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And by doing so, Singaporeans will indeed consider the public transport system as their other car,' said the transport minister.Ĭompletion dates of the various lines are also being fast-forwarded. 'When all this is done, what will we have? We hope we would have transformed the public transport system. The authorities will work with SMRT to increase the number of trains and to improve the infrastructure over the next four years to reduce waiting time from the current 2.5-4 minutes to two minutes at busy stations during peak periods. To avoid long waiting time and crowded trains, there will be 93 additional train trips during the morning and evening peaks.

The North-South Line will be extended one kilometre south to serve the Marina Bay area developments while the East-West Line will be extended another 14 kilometres west into Tuas. The Eastern Region Line, to be ready by 2020, will serve areas such as Siglap and Marine Parade. It will connect to another new Line, the Eastern Region Line, at Marina Bay. The Thomson Line, to be ready by 2018, will run from Marina Bay through the Central Business District, all the way up to Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands. By 2020, authorities hope to double the network length and expect it to carry three times as many journeys, from today's 1.4 million a day to 4.6 million in 2020. There are currently 138 kilometres of rail lines. Outside the city, more areas will be served by high-speed MRT. When the plans come to fruition in 2020, there will be one MRT station within five minutes' walk in the city, in a network that will become denser than Tokyo's. A bus system overhaul was announced last week.

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The rail update is the second in a series of three major policy announcements in a sweeping review of the land transport network. Mr Lim said the new and extended lines will go to places as diverse as Marine Parade and even Tuas.

This is over and above the S$20 billion the government has already committed for the on-going Boon Lay extension, the Circle Line and the Downtown Line. SINGAPORE: In a massive new investment, the government will pump in another S$20 billion on new rail lines and extensions islandwide, Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced Friday. MRT network length to double by 2020 two new lines to be builtīy Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 January 2008