Cannot even hold C751Bs liao still can hold anot?
The new depot, Tuas depot can hold up to 60 trains
60 - 22 - 10 = 28 free spaces for NEW trains
No CHD and UPD can hold 30 trains, that gives 60 trains and
adding that with BSD's 46 trains slot, it means 106 trains can be
hold in 3 depots.
We got 66X C151, 19X C651 and 21X C751B --> 66 + 19 + 21 =
106, just nice!
But yes, Tuas Depot can hold 60 trains (Became main depot
liao!), minus 22X of C151A, there will be 28X of new trains, which
I think that will be enough to use it for Kallang Extension (I
predict that Kallang Line will not be built, instead, being part of
Kallang Extension, which connects Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh East,
[might not be] St Michael / Whampoa, Boon Keng, Kallang Bahru -
Kallang Basin, Kallang MRT (Initally was planned to interchange
with Lavender according to 1996 LTA whitepaper), Stadium (If
interchange with Lavender, then Nicoll Highway should be the
choice, but...... and Mountbatten is simply too far swing le as it
is more closer to Aljunied despite there people in non SGF
speculating it as the Mountbatten's location was a bit weird in the
middle of the road junction, which will be described later in Plan
2), Marina East (Interchange with one of the Eastern Region Line
station along there, or possibly ... Tanjong Rhu), Marina Pier (And
return to existing NSL).
Look, initally they plan to extend the NSL from Marina Bay
further South to Marina Pier and then go backward Northwards to
Marina Barrage (Yes, the extension was like a U shape, if u look
from Marina Bay point of view). But, that will means too near to a
space-less Promenade and "infertile / impotent" Nicoll Highway (Due
to the collapse, I think unless I am the Transport Minister, Nicoll
Highway will not be an Interchange station ever as announced.) and
from what I look from the concept plan (1996 LTA whitepaper) ,
Kallang Line was a planned line with 16km, with the fact that
between Bishan Park to Kallang MRT station is about 6800m (I saw
that on Kallang MRT station near the park connector), which hints
that the first 8 ~ 9km will be between Ang Mo Kio to Kallang, and
the remaining half of the line must go to the Marina areas, which
will be wasteful of trains for not linking them up. I can forsee
that the middle platform in Ang Mo Kio will be used for trains
going towards Kallang via Boon Keng (Left doors open, facing the
Marina Bay bound via Dhoby Ghaut) and those Jurong East bound train
that comes from Boon Keng might open the doors on the Jurong East
bound, which is the "right door, in the previously mention
direction's point of view" --- or it might not because that is
wasting resources (Or rather may causes the trains to jam up when
approaching / leaving Ang Mo Kio since the track split is rather
far).
Do note that my Plan 2 specluation, is a bit impossible, but
that might be the case if they want to Interchange with
Mountbatten.
Ang Mo Kio, Bishan Depot (All the way baby, the above solution will
involves a "JEMP" in BSD, named as "BDMP -- Bishan Depot
Modification Project" so as to add a new crossover towards Toa
Payoh East but with this Plan 2, most likely will not need it),
Interchange with Lorong Chuan, Interchange with Woodleigh, Joo
Seng, Kallang Pudding / MacPherson Road (Not to be confused with
CCL MacPherson station) --- which is where the Aljunied Park
resides, Sims Drive / Geylang East [near the junction there?],
Interchange with Aljunied MRT station, Interchange with
Mountbatten, Interchange with ERL's Tanjong Rhu and continue the
plan above mentioned.
