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[1[2[3"The North South line (NSL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, operated by SMRT.",4{5"entities": [6[7"North South",84,915,10"LOC"11]12]13}14],15[16"Coloured red on the rail map, the line is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between the Bishan and Marina South Pier stations, are underground.",17{18"entities": [19[20"Bishan",21118,22124,23"LOC"24],25[26"Marina South Pier",27129,28146,29"LOC"30]31]32}33],34[35"It runs from Jurong East station, located in Western Singapore, to Marina South Pier station in the Central Area, via Woodlands station in northern Singapore.",36{37"entities": [38[39"Jurong East",4013,4124,42"LOC"43],44[45"Marina South Pier",4667,4784,48"LOC"49],50[51"the Central Area",5296,53112,54"LOC"55],56[57"Woodlands",58118,59127,60"LOC"61]62]63}64],65[66"All the trains on the North South Line run with a six-car formation.",67{68"entities": [69[70"the North South Line",7118,7238,73"LOC"74]75]76}77],78[79"It is the first MRT line to be built in Singapore, with the first section from Yio Chu Kang station to Toa Payoh station beginning service on 7 November 1987, followed by an extension southwards to Raffles Place station on 12 December the same year and northwards to Yishun station on 20 December 1988.",80{81"entities": [82[83"Yio Chu Kang",8479,8591,86"LOC"87],88[89"Toa Payoh",90103,91112,92"LOC"93],94[95"Raffles Place",96198,97211,98"LOC"99],100[101"Yishun",102267,103273,104"LOC"105]106]107}108],109[110"After the southern extension to Marina Bay station opened on 4 November 1989, the North South line was formed and split from the East West line.",111{112"entities": [113[114"Marina Bay",11532,11642,117"LOC"118],119[120"North South",12182,12293,123"LOC"124],125[126"East West",127129,128138,129"LOC"130]131]132}133],134[135"In the 1990s, the line extended to the north and west connecting to the Branch line via Woodlands through the Woodlands line extension.",136{137"entities": [138[139"Woodlands",14088,14197,142"LOC"143],144[145"Woodlands",146110,147119,148"LOC"149]150]151}152],153[154"Since the 2010s, due to the ageing infrastructure of the North South Line (being the oldest and heavily utilised MRT line), significant improvements have been made on this line, such as the replacement of sleepers, third rail replacement and the introduction of new rolling stocks (the C151B and the C151C) to replace the older rolling stocks and increase passenger capacity.",155{156"entities": [157[158"the North South Line",15953,16073,161"LOC"162]163]164}165],166[167"Other recent developments of the line include a new extension to Marina South Pier station on 23 November 2014 and a new infill station, Canberra station, on 2 November 2019.",168{169"entities": [170[171"Marina South Pier",17265,17382,174"LOC"175]176]177}178],179[180"Two more infill stations (Brickland and Sungei Kadut stations) on the line are being planned and are set to be opened in the 2030s.",181{182"entities": [183[184"Brickland",18526,18635,187"LOC"188],189[190"Sungei Kadut",19140,19252,193"LOC"194]195]196}197],198[199"After deciding on a rail-based system, the construction of Phase I of the MRT system, which will be the North South line, was given priority as the line passes through areas having a higher demand for public transport, such as the densely populated housing estates of Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio and the Central Area.",200{201"entities": [202[203"North South",204104,205115,206"LOC"207],208[209"Toa Payoh",210268,211277,212"LOC"213],214[215"Ang Mo Kio",216282,217292,218"LOC"219],220[221"the Central Area",222297,223313,224"LOC"225]226]227}228],229[230"The line was expected to relieve the traffic congestion on the Thomson\u2013Sembawang road corridor.",231{232"entities": [233[234"Sembawang",23571,23680,237"LOC"238]239]240}241],242[243" Construction of the MRT line (and also the MRT system itself) started on 22 October 1983, and the first section from Yio Chu Kang station to Toa Payoh station opened on 7 November 1987.",244{245"entities": [246[247"Yio Chu Kang",248118,249130,250"LOC"251],252[253"Toa Payoh",254142,255151,256"LOC"257]258]259}260],261[262"Nine more stations from Novena station to Outram Park station via Raffles Place opened on 12 December that year.",263{264"entities": [265[266"Novena",26724,26830,269"LOC"270],271[272"Outram Park",27342,27453,275"LOC"276],277[278"Raffles Place",27966,28079,281"LOC"282]283]284}285],286[287"The line was extended northward to Yishun station on 20 December 1988 as part of phase 2B and it began independent operations on 4 November 1989 as the North South line when the extension to Marina Bay station was opened.",288{289"entities": [290[291"Yishun",29235,29341,294"LOC"295],296[297"North South",298152,299163,300"LOC"301],302[303"Marina Bay",304191,305201,306"LOC"307]308]309}310],311[312"Woodlands extensionAfter the Branch line (from the Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang stations) opened in 1990, the Woodlands MRT line was envisioned so as to close the gap between Yishun and Choa Chu Kang stations.",313{314"entities": [315[316"Woodlands",3170,3189,319"LOC"320],321[322"Jurong East",32351,32462,325"LOC"326],327[328"Choa Chu Kang",32966,33079,331"LOC"332],333[334"Woodlands",335110,336119,337"LOC"338],339[340"Yishun",341175,342181,343"LOC"344],345[346"Choa Chu Kang",347186,348199,349"LOC"350]351]352}353],354[355"Numerous changes were made to the number of stations for the extension mainly to accommodate the 1991 Concept Plan by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, which aimed to make Woodlands a regional centre for northern Singapore.",356{357"entities": [358[359"Urban Redevelopment Authority",360122,361151,362"LOC"363],364[365"Woodlands",366173,367182,368"LOC"369]370]371}372],373[374"During the initial planning of the line, Sembawang station was only intended as a provisional station, to be built at a later date due to the underdevelopment of Sembawang, and construction began on 19 November 1992.",375{376"entities": [377[378"Sembawang",37941,38050,381"LOC"382],383[384"Sembawang",385162,386171,387"LOC"388]389]390}391],392[393"Sembawang station and Kranji station were later included in the construction after the second round of planning (construction began at the same time on 19 November 1992) and Sungei Kadut station was then omitted.",394{395"entities": [396[397"Sembawang",3980,3999,400"LOC"401],402[403"Kranji",40422,40528,406"LOC"407],408[409"Sungei Kadut",410174,411186,412"LOC"413]414]415}416],417[418"Sungei Kadut will be built later if the town's population justifies the necessity for the station.",419{420"entities": [421[422"Sungei Kadut",4230,42412,425"LOC"426]427]428}429],430[431"There was also a need to level the land covered in thick vegetation in Kadut, Woodlands and Sembawang for the MRT line.",432{433"entities": [434[435"Woodlands",43678,43787,438"LOC"439],440[441"Sembawang",44292,443101,444"LOC"445]446]447}448],449[450"With the official opening of the Woodlands extension on 10 February 1996 by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, the Branch line was incorporated into the North South line.",451{452"entities": [453[454"Woodlands",45533,45642,457"LOC"458],459[460"North South",461153,462164,463"LOC"464]465]466}467],468[469"Subsequent developmentsThe NSL platforms of the Bishan station underwent major alterations to increase the passenger capacity of the station from 1,250 to 2,020.",470{471"entities": [472[473"Bishan",47448,47554,476"LOC"477]478]479}480],481[482"A new air-conditioned platform to serve southbound trains to Marina South Pier was constructed and opened for service on 27 July 2008.",483{484"entities": [485[486"Marina South Pier",48761,48878,489"LOC"490]491]492}493],494[495"As the original platform, now serving northbound trains to Jurong East, remained in service, upgrading works for the platform (Platform A) was hindered and took about a year to complete.",496{497"entities": [498[499"Jurong East",50059,50170,502"LOC"503]504]505}506],507[508"Upgrading works for the platform were fully completed on 23 May 2009.Under the Land Transport Master Plan 2008, the Jurong East Modification Project entailed the construction of a new platform and the addition of a fourth track to Jurong East station to reduce waiting times and crowding at the station during peak hours.",509{510"entities": [511[512"Jurong East",513116,514127,515"LOC"516],517[518"Jurong East",519231,520242,521"LOC"522]523]524}525],526[527"In the 2008 Land Transport Master Plan, the 1-kilometre (0.6 mi) North South Line extension was announced as one of the upcoming projects rolled out by the Land Transport Authority to expand Singapore's rail network.",528{529"entities": [530[531"North South Line",53265,53381,534"LOC"535],536[537"Land Transport Authority",538156,539180,540"LOC"541]542]543}544],545[546"The single station extension from Marina Bay to Marina South Pier station was opened on 23 November 2014.",547{548"entities": [549[550"Marina Bay",55134,55244,553"LOC"554],555[556"Marina South Pier",55748,55865,559"LOC"560]561]562}563],564[565"This extension serves the Marina South Pier, the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, and future developments in the Marina Bay Downtown area.",566{567"entities": [568[569"Marina South Pier",57026,57143,572"LOC"573],574[575"Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore",57649,57783,578"LOC"579],580[581"Marina Bay",582116,583126,584"LOC"585],586[587"Downtown",588127,589135,590"LOC"591]592]593}594],595[596"On 17 January 2013, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a feasibility study was conducted to construct Canberra MRT station.",597{598"entities": [599[600"Land Transport Authority",60124,60248,603"LOC"604]605]606}607],608[609"The station, which is an infill station with side platforms, was built along an operational section of the line between Sembawang and Yishun.",610{611"entities": [612[613"Sembawang",614120,615129,616"LOC"617],618[619"Yishun",620134,621140,622"LOC"623]624]625}626],627[628"Canberra station opened on 2 November 2019.IncidentsOn 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old man lost control of his vehicle along Lentor Avenue, crashed through the fence, and landed on a stretch of track between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib stations.",629{630"entities": [631[632"Lentor Avenue",633121,634134,635"LOC"636],637[638"Yio Chu Kang",639204,640216,641"LOC"642],643[644"Khatib",645221,646227,647"LOC"648]649]650}651],652[653"On 15 December 2011, services between Bishan and Marina Bay stations were suspended due to damage sustained on the power rail between City Hall and Dhoby Ghaut.",654{655"entities": [656[657"Bishan",65838,65944,660"LOC"661],662[663"Marina Bay",66449,66559,666"LOC"667],668[669"City Hall",670134,671143,672"LOC"673],674[675"Dhoby Ghaut",676148,677159,678"LOC"679]680]681}682],683[684"Two days later, a similar problem caused a seven-hour disruption between Ang Mo Kio and Marina Bay.",685{686"entities": [687[688"Ang Mo Kio",68973,69083,691"LOC"692],693[694"Marina Bay",69588,69698,697"LOC"698]699]700}701],702[703"These two service disruptions on the North South line were both related to damaged rail, and became one of the worst disruption since SMRT's inception in 1987.On 7 July 2015, the North South and East West lines were temporarily disrupted due to massive power trips detected along the line.",704{705"entities": [706[707"North South",70837,70948,710"LOC"711],712[713"the North South",714175,715190,716"LOC"717],718[719"East West",720195,721204,722"LOC"723]724]725}726],727[728"On 7 October 2017, a 20-hour long disruption of services started due to flooding in the tunnels between Braddell station and Bishan station due to a faulty drainage system, resulting in disruption of train services between Ang Mo Kio and Marina South Pier stations in both directions for several hours.",729{730"entities": [731[732"Braddell",733104,734112,735"LOC"736],737[738"Bishan",739125,740131,741"LOC"742],743[744"Ang Mo Kio",745223,746233,747"LOC"748],749[750"Marina South Pier",751238,752255,753"LOC"754]755]756}757],758[759"A trackside fire between Raffles Place and Marina Bay stations further exacerbated the disruption.",760{761"entities": [762[763"Raffles Place",76425,76538,766"LOC"767],768[769"Marina Bay",77043,77153,772"LOC"773]774]775}776],777[778"Train services between Marina South Pier and Newton resumed at about 9:20 pm on the same day, followed by Newton and Ang Mo Kio at around 2 pm the following day.",779{780"entities": [781[782"Marina South Pier",78323,78440,785"LOC"786],787[788"Newton",78945,79051,791"LOC"792],793[794"Newton",795106,796112,797"LOC"798],799[800"Ang Mo Kio",801117,802127,803"LOC"804]805]806}807],808[809"On 14 October 2020, train services from Jurong East to Woodlands stations ceased to operate for more than three and a half hours, owing to a faulty power cable, which affected the East West and Circle lines too.",810{811"entities": [812[813"Jurong East",81440,81551,816"LOC"817],818[819"Woodlands",82055,82164,822"LOC"823],824[825"the East West",826176,827189,828"LOC"829]830]831}832],833[834"Service resumed at all stations along the North-South and East-West Lines at 10:35 pm.",835{836"entities": [837[838"North-South",83942,84053,841"LOC"842],843[844"East-West Lines",84558,84673,847"LOC"848]849]850}851],852[853"Future PlansIn the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 (LTMP2040), two new stations are projected to be built along the existing North South Line.",854{855"entities": [856[857"North South Line",858125,859141,860"LOC"861]862]863}864],865[866"Brickland station will be built between Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations, while Sungei Kadut station will be built between Yew Tee and Kranji stations and provide an additional interchange with the Downtown line.",867{868"entities": [869[870"Brickland",8710,8729,873"LOC"874],875[876"Bukit Gombak",87740,87852,879"LOC"880],881[882"Choa Chu Kang",88357,88470,885"LOC"886],887[888"Sungei Kadut",88987,89099,891"LOC"892],893[894"Yew Tee",895130,896137,897"LOC"898],899[900"Kranji",901142,902148,903"LOC"904],905[906"Downtown",907205,908213,909"LOC"910]911]912}913],914[915"Network and operationsServicesTrain services on the North South MRT line operates from approximately 5:30 am to around midnight daily.",916{917"entities": [918[919"the North South MRT",92048,92167,922"LOC"923]924]925}926],927[928"Each day, the first train begins service at approximately 5:15 am (5:35 am on Sundays and public holidays) from Jurong East station to Marina South Pier station.",929{930"entities": [931[932"Jurong East",933112,934123,935"LOC"936],937[938"Marina South Pier",939135,940152,941"LOC"942]943]944}945],946[947"From Marina South Pier station, the first train going to Jurong East station begins service at 6:10 am (approximately 6:40 am on Sundays and public holidays).",948{949"entities": [950[951"Marina South Pier",9525,95322,954"LOC"955],956[957"Jurong East",95857,95968,960"LOC"961]962]963}964],965[966"In the evenings, selected trains from Jurong East station will terminate at the Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh stations.",967{968"entities": [969[970"Jurong East",97138,97249,973"LOC"974],975[976"Ang Mo Kio",97780,97890,979"LOC"980],981[982"Toa Payoh",98395,984104,985"LOC"986]987]988}989],990[991"Selected trains departing from Marina South Pier station will also terminate at Kranji station in the late evenings.",992{993"entities": [994[995"Marina South Pier",99631,99748,998"LOC"999],1000[1001"Kranji",100280,100386,1004"LOC"1005]1006]1007}1008],1009[1010"Train services on the North South Line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays & Saturdays.",1011{1012"entities": [1013[1014"the North South Line",101518,101638,1017"LOC"1018]1019]1020}1021],1022[1023"Operations of the North South Line are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the drop of ridership.",1024{1025"entities": [1026[1027"the North South Line",102814,102934,1030"LOC"1031]1032]1033}1034],1035[1036"RouteThe North South line forms an incomplete loop from Jurong East in the West Region of Singapore, north to Woodlands and Sembawang, and south to the Central Area.",1037{1038"entities": [1039[1040"North South",10419,104220,1043"LOC"1044],1045[1046"Jurong East",104756,104867,1049"LOC"1050],1051[1052"Woodlands",1053110,1054119,1055"LOC"1056],1057[1058"Sembawang",1059124,1060133,1061"LOC"1062],1063[1064"the Central Area",1065148,1066164,1067"LOC"1068]1069]1070}1071],1072[1073"It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and is predominantly double-tracked, but certain short sections at the Woodlands, Yishun and Ang Mo Kio stations widen to three tracks, and four tracks at Jurong East station.",1074{1075"entities": [1076[1077"Woodlands",1078104,1079113,1080"LOC"1081],1082[1083"Yishun",1084115,1085121,1086"LOC"1087],1088[1089"Ang Mo Kio",1090126,1091136,1092"LOC"1093],1094[1095"Jurong East",1096188,1097199,1098"LOC"1099]1100]1101}1102],1103[1104"The line begins above ground at Jurong East station from where it continues north on a set of elevated viaducts, with the exception of a short tunnel between the Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations, and a surface section of track between the Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations.",1105{1106"entities": [1107[1108"Jurong East",110932,111043,1111"LOC"1112],1113[1114"Bukit Batok",1115162,1116173,1117"LOC"1118],1119[1120"Bukit Gombak",1121178,1122190,1123"LOC"1124],1125[1126"Bukit Gombak",1127244,1128256,1129"LOC"1130],1131[1132"Choa Chu Kang",1133261,1134274,1135"LOC"1136]1137]1138}1139],1140[1141"The line curves from the Yew Tee to Kranji stations and continues eastwards, paralleling Woodlands Avenue 3 (which the line briefly cuts underneath between Kranji and Marsiling stations) and Avenue 7 main roads.",1142{1143"entities": [1144[1145"Yew Tee",114625,114732,1148"LOC"1149],1150[1151"Kranji",115236,115342,1154"LOC"1155],1156[1157"Woodlands Avenue 3",115889,1159107,1160"LOC"1161],1162[1163"Kranji",1164156,1165162,1166"LOC"1167],1168[1169"Marsiling",1170167,1171176,1172"LOC"1173]1174]1175}1176],1177[1178"After Sembawang station, the line follows the route of Canberra Link and Yishun Avenue 2, curving southwards.",1179{1180"entities": [1181[1182"Sembawang",11836,118415,1185"LOC"1186],1187[1188"Canberra Link",118955,119068,1191"LOC"1192],1193[1194"Yishun Avenue 2",119573,119688,1197"LOC"1198]1199]1200}1201],1202[1203"Between Khatib and Yio Chu Kang stations parallel to Lentor Avenue, the line continues at surface level; this section is the longest distance between any two MRT stations in Singapore.",1204{1205"entities": [1206[1207"Khatib",12088,120914,1210"LOC"1211],1212[1213"Yio Chu Kang",121419,121531,1216"LOC"1217],1218[1219"Lentor Avenue",122053,122166,1222"LOC"1223]1224]1225}1226],1227[1228"The line continues above ground for the Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio stations, then it goes back to surface level for Bishan station, the MRT system's only at-grade station.",1229{1230"entities": [1231[1232"Yio Chu Kang",123340,123452,1235"LOC"1236],1237[1238"Ang Mo Kio",123957,124067,1241"LOC"1242],1243[1244"Bishan",1245117,1246123,1247"LOC"1248]1249]1250}1251],1252[1253"A branch line to Bishan Depot exists between the Ang Mo Kio and Bishan stations.",1254{1255"entities": [1256[1257"Bishan Depot",125817,125929,1260"LOC"1261],1262[1263"Ang Mo Kio",126449,126559,1266"LOC"1267],1268[1269"Bishan",127064,127170,1272"LOC"1273]1274]1275}1276],1277[1278"After Bishan, the line goes underground through the Central Area.",1279{1280"entities": [1281[1282"Bishan",12836,128412,1285"LOC"1286],1287[1288"the Central Area",128948,129064,1291"LOC"1292]1293]1294}1295],1296[1297"The North South line runs parallel to the East West line at the City Hall and Raffles Place stations, which are also cross-platform interchanges to the East West line.",1298{1299"entities": [1300[1301"North South",13024,130315,1304"LOC"1305],1306[1307"East West",130842,130951,1310"LOC"1311],1312[1313"City Hall",131464,131573,1316"LOC"1317],1318[1319"Raffles Place",132078,132191,1322"LOC"1323],1324[1325"East West",1326152,1327161,1328"LOC"1329]1330]1331}1332],1333[1334"The line terminates at Marina South Pier.",1335{1336"entities": [1337[1338"Marina South Pier",133923,134040,1341"LOC"1342]1343]1344}1345],1346[1347"11 stations, from Braddell to Marina South Pier are underground, with the rest being ground-level or elevated.",1348{1349"entities": [1350[1351"Braddell",135218,135326,1354"LOC"1355],1356[1357"Marina South Pier",135830,135947,1360"LOC"1361]1362]1363}1364],1365[1366"With the exception of Bishan, Braddell and Canberra stations, the other stations have island platforms.",1367{1368"entities": [1369[1370"Bishan",137122,137228,1373"LOC"1374],1375[1376"Braddell",137730,137838,1379"LOC"1380]1381]1382}1383],1384[1385"LegendListDepotsInfrastructureRolling stockElectric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains on the North South Line operate in a six-car formation, based out of Bishan Depot and Ulu Pandan Depot, which provides train maintenance, inspection and overhaul facilities.",1386{1387"entities": [1388[1389"the North South Line",139082,1391102,1392"LOC"1393],1394[1395"Bishan Depot",1396148,1397160,1398"LOC"1399],1400[1401"Ulu Pandan",1402165,1403175,1404"LOC"1405]1406]1407}1408],1409[1410"Similar rolling stock is used on the East West Line, with an electrification of 750 V DC powered by a third rail.",1411{1412"entities": [1413[1414"the East West Line",141533,141651,1417"LOC"1418]1419]1420}1421],1422[1423"When the initial line opened, the rolling stock of the North South Line consisted of 66 first-generation C151 trains only.",1424{1425"entities": [1426[1427"the North South Line",142851,142971,1430"LOC"1431]1432]1433}1434],1435[1436"The 19 second-generation C651 trains was introduced during the Woodlands extension to complement the existing 66 first-generation C151 trains.",1437{1438"entities": [1439[1440"Woodlands",144163,144272,1443"LOC"1444]1445]1446}1447],1448[1449"The 21 third-generation C751B trains was introduced during the Changi Airport extension to complement the existing 66 first-generation C151 trains and 19 second-generation C651 trains.",1450{1451"entities": [1452[1453"Changi Airport",145463,145577,1456"LOC"1457]1458]1459}1460],1461[1462"In 2011, the fourth-generation C151A was introduced, increasing the passenger capacity of both the North South and East West lines by 15%.",1463{1464"entities": [1465[1466"the North South",146795,1468110,1469"LOC"1470],1471[1472"East West",1473115,1474124,1475"LOC"1476]1477]1478}1479],1480[1481"The CR151 trains will be the first rolling stock on the North South Line to be manufactured by Bombardier, which has also supplied trains for the Downtown Line.",1482{1483"entities": [1484[1485"the North South Line",148652,148772,1488"LOC"1489],1490[1491"Downtown",1492146,1493154,1494"LOC"1495]1496]1497}1498],1499[1500"SignallingInitially, the North South line used a semi-automatic signalling system consisting of the Westinghouse fixed block signalling system with automatic train control under automatic train operation GoA 2.",1501{1502"entities": [1503[1504"North South",150525,150636,1507"LOC"1508]1509]1510}1511],1512[1513"Since 2019, the North South line is fully equipped with Thales SelTrac Communications-based train control moving block signalling system with automatic train control under automatic train operation (ATO)",1514{1515"entities": [1516[1517"North South",151816,151927,1520"LOC"1521]1522]1523}1524],1525[1526"A new moving-block signalling system, supplied by Thales, replaced the ageing fixed-block signalling system on the North South line.",1527{1528"entities": [1529[1530"North South",1531115,1532126,1533"LOC"1534]1535]1536}1537],1538[1539"Since 28 May 2017, the new signalling system has been operating full-day on the North South line.",1540{1541"entities": [1542[1543"North South",154480,154591,1546"LOC"1547]1548]1549}1550],1551[1552"The first platform screen doors by ST Electronics were installed at Pasir Ris, Jurong East and Yishun stations in 2009 as trial runs.",1553{1554"entities": [1555[1556"Pasir Ris",155768,155877,1559"LOC"1560],1561[1562"Jurong East",156379,156490,1565"LOC"1566],1567[1568"Yishun",156995,1570101,1571"LOC"1572]1573]1574}1575],1576[1577"Subsequently, installation began in May 2011 at Ang Mo Kio station.",1578{1579"entities": [1580[1581"Ang Mo Kio",158248,158358,1584"LOC"1585]1586]1587}1588],1589[1590"On 14 March 2012, platform screen doors became operational at all elevated stations on the North South line.",1591{1592"entities": [1593[1594"North South",159591,1596102,1597"LOC"1598]1599]1600}1601],1602[1603"ReferencesExternal linksNorth South line",1604{1605"entities": [1606[1607"South",160830,160935,1610"LOC"1611]1612]1613}1614]1615],1616[1617[1618"The East West line (EWL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line operated by SMRT, running from Pasir Ris station in the east to Tuas Link station in the west, with an additional branch between Changi Airport and Tanah Merah stations.",1619{1620"entities": [1621[1622"East West",16234,162413,1625"LOC"1626],1627[1628"Pasir Ris",1629105,1630114,1631"LOC"1632],1633[1634"Tuas Link",1635138,1636147,1637"LOC"1638],1639[1640"Changi Airport",1641203,1642217,1643"LOC"1644],1645[1646"Tanah Merah",1647222,1648233,1649"LOC"1650]1651]1652}1653],1654[1655"The 57.2 kilometres (35.5 mi) line is the longest on the MRT network (this title will be given to the Cross Island line upon its complete opening by the 2040s), with 35 stations, 8 of which (from Lavender to Tiong Bahru and Changi Airport stations) are underground.",1656{1657"entities": [1658[1659"Cross Island",1660102,1661114,1662"LOC"1663],1664[1665"Lavender",1666196,1667204,1668"LOC"1669],1670[1671"Tiong Bahru",1672208,1673219,1674"LOC"1675],1676[1677"Changi Airport",1678224,1679238,1680"LOC"1681]1682]1683}1684],1685[1686"Constructed and opened as part of the North South line (NSL) in the early stages of development, the East West line was formed after the opening of the eastern extension to Tanah Merah in 1989.",1687{1688"entities": [1689[1690"North South",169138,169249,1693"LOC"1694],1695[1696"East West",1697101,1698110,1699"LOC"1700],1701[1702"Tanah Merah",1703173,1704184,1705"LOC"1706]1707]1708}1709],1710[1711"The East West Line signalling systems have been upgraded along with the North South Line and is the second line to have its signalling upgraded completely, converting it from semi-automatic to fully automated operations.",1712{1713"entities": [1714[1715"The East West Line",17160,171718,1718"LOC"1719],1720[1721"the North South Line",172268,172388,1724"LOC"1725]1726]1727}1728],1729[1730"HistoryThe first segment of what would become the East West line, between City Hall to Outram Park stations, was opened on 12 December 1987 as part of the North South line.",1731{1732"entities": [1733[1734"East West",173550,173659,1737"LOC"1738],1739[1740"City Hall",174174,174283,1743"LOC"1744],1745[1746"Outram Park",174787,174898,1749"LOC"1750],1751[1752"North South",1753155,1754166,1755"LOC"1756]1757]1758}1759],1760[1761"It was extended westwards to Clementi station on 12 March 1988.",1762{1763"entities": [1764[1765"Clementi",176629,176737,1768"LOC"1769]1770]1771}1772],1773[1774"During the construction of the extension to Clementi station, Commonwealth Avenue West was realigned to accommodate the viaduct.",1775{1776"entities": [1777[1778"Clementi",177944,178052,1781"LOC"1782],1783[1784"Commonwealth Avenue West",178562,178686,1787"LOC"1788]1789]1790}1791],1792[1793"The line was later extended to Lakeside on 5 November 1988.",1794{1795"entities": [1796[1797"Lakeside",179831,179939,1800"LOC"1801]1802]1803}1804],1805[1806"The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) eastern extension to Tanah Merah station opened on 4 November 1989, and the opening ceremony was attended by then First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.",1807{1808"entities": [1809[1810"Tanah Merah",181147,181258,1813"LOC"1814]1815]1816}1817],1818[1819" At that point, the East West line was formed, reflecting the operational split from the North South line which has at the same time extended to Marina Bay station, and uses a green coloured theme.",1820{1821"entities": [1822[1823"East West",182420,182529,1826"LOC"1827],1828[1829"North South",183089,1831100,1832"LOC"1833],1834[1835"Marina Bay",1836145,1837155,1838"LOC"1839]1840]1841}1842],1843[1844"The 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) line extension to Pasir Ris station was opened ahead of schedule on 16 December 1989 with a sneak preview beforehand.",1845{1846"entities": [1847[1848"Pasir Ris",184943,185052,1851"LOC"1852]1853]1854}1855],1856[1857"Boon Lay station opened on 6 July 1990, marking the completion of the initial MRT system.",1858{1859"entities": [1860[1861"Boon Lay",18620,18638,1864"LOC"1865]1866]1867}1868],1869[1870"Subsequent developmentsDover stationConstruction on a new infill station Dover station between Buona Vista station and Clementi station began in June 1998.",1871{1872"entities": [1873[1874"Dover",187573,187678,1877"LOC"1878],1879[1880"Buona Vista",188195,1882106,1883"LOC"1884],1885[1886"Clementi",1887119,1888127,1889"LOC"1890]1891]1892}1893],1894[1895"Despite some opposition, the Land Transport Authority proceeded with the construction to serve commuters along Singapore Polytechnic with Dover housing estate.",1896{1897"entities": [1898[1899"Land Transport Authority",190029,190153,1902"LOC"1903],1904[1905"Singapore Polytechnic",1906111,1907132,1908"LOC"1909],1910[1911"Dover",1912138,1913143,1914"LOC"1915]1916]1917}1918],1919[1920"On 18 October 2001, Dover was opened.",1921{1922"entities": [1923[1924"Dover",192520,192625,1927"LOC"1928]1929]1930}1931],1932[1933"Dover is the first station in the MRT network to be built as an infill station.",1934{1935"entities": [1936[1937"Dover",19380,19395,1940"LOC"1941]1942]1943}1944],1945[1946"Tanah Merah to Airport extension lineThe idea of extending the Mass Rapid Transit system to Changi Airport was reconsidered when Terminal 3 of the airport was being built.",1947{1948"entities": [1949[1950"Tanah Merah",19510,195211,1953"LOC"1954],1955[1956"Changi Airport",195792,1958106,1959"LOC"1960]1961]1962}1963],1964[1965"Earlier plans had long been made for a new line branching off from the existing East West line at Tanah Merah, with some conceptual plans showing a tentative route alignment up to the airport along Airport Boulevard, continuing beyond the airport to Changi Point, before turning southwest back towards the city along the eastern coasts.",1966{1967"entities": [1968[1969"East West",197080,197189,1972"LOC"1973],1974[1975"Tanah Merah",197698,1977109,1978"LOC"1979],1980[1981"Airport Boulevard",1982198,1983215,1984"LOC"1985],1986[1987"Changi Point",1988250,1989262,1990"LOC"1991]1992]1993}1994],1995[1996"However, the new route alignment showed a deviation from previous plans, where the final plan involved in building only the first two stations of Expo, and Changi Airport, the latter being the underground station built between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3.",1997{1998"entities": [1999[2000"Expo",2001146,2002150,2003"LOC"2004],2005[2006"Changi Airport",2007156,2008170,2009"LOC"2010]2011]2012}2013],2014[2015"Expo and Changi Airport were opened on 10 January 2001 and 8 February 2002 respectively and operates under a shuttle service.",2016{2017"entities": [2018[2019"Expo",20200,20214,2022"LOC"2023],2024[2025"Changi Airport",20269,202723,2028"LOC"2029]2030]2031}2032],2033[2034"Prior to 22 July 2003, train services from Boon Lay commences after the opening, but were later reverted to shuttle services due to low patronage.",2035{2036"entities": [2037[2038"Boon Lay",203943,204051,2041"LOC"2042]2043]2044}2045],2046[2047"On 25 May 2019, it was announced that the Changi Airport Extension will be converted to become part of Thomson-East Coast line Extension (TELe) by 2040.Boon Lay and Tuas extensionThe 3.8-kilometre (2.4 mi) Boon Lay extension was first announced by the LTA on 29 December 2004, set to serve residents from the Jurong West Town area and those working in the Jurong Industrial Estate.",2048{2049"entities": [2050[2051"Changi Airport",205242,205356,2054"LOC"2055],2056[2057"East Coast",2058111,2059121,2060"LOC"2061],2062[2063"Tuas",2064165,2065169,2066"LOC"2067],2068[2069"Boon Lay",2070206,2071214,2072"LOC"2073],2074[2075"Jurong West",2076309,2077320,2078"LOC"2079],2080[2081"Jurong Industrial Estate",2082356,2083380,2084"LOC"2085]2086]2087}2088],2089[2090"The two stations, Pioneer and Joo Koon stations, officially opened on 28 February 2009.On 11 January 2011, the Tuas West extension, an extension of the East West line from Joo Koon to Tuas Link was announced.",2091{2092"entities": [2093[2094"Pioneer",209518,209625,2097"LOC"2098],2099[2100"Joo Koon",210130,210238,2103"LOC"2104],2105[2106"Tuas",2107111,2108115,2109"LOC"2110],2111[2112"East West",2113152,2114161,2115"LOC"2116],2117[2118"Joo Koon",2119172,2120180,2121"LOC"2122],2123[2124"Tuas Link",2125184,2126193,2127"LOC"2128]2129]2130}2131],2132[2133"The viaduct is integrated with part of a 4.8-kilometre-long (3.0 mi) road viaduct along Pioneer Road, which will increase the road capacity to cope with anticipated increase in traffic.",2134{2135"entities": [2136[2137"Pioneer Road",213888,2139100,2140"LOC"2141]2142]2143}2144],2145[2146"The stations are Gul Circle, Tuas Crescent, Tuas West Road, and Tuas Link.",2147{2148"entities": [2149[2150"Gul Circle",215117,215227,2153"LOC"2154],2155[2156"Tuas Crescent",215729,215842,2159"LOC"2160],2161[2162"Tuas West Road",216344,216458,2165"LOC"2166],2167[2168"Tuas Link",216964,217073,2171"LOC"2172]2173]2174}2175],2176[2177"On 4 May 2012, the Land Transport Authority marked the start of construction of the Tuas West extension with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Tuas Link station.",2178{2179"entities": [2180[2181"Land Transport Authority",218219,218343,2184"LOC"2185],2186[2187"Tuas",218884,218988,2190"LOC"2191],2192[2193"Tuas Link",2194161,2195170,2196"LOC"2197]2198]2199}2200],2201[2202"During initial stages after opening, the westbound trains will alternate their terminus between Joo Koon and Tuas Link, where for every two trains, one train will terminate at the former, while the other train will terminate at the latter.",2203{2204"entities": [2205[2206"Joo Koon",220796,2208104,2209"LOC"2210],2211[2212"Tuas Link",2213109,2214118,2215"LOC"2216]2217]2218}2219],2220[2221"Additional platform at Tanah Merah stationOn 25 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority announced that a new platform will be constructed at Tanah Merah, enabling faster travel and shorter waiting times for commuters heading towards Expo and Changi Airport on the Changi Airport branch line of the East West line.",2222{2223"entities": [2224[2225"Tanah Merah",222623,222734,2228"LOC"2229],2230[2231"Land Transport Authority",223265,223389,2234"LOC"2235],2236[2237"Tanah Merah",2238143,2239154,2240"LOC"2241],2242[2243"Expo",2244235,2245239,2246"LOC"2247],2248[2249"Changi Airport",2250244,2251258,2252"LOC"2253],2254[2255"Changi Airport",2256266,2257280,2258"LOC"2259],2260[2261"East West",2262300,2263309,2264"LOC"2265]2266]2267}2268],2269[2270"On 26 October 2016, the Land Transport Authority awarded the civil contract to Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte. Ltd. to build a new platform at Tanah Merah and viaducts for a contract sum of S$325 million.",2271{2272"entities": [2273[2274"Land Transport Authority",227524,227648,2277"LOC"2278],2279[2280"Lum Chang Building",228179,228297,2283"LOC"2284],2285[2286"Tanah Merah",2287147,2288158,2289"LOC"2290]2291]2292}2293],2294[2295"In addition to the new platforms, the existing East West line tracks will be extended to connect the line to the new four-in-one East Coast Integrated Depot at Changi.",2296{2297"entities": [2298[2299"East West",230047,230156,2302"LOC"2303],2304[2305"East Coast",2306129,2307139,2308"LOC"2309],2310[2311"Changi",2312160,2313166,2314"LOC"2315]2316]2317}2318],2319[2320"When completed in 2024, it will be the second station to have triple island platforms after Jurong East.",2321{2322"entities": [2323[2324"Jurong East",232592,2326103,2327"LOC"2328]2329]2330}2331],2332[2333"They were first installed at Jurong East, Pasir Ris, and Yishun stations in 2009 as trial runs.",2334{2335"entities": [2336[2337"Jurong East",233829,233940,2340"LOC"2341],2342[2343"Pasir Ris",234442,234551,2346"LOC"2347],2348[2349"Yishun",235057,235163,2352"LOC"2353]2354]2355}2356],2357[2358"On 31 August 2011, the LTA announced completion of the installation of PSDs along the East West line, with Expo being the last station on the line to receive the PSDs.",2359{2360"entities": [2361[2362"East West",236386,236495,2365"LOC"2366],2367[2368"Expo",2369107,2370111,2371"LOC"2372]2373]2374}2375],2376[2377"Installation of PSDs across both the North South and East West lines (NSEWL) were completed on 14 March 2012, 3 months ahead of schedule.",2378{2379"entities": [2380[2381"the North South",238233,238348,2384"LOC"2385],2386[2387"East West",238853,238962,2390"LOC"2391]2392]2393}2394],2395[2396"Improvement worksTimber to concrete sleeper replacement worksThe timber sleepers on the East West line was required to be replaced as they were near the end of their 25-year lifespan.",2397{2398"entities": [2399[2400"East West",240188,240297,2403"LOC"2404]2405]2406}2407],2408[2409"To speed up works, train services on the East West line was adjusted to end earlier.",2410{2411"entities": [2412[2413"East West",241441,241550,2416"LOC"2417]2418]2419}2420],2421[2422"The work was divided into three phases: Phase 1 (Bugis - Tanah Merah), Phase 2 (Joo Koon - Jurong East, Tanah Merah - Pasir Ris) and Phase 3 (Jurong East - Outram Park).",2423{2424"entities": [2425[2426"Bugis",242749,242854,2429"LOC"2430],2431[2432"Tanah Merah",243357,243468,2435"LOC"2436],2437[2438"Joo Koon",243980,244088,2441"LOC"2442],2443[2444"Jurong East",244591,2446102,2447"LOC"2448],2449[2450"Tanah Merah",2451104,2452115,2453"LOC"2454],2455[2456"Pasir Ris",2457118,2458127,2459"LOC"2460],2461[2462"Jurong East",2463142,2464153,2465"LOC"2466],2467[2468"Outram Park",2469156,2470167,2471"LOC"2472]2473]2474}2475],2476[2477"The sleepers were fully replaced on 18 February 2017.Re-signalling worksA new moving-block signalling system, supplied by Thales, replaced the former ageing fixed-block signalling system on the East West line.",2478{2479"entities": [2480[2481"East West",2482194,2483203,2484"LOC"2485]2486]2487}2488],2489[2490"The new system became operational between Pioneer and Tuas Link stations on 18 June 2017.",2491{2492"entities": [2493[2494"Pioneer",249542,249649,2497"LOC"2498],2499[2500"Tuas Link",250154,250263,2503"LOC"2504]2505]2506}2507],2508[2509"Since 27 May 2018, the new signalling system has been operating full-day on the entire East West line.",2510{2511"entities": [2512[2513"East West",251487,251596,2516"LOC"2517]2518]2519}2520],2521[2522"The new third rail replaced its 30-year-old predecessor and is expected to increase reliability of the East West line's electrical system.",2523{2524"entities": [2525[2526"East West",2527103,2528112,2529"LOC"2530]2531]2532}2533],2534[2535"Clementi train collisionOn 5 August 1993, before opening, a maintenance vehicle spilt oil on the tracks between Clementi and Jurong East.",2536{2537"entities": [2538[2539"Clementi",25400,25418,2542"LOC"2543],2544[2545"Clementi",2546112,2547120,2548"LOC"2549],2550[2551"Jurong East",2552125,2553136,2554"LOC"2555]2556]2557}2558],2559[2560"The first ten eastbound trains reported braking problems, then the eleventh train from Jurong stopped at the Clementi station for two minutes longer than scheduled due to it using its emergency brakes to stop at the station at 7.50 am, before being hit by another eastbound train when it failed to stop in time.",2561{2562"entities": [2563[2564"Clementi",2565109,2566117,2567"LOC"2568]2569]2570}2571],2572[2573"156 passengers were injured by the collision.7 July 2015 power tripDuring the evening peak hours on 7 July 2015, services on both the East West and North South lines were temporarily disrupted due to massive power trips detected along the line.",2574{2575"entities": [2576[2577"the East West",2578130,2579143,2580"LOC"2581],2582[2583"North South",2584148,2585159,2586"LOC"2587]2588]2589}2590],2591[2592"For this disruption that brought inconvenience to 413,000 commuters, LTA imposed a 'record' fine of S$5.4 million on SMRT.22 March 2016 staff fatalitiesAt about 11.08 am on 22 March 2016, two SMRT track-maintenance trainee staff were killed after a C151 train approaching Pasir Ris station ran over them, resulting in a temporarily service delay between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris for about 2.5 hours and affected at least 10,000 commuters.",2593{2594"entities": [2595[2596"Pasir Ris",2597272,2598281,2599"LOC"2600],2601[2602"Tanah Merah",2603354,2604365,2605"LOC"2606],2607[2608"Pasir Ris",2609370,2610379,2611"LOC"2612]2613]2614}2615],2616[2617"Investigations are still ongoing against the two men, Teo Wee Kiat (SMRT's director of control operations) and Lim Say Heng, both charged for the incident.15 November 2017 train collision and delaysA second train collision occurred on 15 November 2017 at approximately 8.18am, where two C151A trains collided at Joo Koon MRT station.",2618{2619"entities": [2620[2621"Joo Koon",2622312,2623320,2624"LOC"2625]2626]2627}2628],2629[2630"A train fault caused the first train heading in the direction of Tuas Link to stall at the station.",2631{2632"entities": [2633[2634"Tuas Link",263565,263674,2637"LOC"2638]2639]2640}2641],2642[2643"Train services between Tuas Link and Joo Koon stations were temporally suspended on both directions for two hours on the day itself and the entire day on 16 November 2017, resulting that the westbound trains would temporarily terminate at Joo Koon.",2644{2645"entities": [2646[2647"Tuas Link",264823,264932,2650"LOC"2651],2652[2653"Joo Koon",265437,265545,2656"LOC"2657],2658[2659"Joo Koon",2660239,2661247,2662"LOC"2663]2664]2665}2666],2667[2668"An update by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT on 16 November 2017 stated that LTA and SMRT have decided to isolate for up to one month the operations of the Tuas West extension, which runs on the new signalling system, from the rest of the East West line, which runs on the old signalling system, enabling LTA engineers to carry out further assurance checks together with Thales.",2669{2670"entities": [2671[2672"Land Transport Authority",267317,267441,2675"LOC"2676],2677[2678"Tuas",2679166,2680170,2681"LOC"2682],2683[2684"East West",2685249,2686258,2687"LOC"2688]2689]2690}2691],2692[2693"Train service on the line resumed on 20 November, with the Tuas West extension between Gul Circle and Tuas Link using the new signalling system and the section between Pasir Ris and Joo Koon, together with the Changi Airport Branch continuing to run on the old signalling system.",2694{2695"entities": [2696[2697"Tuas",269859,269963,2700"LOC"2701],2702[2703"Gul Circle",270487,270597,2706"LOC"2707],2708[2709"Tuas Link",2710102,2711111,2712"LOC"2713],2714[2715"Pasir Ris",2716168,2717177,2718"LOC"2719],2720[2721"Joo Koon",2722182,2723190,2724"LOC"2725],2726[2727"Changi 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its name implies, the East West line connects central Singapore to both eastern and western parts of the island, with an additional branch between Changi Airport and Tanah Merah, which operates as a separate shuttle service.",2787{2788"entities": [2789[2790"East West",279152,279261,2793"LOC"2794],2795[2796"Changi Airport",2797177,2798191,2799"LOC"2800],2801[2802"Tanah Merah",2803196,2804207,2805"LOC"2806]2807]2808}2809],2810[2811"Some stations are commonly placed at the middle of the roads such as Tanah Merah, Bedok, Queenstown, Commonwealth, Dover, Clementi, Pioneer, Joo Koon, Gul Circle, Tuas Crescent and Tuas West Road.",2812{2813"entities": [2814[2815"Tanah 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[2974[2975"Dover",297622,297727,2978"LOC"2979]2980]2981}2982],2983[2984"LegendListSMRT used to operate the branch sector of Tanah Merah to Changi Airport as a through service from Boon Lay from 18 November 2001 until 22 July 2003, when it was replaced with a shuttle service.",2985{2986"entities": [2987[2988"Tanah Merah",298952,299063,2991"LOC"2992],2993[2994"Changi Airport",299567,299681,2997"LOC"2998],2999[3000"Boon Lay",3001108,3002116,3003"LOC"3004]3005]3006}3007],3008[3009"By 2040, the Changi Airport line (CAL) will be converted to the Thomson-East Coast line.",3010{3011"entities": [3012[3013"Changi Airport",301413,301527,3016"LOC"3017],3018[3019"East Coast",302072,302182,3022"LOC"3023]3024]3025}3026],3027[3028"DepotsInfrastructureRolling stockFive batches of rolling stock operate on the East West Line, namely the C151, C651, C751B, C151A and C151B from oldest to newest, which are also operated on the North South Line.",3029{3030"entities": [3031[3032"the East West 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2013 following the 2011 Train Disruptions.",3092{3093"entities": [3094[3095"the North South",30965,309720,3098"LOC"3099],3100[3101"East West",310229,310338,3104"LOC"3105],3106[3107"the North South Line",3108169,3109189,3110"LOC"3111]3112]3113}3114],3115[3116"The C151B trains, which was introduced in April 2017, did not begin revenue service on the full-stretch of the East West Line until the line's trial of the CBTC signalling system in May 2018.",3117{3118"entities": [3119[3120"the East West Line",3121107,3122125,3123"LOC"3124]3125]3126}3127],3128[3129"The C151C trains, despite its introduction on 30 September 2018, is not operating on the East West Line.",3130{3131"entities": [3132[3133"the East West Line",313485,3135103,3136"LOC"3137]3138]3139}3140],3141[3142"The CR151 trains will be the first rolling stock on the East West Line to be manufactured by Bombardier, which has also supplied trains for the Downtown Line.",3143{3144"entities": [3145[3146"the East West 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built as part of the TWE which only supports the new signalling system.",3194{3195"entities": [3196[3197"Pioneer",319832,319939,3200"LOC"3201],3202[3203"Joo Koon",320444,320552,3206"LOC"3207],3208[3209"Joo Koon",3210131,3211139,3212"LOC"3213],3214[3215"Tuas Link",3216143,3217152,3218"LOC"3219],3220[3221"Pioneer",3222194,3223201,3224"LOC"3225],3226[3227"Joo Koon",3228239,3229247,3230"LOC"3231]3232]3233}3234],3235[3236"Eastbound trains towards Pasir Ris would have to change back to the old signalling system at Pioneer MRT station.",3237{3238"entities": [3239[3240"Pasir Ris",324125,324234,3243"LOC"3244],3245[3246"Pioneer",324793,3248100,3249"LOC"3250]3251]3252}3253],3254[3255"This procedure was removed after the train collision at Joo Koon as trains terminated at Joo Koon.",3256{3257"entities": [3258[3259"Joo Koon",326056,326164,3262"LOC"3263],3264[3265"Joo Koon",326689,326797,3268"LOC"3269]3270]3271}3272],3273[3274"Tuas West extension stations have had half-height platform screen doors, manufactured by Fangda, since their opening.",3275{3276"entities": [3277[3278"Tuas",32790,32804,3281"LOC"3282]3283]3284}3285]3286],3287[3288[3289"The Downtown Line (DTL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore operated by the SBS Transit company.",3290{3291"entities": [3292[3293"Downtown",32944,329512,3296"LOC"3297]3298]3299}3300],3301[3302"It runs from Bukit Panjang station in the north-west to Expo station in the east via the Central Area.",3303{3304"entities": [3305[3306"Bukit Panjang",330713,330826,3309"LOC"3310],3311[3312"Expo",331356,331460,3315"LOC"3316],3317[3318"the Central Area",331985,3320101,3321"LOC"3322]3323]3324}3325],3326[3327"It is the second MRT line to be operated by SBS Transit, after the North East Line.",3328{3329"entities": [3330[3331"the North East Line",333263,333382,3334"LOC"3335]3336]3337}3338],3339[3340"Originally planned as three separate lines, the lines merged into the Downtown Line in 2007 and construction began in three stages.",3341{3342"entities": [3343[3344"Downtown",334570,334678,3347"LOC"3348]3349]3350}3351],3352[3353"The first section, from Bugis to Chinatown station, opened in December 2013, followed by the second section from Bukit Panjang to Rochor station opening in December 2015.",3354{3355"entities": [3356[3357"Bugis",335824,335929,3360"LOC"3361],3362[3363"Chinatown",336433,336542,3366"LOC"3367],3368[3369"Bukit Panjang",3370113,3371126,3372"LOC"3373],3374[3375"Rochor",3376130,3377136,3378"LOC"3379]3380]3381}3382],3383[3384"The third and final stage, from Fort Canning to Expo station, opened in October 2017.",3385{3386"entities": [3387[3388"Fort Canning",338932,339044,3391"LOC"3392],3393[3394"Expo",339548,339652,3397"LOC"3398]3399]3400}3401],3402[3403"Stage 3e, an extension of the line to Sungei Bedok, is under construction and is scheduled to begin operations in 2024, while a new infill station, Hume station, is planned to open in 2025.",3404{3405"entities": [3406[3407"Bedok",340845,340950,3410"LOC"3411]3412]3413}3414],3415[3416"An extension to connect with the North South line at Sungei Kadut station is also being planned and set to open in the 2030s.",3417{3418"entities": [3419[3420"North South",342133,342244,3423"LOC"3424],3425[3426"Sungei Kadut",342753,342865,3429"LOC"3430]3431]3432}3433],3434[3435"the official opening of the Dover station on 23 October 2001, then-Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong announced three MRT lines, two of which\u2015the Bukit Timah Line and the northern part of the Eastern Region Line\u2015will be part of today's DTL.",3436{3437"entities": [3438[3439"Dover",344028,344133,3442"LOC"3443],3444[3445"Bukit Timah",3446181,3447192,3448"LOC"3449],3450[3451"the Eastern Region",3452223,3453241,3454"LOC"3455]3456]3457}3458],3459[3460"The Bukit Timah Line aimed to alleviate the traffic problems along the Bukit Timah and Dunearn Road corridor, and provide a direct link to the city area for residents in Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang.",3461{3462"entities": [3463[3464"Bukit Timah",34654,346615,3467"LOC"3468],3469[3470"Bukit Timah",347171,347282,3473"LOC"3474],3475[3476"Dunearn Road",347787,347899,3479"LOC"3480],3481[3482"Choa Chu Kang",3483170,3484183,3485"LOC"3486],3487[3488"Bukit Panjang",3489188,3490201,3491"LOC"3492]3493]3494}3495],3496[3497"The proposed Eastern Region Line, slated to be a loop in the eastern regions, aimed to relieve the passenger load on the often-congested East West line and benefiting those living in Tampines, Bedok and Marine Parade.:\u200a16\u201517\u200a",3498{3499"entities": [3500[3501"East West",3502137,3503146,3504"LOC"3505],3506[3507"Tampines",3508183,3509191,3510"LOC"3511],3512[3513"Bedok",3514193,3515198,3516"LOC"3517],3518[3519"Marine Parade",3520203,3521216,3522"LOC"3523]3524]3525}3526],3527[3528"On 14 June 2005, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the Downtown Extension (renamed to \"Downtown Line Stage 1\"), which would serve the New Downtown at Marina Bay area, where an integrated resort (Marina Bay Sands) and Singapore's second botanical garden (Gardens by the Bay) were to be located.",3529{3530"entities": [3531[3532"Land Transport Authority",353321,353445,3535"LOC"3536],3537[3538"Downtown",353966,354074,3541"LOC"3542],3543[3544"Downtown",354598,3546106,3547"LOC"3548],3549[3550"Downtown",3551149,3552157,3553"LOC"3554],3555[3556"Marina Bay",3557161,3558171,3559"LOC"3560],3561[3562"Marina Bay Sands",3563206,3564222,3565"LOC"3566],3567[3568"the Bay)",3569276,3570284,3571"LOC"3572]3573]3574}3575],3576[3577"On 27 April 2007, then Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced that the Downtown Line would be built in three stages stretching 40 kilometres (25 mi) with 33 stations.",3578{3579"entities": [3580[3581"Downtown",358273,358381,3584"LOC"3585]3586]3587}3588],3589[3590"Construction and openingThe line was built in 3 stages: Stage 1 of the Downtown line, stretching 4.3-kilometre (2.7 mi), started construction in January 2008 at Chinatown station,:\u200a30\u200a where platform provisions were built to facilitate an interchange station during the construction of the North East line.",3591{3592"entities": [3593[3594"Downtown",359571,359679,3597"LOC"3598],3599[3600"Chinatown",3601161,3602170,3603"LOC"3604],3605[3606"North East",3607290,3608300,3609"LOC"3610]3611]3612}3613],3614[3615"Stage 2, first conceptualized and announced as the Bukit Timah line on 23 October 2001, is 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) long with 12 stations connecting Bukit Panjang and Rochor stations, including four interchange stations.",3616{3617"entities": [3618[3619"Bukit Timah",362051,362162,3622"LOC"3623],3624[3625"Bukit Panjang",3626150,3627163,3628"LOC"3629],3630[3631"Rochor",3632168,3633174,3634"LOC"3635]3636]3637}3638],3639[3640"Construction for Stage 2 began on 3 July 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony at Beauty World station.",3641{3642"entities": [3643[3644"Beauty World",364580,364692,3647"LOC"3648]3649]3650}3651],3652[3653"Stage 3 goes from Chinatown to Expo.",3654{3655"entities": [3656[3657"Chinatown",365818,365927,3660"LOC"3661],3662[3663"Expo",366431,366535,3666"LOC"3667]3668]3669}3670],3671[3672"Stage 3 of the Downtown line is 21 kilometres (13 mi) long and serve 16 stations.",3673{3674"entities": [3675[3676"Downtown",367715,367823,3679"LOC"3680]3681]3682}3683],3684[3685"The cost exceeded those of the Circle Line (at $6.7 billion) and the North East Line (at $4.6 billion).",3686{3687"entities": [3688[3689"the North East Line",369065,369184,3692"LOC"3693]3694]3695}3696],3697[3698"This was because one of the main contractors for the DTL2, Alpine Bau (which was building King Albert Park, Sixth Avenue and Tan Kah Kee), went bankrupt in mid-2013.",3699{3700"entities": [3701[3702"King Albert Park",370390,3704106,3705"LOC"3706],3707[3708"Sixth Avenue",3709108,3710120,3711"LOC"3712],3713[3714"Tan Kah 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added between the Sungei Kadut and the existing Bukit Panjang stations.",3913{3914"entities": [3915[3916"Sungei Kadut",391778,391890,3919"LOC"3920],3921[3922"Bukit Panjang",3923108,3924121,3925"LOC"3926]3927]3928}3929],3930[3931"Notable incidentsA malfunction in the platform screen doors at Botanic Gardens station resulted in trains bypassing the station and a seven-hour disruption on 3 May 2017.",3932{3933"entities": [3934[3935"Botanic Gardens",393663,393778,3938"LOC"3939]3940]3941}3942],3943[3944"Downtown line operator SBS Transit said that the doors malfunctioned at 5:45 am due to a signalling-related fault, and could not open automatically.",3945{3946"entities": [3947[3948"Downtown",39490,39508,3951"LOC"3952]3953]3954}3955],3956[3957"Network and operationsRouteThe Downtown line generally goes in an east\u2013west direction from Bukit Panjang in the northwestern side of Singapore, through the downtown area of Singapore, to Tampines and the Singapore Expo in the east.",3958{3959"entities": [3960[3961"Downtown",396231,396339,3964"LOC"3965],3966[3967"Bukit Panjang",396891,3969104,3970"LOC"3971],3972[3973"Tampines",3974187,3975195,3976"LOC"3977],3978[3979"Singapore Expo",3980204,3981218,3982"LOC"3983]3984]3985}3986],3987[3988"Before Bukit Panjang station, there exists a brief northwards extension to the line's depot Gali Batu Depot.",3989{3990"entities": [3991[3992"Bukit Panjang",39937,399420,3995"LOC"3996],3997[3998"Gali Batu Depot",399992,4000107,4001"LOC"4002]4003]4004}4005],4006[4007"The line begins at the Bukit Panjang station and then goes in the southeast direction, running parallel to Upper Bukit Timah Road and along the Bukit Timah Canal through Bukit Timah.",4008{4009"entities": [4010[4011"Bukit Panjang",401223,401336,4014"LOC"4015],4016[4017"Upper Bukit Timah Road",4018107,4019129,4020"LOC"4021],4022[4023"Bukit Timah",4024144,4025155,4026"LOC"4027],4028[4029"Bukit Timah",4030170,4031181,4032"LOC"4033]4034]4035}4036],4037[4038"The line then enters the central area, passing through Little India station before reaching the Central Business District via Bugis station.",4039{4040"entities": [4041[4042"Little India",404355,404467,4045"LOC"4046],4047[4048"the Central Business District",404992,4050121,4051"LOC"4052],4053[4054"Bugis",4055126,4056131,4057"LOC"4058]4059]4060}4061],4062[4063"The Downtown line runs parallel to the Circle line at the Promenade and Bayfront stations.",4064{4065"entities": [4066[4067"Downtown",40684,406912,4070"LOC"4071],4072[4073"Promenade",407458,407567,4076"LOC"4077],4078[4079"Bayfront",408072,408180,4082"LOC"4083]4084]4085}4086],4087[4088"Passing through the Downtown Core, the line interchanges with the North East line at Chinatown station.",4089{4090"entities": [4091[4092"Downtown Core",409320,409433,4095"LOC"4096],4097[4098"North East",409966,410076,4101"LOC"4102],4103[4104"Chinatown",410585,410694,4107"LOC"4108]4109]4110}4111],4112[4113"After Chinatown station, the line goes in a northeast 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Depot",430722,430837,4309"LOC"4310]4311]4312}4313],4314[4315" As of 28 February 2013, Bombardier had delivered five of the 11 trains for Downtown line stage 1.",4316{4317"entities": [4318[4319"Downtown",432076,432184,4322"LOC"4323]4324]4325}4326],4327[4328"LTA together with the operator, SBS Transit, conducted the necessary tests to ensure safety standards, functional performance and systems compatibility requirements were met before revenue service began on 22 December 2013.Testing for Stage 2 began on 25 October 2015 and rolling stock that was delivered to Gali Batu Depot commenced service in Stage 1 on 21 October 2015.",4329{4330"entities": [4331[4332"Gali Batu Depot",4333308,4334323,4335"LOC"4336]4337]4338}4339],4340[4341"Kim Chuan Depot, together with the adjacent Tai Seng Facility Building, operated in a minor capacity until Stage 3 opened.",4342{4343"entities": [4344[4345"Kim Chuan Depot",43460,434715,4348"LOC"4349],4350[4351"Tai 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Singapore.",4441{4442"entities": [4443[4444"Land Transport Authority",4445265,4446289,4447"LOC"4448]4449]4450}4451],4452[4453"The North South Line was given priority because it passed through the Central Area that has a high demand for public transport.",4454{4455"entities": [4456[4457"the Central Area",445866,445982,4460"LOC"4461]4462]4463}4464],4465[4466"On 7 November 1987, the first section of the North South Line started operations, consisting of five stations over six kilometres.",4467{4468"entities": [4469[4470"the North South Line",447141,447261,4473"LOC"4474]4475]4476}4477],4478[4479"Within a year, 20 more stations had been added to the network and a direct service existed between Yishun and Lakeside stations, linking up Central Singapore to Jurong in the west by the end of 1988.",4480{4481"entities": [4482[4483"Yishun",448499,4485105,4486"LOC"4487],4488[4489"Lakeside",4490110,4491118,4492"LOC"4493],4494[4495"Central 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stations.",4549{4550"entities": [4551[4552"the North South Line",455350,455470,4555"LOC"4556],4557[4558"Woodlands",455976,456085,4561"LOC"4562],4563[4564"the North South Line",4565130,4566150,4567"LOC"4568],4569[4570"Yishun",4571163,4572169,4573"LOC"4574],4575[4576"Choa Chu Kang",4577174,4578187,4579"LOC"4580]4581]4582}4583],4584[4585"On 6 November 1999, the first LRT trains on the Bukit Panjang LRT went into operation.",4586{4587"entities": [4588[4589"Bukit Panjang",459048,459161,4592"LOC"4593]4594]4595}4596],4597[4598"The Expo and Changi Airport stations were opened on 10 January 2001 and 8 February 2002 respectively.",4599{4600"entities": [4601[4602"Expo",46034,46048,4605"LOC"4606],4607[4608"Changi Airport",460913,461027,4611"LOC"4612]4613]4614}4615],4616[4617"The very first infill station of the MRT network to be built on an existing line, Dover station opened on 18 October 2001.",4618{4619"entities": [4620[4621"Dover",462282,462387,4624"LOC"4625]4626]4627}4628],4629[4630" On 15 January 2006, after intense two-and-a-half years lobbying by the public, Buangkok station was opened, followed by Woodleigh station much later on 20 June 2011.",4631{4632"entities": [4633[4634"Buangkok",463580,463688,4637"LOC"4638],4639[4640"Woodleigh",4641121,4642130,4643"LOC"4644]4645]4646}4647],4648[4649"The Boon Lay Extension of the East West Line, consisting of Pioneer and Joo Koon stations, opened on 28 February 2009.The Circle Line opened in four stages with Stage 3 on 28 May 2009, Stages 1 and 2 on 17 April 2010, Stages 4 and 5 on 8 October 2011 and the Marina Bay Extension on 14 January 2012.",4650{4651"entities": [4652[4653"Boon Lay",46544,465512,4656"LOC"4657],4658[4659"the East West Line",466026,466144,4662"LOC"4663],4664[4665"Pioneer",466660,466767,4668"LOC"4669],4670[4671"Joo Koon",467272,467380,4674"LOC"4675],4676[4677"Marina Bay",4678259,4679269,4680"LOC"4681]4682]4683}4684],4685[4686"Stage 1 of Downtown line opened on 22 December 2013 with its official opening made on 21 December 2013 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.",4687{4688"entities": [4689[4690"Downtown",469111,469219,4693"LOC"4694]4695]4696}4697],4698[4699"The Tuas West Extension of the East West Line, consisting of Gul Circle, Tuas Crescent, Tuas West Road, and Tuas Link stations, opened on 18 June 2017.",4700{4701"entities": [4702[4703"Tuas",47044,47058,4706"LOC"4707],4708[4709"the East West Line",471027,471145,4712"LOC"4713],4714[4715"Gul Circle",471661,471771,4718"LOC"4719],4720[4721"Tuas Crescent",472273,472386,4724"LOC"4725],4726[4727"Tuas West Road",472888,4729102,4730"LOC"4731],4732[4733"Tuas Link",4734108,4735117,4736"LOC"4737]4738]4739}4740],4741[4742"Stage 3, the final stage of the Downtown Line, opened on 21 October 2017 with its official opening made on 20 October 2017 by Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan.",4743{4744"entities": [4745[4746"Downtown",474732,474840,4749"LOC"4750]4751]4752}4753],4754[4755"Stage 1 of the Thomson\u2013East Coast Line opened on 31 January 2020.",4756{4757"entities": [4758[4759"East Coast",476023,476133,4762"LOC"4763]4764]4765}4766],4767[4768" And on the 28th of August 2021, Thomson East Coast line stage 2 began operations, extending the line from Woodlands South to Caldecott, connecting with the circle line.",4769{4770"entities": [4771[4772"East Coast",477341,477451,4775"LOC"4776],4777[4778"Woodlands South",4779107,4780122,4781"LOC"4782],4783[4784"Caldecott",4785126,4786135,4787"LOC"4788]4789]4790}4791],4792[4793"The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in July 2000 has considered other naming methods, whether by name, color or numbers.",4794{4795"entities": [4796[4797"Land Transport Authority",47984,479928,4800"LOC"4801]4802]4803}4804],4805[4806"Facilities and servicesExcept for the partly at-grade Bishan MRT station (North South Line), the entirety of the MRT is either elevated or underground.",4807{4808"entities": [4809[4810"Bishan",481154,481260,4813"LOC"4814],4815[4816"North South Line",481774,481890,4819"LOC"4820]4821]4822}4823],4824[4825"The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced a plan to introduce dual speeds to escalators along the North South and East West lines, to make it safer for senior citizens using them.",4826{4827"entities": [4828[4829"Land Transport Authority",48304,483128,4832"LOC"4833],4834[4835"the North South",483697,4837112,4838"LOC"4839],4840[4841"East West",4842117,4843126,4844"LOC"4845]4846]4847}4848],4849[4850"This is particularly evident in the first few stages of the North South and East West lines that opened between 1987 and 1988 from Yio Chu Kang to Clementi.",4851{4852"entities": [4853[4854"the North South",485556,485671,4857"LOC"4858],4859[4860"East West",486176,486285,4863"LOC"4864],4865[4866"Yio Chu Kang",4867131,4868143,4869"LOC"4870],4871[4872"Clementi",4873147,4874155,4875"LOC"4876]4877]4878}4879],4880[4881"An exception to this was Orchard, chosen by its designers to be a \"showpiece\" of the system and built initially with a domed roof.",4882{4883"entities": [4884[4885"Orchard",488625,488732,4888"LOC"4889]4890]4891}4892],4893[4894"Architectural themes became more important only in subsequent stages, and resulted in such designs as the cylindrical station shapes on all stations between Kallang and Pasir Ris except Eunos, and west of Boon Lay, and the perched roofs at Boon Lay, Lakeside, Chinese Garden, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Choa Chu Kang, Khatib, Yishun, and Eunos stations.",4895{4896"entities": [4897[4898"Kallang",4899157,4900164,4901"LOC"4902],4903[4904"Pasir Ris",4905169,4906178,4907"LOC"4908],4909[4910"Eunos",4911186,4912191,4913"LOC"4914],4915[4916"Boon Lay",4917205,4918213,4919"LOC"4920],4921[4922"Boon Lay",4923240,4924248,4925"LOC"4926],4927[4928"Lakeside",4929250,4930258,4931"LOC"4932],4933[4934"Chinese Garden",4935260,4936274,4937"LOC"4938],4939[4940"Bukit Batok",4941276,4942287,4943"LOC"4944],4945[4946"Bukit 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[5026[5027"Changi Airport",50280,502914,5030"LOC"5031]5032]5033}5034],5035[5036"Two Circle Line stations\u2014Bras Basah and Stadium\u2014were commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition, which was jointly organised by the Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects.",5037{5038"entities": [5039[5040"Bras Basah",504125,504235,5043"LOC"5044],5045[5046"Stadium",504740,504847,5049"LOC"5050],5051[5052"Land Transport Authority",5053159,5054183,5055"LOC"5056]5057]5058}5059],5060[5061"In 2009, \"Best Transport Building\" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival for their design of Bras Basah station.",5062{5063"entities": [5064[5065"Bras Basah",5066138,5067148,5068"LOC"5069]5070]5071}5072],5073[5074"The opening of the Woodlands Extension introduced bolder pieces of artwork, such as a 4,000 kg sculpture in Woodlands.",5075{5076"entities": [5077[5078"Woodlands",507919,508028,5081"LOC"5082],5083[5084"Woodlands",5085108,5086117,5087"LOC"5088]5089]5090}5091],5092[5093"With the opening of the North East line in 2003, a series of artworks under a programme called \"Art in Transit\" were commissioned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).",5094{5095"entities": [5096[5097"North East",509824,509934,5100"LOC"5101],5102[5103"Land Transport Authority",5104137,5105161,5106"LOC"5107]5108]5109}5110],5111[5112"Subsequently, all stations on the North East, Circle and Downtown lines have taken part in this programme during their construction, with additional artworks installed at stations on other MRT lines.",5113{5114"entities": [5115[5116"the North East",511730,511844,5119"LOC"5120],5121[5122"Downtown",512357,512465,5125"LOC"5126]5127]5128}5129],5130[5131"At present, all lines run with fixed-length trains between three and six cars, with the Thomson\u2013East Coast Line using four cars.",5132{5133"entities": [5134[5135"East 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train being the first and the newest C151C train being the sixth.",5190{5191"entities": [5192[5193"the North South",519453,519568,5196"LOC"5197],5198[5199"East West",520073,520182,5202"LOC"5203]5204]5205}5206],5207[5208"The oldest lines, the North South Line and East West Line, were the only lines running with fixed block signalling.",5209{5210"entities": [5211[5212"the North South Line",521318,521438,5215"LOC"5216],5217[5218"East West Line",521943,522057,5221"LOC"5222]5223]5224}5225],5226[5227"The North South Line was upgraded to moving block/CBTC in 2017, and the East West line upgraded in 2018.",5228{5229"entities": [5230[5231"East West",523272,523381,5234"LOC"5235]5236]5237}5238],5239[5240"The CBTC system also permits for improved braking performance in wet weather as compared to the original fixed-block ATC.All new MRT lines built since the North East Line in 2003 were equipped with CBTC from the outset, and have the capability to be completely driverless and automated, requiring no on-board staffing.",5241{5242"entities": [5243[5244"the North East Line",5245151,5246170,5247"LOC"5248]5249]5250}5251],5252[5253"DepotsSMRT Corporation has six train depots: Bishan Depot is the central maintenance depot for the North South Line with train overhaul facilities, while Changi Depot and Ulu Pandan Depot inspect and house trains overnight.",5254{5255"entities": [5256[5257"Bishan Depot",525845,525957,5260"LOC"5261],5262[5263"the North South Line",526495,5265115,5266"LOC"5267],5268[5269"Changi Depot",5270154,5271166,5272"LOC"5273],5274[5275"Ulu Pandan",5276171,5277181,5278"LOC"5279]5280]5281}5282],5283[5284"The newer Tuas Depot, opened in 2017, provides the East West Line with its own maintenance facility, while Mandai Depot services trains for the Thomson\u2013East Coast line.",5285{5286"entities": [5287[5288"Tuas",528910,529014,5291"LOC"5292],5293[5294"the East West Line",529547,529665,5297"LOC"5298],5299[5300"Mandai",5301107,5302113,5303"LOC"5304],5305[5306"East 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and bus depot were announced.",5442{5443"entities": [5444[5445"East Coast",544630,544740,5448"LOC"5449]5450]5451}5452],5453[5454"It will be built at Tanah Merah beside the original Changi Depot site to serve the East West, Downtown, and Thomson\u2013East Coast lines.",5455{5456"entities": [5457[5458"Tanah Merah",545920,546031,5461"LOC"5462],5463[5464"Changi Depot",546552,546664,5467"LOC"5468],5469[5470"the East West",547179,547292,5473"LOC"5474],5475[5476"Downtown",547794,5478102,5479"LOC"5480],5481[5482"East Coast",5483116,5484126,5485"LOC"5486]5487]5488}5489],5490[5491"The Tengah Depot for the Jurong Region Line will be situated at the western perimeter of Tengah, and an additional depot facility will be added near Peng Kang Hill station to support the operations of the JRL.",5492{5493"entities": [5494[5495"Tengah",54964,549710,5498"LOC"5499],5500[5501"Tengah",550289,550395,5504"LOC"5505]5506]5507}5508],5509[5510"Tengah Depot will house the JRL Operations Control Centre and have a bus depot integrated with it to optimise land use.",5511{5512"entities": [5513[5514"Tengah",55150,55166,5517"LOC"5518]5519]5520}5521],5522[5523"The Changi East Depot will serve the future Cross Island Line, and the depot is to be placed at the eastern end of the line.",5524{5525"entities": [5526[5527"Changi",55284,552910,5530"LOC"5531]5532]5533}5534],5535[5536"An Integrated Train Testing Centre with several test tracks for different situations and workshops for maintenance and refurbishment is also to be built at Tuas by 2022, with the main function being to test trains and integrated systems robustly before they are deployed on operational lines.",5537{5538"entities": [5539[5540"Tuas",5541156,5542160,5543"LOC"5544]5545]5546}5547],5548[5549"Future expansionInfrastructureThe following table lists the upcoming lines and stations that have been officially announced:The MRT system relied on its two main lines, the North South and East West lines, for more than a decade until the opening of the North East Line in 2003.",5550{5551"entities": [5552[5553"the North South",5554169,5555184,5556"LOC"5557],5558[5559"East West",5560189,5561198,5562"LOC"5563],5564[5565"the North East Line",5566250,5567269,5568"LOC"5569]5570]5571}5572],5573[5574"While plans for these lines as well as those currently under construction were formulated long before, the Land Transport Authority's publication of a White Paper titled \"A World Class Land Transport System\" in 1996 galvanised the government's intentions to greatly expand the system.",5575{5576"entities": [5577[5578"Land Transport Authority",5579107,5580131,5581"LOC"5582]5583]5584}5585],5586[5587"The latest plan, the Land Transport Master Plan 2040, was announced on 25 May 2019, and provides for line extensions to the Downtown and Thomson-East Coast lines, a new MRT line under study, and 2 new stations on the North South line.",5588{5589"entities": [5590[5591"Downtown",5592124,5593132,5594"LOC"5595],5596[5597"East 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operations in 2024, adding an additional 2.2 kilometres and 2 stations to the line, terminating at Sungei Bedok and interchanging with the Thomson-East Coast line.",5675{5676"entities": [5677[5678"Expo",567918,568022,5681"LOC"5682],5683[5684"Bedok",5685149,5686154,5687"LOC"5688],5689[5690"East Coast",5691190,5692200,5693"LOC"5694]5695]5696}5697],5698[5699"Hume is an infill station between Hillview and Beauty World and expected to open by 2025.",5700{5701"entities": [5702[5703"Hillview",570434,570542,5706"LOC"5707],5708[5709"Beauty World",571047,571159,5712"LOC"5713]5714]5715}5716],5717[5718"A proposal has further been mooted to extend the line from Bukit Panjang towards Sungei Kadut which will interchange with the North South Line.",5719{5720"entities": [5721[5722"Bukit Panjang",572359,572472,5725"LOC"5726],5727[5728"Sungei Kadut",572981,573093,5731"LOC"5732],5733[5734"the North South Line",5735122,5736142,5737"LOC"5738]5739]5740}5741],5742[5743"Thomson\u2013East 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operation starting with Stage 1 from Woodlands North to Woodlands South on 31 January 2020.",5818{5819"entities": [5820[5821"Woodlands North",582250,582365,5824"LOC"5825],5826[5827"Woodlands South",582869,582984,5830"LOC"5831]5832]5833}5834],5835[5836"The other four stages follow suit, with Stage 2 from Springleaf to Caldecott on 28 August 2021,",5837{5838"entities": [5839[5840"Springleaf",584153,584263,5843"LOC"5844],5845[5846"Caldecott",584767,584876,5849"LOC"5850]5851]5852}5853],5854[5855"Stage 3 from Mount Pleasant to Gardens by the Bay in 2022 (excluding Mount Pleasant and Marina South, which will open at a later date), Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore in 2024 and Stage 5 from Bedok South to Sungei Bedok in 2025.",5856{5857"entities": [5858[5859"Mount Pleasant",586013,586127,5862"LOC"5863],5864[5865"the Bay",586642,586749,5868"LOC"5869],5870[5871"Mount Pleasant",587269,587383,5874"LOC"5875],5876[5877"Marina South",587888,5879100,5880"LOC"5881],5882[5883"Tanjong 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Airport, with the line passing through Terminal 5, and eventually absorbing the existing Changi Airport branch on the East West line.",5937{5938"entities": [5939[5940"Changi",594118,594224,5943"LOC"5944],5945[5946"East Coast",594797,5948107,5949"LOC"5950],5951[5952"Changi Airport",5953162,5954176,5955"LOC"5956],5957[5958"Changi Airport",5959258,5960272,5961"LOC"5962],5963[5964"East West",5965287,5966296,5967"LOC"5968]5969]5970}5971],5972[5973"With such an extension, there would be a direct connection between Changi Airport and the city.",5974{5975"entities": [5976[5977"Changi Airport",597867,597981,5980"LOC"5981]5982]5983}5984],5985[5986"The new configuration encompasses West Coast, Tengah and Choa Chu Kang and Jurong.",5987{5988"entities": [5989[5990"West Coast",599134,599244,5993"LOC"5994],5995[5996"Tengah",599746,599852,5999"LOC"6000],6001[6002"Choa Chu Kang",600357,600470,6005"LOC"6006]6007]6008}6009],6010[6011"West Coast extensionBesides the original announced alignment of the line, a West Coast extension to the Circle Line from the Jurong Region Line is currently under study, linking the West Coast region directly to Haw Par Villa, and allowing commuters on the Jurong Region line access to the central area of the city easily.",6012{6013"entities": [6014[6015"West Coast",60160,601710,6018"LOC"6019],6020[6021"West Coast",602276,602386,6024"LOC"6025],6026[6027"West Coast",6028182,6029192,6030"LOC"6031],6032[6033"Haw Par Villa",6034212,6035225,6036"LOC"6037]6038]6039}6040],6041[6042"LineThe 50-kilometre (31 mi) Cross Island line is expected to span the island of Singapore, passing through Tuas, Jurong, Sin Ming, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Punggol, Pasir Ris, and Changi.",6043{6044"entities": [6045[6046"Cross Island",604729,604841,6049"LOC"6050],6051[6052"Tuas",6053108,6054112,6055"LOC"6056],6057[6058"Ang Mo Kio",6059132,6060142,6061"LOC"6062],6063[6064"Hougang",6065144,6066151,6067"LOC"6068],6069[6070"Punggol",6071153,6072160,6073"LOC"6074],6075[6076"Pasir 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Southern Waterfront City without the need to change to other lines.",6124{6125"entities": [6126[6127"Marina Bay",6128208,6129218,6130"LOC"6131],6132[6133"HarbourFront",6134245,6135257,6136"LOC"6137],6138[6139"Southern Waterfront City",6140380,6141404,6142"LOC"6143]6144]6145}6146],6147[6148"Stage 6 comprises the Keppel, Cantonment, and Prince Edward Road stations.",6149{6150"entities": [6151[6152"Prince Edward Road",615346,615464,6155"LOC"6156]6157]6158}6159],6160[6161"It is forecast to commence operations by 2026.North East Line extensionOriginally scheduled to be completed by 2030, the 1.6-kilometre (0.99 mi) extension is being built from Punggol through Punggol North including the new Punggol Downtown to the new tentatively named Punggol Coast station.",6162{6163"entities": [6164[6165"Punggol",6166175,6167182,6168"LOC"6169],6170[6171"Punggol",6172191,6173198,6174"LOC"6175],6176[6177"Punggol",6178223,6179230,6180"LOC"6181],6182[6183"Downtown",6184231,6185239,6186"LOC"6187],6188[6189"Punggol",6190269,6191276,6192"LOC"6193]6194]6195}6196],6197[6198"Brickland and Sungei Kadut MRT stationsTwo new stations are planned along the existing North South Line.",6199{6200"entities": [6201[6202"Brickland",62030,62049,6205"LOC"6206],6207[6208"Sungei Kadut",620914,621026,6211"LOC"6212],6213[6214"North South Line",621587,6216103,6217"LOC"6218]6219]6220}6221],6222[6223"Brickland station is expected to be built between Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations, while Sungei Kadut station is expected to be built between Yew Tee and Kranji stations.",6224{6225"entities": [6226[6227"Brickland",62280,62299,6230"LOC"6231],6232[6233"Bukit Gombak",623450,623562,6236"LOC"6237],6238[6239"Choa Chu Kang",624067,624180,6242"LOC"6243],6244[6245"Sungei 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Council",631488,6315112,6316"LOC"6317]6318]6319}6320],6321[6322"Historically, fares on the fully underground North East, Circle, and Downtown lines had been higher than those of the North South and East West lines (NSEWL), a disparity that was justified by citing higher costs of operation and maintenance on a completely underground line.",6323{6324"entities": [6325[6326"North East",632745,632855,6329"LOC"6330],6331[6332"Downtown",633369,633477,6335"LOC"6336],6337[6338"the North South",6339114,6340129,6341"LOC"6342],6343[6344"East West",6345134,6346143,6347"LOC"6348]6349]6350}6351],6352[6353"However, the Public Transport Council (PTC) announced in 2016 that fares for the three underground lines would be reduced to match those on the NSEWL, which took effect along with the yearly-applied fare changes, on 30 December 2016.After the opening of Downtown line Stage 3, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced that public transport fare rules will be reviewed to allow for transfers across MRT lines at different stations due to the increasing density of the rail network.",6354{6355"entities": [6356[6357"Public Transport Council",635813,635937,6360"LOC"6361],6362[6363"Downtown",6364254,6365262,6366"LOC"6367]6368]6369}6370],6371[6372"In 2017, TransitLink became the first public transport provider in Southeast Asia to accept contactless bank cards, which is called SimplyGo.",6373{6374"entities": [6375[6376"Southeast Asia",637767,637881,6379"LOC"6380]6381]6382}6383],6384[6385"SafetyOperators and authorities have stated that numerous measures had been taken to ensure the safety of passengers, and SBS Transit publicised the safety precautions on the driverless North East line before and after its opening.",6386{6387"entities": [6388[6389"North East",6390186,6391196,6392"LOC"6393]6394]6395}6396],6397[6398"The first platform screen doors by ST Electronics were installed at Jurong East, Pasir Ris, and Yishun stations in 2009 under trials to test their feasibility.",6399{6400"entities": [6401[6402"Jurong East",640368,640479,6405"LOC"6406],6407[6408"Pasir Ris",640981,641090,6411"LOC"6412],6413[6414"Yishun",641596,6416102,6417"LOC"6418]6419]6420}6421],6422[6423"On 5 August 1993, two trains collided at Clementi station because of an oil spillage on the track, which resulted in 132 injuries.",6424{6425"entities": [6426[6427"Clementi",642841,642949,6430"LOC"6431]6432]6433}6434],6435[6436"During the construction of the Circle Line on 20 April 2004, a tunnel being constructed under Nicoll Highway collapsed and led to the deaths of four people.",6437{6438"entities": [6439[6440"Nicoll Highway",644194,6442108,6443"LOC"6444]6445]6446}6447],6448[6449"On 15 November 2017, at 8:20 a.m., two trains collided at Joo Koon station, injuring 36 passengers and 2 SMRT staff.",6450{6451"entities": [6452[6453"Joo Koon",645458,645566,6456"LOC"6457]6458]6459}6460],6461[6462"For the December 2011 disruptions, the Land Transport Authority imposed a maximum punishment of S$2 million on SMRT (approximately US$1.526 million) for the two train disruptions along the North South Line on 15 and 17 December 2011.",6463{6464"entities": [6465[6466"Land Transport Authority",646739,646863,6469"LOC"6470],6471[6472"the North South Line",6473185,6474205,6475"LOC"6476]6477]6478}6479],6480[6481"A much larger power-related incident than the December 2011 event occurred on 7 July 2015, when train services on both the North South and East West lines were shut down in both directions following a major power trip.",6482{6483"entities": [6484[6485"the North South",6486119,6487134,6488"LOC"6489],6490[6491"East West",6492139,6493148,6494"LOC"6495]6496]6497}6498],6499[6500"The cause was identified as damage to a third rail insulator due to a water leak at Tanjong Pagar station.",6501{6502"entities": [6503[6504"Tanjong Pagar",650584,650697,6507"LOC"6508]6509]6510}6511],6512[6513"For the July 2015 disruption, LTA imposed a higher penalty of S$5.4 million on SMRT.On 22 March 2016, a fatal accident occurred off Pasir Ris station.",6514{6515"entities": [6516[6517"Pasir Ris",6518132,6519141,6520"LOC"6521]6522]6523}6524],6525[6526"The operator said the team had permission to access the tracks, but did not coordinate with a signal unit in the station control to ensure train captains in the area where the team was exercised caution while pulling into Pasir Ris station.",6527{6528"entities": [6529[6530"Pasir Ris",6531222,6532231,6533"LOC"6534]6535]6536}6537],6538[6539"This incident resulted in a 2.5-hour service delay between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris Stations, affecting at least 10,000 commuters.",6540{6541"entities": [6542[6543"Tanah Merah",654459,654570,6546"LOC"6547],6548[6549"Pasir Ris",655075,655184,6552"LOC"6553]6554]6555}6556],6557[6558"On 7 October 2017, a dilapidated float and pump system at Bishan station caused a tunnel flood after heavy torrential rainstorms.",6559{6560"entities": [6561[6562"Bishan",656358,656464,6565"LOC"6566]6567]6568}6569],6570[6571"Urban transport expert Park Byung Joon from the Singapore University of Social Sciences added that the negligence displayed by SMRT in this regard was tantamount to a criminal offence, and after an internal investigation, found that the maintenance crew of the Bishan Station's pump system had submitted maintenance records for nearly a year without actually carrying out the works.",6572{6573"entities": [6574[6575"Bishan",6576261,6577267,6578"LOC"6579]6580]6581}6582],6583[6584"By July 2019, the Mean Kilometres Between Failure (MKBF) for the North South and East West lines had jumped to 700,000 km and 1,400,000 km respectively.",6585{6586"entities": [6587[6588"the North South",658961,659076,6591"LOC"6592],6593[6594"East West",659581,659690,6597"LOC"6598]6599]6600}6601],6602[6603"After the Madrid train bombings in 2004 and the foiled plot to bomb the Yishun MRT station in 2001, the operators deployed private, unarmed 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personnel including representatives from LTA, SBST, SMRT, the Singapore Police Force's Transport Command (TransCom), Traffic Police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) participated in the exercise.",6661{6662"entities": [6663[6664"Singapore Police Force",666572,666694,6667"LOC"6668]6669]6670}6671],6672[6673"The first incident, on 17 May 2010, involved a breach in the perimeter fence of Changi Depot and resulted in the imprisonment and caning of a Swiss citizen, and an Interpol arrest warrant for his accomplice.",6674{6675"entities": [6676[6677"Changi Depot",667880,667992,6680"LOC"6681]6682]6683}6684],6685[6686"SMRT Corporation received a S$50,000 fine by the Land Transport Authority for the first security breach.",6687{6688"entities": [6689[6690"Land Transport Authority",669149,669273,6693"LOC"6694]6695]6696}6697],6698[6699"Measures were put in place by the Public Transport Security Committee to enhance depot security in light of the first incident, but works were yet to be completed by SMRT Corporation when the second incident, on 17 August 2011, occurred at Bishan Depot.",6700{6701"entities": [6702[6703"Bishan Depot",6704240,6705252,6706"LOC"6707]6708]6709}6710]6711],6712[6713[6714"Singapore is a very small, heavily urbanised, island city-state in Southeast Asia, located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia.",6715{6716"entities": [6717[6718"Southeast Asia",671967,672081,6721"LOC"6722],6723[6724"the Malayan Peninsula",6725105,6726126,6727"LOC"6728]6729]6730}6731],6732[6733"Singapore has a total land area of 724.2 square kilometres (279.6 sq mi).The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands.",6734{6735"entities": [6736[6737"mi).The Singapore",673869,673986,6740"LOC"6741]6742]6743}6744],6745[6746"It has an exclusive economic zone of 1,067 km2 (412 sq mi).Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor.",6747{6748"entities": [6749[6750"the Singapore 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minimum of 25 \u00b0C (77.0 \u00b0F) and a maximum of 33 \u00b0C (91.4 \u00b0F).",6811{6812"entities": [6813[6814"Paya Lebar",6815107,6816117,6817"LOC"6818]6819]6820}6821],6822[6823"The lowest recorded temperature was 19.0 \u00b0C (66.2 \u00b0F) in 14 February 1989 at Paya Lebar.",6824{6825"entities": [6826[6827"Paya Lebar",682877,682987,6830"LOC"6831]6832]6833}6834],6835[6836"This is significant to note because even a small hill such as Bukit Timah Hill can cause this phenomenon.",6837{6838"entities": [6839[6840"Bukit Timah",684162,684273,6843"LOC"6844]6845]6846}6847],6848[6849"The first one is the Northeast Monsoon which occurs from mid-November to early March.",6850{6851"entities": [6852[6853"the Northeast Monsoon",685417,685538,6856"LOC"6857]6858]6859}6860],6861[6862"The second is the Southwest Monsoon season which occurs from June to September.",6863{6864"entities": [6865[6866"the Southwest Monsoon",686714,686835,6869"LOC"6870]6871]6872}6873],6874[6875"During the Northeast 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and the resulting tsunami.",6997{6998"entities": [6999[7000"Asia",700131,700235,7003"LOC"7004],7005[7006"Africa",700740,700846,7009"LOC"7010],7011[7012"Indian Ocean",701371,701483,7015"LOC"7016]7017]7018}7019],7020[7021"Political and human geographyWhen Singapore was first colonized by the British, the City of Singapore was situated on the southern coast, around the mouth of the Singapore River.",7022{7023"entities": [7024[7025"Singapore River",7026162,7027177,7028"LOC"7029]7030]7031}7032],7033[7034"This area remains the Central Area of Singapore.",7035{7036"entities": [7037[7038"the Central Area of Singapore",703918,704047,7041"LOC"7042]7043]7044}7045],7046[7047"However, since the 1960s the government has constructed many new towns in other areas, so that today the island is nearly entirely built-up and urbanised, with only a few exceptions, such as the district of Lim Chu Kang or reclaimed land in the process of being developed.",7048{7049"entities": [7050[7051"Lim Chu 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road bridge (Tuas Second Link), which connects to Johor, for road traffic only.",7145{7146"entities": [7147[7148"Tuas",714936,715040,7151"LOC"7152]7153]7154}7155],7156[7157"It was started in 1909 as a railway link by Johor State Railway to connect Johor Bahru to Singapore, then the administrative headquarters of British interests in Southeast Asia.",7158{7159"entities": [7160[7161"Southeast Asia",7162162,7163176,7164"LOC"7165]7166]7167}7168],7169[7170"Construction of the road section started in 1919 and completed in 1923.The causeway has caused ecological problems, most notably accumulation of silt in the Johore Strait.",7171{7172"entities": [7173[7174"1919",717544,717648,7177"LOC"7178],7179[7180"the Johore Strait",7181153,7182170,7183"LOC"7184]7185]7186}7187],7188[7189"In addition, Singapore has built three desalination plants on the western coast of Tuas with two more under construction.",7190{7191"entities": 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with the Singapore Area Licensing Scheme, which has since been replaced with the Electronic Road Pricing, a form of electronic toll collection.",7256{7257"entities": [7258[7259"the Singapore Area",7260120,7261138,7262"LOC"7263]7264]7265}7266],7267[7268"Total length of expressways: 164 kmTotal length of major arterial roads: 576 kmTotal length of collector roads: 704 kmTotal length of local access roads: 2056 km (as of 2017)Traffic drives on the left which is typical in Commonwealth countries.",7269{7270"entities": [7271[7272"Commonwealth",7273221,7274233,7275"LOC"7276]7277]7278}7279],7280[7281"The planning, construction and maintenance of the road network is overseen by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), and this extends to expressways in Singapore.",7282{7283"entities": [7284[7285"Land Transport Authority",728682,7287106,7288"LOC"7289]7290]7291}7292],7293[7294"These expressways include:Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE)Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE)Central Expressway (CTE)East Coast Parkway 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completed in 1996 and links Tuas in Singapore to Tanjung Kupang in Johor.",7339{7340"entities": [7341[7342"Tuas",73434,73448,7345"LOC"7346],7347[7348"Tuas",734977,735081,7351"LOC"7352],7353[7354"Kupang",7355106,7356112,7357"LOC"7358]7359]7360}7361],7362[7363"The Land Transport Authority, the main planning authority of the MRT, plans to provide a more comprehensive rail transport system by expanding the rail system to a total of 360 km (223.69 mi) by the year 2030, with eight in ten households living within a 10-minute walking distance of an MRT station.",7364{7365"entities": [7366[7367"Land Transport Authority",73684,736928,7370"LOC"7371]7372]7373}7374],7375[7376"The current MRT network consists of six main lines: the North South Line, East West Line, Circle Line and partially-opened Thomson\u2013East Coast Line operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) and the North East Line and Downtown Line operated by SBS Transit.",7377{7378"entities": [7379[7380"the North South 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[7441[7442"Sengkang",7443176,7444184,7445"LOC"7446],7447[7448"Punggol",7449189,7450196,7451"LOC"7452]7453]7454}7455],7456[7457"Since 1 July 2011, Woodlands Train Checkpoint serves as the southern terminus of the KTM rail network.",7458{7459"entities": [7460[7461"Woodlands Train Checkpoint",746219,746345,7464"LOC"7465]7466]7467}7468],7469[7470"Previously, KTM trains terminated at Tanjong Pagar railway station in central Singapore.",7471{7472"entities": [7473[7474"Tanjong Pagar",747537,747650,7477"LOC"7478]7479]7480}7481],7482[7483"One more rail link is being planned: the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System between Woodlands North and Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru.",7484{7485"entities": [7486[7487"Woodlands North",748892,7489107,7490"LOC"7491]7492]7493}7494],7495[7496"In total, there are three local airlines, all operating out of Changi Airport:Jetstar Asia AirwaysScootSingapore AirlinesMalaysia's Firefly is the sole operator with scheduled services out of Seletar 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of Sentosa via HarbourFront.",7555{7556"entities": [7557[7558"Singapore Cable Car",755943,756062,7561"LOC"7562],7563[7564"Faber",7565127,7566132,7567"LOC"7568],7569[7570"Sentosa",7571190,7572197,7573"LOC"7574],7575[7576"HarbourFront",7577202,7578214,7579"LOC"7580]7581]7582}7583],7584[7585"The cable car system underwent a revamp that was completed in August 2010.In addition, a similar gondola lift system also operates within Sentosa as the Sentosa Line were opened in 2015.",7586{7587"entities": [7588[7589"Sentosa",7590138,7591145,7592"LOC"7593],7594[7595"Sentosa",7596153,7597160,7598"LOC"7599]7600]7601}7602],7603[7604"This line links Siloso Point to Imbiah.",7605{7606"entities": [7607[7608"Siloso Point to",760916,761031,7611"LOC"7612]7613]7614}7615],7616[7617"Maritime transportPorts and harboursThe Port of Singapore, run by the port operators PSA International (formerly the Port of Singapore Authority) and Jurong Port, is the world's busiest in terms of shipping tonnage handled.",7618{7619"entities": [7620[7621"Jurong Port",7622150,7623161,7624"LOC"7625]7626]7627}7628],7629[7630"The Port of Singapore is also ranked the Best Seaport in Asia.",7631{7632"entities": [7633[7634"the Best Seaport",763537,763653,7637"LOC"7638],7639[7640"Asia",764157,764261,7643"LOC"7644]7645]7646}7647],7648[7649"Passenger transportWater transport within the main island is limited to the River Taxi along the Singapore River.",7650{7651"entities": [7652[7653"Singapore River",765497,7655112,7656"LOC"7657]7658]7659}7660],7661[7662"There are also daily scheduled ferry services from the Marina South Pier to the Southern Islands such as Kusu Island, Lazarus Island & Saint John's Island and Sisters' Islands.",7663{7664"entities": [7665[7666"Marina South Pier",766755,766872,7669"LOC"7670],7671[7672"Southern Islands",767380,767496,7675"LOC"7676],7677[7678"Kusu Island",7679105,7680116,7681"LOC"7682],7683[7684"Saint John's 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through Tampines, Bedok and Geylang before intersecting the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway and curving northwest, before heading west and running along the southern edge of Toa Payoh.",7868{7869"entities": [7870[7871"Tampines",787242,787350,7874"LOC"7875],7876[7877"Bedok",787852,787957,7880"LOC"7881],7882[7883"Geylang",788462,788569,7886"LOC"7887],7888[7889"Kallang",789094,7891101,7892"LOC"7893],7894[7895"Paya Lebar",7896102,7897112,7898"LOC"7899],7900[7901"Toa Payoh",7902206,7903215,7904"LOC"7905]7906]7907}7908],7909[7910"From Toa Payoh, the expressway runs along the northern edge of Bukit Timah, curving southwest to meet the Bukit Timah Expressway, before heading west once again at Clementi Avenue 6.",7911{7912"entities": [7913[7914"Toa Payoh",79155,791614,7917"LOC"7918],7919[7920"Bukit Timah",792163,792274,7923"LOC"7924],7925[7926"Bukit Timah",7927106,7928117,7929"LOC"7930],7931[7932"Clementi Avenue 6",7933164,7934181,7935"LOC"7936]7937]7938}7939],7940[7941"The PIE then travels along the northern edges of Clementi, Jurong East and Jurong West before ending at a junction with the Ayer Rajah Expressway at Tuas Road.",7942{7943"entities": [7944[7945"Clementi",794649,794757,7948"LOC"7949],7950[7951"Jurong East",795259,795370,7954"LOC"7955],7956[7957"Jurong West",795875,795986,7960"LOC"7961],7962[7963"Tuas Road",7964149,7965158,7966"LOC"7967]7968]7969}7970],7971[7972"Jalan Toa Payoh, a 2-mile (3.2 km) long segment of the expressway between Thomson Road and Woodsville Circus, was completed in June 1969 and the segment between Woodsville Circus and Jalan Eunos, named Jalan Kolan Ayer and Paya Lebar Way, was completed by 1970.",7973{7974"entities": [7975[7976"Jalan Toa Payoh",79770,797815,7979"LOC"7980],7981[7982"Thomson Road",798374,798486,7985"LOC"7986],7987[7988"Jalan Eunos",7989183,7990194,7991"LOC"7992],7993[7994"Paya Lebar Way",7995223,7996237,7997"LOC"7998]7999]8000}8001],8002[8003"Work on the 8-mile (13 km) long section between Jalan Anak Bukit and Thomson Road began in March 1970.",8004{8005"entities": [8006[8007"Jalan Anak Bukit",800848,800964,8010"LOC"8011],8012[8013"Thomson Road",801469,801581,8016"LOC"8017]8018]8019}8020],8021[8022"During the construction of this section of the expressway, rocks had to be excavated near Adam Road.",8023{8024"entities": [8025[8026"Adam Road",802790,802899,8029"LOC"8030]8031]8032}8033],8034[8035"Also, Kampong Chantek Bahru, off of Bukit Timah Road, was cleared to make way for the expressway.",8036{8037"entities": [8038[8039"Bukit Timah Road",804036,804152,8042"LOC"8043]8044]8045}8046],8047[8048"In January 1975, the section of the expressway between Jalan Eunos and Kallang Bahru was completed, and Jalan Kolam Bahru, between Kallang Bahru and Woodsville Circus, was improved to form a part of the expressway.",8049{8050"entities": [8051[8052"Jalan Eunos",805355,805466,8055"LOC"8056],8057[8058"Kallang Bahru",805971,806084,8061"LOC"8062],8063[8064"Kallang 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expressway between Upper Bukit Timah and Corporation Road was opened soon after on 31 January 1981 by Lee Yiok Seng, the Parliamentary Secretary of National Development at the time.",8187{8188"entities": [8189[8190"Bukit Timah",819144,819255,8193"LOC"8194],8195[8196"Corporation Road",819760,819876,8199"LOC"8200]8201]8202}8203],8204[8205"With the completion of two flyovers across Aljunied Road and Paya Lebar Road in June 1982\u2014three months ahead of schedule\u2014the PIE was fully opened.",8206{8207"entities": [8208[8209"Aljunied Road",821043,821156,8212"LOC"8213],8214[8215"Paya Lebar Road",821661,821776,8218"LOC"8219]8220]8221}8222],8223[8224"Impact and expansionsUpon its opening, the Pan Island Expressway had a positive impact on traffic flow in certain areas by alleviating traffic, as was reported by a preliminary Public Works Department study in October 1981.",8225{8226"entities": [8227[8228"Pan Island Expressway",822943,823064,8231"LOC"8232]8233]8234}8235],8236[8237"From 1983 to 1984, two lanes, one in each direction, were added to the 16.4-kilometre (10.2 mi) section of the expressway between Mount Pleasant Road and Jalan Boon Lay.",8238{8239"entities": [8240[8241"Mount Pleasant Road",8242130,8243149,8244"LOC"8245],8246[8247"Jalan Boon Lay",8248154,8249168,8250"LOC"8251]8252]8253}8254],8255[8256"To alleviate this, portions of the PIE, such as the Woodsville interchange and the intersection with the Central Expressway, were upgraded in May 1991 at a cost of $180 million.",8257{8258"entities": [8259[8260"the Central Expressway",8261101,8262123,8263"LOC"8264]8265]8266}8267],8268[8269"In addition, service roads were constructed along the expressway near Toa Payoh and at the Woodsville interchange.",8270{8271"entities": [8272[8273"Toa Payoh",827470,827579,8276"LOC"8277]8278]8279}8280],8281[8282"Work began on an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) extension of the expressway from Hong Kah Circle to Tuas in October 1991, with a northward realignment and extension of the expressway from Hong Kah Circle to Pioneer Road North.",8283{8284"entities": [8285[8286"Hong Kah",828771,828879,8289"LOC"8290],8291[8292"Tuas",829390,829494,8295"LOC"8296],8297[8298"Hong Kah",8299178,8300186,8301"LOC"8302],8303[8304"Pioneer Road North",8305197,8306215,8307"LOC"8308]8309]8310}8311],8312[8313"Intended to serve as a connection to the Jurong industrial estate and Jurong West, the extension cost $81.3 million and was opened in December 1993.As the amount of traffic using the KJE and PIE to the Jurong industrial estate increased, the Land Transport Authority upgraded the stretch of the PIE between Tengah Flyover and Tuas Road to a four-lane dual carriageway from the previous three lanes.",8314{8315"entities": [8316[8317"Jurong West",831870,831981,8320"LOC"8321],8322[8323"Land Transport Authority",8324242,8325266,8326"LOC"8327],8328[8329"Tengah",8330307,8331313,8332"LOC"8333],8334[8335"Tuas Road",8336326,8337335,8338"LOC"8339]8340]8341}8342],8343[8344"The work started in March 2004 and was finished in March 2006.Beginning in July 2011, the stretch of the PIE between Clementi Avenue 6 and Adam Road was widened; one lane was added to both sides of the expressway.",8345{8346"entities": [8347[8348"Clementi Avenue 6",8349117,8350134,8351"LOC"8352],8353[8354"Adam Road",8355139,8356148,8357"LOC"8358]8359]8360}8361],8362[8363"As well, the Eng Neo, Chantek and Anak Bukit Flyovers were structurally expanded.",8364{8365"entities": [8366[8367"Anak Bukit",836834,836944,8370"LOC"8371]8372]8373}8374],8375[8376"The widened portions were progressively opened to traffic from July 2013.List of exitsReferencesExternal links Media related to Pan Island Expressway at Wikimedia CommonsA list of PIE interchangesReview of the play \"Pan Island Expressway\"",8377{8378"entities": [8379[8380"Pan Island Expressway",8381128,8382149,8383"LOC"8384],8385[8386"Pan Island Expressway",8387216,8388237,8389"LOC"8390]8391]8392}8393]8394],8395[8396[8397"It is done through a three-tiered planning framework, consisting of a long-term plan to plot out Singapore's development over at least 50 years, a Master Plan for the medium term, and short-term plans, the first two of which are prepared by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the last by multiple agencies.",8398{8399"entities": [8400[8401"Urban Redevelopment Authority",8402245,8403274,8404"LOC"8405]8406]8407}8408],8409[8410"As a result, commercial houses and wharves grew disorderly along the banks of the Singapore River, a location known for its accessibility to trading boats.",8411{8412"entities": [8413[8414"Singapore River",841582,841697,8417"LOC"8418]8419]8420}8421],8422[8423"An area south of the Singapore River was set aside as a commercial and administrative centre, while the river's east bank, the 'Forbidden Hill' (Fort Canning Hill) and south-western tip was used for defence purposes.",8424{8425"entities": [8426[8427"Singapore River",842821,842936,8430"LOC"8431],8432[8433"Fort 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expectation that Singapore would grow gradually and was unsuited for the social and economic change, rapid population growth and the Central Area's expansion in the early 1960s.",8488{8489"entities": [8490[8491"the Central Area's",8492162,8493180,8494"LOC"8495]8496]8497}8498],8499[8500"The central area, about 2 kilometres north and south of the Singapore River, was marked to be redeveloped.",8501{8502"entities": [8503[8504"Singapore River",850560,850675,8507"LOC"8508]8509]8510}8511],8512[8513"Key infrastructure developments included the new international Changi Airport, a mass rapid transit system, and a new expressway system.",8514{8515"entities": [8516[8517"Changi Airport",851863,851977,8520"LOC"8521]8522]8523}8524],8525[8526"Key developments in the city core include Shenton Way (Singapore's Wall Street) and Orchard Road (a shopping belt for tourists and higher-income Singaporeans).",8527{8528"entities": [8529[8530"Shenton Way",853142,853253,8533"LOC"8534],8535[8536"Orchard 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city were also strategically conserved to be developed into a 'Civic District' in order to attract tourists and maintain Asian roots in the city.",8692{8693"entities": [8694[8695"Civic District",869685,869799,8698"LOC"8699]8700]8701}8702],8703[8704"This included plans to build housing in mature estates, in the new downtown at Marina South and at the western area of the island.",8705{8706"entities": [8707[8708"Marina South",870979,871091,8711"LOC"8712]8713]8714}8715],8716[8717"Green spaces would be expanded from 2000 to 4500 ha, with the opening of areas such as Pulau Ubin and the Central Catchment Reserve, which will be accessible by Park Connectors.",8718{8719"entities": [8720[8721"Pulau Ubin",872287,872397,8724"LOC"8725]8726]8727}8728],8729[8730"Three regional centres were also added to the mix, with Tampines, Jurong East and Woodlands supported by an expansive train network which provides links to places island-wide.",8731{8732"entities": 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Airport and the expansion of Changi Air Hub, will continue to be a gateway for Singapore to the rest of the world.",8826{8827"entities": [8828[8829"Jewel Changi Airport",883056,883176,8832"LOC"8833],8834[8835"Changi",883698,8837104,8838"LOC"8839]8840]8841}8842],8843[8844"An additional Changi East Urban District will join the current lifestyle-business clusters in the area, bringing more jobs to the East.",8845{8846"entities": [8847[8848"Changi",884914,885020,8851"LOC"8852],8853[8854"East",8855130,8856134,8857"LOC"8858]8859]8860}8861],8862[8863"Lastly, the Western Gateway will be anchored by the new Jurong Lake District (JLD), planned as the largest commercial node outside of the Central Business District, which is bolstered by its close proximity to world-class universities, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University.",8864{8865"entities": [8866[8867"Jurong Lake District",886856,886976,8870"LOC"8871],8872[8873"National University of 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Island for waste incineration and disposal, citing that landfill space will run out by 2035, the use of petroleum and natural gas as a source of energy and the petrochemical industries located on Jurong Island.",8915{8916"entities": [8917[8918"Semakau",8919127,8920134,8921"LOC"8922],8923[8924"Jurong Island",8925331,8926344,8927"LOC"8928]8929]8930}8931],8932[8933"In February 2021, a woodland reserve the size of 10 football fields just Northwest of Kranji was accidentally cleared for construction purposes, drawing intense criticism from Singapore's conservation groups.",8934{8935"entities": [8936[8937"Kranji",893886,893992,8940"LOC"8941]8942]8943}8944],8945[8946"Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1999 ISBN 981-04-1706-3About Us, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)Dale, O.J., Urban Planning in Singapore: The Transformation of a City. 1999, New York: Oxford University Press.",8947{8948"entities": [8949[8950"Urban Redevelopment Authority",89510,895229,8953"LOC"8954],8955[8956"Urban 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directly connected underground to the adjacent Downtown MRT station on the Downtown line, with link bridges to the East West line and North South line at Raffles Place station and the upcoming Shenton Way station on the Thomson-East Coast line.",9025{9026"entities": [9027[9028"Downtown",902967,903075,9031"LOC"9032],9033[9034"Downtown",903595,9036103,9037"LOC"9038],9039[9040"East West",9041135,9042144,9043"LOC"9044],9045[9046"North South",9047154,9048165,9049"LOC"9050],9051[9052"Raffles Place",9053174,9054187,9055"LOC"9056],9057[9058"Shenton Way",9059213,9060224,9061"LOC"9062],9063[9064"East Coast",9065248,9066258,9067"LOC"9068]9069]9070}9071],9072[9073"Guoco Midtown and Midtown IIGuoco Midtown, a mixed-use development by GuocoLand is currently under construction.",9074{9075"entities": [9076[9077"Guoco Midtown",90780,907913,9080"LOC"9081]9082]9083}9084],9085[9086"Located in the Beach Road area, the S$2.4 billion development will contain a 30-storey office block with flexible spaces, a 33-storey 219-unit residential block named Midtown Bay, and public spaces.",9087{9088"entities": [9089[9090"Beach Road",909115,909225,9093"LOC"9094],9095[9096"Midtown Bay",9097167,9098178,9099"LOC"9100]9101]9102}9103],9104[9105"It will also be integrated with the conserved Beach Road Police Station, to be fitted with shops.",9106{9107"entities": [9108[9109"Beach Road",911046,911156,9112"LOC"9113]9114]9115}9116],9117[9118"The development will be completed by the first half of 2022.In addition, with the successful purchase of the site at Tan Quee Lan Street which is located directly above Bugis MRT station and across the Guoco Midtown site, two 30-storey residential towers with more than 500 residential units as well as a public retail podium will be built by GuocoLand.",9119{9120"entities": [9121[9122"Tan Quee Lan Street",9123117,9124136,9125"LOC"9126],9127[9128"Bugis",9129169,9130174,9131"LOC"9132],9133[9134"Guoco Midtown",9135202,9136215,9137"LOC"9138]9139]9140}9141],9142[9143"The development will be integrated with the adjacent larger Guoco Midtown and bring about greater connectivity in the area.",9144{9145"entities": [9146[9147"Guoco Midtown",914860,914973,9150"LOC"9151]9152]9153}9154],9155[9156"This land acquisition will result in the combined site area to be 50% more than the existing Guoco Midtown, and is set to become one of the largest developments in the Central Business District (CBD).",9157{9158"entities": [9159[9160"Guoco Midtown",916193,9162106,9163"LOC"9164]9165]9166}9167],9168[9169"The project is named Guoco Midtown II, with the residential component named Midtown Modern.",9170{9171"entities": [9172[9173"Guoco Midtown",917421,917534,9176"LOC"9177]9178]9179}9180],9181[9182"Both developments will be connected underground with the entire development having an extensive pedestrian network to Bugis MRT station as well as the City Hall, Bugis, and Marina Centre districts.",9183{9184"entities": [9185[9186"Bugis",9187118,9188123,9189"LOC"9190],9191[9192"City Hall",9193151,9194160,9195"LOC"9196],9197[9198"Bugis",9199162,9200167,9201"LOC"9202],9203[9204"Marina Centre",9205173,9206186,9207"LOC"9208]9209]9210}9211],9212[9213"Perennial Business City (Former Big Box)Announced on 4 December 2020, the existing Big Box shopping mall situated in Jurong East has been acquired by Perennial Real Estate for redevelopment.",9214{9215"entities": [9216[9217"Big Box",921883,921990,9220"LOC"9221],9222[9223"Jurong East",9224117,9225128,9226"LOC"9227]9228]9229}9230],9231[9232"The zoning of the site has been changed to a business park where the former commercial warehouse space, Big Box, will be redeveloped into Perennial Business City.",9233{9234"entities": [9235[9236"Big Box",9237104,9238111,9239"LOC"9240],9241[9242"Perennial Business City",9243138,9244161,9245"LOC"9246]9247]9248}9249],9250[9251"It is expected to be completed in phases, beginning from the fourth quarter of 2021.Greater Southern WaterfrontPlans for a southern waterfront city were briefly announced in 2013 as part of a plan to consolidate port activities in Tuas.",9252{9253"entities": [9254[9255"Tuas",9256231,9257235,9258"LOC"9259]9260]9261}9262],9263[9264"These plans were elaborated as a Greater Southern Waterfront in 2019, a 2,000ha area with 30 km of coastline from Marina Bay to Pasir Panjang.",9265{9266"entities": [9267[9268"Greater Southern Waterfront",926933,927060,9271"LOC"9272],9273[9274"Marina Bay",9275114,9276124,9277"LOC"9278],9279[9280"Pasir Panjang",9281128,9282141,9283"LOC"9284]9285]9286}9287],9288[9289"They include the redevelopment of Keppel Club with 9,000 HDB and private homes.",9290{9291"entities": [9292[9293"Keppel Club",929434,929545,9296"LOC"9297]9298]9299}9300],9301[9302"Links to other nature areas will also be created to places like West Coast Park and East Coast Park, Rail Corridor and Sentosa.",9303{9304"entities": [9305[9306"West Coast Park",930764,930879,9309"LOC"9310],9311[9312"East 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nearby Tiong Bahru and Chip Bee Gardens.",9605{9606"entities": [9607[9608"Tiong Bahru",9609122,9610133,9611"LOC"9612],9613[9614"Chip Bee Gardens",9615138,9616154,9617"LOC"9618]9619]9620}9621],9622[9623"Community spaces will be split into four main compounds: Village Square, Village Green, Village Central, and the Village Deck.",9624{9625"entities": [9626[9627"Village Green",962873,962986,9630"LOC"9631],9632[9633"Village Central",963488,9635103,9636"LOC"9637],9638[9639"the Village Deck",9640109,9641125,9642"LOC"9643]9644]9645}9646],9647[9648"The residential component of One Holland Village is estimated to be completed by the end of 2024, while the commercial zone is estimated to be completed in mid-2022.Heart of Yew TeeAnnounced on 22 September 2019, the upcoming Heart of Yew Tee will house 68 two-room Flexi flats for seniors, a community club, a polyclinic, a kidney dialysis centre, and a hawker centre.",9649{9650"entities": [9651[9652"Holland 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Bukit Batok, the 169-unit development will be integrated with a hawker centre, activity centre, and a community garden.",9700{9701"entities": [9702[9703"Bukit Batok",970412,970523,9706"LOC"9707]9708]9709}9710],9711[9712"Construction for Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok is expected to be completed in 2024.Chill @ Chong PangChill @ Chong Pang is an upcoming 0.9-hectare community integrated development in Yishun, to be constructed on a site currently occupied by Chong Pang Community Club and Block 102 Yishun Avenue 5.",9713{9714"entities": [9715[9716"Bukit Batok",971735,971846,9719"LOC"9720],9721[9722"Yishun",9723183,9724189,9725"LOC"9726],9727[9728"Chong Pang Community Club",9729241,9730266,9731"LOC"9732],9733[9734"102 Yishun Avenue 5",9735277,9736296,9737"LOC"9738]9739]9740}9741],9742[9743"The adjacent Chong Pang Market and Food Centre will be relocated to the new development when completed.",9744{9745"entities": [9746[9747"Food 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[9778[9779"Fort Canning",9780181,9781193,9782"LOC"9783]9784]9785}9786],9787[9788"Renovations are currently underway with the move expected to be completed by 2021.Transformation of Orchard RoadAnnounced on 30 January 2019, the 2.4 km Orchard Road will be revamped and rejuvenated with unique experiences and offerings across four sub-precincts namely Tanglin, Orchard, Somerset, and Dhoby Ghaut.",9789{9790"entities": [9791[9792"Orchard",9793100,9794107,9795"LOC"9796],9797[9798"Orchard Road",9799153,9800165,9801"LOC"9802],9803[9804"Tanglin",9805270,9806277,9807"LOC"9808],9809[9810"Orchard",9811279,9812286,9813"LOC"9814],9815[9816"Somerset",9817288,9818296,9819"LOC"9820],9821[9822"Dhoby Ghaut",9823302,9824313,9825"LOC"9826]9827]9828}9829],9830[9831"Tanglin will primarily be an arts and artisanal mixed-use neighbourhood.",9832{9833"entities": [9834[9835"Tanglin",98360,98377,9838"LOC"9839]9840]9841}9842],9843[9844"For example, the conserved Tudor Court is planned to house more arts, cultural, and lifestyle offerings, while the covered canal is proposed to be turned into a courtyard for public art and outdoor dining.",9845{9846"entities": [9847[9848"Tudor Court",984927,985038,9851"LOC"9852]9853]9854}9855],9856[9857"The neighbourhood will be mainly served by the upcoming Orchard Boulevard MRT station.",9858{9859"entities": [9860[9861"Orchard Boulevard",986256,986373,9864"LOC"9865]9866]9867}9868],9869[9870"In Orchard, more mixed-use developments will be constructed on empty plots of land along Orchard Boulevard above Orchard MRT station.",9871{9872"entities": [9873[9874"Orchard",98753,987610,9877"LOC"9878],9879[9880"Orchard Boulevard",988189,9882106,9883"LOC"9884],9885[9886"Orchard",9887113,9888120,9889"LOC"9890]9891]9892}9893],9894[9895"To enhance pedestrian connectivity, side streets will be redeveloped while elevated link bridges are planned to be built at the junctions of Orchard Road and Patterson Road.",9896{9897"entities": [9898[9899"Orchard 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[9943[9944"Istana",9945100,9946106,9947"LOC"9948],9949[9950"Dhoby Ghaut",9951116,9952127,9953"LOC"9954],9955[9956"Plaza Singapura",9957167,9958182,9959"LOC"9960]9961]9962}9963],9964[9965"The 1.3-hectare Istana Park is proposed to be expanded and redesigned, featuring an orchid-themed garden and a rustic nature play garden with water play areas.",9966{9967"entities": [9968[9969"Istana",997016,997122,9972"LOC"9973]9974]9975}9976],9977[9978"This proposal would result in a realignment of Orchard Road from The Istana to SMA House.",9979{9980"entities": [9981[9982"Orchard Road",998347,998459,9985"LOC"9986],9987[9988"Istana",998969,999075,9991"LOC"9992],9993[9994"SMA House",999579,999688,9997"LOC"9998]9999]10000}10001],10002[10003"The Istana Park would also be better integrated with the Istana's entrance and commercial developments in its surrounding with roads that include use by pedestrians.",10004{10005"entities": 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it will be a modern interpretation of street markets with trendy bites, quirky gifts, and trending fashion accessories.",10079{10080"entities": [10081[10082"Bugis",1008312,1008417,10085"LOC"10086]10087]10088}10089],10090[10091"Redevelopment of Shaw TowerAs one of the older buildings in the Beach Road / Ophir-Rochor Corridor, the 42-year-old Shaw Tower will be redeveloped into a 35-storey Grade A office and retail tower as part of the rejuvenation of the area.",10092{10093"entities": [10094[10095"Beach Road",1009664,1009774,10098"LOC"10099],10100[10101"Rochor",1010283,1010389,10104"LOC"10105]10106]10107}10108],10109[10110"When completed, the development will be linked-up with adjacent Guoco Midtown and surrounding developments.",10111{10112"entities": [10113[10114"Guoco Midtown",1011564,1011677,10117"LOC"10118]10119]10120}10121],10122[10123"The redevelopment is planned to have its construction synchronised with Guoco Midtown's to minimise disruption in the area and ensure that both buildings will be ready at the same time.",10124{10125"entities": [10126[10127"Guoco Midtown",1012872,1012985,10130"LOC"10131]10132]10133}10134],10135[10136"The new Shaw Tower is scheduled to be completed by 2023.Redevelopment of Pan Pacific OrchardClosed for redevelopment in April 2018, the 23-storey Pan Pacific Orchard will feature four levels of soaring gardens.",10137{10138"entities": [10139[10140"Orchard",10141158,10142165,10143"LOC"10144]10145]10146}10147],10148[10149"Mandarin Orchard SingaporeCurrently undergoing major refurbishment works costing approximately S$90 million, Mandarin Orchard Singapore will be rebranded as Hilton Singapore Orchard when works are completed by end-2021 and relaunched in 2022.",10150{10151"entities": [10152[10153"Orchard",101549,1015516,10156"LOC"10157],10158[10159"Mandarin Orchard Singapore",10160109,10161135,10162"LOC"10163],10164[10165"Hilton 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developed into a distinctive waterfront landmark and offer seamless connections between the two attractions of Fort Canning Park and Singapore River.",10282{10283"entities": [10284[10285"Fort Canning",10286140,10287152,10288"LOC"10289],10290[10291"Singapore River",10292162,10293177,10294"LOC"10295]10296]10297}10298],10299[10300"To be developed by JTC, it will be located near NTU, Tengah and CleanTech Park, and the first phase will be completed by 2022.Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation CentreHyundai Motor announced on 31 March 2020 that it will be building a 28,000 square-metre open innovation lab in the JID, named Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Centre, to develop future mobility technologies for expansion into other markets.",10301{10302"entities": [10303[10304"Tengah",1030553,1030659,10307"LOC"10308]10309]10310}10311],10312[10313"The lab is expected to be completed by the second half of 2022.Punggol Digital District (PDD)First announced in the 2015 National Day Rally and 2017 Singapore Budget, the 50-hectare Punggol Digital District (PDD) will be Singapore's first enterprise district, with JTC being the master developer.",10314{10315"entities": [10316[10317"Digital District",1031871,1031987,10320"LOC"10321],10322[10323"Punggol",10324182,10325189,10326"LOC"10327]10328]10329}10330],10331[10332"Located in Punggol North, it will house a business park comprising digital and cybersecurity industries, as well as the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) new permanent campus in Punggol.",10333{10334"entities": [10335[10336"Punggol",1033711,1033818,10339"LOC"10340],10341[10342"Punggol",10343184,10344191,10345"LOC"10346]10347]10348}10349],10350[10351"It will create approximately 28,000 new jobs and offer Punggol residents additional dining, leisure, and retail spots.",10352{10353"entities": [10354[10355"Punggol",1035655,1035762,10358"LOC"10359]10360]10361}10362],10363[10364"Campus Boulevard will be an 800-metre street for pedestrians lined with retail shops and F&B 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\"fly-ferry\" connections between Changi Airport Terminal 5 and Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal due to their close proximity to one another.",10591{10592"entities": [10593[10594"Changi Airport",10595146,10596160,10597"LOC"10598],10599[10600"Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal",10601176,10602202,10603"LOC"10604]10605]10606}10607],10608[10609"The future Changi East Urban District, situated between the upcoming Changi Airport Terminal 5 and the existing Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, will house offices, smart work centres, conference rooms and halls, hotels, and serviced apartments in landscaped public spaces.",10610{10611"entities": [10612[10613"Changi",1061411,1061517,10616"LOC"10617],10618[10619"Changi Airport",1062069,1062183,10622"LOC"10623],10624[10625"Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal",10626112,10627138,10628"LOC"10629]10630]10631}10632],10633[10634"Labrador underground substationSet to be the first large-scale underground electrical substation in Southeast Asia when completed, the 230,000-volt Labrador underground substation will be able to power up to eight towns nearby such as Pasir Panjang and Clementi.",10635{10636"entities": [10637[10638"Southeast Asia",10639100,10640114,10641"LOC"10642],10643[10644"Pasir Panjang",10645235,10646248,10647"LOC"10648],10649[10650"Clementi",10651253,10652261,10653"LOC"10654]10655]10656}10657],10658[10659"Both the substation and commercial building are scheduled to be completed in 2024.Tuas NexusCurrently under construction at a site next to the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant in Tuas View Basin, Tuas Nexus is an integrated waste management facility.",10660{10661"entities": [10662[10663"Tuas",10664143,10665147,10666"LOC"10667],10668[10669"Tuas View",10670175,10671184,10672"LOC"10673],10674[10675"Tuas",10676192,10677196,10678"LOC"10679]10680]10681}10682],10683[10684"Tuas Nexus will also help to expand the lifespan of Semakau Landfill as it allows incineration bottom ash to be extracted from waste.",10685{10686"entities": 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Central Zone will house strategic industries such as logistics, precision engineering, info-communications and media, electronics, clean energy and biomedical, while the Southern Zone will be set aside for new modern industrial complexes to house the existing industrial enterprises.",10793{10794"entities": [10795[10796"Central Zone",1079717,1079829,10799"LOC"10800],10801[10802"Southern Zone",10803187,10804200,10805"LOC"10806]10807]10808}10809],10810[10811"Bedok Food City will house the factories that are in the food industry, while Defu Industrial City will house factories in the general industries.",10812{10813"entities": [10814[10815"Bedok",108160,108175,10818"LOC"10819]10820]10821}10822],10823[10824"ResidentialTengah New TownThe Tengah New Town is a 700ha development that will integrate nature in it.",10825{10826"entities": [10827[10828"Tengah",1082930,1083036,10831"LOC"10832]10833]10834}10835],10836[10837"The first flats were launched on 13 November 2018.Punggol 21Punggol 21 is a development initiative that plans to develop the mostly undeveloped town of Punggol into a residential new town.",10838{10839"entities": [10840[10841"Punggol",10842152,10843159,10844"LOC"10845]10846]10847}10848],10849[10850"Currently, the southern parts of Punggol are developed, mostly with HDB flats.",10851{10852"entities": [10853[10854"Punggol",1085533,1085640,10857"LOC"10858]10859]10860}10861],10862[10863"A man-made canal called Punggol Waterway was built, connecting the Serangoon Reservoir and Punggol Reservoir.",10864{10865"entities": [10866[10867"Punggol",1086824,1086931,10870"LOC"10871],10872[10873"Serangoon",1087467,1087576,10876"LOC"10877],10878[10879"Punggol",1088091,1088198,10882"LOC"10883]10884]10885}10886],10887[10888"There will be recreation clubs, community centres, sports clubs, polyclinics and many others, attracting many people to live and visit Punggol.",10889{10890"entities": 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will comprise approximately 4,000 private residential units, primarily served by Lavender MRT station, Kallang MRT station, and Bendemeer MRT station.",10953{10954"entities": [10955[10956"Lavender",1095790,1095898,10959"LOC"10960],10961[10962"Kallang",10963112,10964119,10965"LOC"10966],10967[10968"Bendemeer",10969137,10970146,10971"LOC"10972]10973]10974}10975],10976[10977"Kallang Riverside Park will also be redeveloped into a waterfront park as part of the plan.",10978{10979"entities": [10980[10981"Kallang Riverside",109820,1098317,10984"LOC"10985]10986]10987}10988],10989[10990"BayshoreFirst announced on 16 October 2017, the new 60-hectare Bayshore district, located adjacent to East Coast Park, will comprise more than 10,000 Housing and Development Board (HDB) and private residential units.",10991{10992"entities": [10993[10994"Bayshore",1099563,1099671,10997"LOC"10998],10999[11000"East Coast Park",11001102,11002117,11003"LOC"11004]11005]11006}11007],11008[11009"The district will also feature an integrated transport hub at Bedok South MRT station.",11010{11011"entities": [11012[11013"Bedok South",1101462,1101573,11016"LOC"11017]11018]11019}11020],11021[11022"The district will be launched for development after 2024, when Bayshore MRT station and Bedok South MRT station are operational.",11023{11024"entities": [11025[11026"Bayshore",1102763,1102871,11029"LOC"11030],11031[11032"Bedok South",1103388,1103499,11035"LOC"11036]11037]11038}11039],11040[11041"The precinct is located near King Albert Park MRT station and the Rail Corridor.",11042{11043"entities": [11044[11045"King Albert Park",1104629,1104745,11048"LOC"11049]11050]11051}11052],11053[11054"The precinct will begin to be developed from 2021.Marina SouthFirst announced as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan 2014, the future 21.5-hectare Marina South precinct will house over 9,000 private residential units built next to Gardens by the Bay.",11055{11056"entities": [11057[11058"Urban 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[11152[11153"Bidadari",11154447,11155455,11156"LOC"11157],11158[11159"Serangoon",11160500,11161509,11162"LOC"11163]11164]11165}11166],11167[11168"It consists of four housing zones namely Alkaff District, Woodleigh District, Park Edge District, and Bartley Heights District.",11169{11170"entities": [11171[11172"Alkaff District",1117341,1117456,11175"LOC"11176],11177[11178"Woodleigh",1117958,1118067,11181"LOC"11182],11183[11184"Bartley",11185102,11186109,11187"LOC"11188]11189]11190}11191],11192[11193"The estate will feature a 10-hectare Bidadari Park housing a new Alkaff Lake, a 700-metre heritage walk, experiential trials, a Memorial Garden and a children play area named Adventure Playwoods.",11194{11195"entities": [11196[11197"Bidadari",1119837,1119945,11200"LOC"11201]11202]11203}11204],11205[11206"There will also be a tree-lined \"greenway\" along Bidadari Park Drive and through the entire estate, named Bidadari Greenway, for pedestrians and cyclists.",11207{11208"entities": 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[11272[11273"Alkaff Vista",11274125,11275137,11276"LOC"11277]11278]11279}11280],11281[11282"Tampines NorthFirst announced on 29 August 2013, Tampines North is a new 240-hectare residential estate in the existing Tampines town.",11283{11284"entities": [11285[11286"Tampines",112870,112888,11289"LOC"11290],11291[11292"Tampines North",1129349,1129463,11295"LOC"11296],11297[11298"Tampines",11299120,11300128,11301"LOC"11302]11303]11304}11305],11306[11307"It consists of four housing zones namely Park West District, Green Walk District, Park East District, and Boulevard District.",11308{11309"entities": [11310[11311"Green Walk District",1131261,1131380,11314"LOC"11315],11316[11317"Park East",1131882,1131991,11320"LOC"11321],11322[11323"Boulevard",11324106,11325115,11326"LOC"11327]11328]11329}11330],11331[11332"Boulevard Park will run through the entire estate, connecting residents from Sun Plaza Park to Sungei Api Api, while Quary Park will feature a sand quarry pond, inspired by the town's history.",11333{11334"entities": [11335[11336"Boulevard",113370,113389,11339"LOC"11340],11341[11342"Sun Plaza",1134377,1134486,11345"LOC"11346]11347]11348}11349],11350[11351"A landmark bridge will be built to link Quarry Park to Sun Plaza Park and Boulevard Park, seamlessly integrating the new estate into the existing town.",11352{11353"entities": [11354[11355"Sun Plaza",1135655,1135764,11358"LOC"11359],11360[11361"Boulevard",1136274,1136383,11364"LOC"11365]11366]11367}11368],11369[11370"Aside from the new bus interchange, the estate will also be served by the future Tampines North MRT station.",11371{11372"entities": [11373[11374"Tampines North",1137581,1137695,11377"LOC"11378]11379]11380}11381],11382[11383"The estate was launched in 2014 with its first Build-to-Order (BTO) housing project named Tampines GreenRidges.",11384{11385"entities": [11386[11387"Tampines",1138890,1138998,11390"LOC"11391]11392]11393}11394],11395[11396"Most of the reclamation will be done at Tekong and Tuas islands, with additional reclamation points beyond 2030 including Marina East, Changi East, and Pasir Ris.",11397{11398"entities": [11399[11400"Tuas",1140151,1140255,11403"LOC"11404],11405[11406"Marina East",11407122,11408133,11409"LOC"11410],11411[11412"Changi",11413135,11414141,11415"LOC"11416],11417[11418"Pasir Ris",11419152,11420161,11421"LOC"11422]11423]11424}11425],11426[11427"Singapore 2030 is part of the Land Use Plan to develop the mostly parts such as Tampines North (expansion), Tengah and Bidadari.",11428{11429"entities": [11430[11431"Tampines North",1143280,1143394,11434"LOC"11435],11436[11437"Tengah",11438108,11439114,11440"LOC"11441],11442[11443"Bidadari",11444119,11445127,11446"LOC"11447]11448]11449}11450],11451[11452"There are ongoing projects such as 100,000 HDB flats to be built until 2030, followed by Bukit Brown, and somehow post-2030 plans will consist of Paya Lebar Airbase and Southern Waterfront City.",11453{11454"entities": [11455[11456"Paya 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residential towers, housing 455 units by the Singapore River.",11517{11518"entities": [11519[11520"Singapore River",11521131,11522146,11523"LOC"11524]11525]11526}11527],11528[11529"The site was the last available Government Land Sales (GLS) site along the prime stretch of the Singapore River.",11530{11531"entities": [11532[11533"Singapore River",1153496,11535111,11536"LOC"11537]11538]11539}11540],11541[11542"At 36 storeys, Riviere is set to become the new landmark in the Robertson Quay area, as most of the surrounding residential developments are capped at 10 storeys.",11543{11544"entities": [11545[11546"Robertson Quay",1154764,1154878,11549"LOC"11550]11551]11552}11553],11554[11555"The development is expected to be completed by 2023.The Reef at King's DockDeveloped by Mapletree and Keppel Land, The Reef at King's Dock is a 429-unit condominium currently being built at Keppel Bay in Harbourfront.",11556{11557"entities": [11558[11559"The 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project near Changi Airport designed to complement the upcoming Cross Island MRT line and future Changi Airport Terminal 5, the Changi Northern and Southern Corridor includes the widening of existing roads, building of new roads, a new viaduct, and erecting new cycling paths.",11645{11646"entities": [11647[11648"Changi",116490,116506,11651"LOC"11652],11653[11654"Southern CorridorA",1165520,1165638,11657"LOC"11658],11659[11660"Changi Airport",1166176,1166290,11663"LOC"11664],11665[11666"Cross Island",11667127,11668139,11669"LOC"11670],11671[11672"Changi Airport",11673160,11674174,11675"LOC"11676],11677[11678"Changi",11679191,11680197,11681"LOC"11682],11683[11684"Southern Corridor",11685211,11686228,11687"LOC"11688]11689]11690}11691],11692[11693"Land acquisitions affecting parts of the Laguna National Golf and Country Club and three JTC Corporation plots will also take place as part of the Changi Southern Corridor construction.",11694{11695"entities": [11696[11697"Changi",11698147,11699153,11700"LOC"11701]11702]11703}11704],11705[11706"The Changi Northern Corridor consists of a new viaduct being built along Loyang Avenue, between Tampines Expressway (TPE) and Loyang Way.",11707{11708"entities": [11709[11710"Changi",117114,1171210,11713"LOC"11714],11715[11716"Loyang Avenue",1171773,1171886,11719"LOC"11720],11721[11722"Tampines",1172396,11724104,11725"LOC"11726],11727[11728"Loyang Way",11729126,11730136,11731"LOC"11732]11733]11734}11735],11736[11737"Loyang Avenue will also have new bus lanes as well as cycling paths along the surrounding roads connected to the existing Park Connector Network (PCN).",11738{11739"entities": [11740[11741"Loyang Avenue",117420,1174313,11744"LOC"11745]11746]11747}11748],11749[11750"Most of the work will be completed by 2026, with the remainder by 2029, in conjunction with the Cross Island MRT line stations in the surrounding area.",11751{11752"entities": [11753[11754"Cross 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Villa MRT station on the Circle line is currently being conducted.",11808{11809"entities": [11810[11811"West Coast",1181214,1181324,11814"LOC"11815],11816[11817"Tengah",1181826,1181932,11820"LOC"11821],11822[11823"Choa Chu Kang",1182437,1182550,11826"LOC"11827],11828[11829"West Coast",11830135,11831145,11832"LOC"11833],11834[11835"Pandan",11836161,11837167,11838"LOC"11839],11840[11841"Haw Par Villa",11842193,11843206,11844"LOC"11845]11846]11847}11848],11849[11850"The first phase of the Cross Island MRT line will be completed by 2030, spanning 29 km (18 miles) from Changi, Loyang, Pasir Ris, Defu, Hougang, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan with 12 stations.",11851{11852"entities": [11853[11854"Cross Island",1185523,1185635,11857"LOC"11858],11859[11860"Changi",11861103,11862109,11863"LOC"11864],11865[11866"Pasir Ris",11867119,11868128,11869"LOC"11870],11871[11872"Hougang",11873136,11874143,11875"LOC"11876],11877[11878"Ang Mo 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Coast MRT line Mandai Depot, the RTS link depot will be relocated to Johor Bahru instead.",11944{11945"entities": [11946[11947"East Coast",1194847,1194957,11950"LOC"11951],11952[11953"Mandai",1195467,1195573,11956"LOC"11957]11958]11959}11960],11961[11962"Furthermore, the RTS link will be an independent Light Rail Transit (LRT) system rather than using the existing Thomson-East Coast MRT line's system as proposed initially.",11963{11964"entities": [11965[11966"East Coast",11967120,11968130,11969"LOC"11970]11971]11972}11973],11974[11975"Construction of the RTS Link Woodlands North station has begun on 22 January 2021.",11976{11977"entities": [11978[11979"Woodlands North",1198029,1198144,11982"LOC"11983]11984]11985}11986],11987[11988"The station, to be constructed underground, will feature an underground link to the CIQ building and connected via an underground concourse to the existing Woodlands North MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast MRT line.",11989{11990"entities": [11991[11992"Woodlands North",11993156,11994171,11995"LOC"11996],11997[11998"East Coast",11999199,12000209,12001"LOC"12002]12003]12004}12005],12006[12007"Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6)To be completed by 2026, the 4 km (2.5 mi) extension will run from Marina Bay through Keppel, ending at HarbourFront and will close the gap between the Harbourfront and Marina Bay stations, so that the Circle Line is fully orbital.",12008{12009"entities": [12010[12011"Marina Bay",1201293,12013103,12014"LOC"12015],12016[12017"HarbourFront",12018130,12019142,12020"LOC"12021],12022[12023"Harbourfront",12024178,12025190,12026"LOC"12027],12028[12029"Marina Bay",12030195,12031205,12032"LOC"12033]12034]12035}12036],12037[12038"This extension will see the addition of three new stations: Keppel, Cantonment, and Prince Edward Road.",12039{12040"entities": [12041[12042"Prince Edward Road",1204384,12044102,12045"LOC"12046]12047]12048}12049],12050[12051"Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTLe)To be completed by 2024, the extension will run from Expo and through East Coast area, from Xilin to Sungei Bedok.",12052{12053"entities": [12054[12055"Downtown",120560,120578,12058"LOC"12059],12060[12061"Expo",1206285,1206389,12064"LOC"12065],12066[12067"East Coast",12068102,12069112,12070"LOC"12071],12072[12073"Xilin",12074124,12075129,12076"LOC"12077],12078[12079"Bedok",12080140,12081145,12082"LOC"12083]12084]12085}12086],12087[12088"This extension will see the addition of two new stations: Xilin and Sungei Bedok, with the latter being an interchange with the Thomson-East Coast line.",12089{12090"entities": [12091[12092"Xilin",1209358,1209463,12095"LOC"12096],12097[12098"Bedok",1209975,1210080,12101"LOC"12102],12103[12104"East Coast",12105136,12106146,12107"LOC"12108]12109]12110}12111],12112[12113"The single station extension will span 1.6 km (1 mi) and will serve the future Punggol North area.",12114{12115"entities": [12116[12117"Punggol",1211879,1211986,12120"LOC"12121]12122]12123}12124],12125[12126"The station is tentatively called Punggol Coast MRT station.",12127{12128"entities": [12129[12130"Punggol",1213134,1213241,12133"LOC"12134]12135]12136}12137],12138[12139"Hume MRT Station (DT4)Initially built as a \"shell station\" as part of the Downtown line Phase 2, Hume MRT Station (DT4), located between Beauty World MRT station and Hillview MRT station, will be opened by 2025 when the surrounding areas of Upper Bukit Timah and Hume Avenue are built up with new developments.",12140{12141"entities": [12142[12143"Downtown",1214474,1214582,12146"LOC"12147],12148[12149"Beauty World",12150137,12151149,12152"LOC"12153],12154[12155"Hillview",12156166,12157174,12158"LOC"12159],12160[12161"Bukit Timah",12162247,12163258,12164"LOC"12165],12166[12167"Hume Avenue",12168263,12169274,12170"LOC"12171]12172]12173}12174],12175[12176"The station has since started construction on 28 February 2021.Jurong East Integrated Transport HubSet to begin construction in the second quarter of 2021, the upcoming Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub will house community and civic institutions, a 27-storey office tower, and the new Jurong East Bus Interchange.",12177{12178"entities": [12179[12180"Jurong East",12181169,12182180,12183"LOC"12184],12185[12186"Jurong East",12187289,12188300,12189"LOC"12190]12191]12192}12193],12194[12195"Situated at Jurong East MRT station, the integrated transport hub will provide direct connectivity and more convenient transfers between the North South line, East West line, and the upcoming Jurong Region line.",12196{12197"entities": [12198[12199"Jurong East",1220012,1220123,12202"LOC"12203],12204[12205"North South",12206141,12207152,12208"LOC"12209],12210[12211"East West",12212159,12213168,12214"LOC"12215],12216[12217"Jurong Region",12218192,12219205,12220"LOC"12221]12222]12223}12224],12225[12226"PortThe S$20 billion Tuas Mega Port started its first phase of construction in 2016, with the second phase in 2019.",12227{12228"entities": [12229[12230"Tuas",1223121,1223225,12233"LOC"12234]12235]12236}12237],12238[12239"To be opened in four stages from 2021, the port will consolidate all existing port operations at Tanjong Pagar, Pasir Panjang, Keppel, and Pulau Brani, and centralise it in the Tuas Terminal from 2027.",12240{12241"entities": [12242[12243"Tanjong Pagar",1224497,12245110,12246"LOC"12247],12248[12249"Pasir Panjang",12250112,12251125,12252"LOC"12253],12254[12255"Tuas",12256177,12257181,12258"LOC"12259]12260]12261}12262],12263[12264"Approximately twice the size of Ang Mo Kio town, when fully operational in 2040, the Tuas Mega Port will be the world's largest fully automated terminal, with features such as automated wharf and yard functions, and fully-electric automated guided vehicles to carry out its key operations.",12265{12266"entities": [12267[12268"Ang Mo Kio",1226932,1227042,12271"LOC"12272],12273[12274"Tuas",1227585,1227689,12277"LOC"12278]12279]12280}12281],12282[12283"The area will be partly opened for public use and its accessibility will be greatly improved if plans for the Tuas South MRT Extension on the East West line come into fruition.",12284{12285"entities": [12286[12287"Tuas",12288110,12289114,12290"LOC"12291],12292[12293"East West",12294142,12295151,12296"LOC"12297]12298]12299}12300],12301[12302"Integrated Train Testing Centre (ITTC)The first in Southeast Asia, the upcoming 50-hectare Integrated Train Testing Centre (ITTC) will be equipped to test the rail systems of Singapore 24/7, without causing any disruptions to regular passenger services.",12303{12304"entities": [12305[12306"Southeast Asia",1230751,1230865,12309"LOC"12310]12311]12312}12313],12314[12315"The centre, located at the former Raffles Country Club in Tuas, will begin operations in phases, with the first phase to be completed by end-2022 to receive new trains and test systems for the Circle line Stage 6.",12316{12317"entities": [12318[12319"Tuas",1232058,1232162,12322"LOC"12323]12324]12325}12326],12327[12328"It is expected to be fully operational by 2024.East Coast Integrated DepotTo be the first in the world to integrate three train depots and a bus depot within a single site when completed, the upcoming S$3.2 billion East Coast Integrated Depot will occupy approximately 36 hectares of land.",12329{12330"entities": [12331[12332"East Coast",12333215,12334225,12335"LOC"12336]12337]12338}12339],12340[12341"The Downtown line depot will be located underground, followed by the Thomson-East Coast line depot on ground level and the East West line depot on the level above it.",12342{12343"entities": [12344[12345"Downtown",123464,1234712,12348"LOC"12349],12350[12351"East Coast",1235277,1235387,12354"LOC"12355],12356[12357"East West",12358123,12359132,12360"LOC"12361]12362]12363}12364],12365[12366"Two new stations will be added on the North South line.",12367{12368"entities": [12369[12370"North 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Thomson-East Coast line will also be extended, with an additional MRT station serving the future Changi Airport Terminal 5.",12506{12507"entities": [12508[12509"East Coast",1251012,1251122,12512"LOC"12513],12514[12515"Changi Airport",12516101,12517115,12518"LOC"12519]12520]12521}12522],12523[12524"The current East West line branch from Tanah Merah MRT station to Changi Airport MRT station will also be converted and linked up as part of the Thomson-East Coast line extension.",12525{12526"entities": [12527[12528"East West",1252912,1253021,12531"LOC"12532],12533[12534"Tanah Merah",1253539,1253650,12537"LOC"12538],12539[12540"Changi Airport",1254166,1254280,12543"LOC"12544],12545[12546"East Coast",12547153,12548163,12549"LOC"12550]12551]12552}12553],12554[12555"If feasible, it will run between Woodlands and the future Greater Southern Waterfront, serving parts of Sembawang, Sengkang, Serangoon North, Whampoa, and Kallang along the way.",12556{12557"entities": 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[12676[12677"Sengkang",1267869,1267977,12680"LOC"12681],12682[12683"Land Transport Authority",12684100,12685124,12686"LOC"12687],12688[12689"Sengkang",12690145,12691153,12692"LOC"12693],12694[12695"Sengkang",12696192,12697200,12698"LOC"12699],12700[12701"Punggol",12702205,12703212,12704"LOC"12705]12706]12707}12708],12709[12710"Situated above the North East MRT line's depot, the expansion will include a new train stabling area, a maintenance workshop, and three new traction power stations.",12711{12712"entities": [12713[12714"the North East MRT",1271515,1271633,12717"LOC"12718]12719]12720}12721],12722[12723"Construction is expected to start at the end of 2021 and completed by 2027.Upgrading and Expansion of Changi Airport Terminal 2Currently closed partially for improvement works, Changi Airport Terminal 2 will be upgraded on a large-scale to handle up to 5 million more passengers a year.",12724{12725"entities": [12726[12727"Changi 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Block, SGH Elective Care Centre, a new National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS), and a new National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS).",12775{12776"entities": [12777[12778"Outram Community Hospital",1277964,1278089,12781"LOC"12782],12783[12784"National Dental Centre",12785155,12786177,12787"LOC"12788],12789[12790"National Cancer Centre Singapore",12791206,12792238,12793"LOC"12794]12795]12796}12797],12798[12799"To improve accessibility and convenience for patients and visitors, facilities with high patient volume such as the new NDCS and NCCS and the new SGH complex will be relocated closer to Outram Park MRT Station.",12800{12801"entities": [12802[12803"Outram Park MRT Station",12804186,12805209,12806"LOC"12807]12808]12809}12810],12811[12812"Health City NovenaUnveiled on 30 August 2013, the 17-hectare Health City Novena is an upcoming integrated healthcare complex that will physically link up 10 buildings including, the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), a medical school, and public and volunteer healthcare facilities in the area.",12813{12814"entities": [12815[12816"Novena",1281773,1281879,12819"LOC"12820],12821[12822"Tan Tock Seng Hospital",12823182,12824204,12825"LOC"12826]12827]12828}12829],12830[12831"The master plan includes an Ambulatory Centre at TTSH, the already-completed National Centre for Infectious Disease (NCID), an expanded National Skin Centre and National Healthcare Group headquarters, and a new Integrated Intermediate Care Hub (IICH) comprising Dover Park Hospice and a community hospital that will be connected to TTSH and Ren Ci Hospital for seamless patient transfers.",12832{12833"entities": [12834[12835"National Skin Centre",12836136,12837156,12838"LOC"12839],12840[12841"National Healthcare Group",12842161,12843186,12844"LOC"12845],12846[12847"Dover Park Hospice",12848262,12849280,12850"LOC"12851]12852]12853}12854],12855[12856"Other than offering a full range of holistic care experiences, Health City Novena will also encompass health services, research and education, commercial, leisure, and public spaces.",12857{12858"entities": [12859[12860"Novena",1286175,1286281,12863"LOC"12864]12865]12866}12867],12868[12869"The entire development is expected to be completed by 2030.Woodlands Health CampusBroken-ground on 18 April 2017, the 7.66-hectare Woodlands Health Campus is an upcoming 1,800-bed healthcare facility in Woodlands to be managed by the National Healthcare Group.",12870{12871"entities": [12872[12873"Woodlands",12874131,12875140,12876"LOC"12877],12878[12879"Woodlands",12880203,12881212,12882"LOC"12883],12884[12885"National Healthcare Group",12886234,12887259,12888"LOC"12889]12890]12891}12892],12893[12894"There will also be Therapeutic Gardens in between the healthcare blocks.",12895{12896"entities": [12897[12898"Therapeutic Gardens",1289919,1290038,12901"LOC"12902]12903]12904}12905],12906[12907"The campus, within walking distance to Woodlands South MRT station, is expected to be completed and opened in phases from 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house more spaces for trials on new care models.",12966{12967"entities": [12968[12969"Queensway",1297060,1297169,12972"LOC"12973]12974]12975}12976],12977[12978"The first phase of redevelopment is estimated to be completed by 2030.New integrated hospital in Bedok NorthAnnounced on 5 March 2020, there will be a new integrated hospital in the east of Singapore to ease the load on the existing Changi General Hospital (CGH) - currently the only hospital in the east.",12979{12980"entities": [12981[12982"Bedok",1298397,12984102,12985"LOC"12986],12987[12988"Changi General Hospital",12989233,12990256,12991"LOC"12992]12993]12994}12995],12996[12997"Scheduled to be operational by 2030, the integrated hospital will be located next to Bedok North MRT station.",12998{12999"entities": [13000[13001"Bedok North",1300285,1300396,13004"LOC"13005]13006]13007}13008],13009[13010"The special village will be built on a site in Gibraltar Crescent near Sembawang Park.",13011{13012"entities": 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at Dover and five satellite campuses in polytechnics across the island.",13068{13069"entities": [13070[13071"Dover",1307257,1307362,13074"LOC"13075]13076]13077}13078],13079[13080"The new 91,000 square-metre centralised campus in Punggol will have a capacity of up to 12,000 students.",13081{13082"entities": [13083[13084"Punggol",1308550,1308657,13087"LOC"13088]13089]13090}13091],13092[13093"The entire development will be the first university in South-east Asia to have a multi-energy micro grid network that draws energy from various sources.",13094{13095"entities": [13096[13097"Asia",1309866,1309970,13100"LOC"13101]13102]13103}13104],13105[13106"Aside from a market village and a foodcourt facing the waterfront, 1.7 hectares of an existing forest along Punggol Road will be conserved to create a forest courtyard, giving the campus a distinctive 'campus-in-a-park' identity.",13107{13108"entities": [13109[13110"Punggol 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Wild.",13191{13192"entities": [13193[13194"Singapore Zoo",1319555,1319668,13197"LOC"13198],13199[13200"Night Safari",1320170,1320282,13203"LOC"13204],13205[13206"Rainforest Wild",13207118,13208133,13209"LOC"13210]13211]13212}13213],13214[13215"The new 17-hectare Bird Paradise will allow visitors to observe free-flying birds in their natural habitats at the nine new aviaries themed with different landscapes from around the world, such as wetlands, bamboo forests, and rainforests.",13216{13217"entities": [13218[13219"Bird Paradise",1322019,1322132,13222"LOC"13223]13224]13225}13226],13227[13228"It is scheduled to open in 2022.The new 12.5-hectare Rainforest Wild, which aspires to be an authentic representation of a rainforest, will allow visitors to go on aerial walkways that extend from the forest floor to the treetop canopies, or relax in the cool forest in suspended pods.",13229{13230"entities": [13231[13232"Rainforest 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[13276[13277"Mandai",1327820,1327926,13280"LOC"13281],13282[13283"River Safari",13284125,13285137,13286"LOC"13287],13288[13289"Jurong Bird Park",13290142,13291158,13292"LOC"13293]13294]13295}13296],13297[13298"The 5-in-1 eco-tourism hub is scheduled to be fully completed in an environmentally-sustainable and sensitive manner by 2024.Expansion of Integrated ResortsAnnounced on 3 April 2019, the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will be expanded, with the plans costing S$9 billion.",13299{13300"entities": [13301[13302"Marina Bay Sands",13303187,13304203,13305"LOC"13306],13307[13308"Resorts World Sentosa",13309214,13310235,13311"LOC"13312]13313]13314}13315],13316[13317"Marina Bay Sands (MBS)The MBS will build a new 15,000-seat indoor entertainment arena, as well as a fourth tower containing about 1,000 hotel rooms, a sky roof with a swimming pool and a \"signature restaurant\".",13318{13319"entities": [13320[13321"Marina Bay 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Aquarium will expand thrice its current size and be rebranded as the Singapore Oceanarium.",13350{13351"entities": [13352[13353"S.E.A. 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[13410[13411"Sentosa",1341285,1341392,13414"LOC"13415]13416]13417}13418],13419[13420"In addition, a future \"Downtown South\" resort, similar to the current NTUC Downtown East in Pasir Ris, will be located on Pulau Brani once the port moves out in 2027.",13421{13422"entities": [13423[13424"Downtown",1342523,1342631,13427"LOC"13428],13429[13430"Downtown East",1343175,1343288,13433"LOC"13434],13435[13436"Pasir Ris",1343792,13438101,13439"LOC"13440]13441]13442}13443],13444[13445"The first project to be built will be the S$90 million Sentosa Sensoryscape, a themed two-tiered thoroughfare connecting Resorts World Sentosa and the southern beaches, replacing the current linkway.",13446{13447"entities": [13448[13449"Sentosa",1345055,1345162,13452"LOC"13453],13454[13455"Resorts World Sentosa",13456121,13457142,13458"LOC"13459]13460]13461}13462],13463[13464"When completed by 2022, the Sentosa Sensoryscape will double the current linkway capacity, being as large as 5\u00bd football 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integrated sport, entertainment, and lifestyle centre.",13573{13574"entities": [13575[13576"Kallang Theatre",135774,1357819,13579"LOC"13580]13581]13582}13583],13584[13585"A circular walking and cycling loop named Alive Gateway and Loop will also be built to trace the original Kallang Airport airfield and link to the waterfront.",13586{13587"entities": [13588[13589"Kallang",13590106,13591113,13592"LOC"13593]13594]13595}13596],13597[13598"This would reintegrate the old Kallang Airport site with the overall precinct.",13599{13600"entities": [13601[13602"Kallang",1360331,1360438,13605"LOC"13606]13607]13608}13609],13610[13611"NS SquareFirst announced in 2017 and a reveal of the artist's impressions and further details on 9 August 2020, the NS Square is set to replace the existing Marina Bay floating platform (The Float @ Marina Bay) and is envisioned to be the central focus of the new downtown area.",13612{13613"entities": [13614[13615"Marina 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metres into the air, reaching speeds of 160km per hour.",13740{13741"entities": [13742[13743"Clarke Quay",1374451,1374562,13746"LOC"13747],13748[13749"Asia",1375078,1375182,13752"LOC"13753]13754]13755}13756],13757[13758"SingaporeDesigned by Zaha Hadid Architects, the new Science Centre Singapore will be larger than the current centre to house more gallery spaces for thematic exhibitions and enhanced educational facilities such as specialised laboratories for visitors to conduct hands-on experiments and create new inventions.",13759{13760"entities": [13761[13762"Science Centre Singapore",1376352,1376476,13765"LOC"13766]13767]13768}13769],13770[13771"The new centre, set to be completed by 2025, will be located at a waterfront site next to Chinese Garden MRT station.",13772{13773"entities": [13774[13775"Chinese Garden",1377690,13777104,13778"LOC"13779]13780]13781}13782],13783[13784"Expansion of Singapore Art Museum (SAM)Currently closed for renovation works, the S$90 million revamp of the Singapore Arts Museum (SAM) will be completed in 2026.",13785{13786"entities": [13787[13788"Singapore Art Museum",1378913,1379033,13791"LOC"13792],13793[13794"Museum",13795124,13796130,13797"LOC"13798]13799]13800}13801],13802[13803"A double-volume atrium entryway and outdoor plaza will also be built to welcome visitors arriving from the Bras Basah MRT station.",13804{13805"entities": [13806[13807"Bras Basah",13808107,13809117,13810"LOC"13811]13812]13813}13814],13815[13816"Furthermore, a new gallery-cum-bridge will be constructed to offer a seamless connection and museum experience between the old St Joseph's Institution and former Catholic High School buildings, which are also occupied by SAM.",13817{13818"entities": [13819[13820"Catholic High School",13821162,13822182,13823"LOC"13824]13825]13826}13827],13828[13829"The existing driveway at the Bras Basah entrance will also be converted into a lawn for pedestrians.",13830{13831"entities": [13832[13833"Bras 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Punggol Regional Library among a variety of other amenities such as the revamped Punggol Vista Community Centre, a childcare centre, and multiple healthcare service centres.",13971{13972"entities": [13973[13974"Punggol",13975172,13976179,13977"LOC"13978],13979[13980"Punggol",13981183,13982190,13983"LOC"13984],13985[13986"Punggol",13987237,13988244,13989"LOC"13990],13991[13992"Punggol Vista Community Centre",13993318,13994348,13995"LOC"13996]13997]13998}13999],14000[14001"The cycling path around the development will also be integrated with the larger cycling network of Punggol.",14002{14003"entities": [14004[14005"Punggol",1400699,14007106,14008"LOC"14009]14010]14011}14012],14013[14014"The hub will be located opposite Waterway Point, and adjacent to the upcoming Punggol Regional Sports Centre which will be linked via a pedestrian overhead bridge.",14015{14016"entities": [14017[14018"Waterway 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between Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore Botanic Gardens, and Gardens by the Bay.",14128{14129"entities": [14130[14131"Rochor",1413255,1413361,14134"LOC"14135],14136[14137"Bukit Timah",14138139,14139150,14140"LOC"14141],14142[14143"Bukit Timah",14144162,14145173,14146"LOC"14147],14148[14149"Rochor",14150174,14151180,14152"LOC"14153],14154[14155"Jurong Lake Gardens",14156248,14157267,14158"LOC"14159],14160[14161"Singapore Botanic Gardens",14162269,14163294,14164"LOC"14165],14166[14167"Gardens",14168300,14169307,14170"LOC"14171],14172[14173"the Bay.",14174311,14175319,14176"LOC"14177]14178]14179}14180],14181[14182"Sungei Buloh Nature Park NetworkAnnounced on 19 August 2020, the upcoming Sungei Buloh Nature Park Network will become Singapore's second nature park network when completed.",14183{14184"entities": [14185[14186"Sungei Buloh",141870,1418812,14189"LOC"14190],14191[14192"Sungei Buloh",1419374,1419486,14195"LOC"14196]14197]14198}14199],14200[14201"The nature park covers an area of 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outdoor play areas.",14253{14254"entities": [14255[14256"Lim Chu Kang",1425715,1425827,14259"LOC"14260],14261[14262"Lim Chu Kang",14263100,14264112,14265"LOC"14266]14267]14268}14269],14270[14271"Enhancement of Rifle Range Nature ParkWith restoration works on habitats in the park begun in January 2019, the upcoming enhanced 67-hectare Rifle Range Park will mainly serve as a buffer to reduce edge effects on the adjacent Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.",14272{14273"entities": [14274[14275"Bukit Timah",14276227,14277238,14278"LOC"14279],14280[14281"Nature Reserve",14282239,14283253,14284"LOC"14285]14286]14287}14288],14289[14290"An elevated walkway from Beauty World to the quarry will be constructed for visitors to access the quarry.",14291{14292"entities": [14293[14294"Beauty World",1429525,1429637,14297"LOC"14298]14299]14300}14301],14302[14303"The park is estimated to be completed in 2020.Refurbishment of Registries of Civil and Muslim Marriages BuildingAnnounced on 11 March 2019, the 36-year-old Registries of Civil and Muslim Marriages (ROM and ROMM) building at Fort Canning will have its interior refurbished and modernised.",14304{14305"entities": [14306[14307"Fort Canning",14308224,14309236,14310"LOC"14311]14312]14313}14314],14315[14316"As such, the aircraft will be moved to the newly expanded Tengah Airbase, which has already begun construction.",14317{14318"entities": [14319[14320"Tengah",1432158,1432264,14323"LOC"14324]14325]14326}14327],14328[14329"National Service (NS) HubOfficially ground-broken on 25 November 2019, the NS Hub, which occupies a land area of approximately nine hectares, will house the Central Manpower Base (CMPB), Military Medicine Institute (MMI), and a new Fitness Conditioning Centre to meet all the services that pre-enlistees and Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen) need.",14330{14331"entities": [14332[14333"Central Manpower Base",14334157,14335178,14336"LOC"14337]14338]14339}14340],14341[14342"Currently, pre-enlistees attend medical screenings at the CMPB located at Depot Road, and the MMI located at Kent Ridge for other specialist medical services.",14343{14344"entities": [14345[14346"Depot Road",1434774,1434884,14349"LOC"14350],14351[14352"Kent Ridge",14353109,14354119,14355"LOC"14356]14357]14358}14359],14360[14361"Set to be completed by 2023, the NS Hub will be directly accessible via an overhead bridge from Cashew MRT station along Upper Bukit Timah Road.",14362{14363"entities": [14364[14365"Cashew",1436696,14367102,14368"LOC"14369],14370[14371"Upper Bukit Timah Road",14372121,14373143,14374"LOC"14375]14376]14377}14378],14379[14380"Expansion of Woodlands CheckpointFirst announced on 30 March 2017 by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the current Woodlands Checkpoint will be expanded with the addition of a new wing to be built at the site of the Old Woodlands Town Centre, adjacent to the checkpoint.",14381{14382"entities": [14383[14384"Woodlands",1438513,1438622,14387"LOC"14388],14389[14390"Woodlands Checkpoint",14391130,14392150,14393"LOC"14394],14395[14396"the Old",14397227,14398234,14399"LOC"14400],14401[14402"Woodlands",14403235,14404244,14405"LOC"14406]14407]14408}14409],14410[14411"Integrated Services Centre (Expansion of ICA Building)Announced on 10 December 2019 by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the carpark next to the current ICA Building at Lavender will be replaced by a new 10-storey 24-hour Integrated Services Centre.",14412{14413"entities": [14414[14415"ICA Building",14416168,14417180,14418"LOC"14419],14420[14421"Lavender",14422184,14423192,14424"LOC"14425]14426]14427}14428],14429[14430"Other than providing a convenient one-stop centre offering public services, the new centre will also house a number of service centres, a heritage centre, the Registrar of Societies, and the Casino Regulatory Authority.",14431{14432"entities": [14433[14434"Casino Regulatory 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[14504[14505"Buangkok",145060,145078,14508"LOC"14509],14510[14511"Woodleigh",1451248,1451357,14514"LOC"14515]14516]14517}14518],14519[14520"A one-station extension to Punggol Coast station is under construction and expected to be completed in 2024.Being driverless, the line adopts the moving-block Alstom Urbalis 300 CBTC signalling system.",14521{14522"entities": [14523[14524"Punggol",1452527,1452634,14527"LOC"14528]14529]14530}14531],14532[14533"first proposed an additional MRT line serving the northeastern areas of Punggol and Jalan Kayu in September 1984.",14534{14535"entities": [14536[14537"Punggol",1453872,1453979,14540"LOC"14541],14542[14543"Jalan Kayu",1454484,1454594,14546"LOC"14547]14548]14549}14550],14551[14552"In March 1986, the British firm drew up a tentative route from Outram Park to Punggol.",14553{14554"entities": [14555[14556"Outram Park",1455763,1455874,14559"LOC"14560],14561[14562"Punggol",1456378,1456485,14565"LOC"14566]14567]14568}14569],14570[14571"The line would interchange with the existing MRT system at Dhoby Ghaut station and pass through Kandang Kerbau and Hougang, paralleling the major roads of Serangoon Road and Upper Serangoon Road.",14572{14573"entities": [14574[14575"Dhoby Ghaut",1457659,1457770,14578"LOC"14579],14580[14581"Hougang",14582115,14583122,14584"LOC"14585],14586[14587"Serangoon Road",14588155,14589169,14590"LOC"14591],14592[14593"Upper Serangoon Road",14594174,14595194,14596"LOC"14597]14598]14599}14600],14601[14602"A branch line from Hougang to Jalan Kayu was also proposed.",14603{14604"entities": [14605[14606"Hougang",1460719,1460826,14609"LOC"14610],14611[14612"Jalan Kayu",1461330,1461440,14615"LOC"14616]14617]14618}14619],14620[14621"The segment of the line in the city would be underground, while the portion after Braddell Road would be elevated.",14622{14623"entities": [14624[14625"Braddell Road",1462682,1462795,14628"LOC"14629]14630]14631}14632],14633[14634"The MRTC, which approved the project in October, had proposed that the line be linked with Bishan Depot, which would maintain and service trains running on the future line.",14635{14636"entities": [14637[14638"Bishan Depot",1463991,14640103,14641"LOC"14642]14643]14644}14645],14646[14647"In February 1991, it was further proposed to extend the line to Pulau Tekong via Pulau Ubin.",14648{14649"entities": [14650[14651"Pulau Ubin",1465281,1465391,14654"LOC"14655]14656]14657}14658],14659[14660"The Woodlands line extension, costing S$1.35 billion (US$0.7 billion), took precedence over the S$4.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) NEL.",14661{14662"entities": [14663[14664"Woodlands",146654,1466613,14667"LOC"14668]14669]14670}14671],14672[14673"Yeo's successor, Mah Bow Tan, had explained that, given the low population of the northeast area, it would not be financially viable to build the NEL in lieu of the Woodlands extension.",14674{14675"entities": [14676[14677"Woodlands",14678165,14679174,14680"LOC"14681]14682]14683}14684],14685[14686"Mah had also earlier explained in 1992 that the Woodlands extension was built because, unlike the northeast, plans were already \"firmed up\" for developments in Woodlands.",14687{14688"entities": [14689[14690"Woodlands",1469148,1469257,14693"LOC"14694],14695[14696"Woodlands",14697160,14698169,14699"LOC"14700]14701]14702}14703],14704[14705"Thirteen civil contracts for the trackwork and for construction of the stations, Sengkang Depot and associated tunnels were awarded at a total sum of S$2.8 billion (US$1.9 billion).",14706{14707"entities": [14708[14709"Sengkang",1471081,1471189,14712"LOC"14713]14714]14715}14716],14717[14718"Construction of the line began with a groundbreaking ceremony at Farrer Park station on 25 November 1997.",14719{14720"entities": [14721[14722"Farrer Park",1472365,1472476,14725"LOC"14726]14727]14728}14729],14730[14731"On 20 May 1999, SBS Transit (then Singapore Bus Service Ltd) was appointed to operate the line along with the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems.",14732{14733"entities": 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along with the other stations due to the lack of developments around the stations' sites at the time.",14839{14840"entities": [14841[14842"Potong Pasir",1484337,1484449,14845"LOC"14846],14847[14848"Sennett",1484962,1485069,14851"LOC"14852],14853[14854"Woodleigh",1485572,1485681,14857"LOC"14858],14859[14860"Punggol",1486186,1486293,14863"LOC"14864]14865]14866}14867],14868[14869"The timeline for constructing Punggol station was brought forward to serve the upcoming Punggol 21 developments.",14870{14871"entities": [14872[14873"Punggol",1487430,1487537,14876"LOC"14877],14878[14879"Punggol",1488088,1488195,14882"LOC"14883]14884]14885}14886],14887[14888"The decision not to build and open Sennett station, however, generated political controversy, with claims by residents and opposition MP Chiam See Tong that the station would only open if the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) secured the constituency.",14889{14890"entities": [14891[14892"Sennett",1489335,1489442,14895"LOC"14896]14897]14898}14899],14900[14901"However, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in September 2002 stated that the line might be opened later, in April 2003, to allow sufficient time for tests on the line.",14902{14903"entities": [14904[14905"Land Transport Authority",1490613,1490737,14908"LOC"14909]14910]14911}14912],14913[14914"With the exception of two stations (Buangkok and Woodleigh), the NEL commenced operations on 20 June 2003.",14915{14916"entities": [14917[14918"Buangkok",1491936,1492044,14921"LOC"14922],14923[14924"Woodleigh",1492549,1492658,14927"LOC"14928]14929]14930}14931],14932[14933"A train, stalled between Boon Keng and Potong Pasir, had to be manually steered to Farrer Park.",14934{14935"entities": [14936[14937"Boon Keng",1493825,1493934,14940"LOC"14941],14942[14943"Potong Pasir",1494439,1494551,14946"LOC"14947],14948[14949"Farrer Park",1495083,1495194,14952"LOC"14953]14954]14955}14956],14957[14958"Another train failed to depart Dhoby Ghaut station, as its sensors mistakenly indicated that a set of doors remained open, and hence was pulled from service.",14959{14960"entities": [14961[14962"Dhoby Ghaut",1496331,1496442,14965"LOC"14966]14967]14968}14969],14970[14971"Opening of reserved stationsOn 17 June 2003, operator SBS Transit announced that two stations \u2013 Woodleigh and Buangkok \u2013 would not open along with the other NEL stations.",14972{14973"entities": [14974[14975"Woodleigh",1497697,14977106,14978"LOC"14979],14980[14981"Buangkok",14982111,14983119,14984"LOC"14985]14986]14987}14988],14989[14990"Residents around the system were upset by the sudden decision to keep Buangkok station closed, but they were assured by MPs and grassroots leaders that the station would be opened.",14991{14992"entities": [14993[14994"Buangkok",1499570,1499678,14997"LOC"14998]14999]15000}15001],15002[15003"Many residents still traveled to the adjacent stations of Sengkang and Hougang due to the amenities around these stations.",15004{15005"entities": [15006[15007"Sengkang",1500858,1500966,15010"LOC"15011],15012[15013"Hougang",1501471,1501578,15016"LOC"15017]15018]15019}15020],15021[15022"Woodleigh station, built near the former Bidadari cemetery, was scheduled to be opened about seven or eight years after the rest of the NEL opened.",15023{15024"entities": [15025[15026"Woodleigh",150270,150289,15029"LOC"15030],15031[15032"Bidadari",1503341,1503449,15035"LOC"15036]15037]15038}15039],15040[15041"In January 2011, The Straits Times reported that preparations for the station's opening had been ongoing since the second half of 2010; the newspaper speculated that the station would open in mid-2011 to serve new developments in the area.",15042{15043"entities": [15044[15045"The Straits Times",1504617,1504734,15048"LOC"15049]15050]15051}15052],15053[15054"In a parliament session in March, Transport Minister Raymond Lim confirmed that Woodleigh station would open on 20 June 2011.",15055{15056"entities": [15057[15058"Woodleigh",1505980,1506089,15061"LOC"15062]15063]15064}15065],15066[15067"On the opening day, however, several commuters alighted at Woodleigh station by accident, having intended to alight at the adjacent Serangoon station and being unaware that Woodleigh had opened.",15068{15069"entities": [15070[15071"Woodleigh",1507259,1507368,15074"LOC"15075],15076[15077"Serangoon",15078132,15079141,15080"LOC"15081],15082[15083"Woodleigh",15084173,15085182,15086"LOC"15087]15088]15089}15090],15091[15092"North East Line extension (NELe)On 17 January 2013, then-Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announced that it would construct a one-station extension to the NEL to serve the upcoming developments in Punggol North.",15093{15094"entities": [15095[15096"North East Line",150970,1509815,15099"LOC"15100],15101[15102"Punggol",15103200,15104207,15105"LOC"15106]15107]15108}15109],15110[15111"While tunneling works were completed on 13 November 2020, transport minister Ong Ye Kung announced that Punggol Coast station's completion would be delayed to 2024 due to delays from the COVID-19 pandemic.",15112{15113"entities": [15114[15115"Punggol",15116104,15117111,15118"LOC"15119]15120]15121}15122],15123[15124"On weekdays and Saturdays, the first train on the line departs from the northern terminus Punggol at 5.42 am, while the last train on the line departs from the southern terminus HarbourFront at 11:56 pm.",15125{15126"entities": [15127[15128"Punggol",1512990,1513097,15131"LOC"15132],15133[15134"HarbourFront",15135178,15136190,15137"LOC"15138]15139]15140}15141],15142[15143"The NEL initially had a higher fare structure compared to the North South and East West lines due to the higher operating costs.",15144{15145"entities": [15146[15147"the North South",1514858,1514973,15150"LOC"15151],15152[15153"East West",1515478,1515587,15156"LOC"15157]15158]15159}15160],15161[15162"This revision, undertaken following a fare review by the Public Transport Council, was intended to minimise confusion for commuters.",15163{15164"entities": [15165[15166"Public Transport Council",1516757,1516881,15169"LOC"15170]15171]15172}15173],15174[15175"SBS Transit will operate the line under a 15-year license that is set to expire on 31 March 2033.RouteAs the name implies, the fully-underground 20-kilometre (12 mi) North East line runs from Singapore's city centre to the northeastern parts of the island.",15176{15177"entities": [15178[15179"North East",15180166,15181176,15182"LOC"15183]15184]15185}15186],15187[15188"Beginning at HarbourFront station, the line runs northeast, paralleling the New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Street in Chinatown between Outram Park and Clarke Quay stations.",15189{15190"entities": [15191[15192"HarbourFront",1519313,1519425,15195"LOC"15196],15197[15198"New Bridge Road",1519976,1520091,15201"LOC"15202],15203[15204"Chinatown",15205114,15206123,15207"LOC"15208],15209[15210"Outram Park",15211132,15212143,15213"LOC"15214],15215[15216"Clarke 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Central",1535346,1535462,15355"LOC"15356],15357[15358"Sengkang",1535966,1536074,15361"LOC"15362],15363[15364"Sengkang",1536586,1536694,15367"LOC"15368],15369[15370"Punggol",15371118,15372125,15373"LOC"15374],15375[15376"Punggol",15377137,15378144,15379"LOC"15380]15381]15382}15383],15384[15385"The NEL will continue towards Punggol Coast station in 2024, curving eastward past Punggol.",15386{15387"entities": [15388[15389"Punggol",1539030,1539137,15392"LOC"15393],15394[15395"Punggol",1539683,1539790,15398"LOC"15399]15400]15401}15402],15403[15404"StationsThe 20-kilometre (12 mi) line serves 16 underground stations from HarbourFront to Punggol.",15405{15406"entities": [15407[15408"HarbourFront",1540974,1541086,15411"LOC"15412],15413[15414"Punggol",1541590,1541697,15417"LOC"15418]15419]15420}15421],15422[15423"Punggol Coast, the seventeenth station on the line, will open in 2024.",15424{15425"entities": [15426[15427"Punggol",154280,154297,15430"LOC"15431]15432]15433}15434],15435[15436"A reserved station \"NE2\" between the HarbourFront and Outram Park stations, may be built in the future depending on the developments between the two stations.",15437{15438"entities": [15439[15440"HarbourFront",1544137,1544249,15443"LOC"15444],15445[15446"Outram Park",1544754,1544865,15449"LOC"15450]15451]15452}15453],15454[15455"HarbourFront station, being located by the sea, has a maritime theme with the ship hull elliptical motif used for the ceiling and the concourse openings to the platforms.",15456{15457"entities": [15458[15459"HarbourFront",154600,1546112,15462"LOC"15463]15464]15465}15466],15467[15468"At Little India station, the metal grills of the station walls have leaf-shaped patterns similar to the door patterns to the Hindu prayer rooms.",15469{15470"entities": [15471[15472"Little India",154733,1547415,15475"LOC"15476]15477]15478}15479],15480[15481"Exit A of Chinatown station features a pavilion-style transparent roof structure which allows natural light into the station and provides an unobstructed view of the shophouses along Pagoda Street.",15482{15483"entities": [15484[15485"Chinatown",1548610,1548719,15488"LOC"15489],15490[15491"Pagoda Street",15492183,15493196,15494"LOC"15495]15496]15497}15498],15499[15500"At Serangoon, each of the four triangular-shaped entrances is painted with a unique colour and encased in a cubic structure.",15501{15502"entities": [15503[15504"Serangoon",155053,1550612,15507"LOC"15508]15509]15510}15511],15512[15513"Unlike the other NEL stations, the entrances of Buangkok station do not employ glass in their design; white Teflon sheets supported by metal frames envelops the entrances.",15514{15515"entities": [15516[15517"Buangkok",1551848,1551956,15520"LOC"15521]15522]15523}15524],15525[15526"Dhoby Ghaut station is the largest station on the MRT network.",15527{15528"entities": [15529[15530"Dhoby Ghaut",155310,1553211,15533"LOC"15534]15535]15536}15537],15538[15539"The four-level Sengkang station is an integrated hub with the three modes of transport \u2013 MRT, LRT and bus \u2013 serving the Sengkang area.",15540{15541"entities": [15542[15543"Sengkang",1554415,1554523,15546"LOC"15547],15548[15549"Sengkang",15550120,15551128,15552"LOC"15553]15554]15555}15556],15557[15558"Besides the transport facilities, the station is fully integrated with the property developments of Compass Heights and Compass Point by CentrePoint Properties (now Frasers Property).Designed by two architectural firms \u2013 3HPArchitects and Farrells \u2013 Punggol station is intended to be integrated with the LRT station and the bus interchange.",15559{15560"entities": [15561[15562"Compass Heights",15563100,15564115,15565"LOC"15566],15567[15568"Punggol",15569250,15570257,15571"LOC"15572]15573]15574}15575],15576[15577"The station's curved aluminium and stainless steel cladding gives it a futuristic outlook, best reflecting the developments of Punggol 21.",15578{15579"entities": [15580[15581"Punggol",15582127,15583134,15584"LOC"15585]15586]15587}15588],15589[15590"As the station spans over Punggol Central at 320 metres (350 yards) to accommodate the bus stops, taxi stands and passenger drop-off points along that road, Punggol station is the longest station on the NEL.Public",15591{15592"entities": [15593[15594"Punggol Central",1559526,1559641,15597"LOC"15598],15599[15600"Punggol",15601157,15602164,15603"LOC"15604]15605]15606}15607],15608[15609"The trains are fully automatic and controlled by an Operations Control Centre (OCC) at Sengkang Depot.",15610{15611"entities": [15612[15613"Sengkang",1561487,1561595,15616"LOC"15617]15618]15619}15620],15621[15622"A new fleet of engineering trains have been supplied by CRRC Zhuzhou Machinery Co Ltd.DepotThe Sengkang Depot, located along Sengkang East Avenue, is the service and storage area for NEL trains.",15623{15624"entities": [15625[15626"Sengkang",1562795,15628103,15629"LOC"15630],15631[15632"Sengkang East Avenue",15633125,15634145,15635"LOC"15636]15637]15638}15639],15640[15641"It is between the Buangkok and Sengkang stations.",15642{15643"entities": [15644[15645"Buangkok",1564618,1564726,15648"LOC"15649],15650[15651"Sengkang",1565231,1565339,15654"LOC"15655]15656]15657}15658],15659[15660"The depot also houses LRT trains for the Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines above the NEL depot.",15661{15662"entities": [15663[15664"Sengkang",1566541,1566649,15667"LOC"15668],15669[15670"Punggol",1567154,1567261,15673"LOC"15674]15675]15676}15677],15678[15679"Woodleigh station features one of the longest sets of escalators at 38.5 metres (126 ft).",15680{15681"entities": [15682[15683"Woodleigh",156840,156859,15686"LOC"15687]15688]15689}15690],15691[15692"Besides escalators, Dhoby Ghaut station is the first MRT station to feature a set of 55 metres (180 ft) travellators that links between the NEL and NSL platforms.",15693{15694"entities": [15695[15696"Dhoby 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transit : North East Line MRT.",15770{15771"entities": [15772[15773"North East Line MRT",1577417,1577536,15776"LOC"15777]15778]15779}15780],15781[15782"Singapore: Land Transport Authority.",15783{15784"entities": [15785[15786"Land Transport Authority",1578711,1578835,15789"LOC"15790]15791]15792}15793],15794[15795"OCLC 52771106.External links Media related to Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) North East Line at Wikimedia CommonsNorth East LineNorth East Line (SBS Transit)",15796{15797"entities": [15798[15799"North East Line",1580077,1580192,15802"LOC"15803]15804]15805}15806]15807],15808[15809[15810"Chinatown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines in Outram, Singapore.",15811{15812"entities": [15813[15814"Chinatown",158150,158169,15817"LOC"15818],15819[15820"the North 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Complex",15889211,15890232,15891"LOC"15892]15893]15894}15895],15896[15897"First announced as People's Park MRT station in March 1996, the NEL station was one of the most challenging projects undertaken during that line's construction.",15898{15899"entities": [15900[15901"People's Park",1590219,1590332,15904"LOC"15905]15906]15907}15908],15909[15910"Each of the six entrances has glass structures, with the Pagoda Street entrance having a pavilion-style transparent roof structure and the DTL entrance having an elliptical shape.",15911{15912"entities": [15913[15914"Pagoda Street",1591557,1591670,15917"LOC"15918]15919]15920}15921],15922[15923"HistoryNorth East line station (1996\u20132003)Chinatown station was first announced as People's Park station, along with the 15 other North East line (NEL) stations, by Communications Minister",15924{15925"entities": [15926[15927"HistoryNorth East",159280,1592917,15930"LOC"15931],15932[15933"People's 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and renovating the Garden Bridge to allow its integration with the station.",15981{15982"entities": [15983[15984"Land Transport Authority",1598552,1598676,15987"LOC"15988],15989[15990"Pagoda Street",15991256,15992269,15993"LOC"15994]15995]15996}15997],15998[15999"A temporary taxi stand was installed at Upper Cross Street to serve the retail development of Chinatown Point.",16000{16001"entities": [16002[16003"Upper Cross Street",1600440,1600558,16006"LOC"16007],16008[16009"Chinatown Point",1601094,16011109,16012"LOC"16013]16014]16015}16016],16017[16018"The LTA also built a temporary pedestrian staircase from the shops along New Bridge Road to the Garden Bridge.",16019{16020"entities": [16021[16022"New Bridge Road",1602373,1602488,16025"LOC"16026]16027]16028}16029],16030[16031"The construction also involved the preservation of Garden Bridge as it is a social and cultural landmark in Chinatown.",16032{16033"entities": [16034[16035"Chinatown",16036108,16037117,16038"LOC"16039]16040]16041}16042],16043[16044"In the evening of 22 November, a section of Eu Tong Sen Street collapsed, and it was closed along with neighbouring streets.",16045{16046"entities": [16047[16048"Eu Tong Sen Street",1604944,1605062,16051"LOC"16052]16053]16054}16055],16056[16057"In conjunction with the station's opening, the surrounding shopping complexes People's Park Complex and the OG Shopping Centre underwent renovations and redevelopment.",16058{16059"entities": [16060[16061"People's Park Complex",1606278,1606399,16064"LOC"16065]16066]16067}16068],16069[16070"The former Majestic theatre near the station had also been refurbished and converted into a retail mall.",16071{16072"entities": [16073[16074"Majestic",1607511,1607619,16077"LOC"16078]16079]16080}16081],16082[16083"Downtown line station and further plans (2007\u20132013)During the NEL station's construction, provisions were made for Chinatown station to link with a future MRT line.",16084{16085"entities": [16086[16087"Downtown",160880,160898,16090"LOC"16091],16092[16093"Chinatown",16094115,16095124,16096"LOC"16097]16098]16099}16100],16101[16102"In October 1997, it was announced that the station would become the terminus of the proposed 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) Marina Line.",16103{16104"entities": [16105[16106"Marina Line",16107115,16108126,16109"LOC"16110]16111]16112}16113],16114[16115"In subsequent plans, however, the Chinatown branch was scrapped.",16116{16117"entities": [16118[16119"Chinatown",1612034,1612143,16122"LOC"16123]16124]16125}16126],16127[16128"The project was scaled down to six stations that would form the first stage of the Circle Line (CCL).On 26 April 2005, Today reported that soil tests were being conducted around Chinatown station, raising speculations of a possible rail link between Chinatown and Marina Bay via a new developing downtown.",16129{16130"entities": [16131[16132"Today",16133119,16134124,16135"LOC"16136],16137[16138"Chinatown",16139178,16140187,16141"LOC"16142],16143[16144"Chinatown",16145250,16146259,16147"LOC"16148],16149[16150"Marina Bay",16151264,16152274,16153"LOC"16154]16155]16156}16157],16158[16159"On 14 June, the LTA announced that Chinatown station would be the terminus of the Downtown Extension (DTE) from Milennia station (now Promenade).",16160{16161"entities": [16162[16163"Chinatown",1616435,1616544,16166"LOC"16167],16168[16169"Downtown",1617082,1617190,16172"LOC"16173],16174[16175"Promenade",16176134,16177143,16178"LOC"16179]16180]16181}16182],16183[16184"The DTE, initially planned to be a branch of the CCL, was revised to be the first stage of the Downtown line (DTL) in 2007.In preparation for the DTL construction, the utilities underneath Cross Street and Upper Cross Street were diverted into a 500-metre (1,600 ft) long Common Utility Trench (CUT).",16185{16186"entities": 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entrance has a mechanical flood barrier, eliminating the need to elevate the entrance to a level that would obstruct the view of the street.",16520{16521"entities": [16522[16523"Pagoda Street",165243,1652516,16526"LOC"16527]16528]16529}16530],16531[16532"The new elliptical entrance serving the DTL station reflects the elliptical fa\u00e7ade of the nearby Hong Lim Complex.",16533{16534"entities": [16535[16536"Hong Lim Complex",1653797,16538113,16539"LOC"16540]16541]16542}16543],16544[16545"Not intending to just use recognisable depictions of old Chinatown, Tan wished to capture the enduring and noble spirit of the ancestors, who are depicted in the artwork as helping build modern-day Singapore.",16546{16547"entities": [16548[16549"Chinatown",1655057,1655166,16552"LOC"16553]16554]16555}16556],16557[16558"Jeremy Sharma, the artist of Holland Beat at Holland Village station, regarded the work as \"original and attractive with a lot of playful humour\".",16559{16560"entities": 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websiteChangi Airport to Chinatown by MRT",16637{16638"entities": [16639[16640"Chinatown MRT Station",1664146,1664267,16643"LOC"16644],16645[16646"Chinatown",16647122,16648131,16649"LOC"16650]16651]16652}16653]16654],16655[16656[16657"It runs in a currently incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in Central Singapore.",16658{16659"entities": [16660[16661"Dhoby Ghaut",1666244,1666355,16664"LOC"16665],16666[16667"HarbourFront",1666897,16669109,16670"LOC"16671],16672[16673"Bishan",16674135,16675141,16676"LOC"16677]16678]16679}16680],16681[16682"It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to Harbourfront station in the future to form a complete loop.",16683{16684"entities": [16685[16686"Marina 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2012.",16752{16753"entities": [16754[16755"Marina Bay",1675627,1675737,16758"LOC"16759]16760]16761}16762],16763[16764"The last stage of the line from Harbourfront to Marina Bay will be completed in 2026, completing the loop.",16765{16766"entities": [16767[16768"Harbourfront",1676932,1677044,16771"LOC"16772],16773[16774"Marina Bay",1677548,1677658,16777"LOC"16778]16779]16780}16781],16782[16783"The line, then named the Marina Line, was first announced on 16 October 1997.",16784{16785"entities": [16786[16787"the Marina Line",1678821,1678936,16790"LOC"16791]16792]16793}16794],16795[16796"The line would serve Marina Centre and the new downtown at Marina South, with multiple branches to Chinatown and Dhoby Ghaut via the National Stadium to either Kallang or Paya Lebar stations.",16797{16798"entities": [16799[16800"Marina Centre",1680121,1680234,16803"LOC"16804],16805[16806"Marina 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stations', but the decision was made to open two of them, Caldecott and Haw Par Villa (previously Thomson and West Coast respectively), leaving Bukit Brown as the only unopened station on the line.",16978{16979"entities": [16980[16981"Caldecott",16982126,16983135,16984"LOC"16985],16986[16987"Haw Par Villa",16988140,16989153,16990"LOC"16991],16992[16993"West Coast",16994178,16995188,16996"LOC"16997]16998]16999}17000],17001[17002"The first section of the line, Stage 3, a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) five-station segment stretching from Bartley to Marymount, opened on 28 May 2009.",17003{17004"entities": [17005[17006"Bartley",17007101,17008108,17009"LOC"17010],17011[17012"Marymount",17013112,17014121,17015"LOC"17016]17017]17018}17019],17020[17021"Stages 1 and 2 started operations on 17 April 2010, followed by Stages 4 and 5 (from the Marymount to HarbourFront stations) on 8 October 2011.",17022{17023"entities": [17024[17025"Marymount",1702689,1702798,17028"LOC"17029],17030[17031"HarbourFront",17032102,17033114,17034"LOC"17035]17036]17037}17038],17039[17040"A two-station extension to Marina Bay opened on 14 January 2012.Circle Line Stage 6On 17 January 2013, then-Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announced 'Circle Line Stage 6' which will 'close the circle', set to be completed by 2025.",17041{17042"entities": [17043[17044"Marina Bay",1704527,1704637,17047"LOC"17048]17049]17050}17051],17052[17053"The 4 km extension will run between Marina Bay and HarbourFront.",17054{17055"entities": [17056[17057"Marina Bay",1705836,1705946,17060"LOC"17061],17062[17063"HarbourFront",1706451,1706563,17066"LOC"17067]17068]17069}17070],17071[17072"The extension will connect commuters between the HarbourFront to Marina Bay stations and expand the rail network to the southern edge of the Central Business District.",17073{17074"entities": [17075[17076"HarbourFront",1707749,1707861,17079"LOC"17080],17081[17082"Marina Bay",1708365,1708475,17085"LOC"17086]17087]17088}17089],17090[17091"The Keppel and Cantonment stations kept their names, while Prince Edward station has been changed to 'Prince Edward Road' station.",17092{17093"entities": [17094[17095"Prince Edward Road",17096102,17097120,17098"LOC"17099]17100]17101}17102],17103[17104"Tunnelling works for the CCL6 were completed on 12 January 2022, with a final tunnel breakthrough from Prince Edward Road station into Cantonment station.",17105{17106"entities": [17107[17108"Prince Edward Road",17109103,17110121,17111"LOC"17112]17113]17114}17115],17116[17117"The tunnels between Cantonment station and the adjacent Prince Edward Road station were constructed only 6.7 metres (22 ft) below the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station.",17118{17119"entities": [17120[17121"Prince Edward Road",1712256,1712374,17124"LOC"17125],17126[17127"Tanjong 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terminus for the Bukit Timah Line, partially influencing the creation of the current Downtown Line.",17176{17177"entities": [17178[17179"Nicoll Highway",1718020,1718134,17182"LOC"17183],17184[17185"Bukit Timah",1718699,17187110,17188"LOC"17189],17190[17191"Downtown",17192167,17193175,17194"LOC"17195]17196]17197}17198],17199[17200"Other incidentsOn 16 August 2007, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) issued a stop-work order and revoked the contractor's tunnelling permit after a 7-metre (23 ft) stretch of two lanes close to the junction of Telok Blangah Road and Alexandra Road sank about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) that evening.",17201{17202"entities": [17203[17204"Telok Blangah Road",17205222,17206240,17207"LOC"17208],17209[17210"Alexandra Road",17211245,17212259,17213"LOC"17214]17215]17216}17217],17218[17219"A section of the road above a construction site near Holland Road caved in on the morning of 24 May 2008, creating a hole.",17220{17221"entities": [17222[17223"Holland 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35.5-kilometre (22.1 mi) Circle line forms an incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut in the Central Region of Singapore, north to Serangoon and Bishan, and south to HarbourFront, with a branch from Promenade to Marina Bay station which will be extended to HarbourFront in the future.",17278{17279"entities": [17280[17281"Dhoby Ghaut",17282280,17283291,17284"LOC"17285],17286[17287"Serangoon",17288337,17289346,17290"LOC"17291],17292[17293"Bishan",17294351,17295357,17296"LOC"17297],17298[17299"HarbourFront",17300372,17301384,17302"LOC"17303],17304[17305"Promenade",17306405,17307414,17308"LOC"17309],17310[17311"Marina Bay",17312418,17313428,17314"LOC"17315],17316[17317"HarbourFront",17318463,17319475,17320"LOC"17321]17322]17323}17324],17325[17326"The line begins at Dhoby Ghaut station, which has an interchange with the North South and North East lines, going eastwards and paralleling Bras Basah Road and Raffles Boulevard, before joining the Circle line extension at Promenade station, which also interchanges with the Downtown line.",17327{17328"entities": [17329[17330"Dhoby Ghaut",1733119,1733230,17333"LOC"17334],17335[17336"the North South",1733770,1733885,17339"LOC"17340],17341[17342"North East",1734390,17344100,17345"LOC"17346],17347[17348"Bras Basah Road",17349140,17350155,17351"LOC"17352],17353[17354"Raffles Boulevard",17355160,17356177,17357"LOC"17358],17359[17360"Promenade",17361223,17362232,17363"LOC"17364],17365[17366"Downtown",17367275,17368283,17369"LOC"17370]17371]17372}17373],17374[17375"From Promenade station, the line goes northwards and towards the east, passing beneath the Kallang Basin.",17376{17377"entities": [17378[17379"Promenade",173805,1738114,17382"LOC"17383],17384[17385"Kallang",1738691,1738798,17388"LOC"17389]17390]17391}17392],17393[17394"Between the Stadium and Dakota stations, the line parallels Stadium Boulevard and Old Airport Road, then the line continues northwards and follows the route of Paya Lebar Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road between the Paya Lebar (which interchanges with the East West line) and Tai Seng stations.",17395{17396"entities": [17397[17398"Stadium",1739912,1740019,17401"LOC"17402],17403[17404"Dakota",1740524,1740630,17407"LOC"17408],17409[17410"Stadium Boulevard",1741160,1741277,17413"LOC"17414],17415[17416"Old Airport Road",1741782,1741898,17419"LOC"17420],17421[17422"Paya Lebar Road",17423160,17424175,17425"LOC"17426],17427[17428"Upper Paya Lebar Road",17429180,17430201,17431"LOC"17432],17433[17434"Paya Lebar",17435214,17436224,17437"LOC"17438],17439[17440"East West",17441254,17442263,17443"LOC"17444],17445[17446"Tai Seng",17447274,17448282,17449"LOC"17450]17451]17452}17453],17454[17455"The line curves and continues westwards between the Bartley and Marymount stations, also interchanging with the North East and North South lines at Serangoon and Bishan stations respectively, and then it continues in a general southwest direction between Caldecott and Kent Ridge, the former having an interchange with the Thomson East-Coast Line, passing through Bukit Brown Cemetery between the Caldecott and Botanic Gardens stations.",17456{17457"entities": [17458[17459"Bartley",1746052,1746159,17462"LOC"17463],17464[17465"Marymount",1746664,1746773,17468"LOC"17469],17470[17471"the North East",17472108,17473122,17474"LOC"17475],17476[17477"North South",17478127,17479138,17480"LOC"17481],17482[17483"Serangoon",17484148,17485157,17486"LOC"17487],17488[17489"Bishan",17490162,17491168,17492"LOC"17493],17494[17495"Caldecott",17496255,17497264,17498"LOC"17499],17500[17501"Kent Ridge",17502269,17503279,17504"LOC"17505],17506[17507"Caldecott",17508397,17509406,17510"LOC"17511],17512[17513"Botanic Gardens",17514411,17515426,17516"LOC"17517]17518]17519}17520],17521[17522"The line also interchanges with the Downtown line at Botanic Gardens station and the East West line at Buona Vista station.",17523{17524"entities": [17525[17526"Downtown",1752736,1752844,17529"LOC"17530],17531[17532"Botanic 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[17661[17662"Kim Chuan Depot",1766320,1766435,17665"LOC"17666]17667]17668}17669]17670],17671[17672[17673"A knife-wielding man was shot and arrested by police outside Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre, said the police in the early hours of Friday (Feb 18).",17674{17675"entities": [17676[17677"Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre",1767861,1767997,17680"LOC"17681]17682]17683}17684],17685[17686"A video of the incident circulating on social media showed the man crossing the street towards the police centre at Clementi Ave 5 with what appears to be a knife in his hand while police officers point their firearms at him.",17687{17688"entities": [17689[17690"Clementi",17691116,17692124,17693"LOC"17694]17695]17696}17697],17698[17699"\n\nAccording to the police, the attacker had allegedly assaulted a 41-year-old man with a knife along Block 420A Clementi Avenue 1 at about 8.40pm on Thursday.",17700{17701"entities": [17702[17703"420A Clementi Avenue 1",17704107,17705129,17706"LOC"17707]17708]17709}17710],17711[17712"After the assault, the suspect then boarded a taxi to the Clementi Police Division and stood outside the police station holding the knife.",17713{17714"entities": [17715[17716"Clementi",1771758,1771866,17719"LOC"17720]17721]17722}17723],17724[17725"\n\n\"The officer assessed that his life was in imminent danger from the knife-wielding man and therefore opened fire,\" said Assistant Commissioner of Police Marc E, Clementi Police Division commander.",17726{17727"entities": [17728[17729"Clementi",17730163,17731171,17732"LOC"17733]17734]17735}17736]17737],17738[17739[17740"\n\nNational water agency PUB issued warnings of flood and heavy rain on several occasions, one of which was a flash flood warning for Upper Paya Lebar Road at 4.35pm.\n\n\"Due to heavy rain, water levels in drains have reached 90 per cent in these areas ...",17741{17742"entities": [17743[17744"Upper Paya Lebar Road",17745133,17746154,17747"LOC"17748]17749]17750}17751],17752[17753"The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) warned on Twitter of \"thundery showers over many areas\" in the afternoon.",17754{17755"entities": [17756[17757"Meteorological Service Singapore",177584,1775936,17760"LOC"17761]17762]17763}17764],17765[17766"\n\n\u201cBuses were temporarily diverted along Lorong Rusuk towards Lim Chu Kang Road.",17767{17768"entities": [17769[17770"Lim Chu Kang Road",1777162,1777279,17773"LOC"17774]17775]17776}17777],17778[17779"\n\nNParks was \"alerted to a snapped trunk of an Angsana tree\" along Lim Chu Kang Road at 7.10pm.",17780{17781"entities": [17782[17783"Lim Chu Kang Road",1778467,1778584,17786"LOC"17787]17788]17789}17790]17791],17792[17793[17794"One Punggol, which features a host of facilities from a library and a 700-seat hawker centre to childcare and senior care centres, will open in stages from the middle of next year.",17795{17796"entities": [17797[17798"Punggol",177994,1780011,17801"LOC"17802]17803]17804}17805],17806[17807"\n\nExpected to serve around 200,000 residents, the five-storey building is connected to Punggol MRT station, Punggol Town Square, Waterway Point mall, Punggol Waterway Park and residential blocks by walking paths.",17808{17809"entities": [17810[17811"Punggol",1781287,1781394,17814"LOC"17815],17816[17817"Punggol",17818108,17819115,17820"LOC"17821],17822[17823"Town Square",17824116,17825127,17826"LOC"17827],17828[17829"Waterway Point",17830129,17831143,17832"LOC"17833],17834[17835"Punggol",17836150,17837157,17838"LOC"17839]17840]17841}17842],17843[17844"\n\nBuilt on a 2.8ha plot, which is the size of about four football fields, One Punggol follows in the steps of two other integrated community hubs - Our Tampines Hub and Heartbeat @ Bedok - that also house multiple community facilities.",17845{17846"entities": [17847[17848"Punggol",1784978,1785085,17851"LOC"17852],17853[17854"Our Tampines Hub",17855148,17856164,17857"LOC"17858],17859[17860"Heartbeat @ Bedok",17861169,17862186,17863"LOC"17864]17865]17866}17867],17868[17869"\n\nSenior Minister of State for Health, and Communications and Information, Dr Janil Puthucheary, who is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, said at the topping-up ceremony yesterday that while construction was delayed because of the pandemic, it is on track to open progressively.",17870{17871"entities": [17872[17873"Pasir Ris",17874114,17875123,17876"LOC"17877],17878[17879"Punggol",17880124,17881131,17882"LOC"17883]17884]17885}17886],17887[17888"\n\nThe hub, which is around 80 per cent completed, brings together multiple agencies - including the People's Association, Housing Board and the Ministry of Health - to provide facilities and services under one roof.",17889{17890"entities": [17891[17892"People's Association",17893100,17894120,17895"LOC"17896]17897]17898}17899],17900[17901"\n\nBesides offering views of Punggol Town Centre, the rooftop will also feature barbecue pits and a community garden.",17902{17903"entities": [17904[17905"Punggol Town Centre",1790628,1790747,17908"LOC"17909]17910]17911}17912],17913[17914"\n\nThe Punggol Regional Library, which will span all five floors, will roll out inclusive spaces, technology, programmes and special collections for all patrons, including people with disabilities.",17915{17916"entities": [17917[17918"Punggol",179196,1792013,17921"LOC"17922]17923]17924}17925],17926[17927"\n\nSince Punggol is a young estate, the childcare centre will provide an estimated 500 pre-school places next year.",17928{17929"entities": [17930[17931"Punggol",179328,1793315,17934"LOC"17935]17936]17937}17938],17939[17940"One Punggol will also host food and beverage establishments and tuition enrichment providers, among other retailers.",17941{17942"entities": [17943[17944"Punggol",179454,1794611,17947"LOC"17948]17949]17950}17951],17952[17953"\n\nAdditionally, a one-stop centre to access government agency services, first pioneered at Our Tampines Hub, will be part of the hub by mid-next year.",17954{17955"entities": [17956[17957"Our Tampines Hub",1795891,17959107,17960"LOC"17961]17962]17963}17964]17965],17966[17967[17968"One person was taken to hospital for burn injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a condominium unit in Jurong East on Saturday afternoon (Dec 18).",17969{17970"entities": [17971[17972"Jurong East",17973120,17974131,17975"LOC"17976]17977]17978}17979],17980[17981"The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 6 Gateway Drive at about 1.55pm.",17982{17983"entities": [17984[17985"6 Gateway Drive",1798676,1798791,17988"LOC"17989]17990]17991}17992],17993[17994"That is the address of J Gateway condominium.",17995{17996"entities": [17997[17998"J Gateway",1799923,1800032,18001"LOC"18002]18003]18004}18005]18006],18007[18008[18009"Residents staying on the second floor of Block 220 Jurong East Street 21 were apparently facing quite a stink.",18010{18011"entities": [18012[18013"220 Jurong East Street 21",1801447,1801572,18016"LOC"18017]18018]18019}18020],18021[18022"\n\nTown council response\n\nIn response to Mothership's queries, the Jurong-Clementi Town Council replied that the blockage was caused by \"poor usage\" of the chute as a result of higher-floor units discarding over-sized items, such as cardboard and Styrofoam boxes.",18023{18024"entities": [18025[18026"Clementi",1802773,1802881,18029"LOC"18030]18031]18032}18033],18034[18035"\n\nHere is the town council's statement in full:\n\n\"Block 220 Jurong East St. 21 is installed with pneumatic vacuum waste collection system.",18036{18037"entities": [18038[18039"Jurong East",1804060,1804171,18042"LOC"18043]18044]18045}18046]18047],18048[18049[18050"SINGAPORE - Bigger Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in the non-mature estates of Hougang and Jurong East were more oversubscribed than those in mature estates in the Housing Board's third sales exercise of the year.",18051{18052"entities": [18053[18054"Hougang",1805575,1805682,18057"LOC"18058],18059[18060"Jurong East",1806187,1806298,18063"LOC"18064]18065]18066}18067],18068[18069"\n\nHome seekers made a beeline for the four-room flats in Hougang, which saw one of the largest number of applicants for a non-mature estate in recent years.",18070{18071"entities": [18072[18073"Hougang",1807457,1807564,18076"LOC"18077]18078]18079}18080],18081[18082"\n\nThere were 459 such flats on offer across two projects - Hougang Citrine and Kovan Wellspring - which attracted 10,602 applicants as at 5pm on Tuesday (Aug 17).",18083{18084"entities": [18085[18086"Hougang",1808759,1808866,18089"LOC"18090],18091[18092"Kovan",1809379,1809484,18095"LOC"18096]18097]18098}18099],18100[18101"The 102 five-room flats in Hougang Citrine saw few applicants compared with the four-room units, although only one in more than six will get a unit.",18102{18103"entities": [18104[18105"Hougang",1810627,1810734,18108"LOC"18109]18110]18111}18112],18113[18114"In Jurong East, more than 11 first-time applicants will compete for each of the 240 four-room units.",18115{18116"entities": [18117[18118"Jurong East",181193,1812014,18121"LOC"18122]18123]18124}18125],18126[18127"\n\nIn comparison, competition is less stiff in the mature estates of Kallang/Whampoa, Queenstown and Tampines.",18128{18129"entities": [18130[18131"Kallang",1813268,1813375,18134"LOC"18135],18136[18137"Queenstown",1813885,1813995,18140"LOC"18141],18142[18143"Tampines",18144100,18145108,18146"LOC"18147]18148]18149}18150],18151[18152"\n\nAt Towner Residences in Kallang/Whampoa, more than five first-time applicants will be vying for each of the 226 four-room flats, the largest flat type available in the project.",18153{18154"entities": [18155[18156"Kallang",1815726,1815833,18159"LOC"18160]18161]18162}18163],18164[18165"At Queen's Arc in Queenstown, close to five first-time applicants will be competing for each of the 534 four-room flats, despite the project having the longest wait time of more than five years.",18166{18167"entities": [18168[18169"Queenstown",1817018,1817128,18172"LOC"18173]18174]18175}18176],18177[18178"\n\nTampines drew comparatively fewer applicants, with more than two first-time applicants vying for each of the 881 five-room flats on offer at Tampines GreenQuartz and Tampines GreenJade.",18179{18180"entities": [18181[18182"Tampines",181832,1818410,18185"LOC"18186],18187[18188"Tampines",18189143,18190151,18191"LOC"18192],18193[18194"Tampines",18195168,18196176,18197"LOC"18198]18199]18200}18201],18202[18203"\n\nThe locations of both Hougang BTO projects are also key draws, said Ms Christine Sun, senior vice-president of research and analytics at OrangeTee & Tie.",18204{18205"entities": [18206[18207"Hougang",1820824,1820931,18210"LOC"18211]18212]18213}18214],18215[18216"\n\nKovan Wellspring, which sits next to Kovan MRT station on the North-East Line, is particularly attractive as it is competitively priced compared with a private condominium.",18217{18218"entities": [18219[18220"Kovan",182212,182227,18223"LOC"18224],18225[18226"Kovan",1822739,1822844,18229"LOC"18230],18231[18232"the North-East Line",1823360,1823479,18235"LOC"18236]18237]18238}18239]18240]18241]1824218243