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Published January 12, 2011
Circle Line to open fully in Q4
$3.5b Tuas West Extension to be ready in 2016
By SAMUEL EE
THE Circle Line will be fully opened later this year, about two and a half years after the first stage of this orbital MRT line became operational.
Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced this yesterday during a visit to the Bedok MRT station, one of the 11 elevated train stations which have completed the installation of half-height platform screen doors.
A total of 36 elevated stations will get these platform doors.
Mr Lim said the installation for the East-West Line will be finished by the third quarter of this year, while that for the North-South Line will be completed by 2012.
Turning to the 29-station, 33 km-long Circle Line (CCL), Mr Lim said the final 12 stations from Marymount to HarbourFront will be opened in the fourth quarter of 2011.
'The Circle Line extension from Promenade to Marina Bay Station will also be ready in 2012,' he added.
To meet the projected increase in CCL ridership, 16 more trains will be added in 2015 to increase the total CCL fleet by 40 per cent.
Mr Lim also revealed that the East-West Line will be extended from Joo Koon into Tuas West.
'The Tuas West extension will be 7.5 km long,' he said, adding that the extension will help commuters save more than half their current travelling time.
Currently, it takes about 35 minutes to travel by bus from Boon Lay Bus Interchange to Tuas West. When the MRT line is opened, it will take only 15 minutes.
'The Land Transport Authority will be purchasing an additional 13 trains for the extension to maintain the service levels of the line,' said Mr Lim.
The extension will cost $3.5 billion together with the extra trains, a new train depot and a new road viaduct.
While the previous plan for the extension was to have only three stations, the minister said an additional station has now been included so that more commuters will be directly served by the MRT system. When ready in 2016, the Tuas West Extension is expected to serve 100,000 commuters daily.
Published January 12, 2011
Circle Line to open fully in Q4
$3.5b Tuas West Extension to be ready in 2016
By SAMUEL EE
THE Circle Line will be fully opened later this year, about two and a half years after the first stage of this orbital MRT line became operational.
Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced this yesterday during a visit to the Bedok MRT station, one of the 11 elevated train stations which have completed the installation of half-height platform screen doors.
A total of 36 elevated stations will get these platform doors.
Mr Lim said the installation for the East-West Line will be finished by the third quarter of this year, while that for the North-South Line will be completed by 2012.
Turning to the 29-station, 33 km-long Circle Line (CCL), Mr Lim said the final 12 stations from Marymount to HarbourFront will be opened in the fourth quarter of 2011.
'The Circle Line extension from Promenade to Marina Bay Station will also be ready in 2012,' he added.
To meet the projected increase in CCL ridership, 16 more trains will be added in 2015 to increase the total CCL fleet by 40 per cent.
Mr Lim also revealed that the East-West Line will be extended from Joo Koon into Tuas West.
'The Tuas West extension will be 7.5 km long,' he said, adding that the extension will help commuters save more than half their current travelling time.
Currently, it takes about 35 minutes to travel by bus from Boon Lay Bus Interchange to Tuas West. When the MRT line is opened, it will take only 15 minutes.
'The Land Transport Authority will be purchasing an additional 13 trains for the extension to maintain the service levels of the line,' said Mr Lim.
The extension will cost $3.5 billion together with the extra trains, a new train depot and a new road viaduct.
While the previous plan for the extension was to have only three stations, the minister said an additional station has now been included so that more commuters will be directly served by the MRT system. When ready in 2016, the Tuas West Extension is expected to serve 100,000 commuters daily.