My enquiry to LTA:
Subject: MRT Circle Line Stage 6 and Eastern Region
Line
On 14 June 2005, LTA announced the plan to build MRT Downtown
Extension (DTE). Is DTE the replacement for Circle Line (CCL) Stage
6 which connects HarbourFront to Millenia via Downtown at Marina
Bay? If it isn''t, will CCL Stage 6 still be build in the
future?
On the DTE location map, it shows that one end of Eastern Region
Line (ERL) will terminates at Chinatown station. From my knowledge,
the route of ERL will be in the eastern area, so why does one end
of ERL terminates at Chinatown which is at the southern area? Also,
will ERL be using trains from CCL Kim Chuan depot or will ERL has a
depot on its own?
I thank you for your precious time taken to answer my
enquiries.
Reply from LTA:
MRT CIRCLE LINE STAGE 6 AND EASTERN REGION LINE
FEEDBACK NUMBER: 256157
Thank you for your feedback of 17-JUN-2005.
The Downtown Extension (DTE) is currently envisaged as a part of
the Circle Line (CCL) with provisions for future extensions to the
future Bukit Timah Line and the Eastern Region Line. As illustrated
in the map by The Straits Times (Wednesday, 15 June 2005), these
future lines are planned to be extended towards the northwest and
eastern regions of Singapore, respectively.
The proposal is to extend the DTE towards the east from Chinatown
Station in order to link with CCL MacPherson Station and Kim Chuan
Depot. This would also allow DTE and future extensions of this line
access to Kim Chuan Depot.
Given the current pace of development in the central area, CCL
Stage 6 will only be needed in the longer term to support
developments in south-western central area.
Thank you for your interest in rail transportation in
Singapore.
Yours sincerely,
(name and appointment deleted)
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
