Overview

According to the Concept Plan 2001, Singapore’s MRT system will be based on a radial and orbital system through which MRT lines can link up more areas on the island for faster and easier access to the city which will take no less than a few minutes.

In the Concept Plan 2001, orbital lines will join up regional centres in Jurong East, Woodlands, and Tampines, which will result in a shorter travelling time between the 3 ends of Singapore. The 3 regional centres will act as areas for regional activities and events to take place in that particular section of Singapore. Jurong East will act as the regional centre for the west, while Tampines will act as the regional centre for the east and Woodlands will be designed as the regional centre for the north.

Sub-regional centres will link the inner orbital MRT lines with the radial lines which will help to reduce the flow of passengers as they travel from the different sections of Singapore to the Central Area.

As such, Singapore’s future plan for the MRT system is in-line with the Concept Plan stated above.

The 3 regional centres have already been set up in 2001 for the purpose of connecting Singapore together with a highly extensive MRT system. The 5 other sub- regional centres will be developed in the future when the MRT lines joining those areas are completed.

According to the Concept Plan 2001 and the proposed MRT map shown above, the radial lines designed for this purpose are:
- East West Line
- Several sections of North South Line
- North East Line
- Downtown Line

Whereas the orbital lines which join the regional and sub-regional centres are:
- Circle Line
- North Shore Line
- Sections of North South Line

Singapore’s MRT system will hence be much more extensive than before as it will reach out to areas which were previously inaccessible by the MRT.

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