Dhoby Ghaut and Outram Park Stations are called interchange
stations, but each interchange seem to be like 2 different
stations, one is SMRT 'territory' and their other is SBSTransit
'territory'.
This is ok but the problem is since they are called interchange
stations where passengers transfer between 2 lines, how come each
'territory' only shows its own train arrival times on screens? If
each side can show the other side train arriving time as well, then
passengers can decide to walk faster/slower along the link in order
to catch the train at the other side, rather than walk slowly to
other side just to realise that NS24 side train just left and have
to wait another 7 mins.
is it because the NEL and the NSL/EWL use different systems that's
why they cannot show arrival times for the other line on their own
screens? but i think that if they really want to do it, they just
need to adjust their computer system to accommodate this
change.
I wonder if this problem would occur if the NEL belonged to SMRT,
then the Interchange would perhaps more be treated like one
integrated whole then 2 separate 'territory'....
I think the only acceptable case is when one walks from EWL to NEL
at Ourtram Park. The passenger need not walk long b4 seeing the NEL
arrival times. But this is not the case when walking from NEL to
EWL at the same station. I would think "why so funny pple walking
toward EWL, still show NEL train arrival time???!!!??" Another case
is when walking from NEL side to NSL side at Dhoby Ghaut, the end
of travellator toward NSL side got a screen. Instead of showing the
NSL train time, it simply display "to North South Line". Isn't that
a waste!
