station. Hence we feel that the next best thing we
could do is to try to name it after our founder Mr Tan Kah Kee, who
bought this piece of land for our use about 90 years ago. All of you
have benefited from his vision and generosity, I hope you would
agree with me that we should honour him by naming the station "Kah
Kee Station".
LTA is currently seeking public opinion on the final proposed name
for the station, at http://talk2lta.lta.gov.sg (Click "Surveys").
The closing date for the public polling is 30 October 2008.
Pls invite your parents to participate in this voting exercise as
well.
Thank you.
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I am not amazed that HCI will make all ways to vote for it. They seems to forget what is the meaning of a public station. Also they really should read up their history on their founder & "their piece of land". I find this naming of their station after their founder is really more like a permanent advertising for their school. No offence to HCI's students, staffs, ex-students & ex-staffs. But I just expressing my own thoughts.