MRT Downtown Extension to be build
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14 June 2005
The Government has decided to extend the MRT system into the Downtown at Marina Bay (DTMB). At 3.4-km long, the fully underground Downtown Extension (DTE) with five stations, will run from the Circle Line's Millenia Station at Temasek Avenue, through DTMB and along Cross Street to link up with the North East Line's Chinatown Station.
The details of the DTE stations are as follows: http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1268
The stations have been labelled with their working names for easy reference.
The DTE is a key infrastructure to support the development of DTMB - a total live-work-play environment comprising a business and financial hub, residential developments, and attractive shopping, leisure and entertainment facilities.
It will improve the accessibility of DTMB, and provide an essential transport link to the Central Business District and other parts of Singapore through the interchange stations at Circle Line's Millenia Station and North East Line's Chinatown Station.
Construction of the DTE is estimated to cost $1.4 billion. The line has been planned such that its design and construction can be integrated and carried out in tandem with the developments in the DTMB. No private land will be acquired for the implementation of this project.
LTA will conduct engineering studies of the areas that DTE runs through before calling tenders for civil construction works. Based on preliminary assessment, DTE is likely to be completed by about 2012. -
more excuses for fare hikes!!!
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agreed!!!
few years down the road...they are gonna put...due to the increase in blah blah blah...we hereby are raising the fares by another 10 cents~ -
har? more stations?
what for? -
Already got thread here.
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easier access to places (from wat they tot)
to us is...all the more reasons to increase fares next time... -
but when they build more stations, true, we dun hav to transfer so many times to get to a destination but.. they scrape some services.. den.. makin it more inconvenient sometimes..Originally posted by Lethargic@@:easier access to places (from wat they tot)
to us is...all the more reasons to increase fares next time...
den with less services aka choices.. the existing services gets packed like sardine tins..
den u'd see 4 buses of the same number zoom off... all becos u couldn squeeze in.. den u remind urself why u wanna have a car only to forget till the next morning when the whole episode repeats itself again
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owning a car is another thing/payment altogether...
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it'll cost about the same sooner or later... but... at least u get to be comfy... n the time taken is shorterOriginally posted by Lethargic@@:owning a car is another thing/payment altogether... 
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sooner or later ... more bus service will be gone ........
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true enuff...but owning a car...its like paying everything together...where else for taking transport....ppl always din realise tt....the amt added together is WOAH~
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ya lor..Originally posted by Lethargic@@:true enuff...but owning a car...its like paying everything together...where else for taking transport....ppl always din realise tt....the amt added together is WOAH~
take out loan lor -
one day there will be no more bus servicesOriginally posted by meltz:sooner or later ... more bus service will be gone ........ -
Originally posted by shinta:ya lor..
take out loan lor yea -
unless one day i strike 4D or TOTO but that's close to impossible cos i dun believe in "buyin hope"Originally posted by Lethargic@@: yea -
Originally posted by shinta:unless one day i strike 4D or TOTO but that's close to impossible cos i dun believe in "buyin hope" wat else can we but to just sit infront of our com n lament...
no matter how we voice out...with/against opinions tt are set...they still wun consider it... -
yeaOriginally posted by Lethargic@@: wat else can we but to just sit infront of our com n lament...
no matter how we voice out...with/against opinions tt are set...they still wun consider it...
i'm ok with the increase as long as i see justification in it.. it's not like they are improvin anything u noe..
take the recent hikes. i'm still waitin 20 min for a bus at peak hour... n it's still jam pack..
i'm still lookin at trains leavin teh station w/o me at peak hours..
if i wanna reach office in time, either i leave home at 8 n reach there 30 min earlier or leave home at 8.10 n rush down to work only to arrive at 9.03 -
The Downtown MRT extension is to bring people to the Integrated Resort aka Casino.Originally posted by shinta:har? more stations?
what for? -
oh.. chey.. that will mean, wakin up earlier so that i can squeeze into a train i reckon?Originally posted by tranquilice:The Downtown MRT extension is to bring people to the Integrated Resort aka Casino. -
??Originally posted by shinta:oh.. chey.. that will mean, wakin up earlier so that i can squeeze into a train i reckon? What did you mean? -
Dig & Dig later problems push & push to others....
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ppl might wanna take leave to go casino.. den if they go on a weekday, wat if they kiasu go early in the morning den fight with me for space to standOriginally posted by tranquilice:?? What did you mean? 
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It seems if the DTMRT dun get any add train,
CCL will havde 39 NEL sized trains for a 40km line in total
While NEL has 25 trains for 20km line -
Ask them to open casino after 10am.Originally posted by shinta:ppl might wanna take leave to go casino.. den if they go on a weekday, wat if they kiasu go early in the morning den fight with me for space to stand -
It is 24 hrsOriginally posted by tranquilice:Ask them to open casino after 10am.