A lot of problems for CCL
1) Confusion of trains at PYL, directions and the terminating at
PYL trains.
2) Problems I saw: 19/4/10 Set 30 TRN 001 in the morn DBG bound
betwwen PYL and SGN, 8303 end door could not open fully. Causing
passengers having to run to the next door. Only happened at Bartley
and MacPherson out of the trip from PYL to Bartley.
3) Confusion betwwen Promenade platforms. BTW, the news has
announced (SMRT said) that Promenade will be future built in
Raffles Place orientation, so we can be sure that the opposite
platform is DTL.
Ok, regarding your point 3, I have found an evidence supporting
it:
http://news.xin.msn.com/zh/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4039850
Chinese Article
两个候车月台设在不同楼层， 稍不留神就会走错。
New Cricle Line platform are set on different
levels. The general public are easily confused by the
direction.
2 platforms are set on different levels, a slightest
off guard / notice would have walked to the wrong place.
新传媒新闻报道，两个候车月台设在不同楼层，稍不留神就会走错。不熟悉路线的乘客，单凭这两个指示牌，一时间也无从分辨该往哪个方向去。
Reported by Mediacorp News, 2 platforms are set on different
levels, a slightest off guard / notice would have walked to the
wrong place. For those passengers who are unfamiliar with the
routes, just by having these 2 direction destos, they still might
not be able to know which direction should they go.
除了有人走错月台，过去两天也有至少20名乘客向宝门廊站的工作人员问路。为了改善情况，地铁公司SMRT在多个主要入口处，竖立了临时指示牌来协助乘客。
Apart of people going towards the wrong platform, at least 20
passengers in the past 2 days had approached to the staff in
Promenade station to ask for direction. In order to improved the
station, the rapid transit company, SMRT had set up temporary
direction destos on many major entrance that aims to assist the
passengers.
第一次每样东西都是难如果你走对了方向，你对住那方向，你会知道哪一个方向你就不会难。
The first time of everything is always difficult. Hence, if you
have walked towards the correct direction, you will target on the
direction, and hence, you will know which direction to proceed and
it will not be difficult anymore.
SMRT表示，宝门廊站将发展成转换站，衔接滨海市区线。把往返方向的月台候车处，设在不同楼层，就是要腾出空间供往后使用，而且方便扩建。
SMRT expressed, Promenade station will be developed into an
interchange station, connecting to Downtown Line. Thus, by putting
the 2 directions of the platforms set at different levels, is meant
to saving up the space in order to use in future, and it is easy
for expansion buildng.
SMRT地铁环线营运经理刘素兰说：“它的设计其实是跟我们现在的转换站没有两样好像我们的莱佛士站，它的东西方向和南北方向的月台，也是在不同的楼层
的。”
SMRT Circle Line Operations Manager Ms Liu said: "The design of
this station is actually no difference to our existing interchange
station, such as Raffles Place, where the East / West direction and
North / South direction's platform are set on different
levels."
指示牌多了，能解决一般乘客迷路的问题。但如果完全看不懂英文，就无济于事了。
When the direction destos are increased, it can solved most
passenger's being lost issue. However, for those passengers who
cannot read English at all, then there is nothing they could
done.
地铁公司表示，正在密切地监督情况，研究乘客的反应，并且探讨是不是有必要在一些特定的地点，增设不同语言的告示牌。
Rapid Transit company said that they are closely monitoring the
situation, and research on passenger'sreaction, and looking into
the need to install information boards in different languages on
certain special locations.
However, even if it is really a DTL purpose, then what
about CCLe? I think that there is a chance where DTL is away, and
the other direction (Unused platform) is CCLe. If it is going to be
like Raffles Place (Or City Hall) style, then it means that CCL
trains can ply on DTL and DTL trains can ply on CCL as well, which
is what the initial announcement of Downtown Extension (And not
Downtown Line by then). And by doing so (The unused platform is DTL
/ CCLe), it means that the existing tracks need to change. (A so
called PMMP? Promenade Modification Project)
BTW, I remembered that there was a disruption for a day or 2
between Outram Park - Harbourfront due to Circle Line, was that
involving the change of tracks layout?
Also, just a question, is there a chance that actually the
unused platforms, did linked to Nicoll Highway, except, it was the
old collapsed station instead of the current NCW because I did not
see anything different between Promenade and Nicoll Highway.
