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Some 10,000 people turned up for free rides to familiarise themselves with the Circle Line at a community event in Bishan yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Phua Chu Kang has a new job on posters and in a rap video.
The popular TV sitcom character has been roped in by the Public Transport Council (PTC) to support its graciousness campaign.
It was launched yesterday at a community event in Bishan where commuters could take free train rides and familiarise themselves with five new Circle Line MRT stations between Bartley and Marymount. Some 10,000 people came for the rides in the full-day event.
Two stations, Bishan and Serangoon, will connect commuters to the North-South and North-East lines respectively. Services at the stations start on Thursday.
As part of the campaign, new and updated queue lines have been drawn on the platforms in 11 MRT stations. Some seat signs on trains have been changed to read 'Reserved Seating' instead of 'Priority Seating'. 'It's a good reminder that the transport system belongs to everybody. Every member of the community has a part to play to make it a more pleasant experience,' said PTC chairman Gerard Ee.
Teo Wan Gek
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Some 10,000 people turned up for free rides to familiarise themselves with the Circle Line at a community event in Bishan yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Phua Chu Kang has a new job on posters and in a rap video.
The popular TV sitcom character has been roped in by the Public Transport Council (PTC) to support its graciousness campaign.
It was launched yesterday at a community event in Bishan where commuters could take free train rides and familiarise themselves with five new Circle Line MRT stations between Bartley and Marymount. Some 10,000 people came for the rides in the full-day event.
Two stations, Bishan and Serangoon, will connect commuters to the North-South and North-East lines respectively. Services at the stations start on Thursday.
As part of the campaign, new and updated queue lines have been drawn on the platforms in 11 MRT stations. Some seat signs on trains have been changed to read 'Reserved Seating' instead of 'Priority Seating'. 'It's a good reminder that the transport system belongs to everybody. Every member of the community has a part to play to make it a more pleasant experience,' said PTC chairman Gerard Ee.
Teo Wan Gek
