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  UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Singapore > Singapore MRT (Metro)
Both lines are served by 138m long 6-car-trains, which are air-conditioned, with 4 doors each car.
Bukit Timah MRT Line - for the Bukit Panjang, Upper Bukit Timah and Bukit Timah regions.
Eastern Region MRT Line - to complement the existing East West Line and serve residents in Tampines, Bedok, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Kaki Bukit.
www.urbanrail.net /as/sing/singapore.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Taipei Times - archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The first east-west MRT line in Taipei's growing rapid transit system opened yesterday, connecting the four existing north-south lines for the first time since construction on the city's rapid transit network began 11 years ago, providing the city with a timely Christmas gift.
The first 7.7km underground section of the Panchiao-Nankang line from Lungshan Temple to Taipei City government connects with the light-capacity, elevated Mucha Line at the Chunghsiao-Fuhsing station, and with the Tamshui, Hsintien and Chungho lines at Taipei Main Station.
Most passengers yesterday said they were impressed with the new line, and that they planned to use the MRT more often now that it's possible to travel from Mucha or Hsintien in the south, to Tamshui in the north -- as well as to the eastern and western part of the city.
www.taipeitimes.com /News/local/archives/1999/12/25/16990/wiki   (722 words)

  
 Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The North East Line, the first line operated by SBS Transit, opened on 20 June 2003 and became one of the first fully-automated heavy rail lines in the world.
The older stations on the North South Line and East West Line were not originally constructed with fully accessible facilities, such as lifts, ramps, tactile guidance system and toilets for the handicapped.
The Circle Line is set to connect all the existing MRT lines, and allow commuters to travel around the country without passing the downtown area, reducing the congestion there.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)   (3389 words)

  
 Exquisite Homes | Real Estate Property In Singapore Near To MRT Stations
The Outram Park MRT Station (NE3/EW16) is a interchange station of the North East MRT Line and the East West MRT Line.
It is the nearest MRT to Holland Village.
The Simei MRT station (EW3), is on the East-West Line, it is between the Tampines and Tanah Merah MRT stations.
www.exquisitehomes.com.sg /residential-near-mrt.php   (4603 words)

  
 Singapore Budget 2005 Website
In line with these objectives, MOT is spending $1,211 million to expand our rail network, $478 million on roads and $65 million to improve public transport facilities.
The Circle Line (CCL), scheduled to be completed in 2010, is the next major rail project coming your way after the North East MRT Line.
The fully underground orbital line, at 33.3-km long, will link all radial lines leading to the city and offer inter-suburban linkages not provided by the existing MRT lines.
www.mof.gov.sg /budget_2005/expenditure_overview/mot.html   (728 words)

  
 world.nycsubway.org/Asia/Oceania/Singapore
Singapore MRT Ltd (SMRT), a private company incorporated on August 6th, 1987, is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (or MRT).
The new North-East MRT line in Singapore opened in June, 2003, and interconnects with the previously existing East-West and North-South lines.
On the Singapore MRT route map, one notices a notation for the "Sengkang LRT System," which is not a street-running light rail system, but rather an elevated peoplemover very similar to what one finds at airports now, such as Newark and San Francisco.
world.nycsubway.org /asia-oceania/singapore.html   (1690 words)

  
 MASS RAPID TRANSIT (SINGAPORE) : Encyclopedia Entry
The North East Line (NEL), the first line operated by SBS Transit, opened on 20 June 2003 and became one of the first fully automated heavy rail lines in the world.
The older stations on the North South Line and East West Line were not originally constructed with any accessible facilities, such as lifts, ramps, tactile guidance systems (Braille tactiles on the floor surface), wider fare gates and toilets for passengers with disabilities; authorities in the past actively discouraged use of their system by the disabled.
Ang Mo Kio, Jurong East and Tanah Merah stations were built with a third middle track for off-service trains to stop at before they return to their depots, but the last two are now used as termini for the North South Line and the Changi shuttle, respectively.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)   (5179 words)

  
 The China Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In addition to the Songshan Line, the DORTS is still supervising the construction of several other MRT lines, including Neihu, Xinyi, an extension of the Nangang Line, Hsinchuang Luchou Line, and the underground section in the city for the MRT line connecting the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport.
When all these lines are completed by 2013, the MRT networks covering both the capital city and Taipei County will provide both residents and foreign visitors faster and convenient transport services, the officials added.
He recently predicted that the daily number of MRT passengers will rise to 3.6 million a day when several other metro sections are completed in the next few years.
www.chinapost.com.tw /p_detail.asp?id=88348&GRP=B&onNews=   (320 words)

  
 Uniquely Singapore - MRT
There are three main lines – the North-South line from Marina Bay to Jurong East, the East-West line from Changi Airport/Pasir Ris to Boon Lay, and the North-East line from Harbour Front to Punggol.
For more information on both the MRT and bus services, you can refer to the TransitLink Guide which is available at SGD 1.50 in most MRT stations and bus interchanges as well as at major bookstores.
Travelling on the MRT is cheap, with rides ranging from SGD 0.80 to a maximum of SGD 1.70.
www.visitsingapore.com /publish/stbportal/en/home/getting_around/transportation/mrt.html   (453 words)

  
 MRT Line 2 - Purple Line
In the Philippines, the Megatren Line 2 project pioneered the use of the PSM technology or the pre-casting of the girders into smaller segments so that each span connected between two columns is weighing not more than 58 tons.
With this size, the Purple Line trains can accommodate up to 1,628 passengers; even if there were elderly and physically disabled on board who are provided with space for their own wheelchairs and mobility tools, alongside the fiberglass reinforced plastic benches.
In keeping with the fast-paced computerization and modernization of the world, the Purple Line is the first in the country to use two novel innovations in the mass rail system.
www.lrta.gov.ph /line2_megatren.htm   (1211 words)

  
 All new MRT Stations to be
All new MRT stations, including those along the Circle Line, will be equipped with facilities for the disabled and the elderly.
Mr Yeo also said the accessibility of the entire MRT system will be further enhanced once retrofitting works at the existing stations along the North-South and East-West Lines are completed.
The MRT stations along the North-East Line and Sengkang LRT are already equipped with such facilities.
www.globalaging.org /elderrights/world/2004/MRT.htm   (105 words)

  
 Asia Campus - By train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The MRT is one of the prides and joys of Singapore.
The network which the MRT runs on will either bring the passenger straight home or to a bus station where feeder services are available.
To get to INSEAD take the East-West line to the 'Buona Vista' MRT station which is located 5-10 minutes walk from the Campus (one kilometer north of the campus).
www.insead.edu /campuses/asia_campus/by_train.htm   (129 words)

  
 SMRT Website - Release Preview
Singapore MRT Ltd is pleased to announce the start of revenue service to Changi Airport Station on Friday, 8 February 2002.
The through service, which provides a direct connection between the Changi Airport MRT Extension and the East West MRT Line, operates at an average frequency of 12 minutes.
Fares are according to the current MRT fare structure i.e.
www.smrt.com.sg /news/2002/02_06.html   (324 words)

  
 MyWestTexas.com - West Texas has a fascinating history while it was part of Northern New Spain
Almost every small town in West Texas and eastern New Mexico has a small museum with Spanish artifacts and long-time residents who tell legends of buried treasure from the days of Spanish and Mexican rule.
The Sibley Nature Center's focus on all things West Texan is giving rise to a growing appeal for schools throughout the region.
As this essay was being written, school representatives from Pecos visited and the administrator of a private school in Hobbs, N.M., telephoned to discuss visits to the Sibley Nature Center.
www.mywesttexas.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17691373&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475590&rfi=6   (916 words)

  
 ä¸—界轨道交通博客-台北捷运CG590C标段开标
Contract CG590C for the eastern end of Xindian-Songshan MRT Green Line, worth USD220 million, was signed with Da Cin Construction on 29th March, 2006.
This 3.02 km-long section, scheduled to be completed at the end of October 2012, includes two underground stations (Nanjing Sanmin and Songshan), a crossover section, a tail-track work shaft and three shield-driven tunnel sections.
When the line is completed in 2013, the trip from Songshan station to Ximen station will only take 15 minutes.
www.metros.cn /metro/TAIBEI-MRT.htm   (261 words)

  
 Draft Master Plan 2003
It will be more convenient to travel in and out of the East Region with an enhanced transport network.
There will be greater convenience with a new Eastern Region Line coming up in the medium term.
The new rail line will complement the existing East-West MRT Line and provide better accessibility between the eastern and central regions.
www.ura.gov.sg /ppd/mp2003/index.jsp?content=elive04®ion=east   (131 words)

  
 Getforme Singapore SINGAPORE MRT ACCIDENTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the North-South line during the incident, all northbound trains were turned around at Admiralty Station and some southbound trains were turned around at Kranji Station.
To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the East-West line during the incident, all eastbound trains were turned around at Aljunied Station and some westbound trains were turned around at Tanah Merah Station.
A 50-year-old Chinese woman died after she fell off the platform and was hit by an MRT train at Bukit Batok MRT station yesterday afternoon.
www.getforme.com /homepage2003/singaporemrtaccidents.htm   (1100 words)

  
 I.Z. Reloaded: Online Refreshments: Death by MRT: A List
Recently, MRT suicides have been the talk of the town after videos of two men committing suicide at two train stations were leaked out.
The Malaysian was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.
A 25 year old Chinese female teacher was run over by a train at Ang Mo Kio MRT station shortly before 7pm on 11 Jan 2003 after she got too near the platform after being too engrossed in the book that she was reading.
izreloaded.blogspot.com /2007/03/death-by-mrt-list.html   (1281 words)

  
    Public Transport :: Singapore ::  
The green light was given to build the MRT system which marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to use the more reliable and efficient MRT system to serve heavy transit corridors.
The North South and East West MRT Lines extending from Yishun to Marina Bay and Pasir Ris to Boon Lay and Choa Chu Kang respectively were completed.
The 1st MRT station to be built on an operating line, Dover MRT station was opened.
library.thinkquest.org /05aug/01598/intro.html   (1344 words)

  
 Boon Lay & Pioneer Singapore : Facts about Boon Lay & Pioneer
It is bordered by the Jurong Port Road, International road; Upper Jurong Road to the north; Pan Island Expressway; Tuas Road to the west and Selat Jurong to the south.
The closest is Lakeside MRT, located approximately 700 metres away and found on the East-West MRT line.
Pioneer MRT Station is part of the Boon Lay extension was announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to be an above-ground MRT station which is still, currently under construction on the East West line.
www.streetdirectory.com /travel_guide/singapore/singapore_district/241/boon_lay__pioneer_district_guide.php   (605 words)

  
 Singapore Getting Around - Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) & Light Rapid Transit (LRT)
The North South Line (NS), comprising of 25 Stations, stretches from NS1 Jurong East Station in the northwest to NS27 Marina Bay Station in the south of Singapore, in to the New Downtown and connects to the East West Line (EW) (CG) at NS25 City Hall Station and NS26 Raffles Place Station.
The West Loop, comprising of another 8 Stations will commence passenger service possibly in 2008 when the area surrounding the Stations along this Loop are further developed.
The West Loop, comprising of another 7 Stations will commence passenger service at a later date yet to be determined when the area surrounding the Stations along this Loop are further developed.
www.world66.com /asia/southeastasia/singapore/getting_around/train   (1091 words)

  
 Singapore a jewel in ocean - AsiaFolks -- Asia Forum for Asian Culture and Asians
The North East Line, the first line operated by SBS Transit, opened on 20 June 2003 and became one of the first fully automated heavy rail lines in the world.
The routes and stations for the future lines are speculative and actual stations and routes are subjected to study by the National University of Singapore.
Construction is currently underway for the Bishan MRT Station, to be linked to the Circle Line.The MRT system had relied on its two main lines, namely the North?South and East?West Lines, for more than a decade until the opening of the North East Line in 2003.
www.asiafolks.com /index.php?showtopic=25   (3990 words)

  
 HDB InfoWEB : Press Release
Jurong West Town covers the areas bounded by the Pan-Island Expressway in the north, Jurong Canal Drive and Yuan Ching Road in the east, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Corporation Road, Boon Lay Way and then Upper Jurong Road in the South.
The vacant land parcel, located at the east of Jurong Point, could be put to temporary uses such as local produce market, nurseries and be host to the occasional fun fair, so as to boost the image of the town centre as a central “marketplace”.
Currently Under study is the proposed Jurong Region Line, a light rail system to serve the residents in both Jurong East and West beyond the end points of East West MRT line.
www.hdb.gov.sg /fi10/fi10296p.nsf/0/E3DD372368CF8AAD482570830021FE5B?OpenDocument   (1320 words)

  
 regiTOUR - Singapore - MRT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
There are three lines : the East-West line from Pasir Ris to Boon Lay; the North-South line from Yishun to Marina Bay; the line from Choa Chu Kang to Jurong East.
TransitLink farecards (for which a deposit is charged) are available at most MRT stations and at bus interchanges.
They are valid on the MRT as well as bus services operated by Singapore Bus Service (SBS) and the Trans Island Bus Service (TIBS).
www.regit.com /regitour/spore/usefinfo/mrt.htm   (135 words)

  
 Getforme Singapore MASS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM - MRT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Clean, punctual and air-conditioned, the MRT is a hallmark of efficiency.
There are fines for littering, smoking, eating and drinking in MRT stations and on board the trains.
Mak Hoy Meng, 29, had handed over to an MRT employee two notes which claimed there was a bomb in one of the stations.
www.getforme.com /Info_gettingaround_MRT.htm   (564 words)

  
 Canadian Anthem Media Coverage
But for this year she knew if she wanted to take her idea nationwide she'd have to be more organized.
Now that the ball is rolling, eventually, AAnd already on line for this year's sing along is a group from London, Ontario, who'll be banding together sing at 3 p.m.
out east in order to keep time with the pacific singers, and another troupe from Edmonton are ready to go at 1 p.m.
www.singforcanada.ca /062802_mrt.html   (398 words)

  
 Transport in Singapore - SgWiki
There are three main lines running at present: the North South Line, the East West Line (both operated by SMRT Corporation), and the North East Line (operated by SBS Transit).
A new Circle Line is slated for completion in 2010 and will be opened in phases as the various stations are ready.
The Sengkang LRT Line, a 10.7 km light rail line was opened in 2003; a third LRT line, Punggol LRT Line, was opened in 2005 Jan with the East Loop of the system serving the residence in Punggol.
www.sgwiki.com /index.php?title=Transport_in_Singapore&printable=yes   (2005 words)

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