Singapore will have two new MRT lines, while three existing lines will be extended. These will double the rail network stretch to 360 kilometres, compared with the current 178 kilometres. By then, eight in 10 households will have a train station within a 10-minute walk, compared with about six in 10 currently. These plans for the rail network followed a review of the Land Transport Master Plan by the...
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The final twelve stations of the Circle Line running from Marymount to HarbourFront will start operating on October 8. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced this as he visited two new Circle Line stations at Holland Village and Caldecott on Monday. The opening of the final 16.6 km stretch will mark the completion of the entire Circle Line which has 28 stations. The expected daily ridership for the...
The Singapore and Malaysian governments plan to open a rapid transit link between the city-state and the neighbouring city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia's south by 2018, both governments said in a joint statement on Monday. "The terminating stations of the (rapid transit system) link will be in the vicinity of JB Sentral, Johor Bahru and in the vicinity of Republic Polytechnic, Singapore," the statement...
Residents living near Republic Polytechnic in Woodlands could see greater interest in their properties. This is because the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said they plan to build a station there that will integrate the upcoming Thomson Line (TSL) with the proposed Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. This station will be the northernmost terminal station of the Thomson Line. The LTA also announced plans to...
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is constructing two new flyovers and widening parts of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road to improve the overall traffic flow. Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road is a key arterial road, serving the Kranji and Mandai industrial estates as well as the Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang residential estates. Currently, it experiences high traffic volumes,...
Details of the eastern section of the Downtown Line are out, and residents of Tampines and Bedok can expect five more rail stations serving their estates. But they may have to wait a little longer than planned, as the line will be completed in 2017. The challenge of engineering works is one of the reasons given for the one-year delay. Residents in the east will have another MRT line to town. The...
The next phase of the Circle Line – Stages 1 and 2 – will start operations in the first half of 2010. Transport Minister Raymond Lim revealed this at a dialogue session in Bukit Panjang on Sunday. Its exact opening date, however, will only be finalised after engineers complete the necessary tests. The first five stations on the Circle Line opened for service on May 28. Even though ridership has not...
SINGAPORE : The Sixth Avenue MRT station will be the first to be located in a private residential estate once it is ready in 2015. Residents in the area welcome the new station and hope it will lead to fewer traffic jams in the area. The elderly and school-goers are expected to benefit from the convenience of having an MRT station close by. Nearby shops are also optimistic that the station will help...
Residents living in the north-western part of Singapore can look forward to faster and more direct access to the city centre, when construction of Stage Two of the Downtown Line rail network is completed in 2015. The 16.6 kilometre-long line comprises one depot at Gali Batu and 12 stations stretching from Rochor, along Bukit Timah Road and Bukit Panjang, to Petir. It will have three interchange stations...
The massive road intersection between Serangoon and MacPherson Roads will be upgraded at a cost of 130 million Singapore dollars and will be completed in 2011. The Woodsville Interchange is one of the busiest in Singapore. In each hour during peak periods, over 8,500 vehicles ply the four arterial roads that form the intersection. The roads are Serangoon, Upper Serangoon, Bendemeer and MacPherson...