Cross line train timing ?

softmetal SG · 2007-01-11T23:40:10+00:00

that one not so sure. if i'm not wrong, they dun think they had the colour codings then. must slowly browse national archive's pictures liao.

softmetal SG

Hi,

any kind soul can tell me what is the timing of the train that go direct to pasir ris from Sembawang in the morning ?

New on the job, trying to plan travelling route.

thanks in advance

^tamago^ SG

7.01am 7.14am 7.19am 7.28am 7.47am 8.01am 8.09am

ignoramus2006 SG

sometimes i wonder whats the point of finding out the timings if we dont know what timing to base it upon. The clock at MRT stations or TELETEXT or CNA time? And nothing runs on time anyway.

stituss SG

The morning peak trains are actually quite punctual. If you are regular train user and a punctual one, you should be able to board the train that has the same train number.

sinicker SG

the trains during peak hr is punctual one.

just some ppl not punctual then they die2 want to catch the train and put their whole body in between the doors when it's closing already. Evil or Very Mad

FBI SG

yup

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Morning trains are extremely punctual, and they wait for no one.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

If you mean the empty trains, yes. Laughing

I've seen lots who do it for the peak hours trains.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Same train number, but different trains. Sat 3 different generations of trains with the same train number. Laughing

dennisneo SG

You mean the train goes from Sembawang directly to Pasir Ris? No need to cross platform. Woah...I guess it pass thru city hall then cuts to the EW line?

No mention of it on the SMRT site.

^tamago^ SG

it crosses at jurong east, not city hall. Laughing

it is also possible to do a cross from southbound to westbound and eastbound to northbound at raffles place, but no such service exists ever since the bugis station opened.....

dennisneo SG

thanks for the reply. But IMHO, go via jurong east is actually longer distance than going by raffles place.

but real interesting...thanks.

SMRT 32373238 SG

jus inquiring on the history i've always wondered...

was city hall to outram park that stretch considered NS line back in 1988?
meaning trains ran direct from YCK down to OTP...???

cos if i didnt rmb wrongly the archives stated opening of 2nd phase of SMRT from Novena to Outram Park...

SMRT 32373238 SG

non-peak hour trains are also puntual. i used to have a systematic schedule when taking MRT and the train i was waiting for back in those days (TRN 052) always came at exactly 1307hrs and the next (TRN 059) came at 1313hrs on the dot... Smile

ndmmxiaomayi SG

NS line not so accurate for off-peak hours... their 3 mins = 5 mins Laughing

SMRT 32373238 SG

that has to do with the ETA board itself, not the trains... cos i think the ETA board receives signals from situated points in the tunnels when the train passes these points.. (if i'm not wrong)

also, the NS trains, like all others are on auto on off-peak but manual during peak.. so i think off-peak should be more puntual...

and during peak, since the trains are on manual, if a train is delayed, the whole setting is thrown off easily..

softmetal SG

Thanks for the information. It helps.

I am actually evaluating which route to take from Sembawang to Jln Bukit Merah,
I have 3 options,

1. Take express train and change to 147, 196 n 198 at Commonwealth.
2. Take train to Woodlands and change to 961 via bukit timah road.
3. Take train/bus to Yishun and change to 855.

Still yet to find out.

For the time being, option one seems good,exept the crowd... Sad

Anyone any thoughts ? thanks.

^tamago^ SG

yes, the trains run direct from YCK to OTP using the crossover at RFP. Very Happy

^tamago^ SG

option 1 is definitely the fastest. for me, through train or not is not as issue, reducing the travel time by boarding the first available is.

option 2 is a waste of time, u might as take the train all the way to commonwealth.

option 3 can be faster if u take 167 or 980 to upp thomson (between yio chu kang rd and shunfu estate) and change to 855 there.

there is another option: take train to toa payoh and change to 153.

SMRT 32373238 SG

thanks... so u can officially say that for abt a year city hall to outram park stretch was under NSL? or was the line already blue & green on the system?