Preparations for Circle Line Stage 6
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From Wikipedia's Circle MRT Line
Bishan underground platform on Circle MRT Line
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so ur saying extend CCL from Harbourfront all the way to promenade?Originally posted by Oceane:Supposedly, in the near future, the LTA might extend CCL with an additional station (CC30: Shenton Way), and thus linking it to (NS27/CC31 : Marina Bay). If they do that, Marina Bay will be a station for 2 terminals. So I guess they might want to add (NS28: Marina View) so that Marina Bay will be the future terminus for CCL. -
Yes, extending CCL from Harbourfront to Promenade will become CCL Stage 6. Circle Line is meant to have a orbital line (Stage 6 would make up the completed circle line).Originally posted by 566117:so ur saying extend CCL from Harbourfront all the way to promenade? -
Another update on the construction progress on Southbound platform at Bishan NSL station.
Concrete is currently being laid on the center parts of Southbound platform at Bishan NSL station.
View of PSD doors
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nice pics Novawin! Thanks for the update, I now too busy to go down to the station and look, EOYs coming.
as for Marymount station, part of the old construction area (the former road divider) in the middle of marymount road has been laid with tarmac and is now part of the road in the direction towards AMK. the part that used to be the road towards AMK is now closed for resurfacing. see below:
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I visited Marymount just now. Yeah, I saw the signboard notice saying realignment will begin to take place from 30 September onwards.
And I also saw the entrance box to underground Marymount station being currently constructed. It is about 80% done and the rest 20% still going on to complete the roof of the entrance box.
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Possible site to be acquired for BTL Bugis Stn gets extension from acquisition.
DHL balloon site may get 8-month extension
05 October 2007 1132 hrs (SST) 0332 hrs (GMT)
SINGAPORE : For weeks, Ducktours' founder James Heng had that deflated feeling, faced with the prospect of losing his moneymaking, helium balloon.
But an email he received on Thursday evening sent him soaring again.
It was from the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), which conveyed the possibility that Mr Heng's company's DHL balloon may continue operating at its Tan Quee Lan Street site until next August.
The current lease for the site is due to expire on Dec 31 as the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) already has other plans for it.
However, Mr Heng's Ducktours, a sightseeing company, has not been able to find an alternative site for the contraption.
In a twist of fate, it appears the URA will not require the land for another eight months, so the balloon may be able to continue operating there.
An SLA spokesman told TODAY it is "supportive" of, and is processing, Ducktours' application to be the user of the site for another eight months after its lease expiry.
The application will be submitted to the Tender Board, which will either accept it or call an open tender for the site.
The result will be known in a few weeks.
Mr Heng - whose battle against red tape in order to operate land, sea and air tours was highlighted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong three years ago - is excited about the prospect of another eight months to search for an alternative site.
"It's good news, or else we would be in trouble," said Mr Heng, who is also chief executive of Ducktours, which offers sightseeing tours aboard the open-top double-decker Hippo bus, the amphibious Duck craft and the DHL balloon.
Ducktours had spent S$3.5 million to install the balloon and it would have cost him about S$70,000 just to release the helium from the balloon.
"We would also need to collect the balloon, wash it and pack up it up so it can be reused. It's a complex operation and we would need to fly in experts from Germany," he added.
In an earlier interview with TODAY, Mr Heng offered a glimpse of the problems he had to grapple with in trying to save his balloon.
"We run to SLA...SLA will talk to URA, and URA might be talking to the Land Transport Authority - but we have no access (to the process)."
Mr Heng said he had been hoping for a face-to-face meeting with the agencies, so as to gain a better understanding of the issues and "craft out possible solutions and alternatives".
Earlier, the SLA told TODAY it was helping Mr Heng to find another site but that site would have to be opened for public tender.
Mr Heng said on Thursday he was now in talks with the National Parks Board regarding the relocation of the balloon to the Gardens by the Bay project in the Marina Bay area.
Interested parties also include VivoCity and Sentosa.
Its location woes aside, the balloon has been a success for Ducktours.
"Since the middle of last year, about 150,000 tourists have gone up in the balloon," said Mr Heng. - TODAY/ym -
Originally posted by ^tamago^:
hmm... that sounds like the land is needed by LTA. maybe it's really needed for DTL Bugis station?
Possible site to be acquired for BTL Bugis Stn gets extension from acquisition.
[b]DHL balloon site may get 8-month extension
05 October 2007 1132 hrs (SST) 0332 hrs (GMT)
In an earlier interview with TODAY, Mr Heng offered a glimpse of the problems he had to grapple with in trying to save his balloon.
"We run to SLA...SLA will talk to URA, and URA might be talking to the Land Transport Authority - but we have no access (to the process)."
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i think so too. i was having my doubts, then i saw LTA's name.Originally posted by 201911:hmm... that sounds like the land is needed by LTA. maybe it's really needed for DTL Bugis station? -
Maybe can wait until after Bugis BTL station is done lor...
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It sound logical.
If DTL Bugis station is to be built under the land which is being occupied by public carpark in between EWL Bugis station and Rochor Center Flat, DTL Bugis station is too near to DTL Rochor station which will probably take less than 30 seconds to travel between Bugis and Rochor station, making the between distance much shorter.
So if LTA is to build DTL Bugis station under the balloon land, then the distance between DTL Bugis and DTL Rochor is reasonable. -
Downtown Line apparently is confirmed to be coloured in brown.
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Actually, do you really think there will be a seperate Bugis Station and a Rochor station?
I believe DTL Bugis will be situated below Rochor Rd south of EWL Bugis. Then one of new exits of the combined station may go utilise the car parks in the area. Or maybe they will simply be used only during the construction and reinstated after that. In any case, the car parks are an indication that the land is state reserved.
And yes, there's the discussion on Skyscrapercity about the fact that Downtown Line is abbreviated "DD" on the legends but DT on the map. -
You mean there will be underground linkway between DTL Bugis and DTL Rochor?
As you mentioned of your belief that DTL Bugis is under carpark which is at "Station Position A" shown in the map, then the distance between DTL Bugis (Position A) and DTL Rochor obviously is the shortest. It will become the shortest ever in Singapore's rail transportation, taking over between NEL Chinatown and NEL Clarke Quay.
So for DTL Bugis (Station Position B), I think the linkway between EWL Bugis and DTL Bugis will be much longer than the linkway between NEL and NSL Dhoby Ghaut. -
There's one option: Demolish Kg Glam CC and put the station box between Sites A and B.
Rochor could be slightly further, utilising the empty land adjacent to Sim Lim Square. This should be a difficult one to do with the canals around. -
Hmmm... if it is to be built under land adjacent to Sim Lim Square, I guess there will not have the interchange for Rochor cos it will be difficult to construct the tunnel along DTL Stage 3 so Rochor only serve DTL Stage 2.
Well, just wait for LTA to announce more details on DTL Stage 2 and Stage 3. -
Linkway between Stage 2 and Stage 3 lor.
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nice pic! so far how many PSDs liao? 6?
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Originally posted by Novawin™:
thats the shortest meh? i thought the shortest is (CCL) dhoby ghaut to Bras Basah? its less than 2 bus stops apart!
You mean there will be underground linkway between DTL Bugis and DTL Rochor?
As you mentioned of your belief that DTL Bugis is under carpark which is at "Station Position A" shown in the map, then the distance between DTL Bugis (Position A) and DTL Rochor obviously is the shortest. It will become the shortest ever in Singapore's rail transportation, [b]taking over between NEL Chinatown and NEL Clarke Quay.
So for DTL Bugis (Station Position B), I think the linkway between EWL Bugis and DTL Bugis will be much longer than the linkway between NEL and NSL Dhoby Ghaut.[/b]
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yeah, 6. the rest shld be quite fast once the concrete platform is properly laid.Originally posted by SMRT 32373238:nice pic! so far how many PSDs liao? 6? -
You are right. I never thought of shortest in CCL.Originally posted by SMRT 32373238:thats the shortest meh? i thought the shortest is (CCL) dhoby ghaut to Bras Basah? its less than 2 bus stops apart!
actually most of CCL have stations within close proximity of each other
Then DTL Rochor and DTL Bugis will take over CCL Dhoby Ghaut and CCL Bras Basah becoming the shortest. -
i jus visited BSH stn yest evening... number of PSDs remain at 6 and it seems that the new platform beyond the PSDs have nothing much in it yet.Originally posted by ^tamago^:yeah, 6. the rest shld be quite fast once the concrete platform is properly laid. -
now we shall see when the north shore line will be built....
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won't be so soon, north shore line is meant to link towns in the north eg. Woodlands, Yishun, Punggol/ Sengkang, Pair Ris etc. right now there's little development between these towns and bus links between them (39, 85, 161, 168, 965, 969) are available. so wait long long for north shore line to be built. won't be before 2012 anyway.Originally posted by hiphop2009:now we shall see when the north shore line will be built....
