11 CCL stations open 17 April 2010
Wendy Lim
The Straits Times
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 12.04 pm
The Paya Lebar interchange station on the CCL will allow commuters to bypass City Hall and Raffles Place interchanges to get to the city and northern parts of Singapore. --Photo: LTA
11 Circle Line (CCL)
stations from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut will
open for passenger service on 17 April 2010.
The opening of the new stations, together with the 5 CCL stations already in operation, will help commuters save significant travel time with the enhanced connectivity to existing MRT lines.
The
Paya Lebar interchange station on the CCL will allow commuters to bypass City Hall and Raffles Place interchanges to get to the city and northern parts of Singapore.
Some of the new stations will also bring commuters within the doorsteps of various entertainment and recreational facilities, such as the Stadium near the Singapore Indoor Stadium and the Bras Basah station near the National Museum of Singapore.
The 11-km stretch comprises these stations: Tai Seng, MacPherson,
Paya Lebar, Dakota, Mountbatten, Stadium, Nicoll Highway, Promenade, Esplanade, Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut.
About 200,000 commuters are expected to use the 16 stations from Dhoby Ghaut to Marymount daily.
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Paya Lebar Station
* The Paya Lebar station is an
interchange station that connects the
Circle Line to the
East-West Line.
* It is the first interchange station integrating above-ground and underground lines.
* Commuters can gain access to the station from 3 new entrances located along Paya Lebar Road.
* Connectivity is a key consideration for the station's design. It is seamlessly bridged to the East-West line station via two passageways designed to move high volume of human traffic safely and efficiently.
* The station is designed inhouse by LTA.
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