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The line would serve the key districts of Changi Airport, Loyang, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Hougang, Ang Mo Kio, Sin Ming, Bukit Timah, Clementi, West Coast, Jurong Lake District and the Jurong Industrial Area. The line stretches approximately 50km and will include about 30 stations, including a spur section between Punggol and Pasir Ris.
Initial studies included options for express services which would cover key stations and interchanges. However in 2018, it was announced that there would be no express services implemented as the benefits outweighed the costs.
The line would is being planned in at least 2 distinct phases - referred to as the Eastern leg and Western leg. The eastern leg would be built first, stretching from Changi to Bright Hill (Sin Ming) and Punggol with a depot located at Changi East. The western leg will be built later, continuing from Bright Hill (Sin Ming) westwards towards Tuas and includes a depot where Raffles Country Club is currently sited.
A portion of the line is being studied to run under the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR), an option that was high controversial due to the perceived impact on the nature reserve. Studies have been conducted since 2013 on the possible impacts to the reserve from construction to operational stages and a decision on whether to proceed with this direct route option has yet to be made. Another option presented was a skirting route which travels around the CCNR perimeter instead, incurring additional track length and travel time.
As a first, 8-car trains are expected to operate on this line - the longest on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network. The entire line is expected to be completed around 2030.
Quick Facts:
- The line is approximately 50km long
- There will be 2 depots - Changi East on the eastern end (Main depot) & at the location of Raffles Country Club in the west (Secondary depot)
- It will be constructed in at least 3 stages
- CRL1 was announced on 25 January 2019 and comprises 12 stations
- CRL1 was due to open in 2029 - subsequently revised to 2030
- CPE was announced on 10 March 2020 and comprises 3 additional stations
- CPE is due for completion by 2031 - subsequently revised to 2032
- CRL2 was announced on 20 September 2022 and comprises 6 stations
- CRL2 is due for completion by 2032
- The line will be fully underground & fully automated with driverless operation
- Trains of up to 8-cars will operate on the line
- Electrical supply expected to be through rigid overhead electrification
CRL1
Edited: 15 February 2019
Updated 25 April 2019
Updated 03 May 2019
Updated 09 March 2020
Updated 10 March 2020
Updated 13 May 2020
- 29km long
- 12 stations
- Aviation Park
- Loyang
- Pasir Ris East
- Pasir Ris interchange
- Tampines North
- Defu
- Hougang interchange
- Serangoon North
- Tavistock
- Ang Mo Kio interchange
- Teck Ghee
- Bright Hill interchange
- Future connection to airport Terminal 5 hub with 1 additional station is anticipated in future. Transfer to the Thomson-East Coast Line will be available here.
CRL Punggol Extension (CPE)
- 7.3km long
- 3 additional stations connecting to Pasir Ris interchange
- Elias
- Riviera interchange
- Punggol interchange
- Will connect to CRL main line at Pasir Ris interchange which is a stacked station
- Platforms for the branch line will be at lower platform level
CRL2
- 15km long
- 6 stations
- Turf City
- King Albert Park (transfer to Downtown Line)
- Maju (potential future interchange)
- Clementi (transfer to East West Line)
- West Coast
- Jurong Lake District
CRL3
- Expected to have 4 to 5 stations
- Jurong Port Road
- Jurong Pier (transfer to Jurong Region Line)
- Tanjong Kling (unsure if this station is to be built in full or as a shell box)
- Benoi
- Gul Circle (transfer to East West Line)
- Anticipated to be operational ~2035
Edited: 15 February 2019
Updated 25 April 2019
Updated 03 May 2019
Updated 09 March 2020
Updated 10 March 2020
Updated 13 May 2020
Updated 27 June 2022
Updated 7 October 2022
So here's the 411.
ReplyDeleteOriginally the plan was very straightforward: turn Changi into Incheon. This called for the whole charade with Changi East and T5 while actually planning for the actual passenger terminal site at Changi cargo terminal, with significantly improved road links like turning Loyang Ave into an expresssway and stuff to boot a la Incheon T2, and Changi East dedicated to maintenance, cargo, aerospace etc the whole works, replacing XSP too. The plan for TEL was also simple: T4 was to borrow the idea of Pudong T3 satellite terminal, with TEL serving this satellite terminal and continuing onward to Terminal 2 directly. A CCL promenade style T junction setup was planned to allow trains to turn into Changi Airport MRT station, while also being able to head north to the new Terminal 1
Idea was for all west side aka T3 and T1C to be new T3; east side T2 and T1D to be new T2.
This plan had one major flaw: separation between runways 20L and 20C meant that we couldn't exploit the troubles we went to switch to ADS B. If independent operations for our existing runways was possible, we could handle 68 to 74 takeoff and landing per runway per hour. CGK and KUL will manage even more, with CGK latest pushing 96!
So this idea was scrapped, with the primary focus on shifting 20C and possibly looking at building a new runway just leFt of 20L.
What is now clear, is that the HSR will not serve Changi Airport. The mutual understanding is that the HSR will not serve Putrajaya Sentral. Malaysia was mulling a KLIA3 northwest of KLIA, as a replacement for KLIA1 while KLIA1 was to be transformed into a logistics superhub, KLIA3 would have been a stone's throw from Putrajaya Sentral which is planned to be the new KL Sentral, integrating Klang Valley and Putrajaya in the process.
There are so many considerations. If we can't alter our destiny, Qantas and Jetstar Asia would have long defected to KUL, Malaysia Airlines would be as large as British Airways while Garuda Indonesia would have been as big as China's big 3.
We are still brainstorming. The most recent explored was Doha-ing Changi by building a new Hamad in Changi East East.
Oh I forgot to mention.
ReplyDeleteThe CRL is planned parallel and equidistant between Eng Neo and Clementi Road. Whatever it ends up, it is supposed to run by Sunset, with a new Clementi Central at Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Road, then along Sungei Pandan to reach Commonwealth Ave West, and a new Jurong East station, a new stretch and joining the line after a new Boon Lay station.
The HSR site is... not where the Jurong Lake commercial hub is.