I got a question:
Can somebody post the PG intake / 3rd rail power supply's
location for EWL and NSL. I know it sounds OT, but come and think
of it, why not they do this:
EWL:
Pasir Ris - Clementi "normal train" + 1 shuttle train from
Clementi - Jurong East (Terminate at middle track), 1 or 2 shuttle
trains from Jurong East - Lakeside (One from EB and WB track each),
Lakeside - Joo Koon 4 shuttle trains (Normal trains)
Reason:
Clementi is used to be the terminus and has the crossover
facility just like LTE services, so normal train can be deployed.
The same theory applies to Lakeside - Joo Koon as well because it
does not make sense to affect the 3rd most populous Jurong West
estate and Jurong Point shopping centre areas.
For Jurong East - Lakeside, due to the lack of crossover
facilities, the only best solution is to provide 2 shuttle trains
on each platform, however it might not be possible on EB track side
as it might be too near to JEMP site, hence 1 shuttle train for
this entire sector is also suggested.
NSL:
Marina Bay - Bukit Gombak "normal train" + 1 shuttle train at
most for Bukit Gombak - Jurong East / Bukit Batok
Reason:
While Bukit Gombak is never a terminus before, but it has a
crossover facility to serve like LTE service (But no demand for
SMRT to do so) and hence it is capable to do so. Regarding 1
shuttle train for Bukit Gombak - Jurong East, that is because as
the new track crossover to the NB / Woodlands bound sector (Service
5), hence suddenly Bukit Batok can only use the Jurong East bound
track at most because the crossover to new platform on Westbound
side (Service 4) does not really involve the existing Service 4
track but on the morning Pasir Ris crossover train (Does not have
during weekends) and hence the existing tracks for Service 4 is
safe to use.
In any reason that such disruption is highly disruptive, bus
bridging service can be provided along with shuttle trains as an
alternative, including if there is no possiblity at all to shuttle
train in Jurong East.
But why the LTA / SMRT did not thought of that and I did? Based
on the reports above, I suspect it might be having something to do
with the 3rd rail power supply. Well, they might just cut off the
power supply and hence .... XXX???
Based on the current reports, the planning would be:
EWL
Pasir Ris - Clementi. Bus bridging services from Clementi - Joo
Koon
NSL
Marina Bay - Choa Chu Kang. Bus bridging services from Choa Chu
Kang (CCK) - Jurong East.
Heck, I do not know WTH are they not able to extend itself to
Bukit Gombak, at least it wont be TOO disruptive
to Bukit Batok residents as Bukit Gombak has feeder services within
Bukit Batok Town. It is not like as if there is a direct crossover
for this direction because to use CCK crossover in this case
involves "Spanish solution" or the Harbourfront / LTE case. (So no
difference if my Bukit Gombak suggestion was taken, it is not like
a Tandem crossover can do a faster job or what)
