Two new MRT lines being studied; West Coast MRT Extension to proceed
The WCE will be implemented in 2 stages. The first phase is anticipated to stretch the JRL from Pandan Reservoir Terminal to attach with the CRL by the late 2030s.
The next, tentatively called the Tengah Line, could enhance the transport network in the west and northwest locations to offer areas like Tengah, Bukit Batok, Queensway, and Bukit Merah.
Chee also publicized LTA’s programs to proceed with the West Coast Extension (WCE), which will prolong the Jurong Region Line (JRL) to connect with the Circle Line (CCL) and Cross Island Line (CRL).
Among the proposed railway, Seletar Line, could offer locations including Woodlands, Sembawang, Sengkang West, Serangoon North, Whampoa, Kallang, and the Greater Southern Waterfront.
The investment is anticipated to go towards condition monitoring systems to enable even more proactive and targeted upkeep, and new solutions to improve the efficiency and usefulness of rail service. The investment will also aid to supply employees training programmes for rail employees.
Upon fulfillment, the WCE will provide residents taking a trip from the West to the city hub with up to 20 minutes of time reductions.
Two new MRT lines are at the moment going through workability studies by the Land Transport Authority. The lines are aimed for finalization in the 2040s and could potentially provide greater than 400,000 households.
Meanwhile, its second phase intends to expand the JRL from West Coast Station to connect with the CCL’s Kent Ridge Station by the early 2040s.
In preparing for the near future development of Singapore’s rail network, Chee also disclosed the state’s intentions to invest approximately $1 billion over the coming five years to keep high-reliability standards in both latest and older train systems.
“Together, these initiatives to increase the rail network, boost the management of rail assets, and upskill our rail workforce, will definitely permit us to proceed supplying helpful, reliable and sturdy public transport for our travelers,” says LTA.
Subject to the outcomes of LTA’s workability studies, the Seletar Line and Tengah Line might be joined, according to a speech by Transportation Minister Chee Hong Tat in parliament on March 5.
