would like to thank the organisers as well as SMRT for giving us
the chance to have a closer look into what goes behind the
operations of our rail lines!
from what I heard, the SWT will extend to one-north yes, but I
dont think it is a middle platform but a turn back siding. they
werent very clear on that so I am not too sure myself
Ok, as I today had went to One-North / Kent Ridge, I can assure
you that between them got a place called: Temporarily Staging Area
(TSA) and one aspect of C830 is to do with with C830 TAS-ONR (ONR =
One-North)
From what I have deduced, it would probably mean a Stadium -
Mountbatten style and not a Paya Lebar station style with the
following reasons:
1: Where else can trains in Buona Vista / One North extend if
there is a middle platform? The Paya Lebar is possible is because
it was meant to connect the "interchange-less" Eastern Region
Line.
2: One North has only 2 exits, with a rectangle shape (Instead
of a "T" shaped)
3: If you recap, if the Circle Line opens in order (Stage 1 to
be the first opened), then the trains in terms of HBF bound will
first terminate at Stadium then proceed to middle track and return.
It is the same for Stage 2, except that it is not a middle track
but a split track in Tai Seng (For Stage 1 case can refer to Outram
Park LTE and Stage 2 case can refer to Bartley bound trains before
CCL 1 and 2 opens, in case you failed to get a DNB on CCLD which
many does as the trains' doors was closing too fast.). Stage 3
case, is present day Marymount terminus, and hence, in terms of
logical order, Stage 4 terminus which is Kent Ridge, should be
similar to Stage 3 (Crossover BEFORE station
instead of after).
