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  • Singapore MRT to get 3 new stations connecting Downtown Line to North-South Line by 2035

    Artist impression of DE1 Station
    Artist impression of DE1 Station. Image courtesy: LTA

    The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has announced the alignment and station locations for the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e). It said in a media release on January 6: “DTL2e will connect the Downtown Line (DTL) from its existing terminus at Bukit Panjang station to a new NS6/DE2 interchange station on the North-South Line (NSL).”

    Artist impression of NS6/DE2 Interchange Station
    Artist impression of NS6/DE2 Interchange Station. Image courtesy: LTA

    The LTA release said: “Construction works for DTL2e are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the stations opening by 2035.” According to estimates provided by the LTA, commuters will save 10 minutes to 30 minutes on their MRT journey, once the DLT2e stations become operational.

    Artist impression of covered linkway view towards DE1 Station. Image courtesy: LTA

    The route length of DTL2e is approximately 4 kilometres. Travelling towards the northwest, the first station (DE1) after Bukit Panjang Station will be an underground station located along Sungei Kadut Avenue. The new terminus for the DTL will be an underground interchange station (DE2) connected to a new aboveground NSL station (NS6) between Yew Tee and Kranji stations.

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    Artist impression of covered linkway from vehicular bridge to DE1 Station. Image courtesy: LTA

    These new stations would “enhance rail connectivity in the north-western region”, said the LTA, especially to Yew Tee Village and the future Sungei Kadut Eco-District.

    “When DTL2e is completed, the DTL will have a total of 39 stations, including the upcoming Hume station that will open in second quarter of 2025, as well as the DTL 3 extension (DTL3e) comprising Xilin and Sungei Bedok stations that will open in second half of 2026,” said the LTA.

    “Together with other rail network expansions over the next decade, DTL2e will bring us one step closer to our Land Transport Master Plan 2040 target of having 8 in 10 households within a 10-minute walk to a train station by the 2030s,” said the Singapore Government agency.

    Travel time savings with DTL2e stations
    Travel time savings with DTL2e stations. Graphic courtesy: LTA
    Location map of DE1 Station
    Location map of DE1 Station. Graphic courtesy: LTA
    Location map of NS6/DE2 Interchange Station
    Location map of NS6/DE2 Interchange Station. Graphic courtesy: LTA

    Environmental safeguards include wildlife corridor along rail corridor

    According to the media release, the environmental study for extension has been completed, and the “relevant reports will be published on LTA’s website this month for public feedback”.

    Ecological protection is a major part of the extension project. An Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan would be implemented, said the LTA, “with mitigation measures to minimise the environmental impact of the works”. Measures include the provision of a wildlife corridor along the rail corridor during construction.

  • “Old habit of 70 years can’t go away so easily”: PM Modi slams North-South debate over assembly poll results

    A brand new North-South debate was triggered on Sunday after the nation’s incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Hindi heartland, comprising Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, whereas main opposition Congress pulled off a shocking victory in southern India’s Telangana.

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image Courtesy: PIB

    Incidentally, Congress had dislodged BJP from energy in Karnataka, one other south state, earlier in 2023.

    The new political equation within the Hindi heartland has prompted some on social media to recommend that folks within the northern half of the nation vote allegedly for faith, whereas within the south, points are prioritised.

    The debate was additional fuelled by a tweet from DMK MP DNV Senthilkumar. Following a backlash, the politician tendered an apology.

    Not simply him, Congress chief Praveen Chakravarty additionally tweeted:”The South-North boundary line getting thicker and clearer.” However, he later deleted the tweet.

    Weighing in on the debate, the Prime Minister took to X to name out the opposition over the problem.

    Modi wrote, “May they be proud of their conceitedness, lies, pessimism and ignorance. But… Beware of their divisive agenda.

    “An previous habit of 70 years can’t go away so simply. Also, such is the knowledge of the those who they should be ready for a lot of extra meltdowns forward.”

    The Prime Minister’s sentiment was additionally echoed by many, who rubbished the North-South declare. Among those who supported the thought of India as a complete are political professional Yashwant Deshmukh, and journalist-author Savio Rodrigues.

    The assembly polls in these states had been touted as a semi-final contest forward of the final elections in lower than six months.

    (*70*) the BJP’s spectacular efficiency within the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the results point out that “Indians are firmly with politics of good governance”.

    As get together staff celebrated with crackers, drums and sweets, he mentioned the efforts to divide individuals on the idea of caste didn’t work. Those abusing the investigating companies have been rejected too, the Prime Minister added.

    Despite a less-than-stellar efficiency in Telangana, the BJP managed to inflict vital harm within the intently watched Kamareddy Assembly constituency.