SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the names of the 10 stations on the East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTL3e), after a public poll on the preferred names.
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SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the names of the 10 stations on the East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTL3e), after a public poll on the preferred names.
Singapore is set to see more dramatic changes in its rail landscape with new developments in the pipeline. The world's first integrated bus and train depot will be built - estimated to cost a whopping S$6.2 billion - in an attempt to improve Singapore's increasingly congested transport system in the midst of land scarcity challenges.
The integrated depot, announced by Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew yesterday, will comprise a bus depot as well as a three-storey rail depot, with each storey housing trains serving a different line. The existing Changi depot will be relocated as the new depot will be able to house around 220 trains and park 550 buses when completed.
Expect the new trains from 2014-2016.
According to a release, LTA and SMRT have already taken action to increase the capacity of the North-South East-West Lines (NSEWL) in the longer term. 35 new trains have been ordered, and they are scheduled to be injected into the system from 2014 to 2016. These trains can be injected to improve peak hour train frequency, and clear crowded platforms faster. In the coming years, commuters can expect newer trains, better frequencies, and a shorter wait for trains.
Upcoming developments in public transport
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew on Monday launched an updated transport masterplan on Monday. The last one was released in 2008. Here are the highlights.