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  Rapid transit - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated, or metro system is a railway system, usually in an urban area, with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic.
The terms "rapid transit" or "metro" tend to view this as a less important characteristic and include systems that are entirely elevated or at ground level (at grade).
Before any plans were made for transit systems with underground tunnels and stations, several railway operators built tunnels for their trains, usually to reduce the grade of the railway line.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Rapid_transit   (4201 words)

  
 Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Singapore is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia, situated on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands.
Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with a majority of third generation Chinese as well as Indian and Arab immigrants.
Singapore is a major hub of transportation in Asia, as it lies strategically on major trade routes on both land, sea and air.
www.99travel.com /singapore.shtml   (3128 words)

  
 Comprehensive information and links about Singapore
Singapore (Malay: Republik Singapura; Chinese: 旰加坡共和国, Pinyin: XÄ«njiāpō Gònghéguó, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு, CiŋkappÅ«r Kudiyarasu), is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia, situated on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands.
Singapore is a republic with a Westminster system of a unicameral parliamentary government, with the bulk of the executive powers resting in the hands of a cabinet of ministers led by a prime minister.
Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that year to contract by 2.2 %.
www.quicknation.com /Singapore.htm   (4751 words)

  
 Singapore
Singapore is a diamond-shaped island separated from the Peninsular Malaysia by the Tebrau Straits.
Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that year to contract by 2.2 percent.
Singapore is ranked second globally in terms of containerised traffic with 21.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units handled in 2004, and retains her position as the world's busiest hub for transhipment traffic.
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Singapore was expelled from the federation after heated ideological conflict developed between the state government formed by PAP and the federal government in Kuala Lumpur.
Singapore is also diverse, with the Singaporean Malays, who are the indigenous native group of the country, constituting 13.9%, though this number includes many Malay ethnic groups from other parts of the Malay archipelago including the Javanese, Bugis, Baweans and Minangkabau.
Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with a third generation Chinese majority, as well as Indian and Arab immigrants with some intermarriages.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Singapore   (6070 words)

  
 Light Rail Encyclopedia Article @ TXbase.com (TX Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ultra light vehicles cannot as a result co-exist with heavy rail or even most light rail systems as the light construction, comparable to that of a car or bus, is insufficiently strong to take an impact with a conventional train.
The philosophy of light rail is that a qualified person should be on each train to deal with emergencies, and while that person is there, he or she might as well operate the train.
In an emergency, light rail trains are easier to evacuate than monorail or elevated rapid rail trains which may require ladders or cranes to evacuate passengers from a disabled train.
www.txbase.com /encyclopedia/Light_rail   (3971 words)

  
 Light Rapid Transit (Singapore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sengkang Light Rapid Transit (SKLRT) is a 10.7 km light rail line which partly opened on 18 January 2003.
The trains on the Light Rapid Transit are fitted with rubber tyres, rather than steel wheels, on specially-constructed guideways from which its power is also sourced.
The Sengkang Light Rapid Transit opened in two stages, the East Loop opening first on January 20, 2003 and the West Loop on January 29, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)   (1438 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Singapore Light Rail Extension operated by Singapore Mass Rapid Transit - Singapore
Singapore, one of the most densely populated islands in the world, boasts an excellent modern light-rail network.
The system is run by Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), a company incorporated in August 1987, serving the city's major high-density travel corridors.
Its complexity makes it the biggest and most expensive rapid transit project in Singapore for many years, and because of its importance, the extension was kept on track despite the major economic slowdown affecting the country during 1998.
www.railway-technology.com /projects/singapore/index.html   (990 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Singapore enjoys one of the lowest crime rates in the world, as its laws are generally strict, which has often been cited by foreign companies as one of the reasons for investing in Singapore.
Singapore also emerged as the top port in terms of cargo tonnage handled with 393 million tonnes of cargo in 2004, surpassing the port in Rotterdam for the first time.
As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with the majority of third generation Chinese, Indian and Arab immigrants.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/singapore   (5139 words)

  
 Singapore Travel Guide
Singapore has an excellent transport system with a sophisticated rail network - the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) complemented by public buses and taxis in all major areas.
Singapore is virtually on the equator and has a warm and humid climate throughout the year with a daily average temperature range around 24C to 32C The seasons do not vary much.
Singapore's clean and green image is the result of more than two decades of various public education campaigns and hefty fines for offenders.
www.asia-hotel.net /travel-guide/singapore/index.htm   (1501 words)

  
 Amazing Singapore - Our Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Most definitely not more than a 5 minutes wait for bus or subway (subway is known as MRT or Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore).
Singapore is so small that to get from one end to another is probably a mere 1.5 hour travel by public transport.
Clockwise from top-left: Fleet of public buses, inside the MRT, LRT (Light Rapid Transit - mini subway system that operates within a certain residential district only), and lastly, MRT plying through a housing estate.
www.wideopenwest.com /~rogerenjoy/14transportation.htm   (143 words)

  
 Singapore
Singapore with it's first class airport and ports is easy assessable by land, air and sea from most
The Singapore Zoo is one of the most beautiful in the world in a very natural setting almost like created by nature.
Singapore has developed a cruise center which offers sailings from 2 days and more to a range of South East Asian destinations.
www.tripworld.biz /singapore.htm   (1423 words)

  
 Singapore Internal Travel - Getting Around Singapore - TravelPuppy.com
The train is operated by Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (telephone: 6336 8900; fax: 6334 8051).
The bus system is run by the Singapore Bus Service (telephone: 1 800 287 2727 or 6284 8866; fax: 6282 5204; e mail: sbscrc@sbs.com.sg) and Trans Island Bus Service (telephone: 6482 3888; fax: 6482 3842; email: webmaster@tibs.com.sg).
Cycling in Singapore usually tends to be restricted to public parks, with East Coast Park a popular venue for cyclists and rollerbladers.
travelpuppy.com /singapore/getting-around.htm   (1007 words)

  
 Sbs 40
SBS Transit (Singapore Bus Services) is a bus service company founded in 1973.
The company was founded in 1973 as ''Singapore Bus Service'' through the merger of three private bus companies.
In November 1997, the parent company was renamed ''DelGro Corporation'' (later, ComfortDelGro Corporation), while the bus subsidiary was renamed SBS Transit on 1 November 2001 to reflect its status as a bus and rail operator.
www.breadlike.com /pages7/76/sbs-40.html   (533 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Singapore Mass Rail Transit (Subway)
The first two lines are operated by SMRT (formerly Singapore Mass Rapid Transit):
Jurong Region LRT Line - a light rail system for those who live beyond the end point of teh East West Line and also students and staff of Nanyang Technological University.
Singapore's Rail Transit System by Kenmin Shu (incl.
www.urbanrail.net /as/sing/singapore.htm   (1153 words)

  
 Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) & Light Rail - SkyscraperCity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) and Light Rail - SkyscraperCity
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) and Light Rail
Noticed that there was a lot of construction for the KMRT.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=245695   (252 words)

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