Goh Meng Seng not happy with East Coast Plan

[LordElrond]

The Facebook Post:

I took a trip to the new MRT Siglap station along the Thomson Line.

I actually took a bus from Bedok interchange to reach there, instead of taking the MRT.

These newly opened MRT stations along Thomson Line look very empty to me, even though there is Victoria School just beside it.

I guess they have spent a great amount of money building these 10 stations right from Marina Bay to Sungei Bedok. The cost of building 1 MRT station can be as high as half a billion dollars or more. For the whole Thomson East Coast line of 32 stations, it is said to cost $28 billions which on average, over $870m, per station!

However, it seems that ridership over this line will be quite pathetic as compared to the great amount of money spent on it.

This will be especially so for 10 stations from Marina Bay to Sungei Bedok.

These stations are serving mainly low density residential area which basically has Zero connectivity with other lines.

The fact that I need to take a bus from Bedok to Siglap MRT station says it all.

This line runs parallel to the East West line with no connectivity to the main interchange stations like Paya Lebar MRT or the main densely populated Bedok Station in the region.

The main attraction along the this part of the East Coast line is East Coast Park itself but there is no connectivity to the park other than taking a long walk under the hot sun to get to the underpasses.

It is only logical for this part of the Thomson East Coast line to be connected to Paya Lebar MRT and Bedok MRT, with connectivity built to the East Coast Park.

Heng Swee Kiat claims to have his "East Coast Plan" but apparently he doesn't really know what to plan for!

I don't wish to this multi Billion MRT line to become another White Elephant, wasting all the money and opportunity costs of traffic jams and inconvenience for the past years.

The standard of governance has dropped drastically over these few decades with bad planning and over spending of billions on projects that don't make any sense at all. When they run short of money, what do they do? They just squeeze us for more money via raising GST.

 

[zhihau]

Hmm… Captain GMS looks better in his Polo T.

 

[Franjipani]

I disagree with GMS. The more MRT lines the better for me. I can go to places without relying on expensive taxis and grab. I can also cycle to wherever I want in Singapore in my Brompton or trifold bikes and if I am tired, I can just fold up my bike and use the extensive MRT to get home.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Tanjong Rhu, Bayshore, East Coast Park all belongs to CECA sinkies go there to smell them

 

[Franjipani]

my complaint about the new train lines is this : they no longer build 6 carriages train station. The only 6 carriage train stations are NS, EW and NEL. All the newer ones CL, DTL and TEL are all 3 carriages. Very disappointing...

 

[Franjipani]

3 carriage trains means during peak hours, u would not get onto 1st arriving train. You are most likely have to wait for the 2nd train. Very easily congested

 

[Franjipani]

Tokyo JRLine goes up to as many as 10 cars per train set. That's why usually u do not have to double wait for the next train. Very disappointed with the 3 car per train set in the newer MRT lines

 

[Franjipani]

Bangkok BTS and MRT deploys 6 cars per train set but their stations are all designed to accommodate up to 8 cars. So there is adequate room to ramp up in future. Singapore NS EW NEL has no such buffer build in. The other lines with 3 car trainset also same. No buffer build in.

 

[glockman]

my complaint about the new train lines is this : they no longer build 6 carriages train station. The only 6 carriage train stations are NS, EW and NEL. All the newer ones CL, DTL and TEL are all 3 carriages. Very disappointing...

I didn't know the MRT trains have different number of carriages. So this is good info.

 

[Franjipani]

I didn't know the MRT trains have different number of carriages. So this is good info.

Those 3 car trainset lines are the worse because during peak hours, congestion is bad. That's why it's better to buy a property whether private or hdb on the NS EW or NEL lines.

 

[batman1]

3 carriage trains means during peak hours, u would not get onto 1st arriving train. You are most likely have to wait for the 2nd train. Very easily congested

Now most of the I am standing inside MRT,no chance to sit.

 

[laksaboy]

It's what I've said all along: totalitarian regimes need to constantly build crap to sustainably prop up the GDP. Same blueprint as China.

But since this is a small snot-sized island, a lot of demolishing needs to accompany the construction projects.

Many of the newer MRT stations are also 'surrogates' for demolished overhead bridges, and underpasses leading to places far away from the actual station's ticket concourse.

School 'mergers' are also a method for them to grab the land and build stuff.

https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/little-known-pap-style-land-grab-school-mergers.365179/

 

[laksaboy]

Now most of the I am standing inside MRT,no chance to sit.

That's why unless if you're in a rush, taking a bus might be a better option. Higher chance to get a seat.

 

[batman1]

That's why unless if you're in a rush, taking a bus might be a better option. Higher chance to get a seat.

Most of the mrt commuters are foreigners - mainly ah nehs and ah tiongs.

 

[jw5]

Hmm… Captain GMS looks better in his Polo T.

Absolutely agree and I am with you on this.