FAT CAT FAPEE TRAITOR Ministers Have Stopped Planning Ahead

[makapaaa]

Jun 19, 2010

Plan ahead for future MRT interchange stations

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WHEN the MRT system was developed three decades ago, the planners did a great job in designing the interchange stations at City Hall and Raffles Place. It is easy for the commuter to change trains by walking to the platform at the same level and within a short distance.
However, the planners did not plan ahead for the expansion of other MRT stations.
When the North-East and Circle lines were developed later, the platforms for these lines at the interchange stations had to be located quite far away due to engineering and safety issues. Commuters now have to walk quite a long distance to transfer from one line to another at the Dhoby Ghaut and other interchange stations.
As we are building new lines for the MRT system, it is better to plan ahead for future interchange stations, including those that are not on the drawing board now.
I suggest that every third station on a new line should be planned ahead as an interchange station, using the design of City Hall. This will make it easy to connect a new line in the future.
Although this may increase the cost marginally, it can be recouped from the cost savings in the future. The convenience to the commuters will be immense.
Tan Kin Lian

 

[manokie]

is TKL running for parliament ????

He's quite good..

 

[Angelo]

Jun 19, 2010

Plan ahead for future MRT interchange stations

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WHEN the MRT system was developed three decades ago, the planners did a great job in designing the interchange stations at City Hall and Raffles Place. It is easy for the commuter to change trains by walking to the platform at the same level and within a short distance.
However, the planners did not plan ahead for the expansion of other MRT stations.
When the North-East and Circle lines were developed later, the platforms for these lines at the interchange stations had to be located quite far away due to engineering and safety issues. Commuters now have to walk quite a long distance to transfer from one line to another at the Dhoby Ghaut and other interchange stations.
As we are building new lines for the MRT system, it is better to plan ahead for future interchange stations, including those that are not on the drawing board now.
I suggest that every third station on a new line should be planned ahead as an interchange station, using the design of City Hall. This will make it easy to connect a new line in the future.
Although this may increase the cost marginally, it can be recouped from the cost savings in the future. The convenience to the commuters will be immense.
Tan Kin Lian

LOL !!! Fxxking Ex-PAP Yes Man talking crap when there is none,

i will like to see TKL give up the comforts of his ill-gotten millons when he was a PAP stooge before he decide to 'act for the people'

:oIo:

 

[jw5]

The MRT system will end up like the subway system in Seoul, which is so convoluted that sometimes, it will be faster to take a bus or even walk.
They should be looking at HK's MTR system coupled with the bus services available in HK, and not trying to have more mrt stations all over this tiny island.