User:ZKang123/List of MRT-related sources

Here is a compilation of sources that will be useful for expanding MRT articles.

Early phases of the network

• Proposed extensions beyond current phases (1980)
• Announcing the MRT and the system (May 1982)
• Early map of the proposed system (May 1982)
• NSL to be built first (29 August 1982)
• Phase I extension (to include Redhill) in 1983: Singapore Monitor and Business Times
• Projected cost of Phase I
• Final cost of Phase I system
• Changi Depot contract
• Proposed "fourth MRT line" (Business Times source)
• Soil studies of Phase 2
• Phase 2 announcement in October 1983: Singapore Monitor, Business Times and Straits Times
• Blocks to be demolished along Commonwealth Avenue
• Construction updates as of January 1985
• Start of Construction of Raffles Place station
• Groundbreaking for Outram Park
• Start of construction of City Hall station (including depth of station)
• Construction of network in three stages
• Further breakdown into 8 stages
• PM Lee Kuan Yew to officially open Phase I of system (1988)
• Official ceremony for Phase I (March 1988)
• Jurong line to be opened earlier (March 1988)
• Contract for Bedok, Kembangan, Tiong Bahru...
• Progress for eastern line
• Eunos roof design
• Launch of SMRT Xchange
• Opening on the day itself
• Opening of the MRT system (the day after)
• Description of MRTC artworks
• MRTC artworks
• Colonial facades for Raffles Place
• Banks to move for Raffles Place station
• Businesses moving back
• Reinforcement of soil between Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place

Early network signages

• Suggestions for MRT signs to be in all languages
• Colour code for MRT routes (those contracted to do up a map)
• Old station code system

2001 signage

• 2001 signage system
• 2001 System Map
• Today's Article of the 2001 system
• Lloyd Northover

Subsequent versions

• LTA future system map website
• Future system map in 2012
• Future system map in Nov 2014
• Feb 2016
• Nov 17 (NELe)
• Pre-2021 future system map with CRL and JRL
• Walking train map
• TDC official website of DTL version signage

Studies for Changi Airport

• Unfeasible (1983): https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19831117-1.2.75
• New studies (1984), including NEL feasibility study: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840925-2.2.3
• New study (1985): https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19850514-1.2.33.1
• Lobbying for station: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860120-1.2.23.23
• Not viable (Jan 1986): https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860125-1.2.17.13
• Still being studied (1988): https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880319-1.2.2
• Opening of Expo station
• Completion of ext, handing over of services to SMRT
• Design of Expo and Changi Airport stations
• SOM Evolutions: Recent Work of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (p152)
• 2017 possibility of integrating CAL into TEL

Woodlands Extension

• "Plans to extend MRT to Woodlands (NL14848)". Singapore Monitor. 24 October 1984. p. 2.
• Woodlands ext not feasible (April 1987), also proposals to link NEL to Bishan Depot
• Related article
• New study in March 1988
• Further studies on how to extend Woodlands line, and accessing demand for NEL (Island-wide MRT, if there's a need)
• "Six options to extend MRT line from Yishun to Choa Chu Kang (NL17020)". The Straits Times. 12 June 1990. p. 3. (include JB RTS)
• "Planned MRT link via Woodlands to cost $1 billion (NL17400)". The Business Times. 26 February 1991. p. 26.
• "Woodlands folk see vibrant town with MRT link (NL17353)". The Straits Times. 26 February 1991. p. 20.
• "MRT line to be diverted to preserve Senoko Bird haven (NL17378)". The Straits Times. 20 June 1991. p. 1.

Canberra

• Canberra project

C151 refurbishment

• Tōshiba receives PMSM order for Singapore MRT C151 refurbishment (English)
• C151C train design

North East line

• Studies in Sep 1984 (Straits Times and Business Times)
• Appointment of British Team to study NEL alignment
• Tentative route in March 1986
• Extension approved by MRTC in 1987
• Government approves, but timing to build NEL depends on demand (North-easterly MRT route will depend on demand)
• Contract C706
• "MRT may extend to Ubin and Tekong (NL17491)". The New Paper. 23 February 1991. p. 8.
• "Long term development plans for Tekong and Ubin revealed (NL17353)". The Straits Times. 24 February 1991. p. 16.
• "N-E Line still on the horizon". The Straits Times. 15 May 1993. p. 16.
• "North East MRT Line to cost up to $5b (NL20049)". The Straits Times. 15 July 1995. p. 2.
• "Decision in 1 or 2 years on N-E route (NL20050)". The Straits Times. 17 July 1995. p. 29.
• "N-E MRT line creates buzz (NL20051)". The Straits Times. 21 July 1995. p. 27.
• "Wider view of MRT extension (NL20050)". The Straits Times. 22 July 1995. p. 34.
• "Appeal for quick action on North-East MRT line". The Straits Times. 23 July 1995.
• "North-East MRT: Recommendation to Cabinet by Year End (NL20051)". The Straits Times. 24 July 1995. p. 1.
• "N-E MRT line: Benefits, costs and the $5 billion question (NL20052)". The Straits Times. 29 July 1995. p. 33.
• "Govt spells out vision of top transport system (NL20083)". The Straits Times. 3 January 1996. p. 1.
• "Immediate Start for north-east line (NL20086)". The Straits Times. 20 January 1996. p. 1.
• "NE Line fares higher". Today. 9 May 2003.
• "Only a matter of days before N-E line opens". The Straits Times. 3 June 2003.
• "Friendly features of N E Line (NL25611)". Today. 12 June 2003.
• "New hope for Buangkok residents". Today. 29 August 2003.
• WTC renamed to HarbourFront
• Announcement of NEL opening date

Bukit Panjang LRT

• Archived version of the LRT lines
• Proposals for Buona Vista and Bukit Panjang
• "Void deck" LRTs
• Further LRTs considered
• LRTs to link between towns
• Bukit Panjang to get first LRT
• "Help choose the look of the LRT (NL20101)". The Straits Times. 12 April 1996. p. 43.
• "$285 m contract for LRT system signed (NL20101)". The Straits Times. 13 April 1996. p. 1.
• Groundreaking for BPLRT (27 Sep 1996)
• "Bukit Panjang's light rail system brings residents together (NL20134)". The Straits Times. 29 September 1996. p. 29.
• Completion of Bukit Panjang Guideway
• Completion of BPLRT (speech by Dr Tony Tan on 6 Nov 1999)
• LRT opening

Choa Chu Kang enhancements

• Additional platforms at Choa Chu Kang
• New platforms completed
• LTA news release

Sengkang and Punggol LRT

• "Sengkang estate to be developed with LRT line (NL20134)". The Straits Times. 28 September 1996. p. 1.
• Sengkang Exhibition (7 Dec 1996)
• Award of contract for SKLRT and PGLRT (4 July 1998)
• Completion of Punggol LRT
• Opening of Sengkang West loop
• Announcement of opening of Punggol LRT and Sengkang West
• LRT losses here to stay?

Marina Central monorail

• The New Paper, 13 February 1997, Page 4
• Monorail link mooted for four shopping centres The Straits Times, 13 February 1997, Page 36
• Marina monorail could save govt $117m The Business Times, 4 August 1997, Page 2
• Marina LRT line may put brakes on $100m monorail proposal The Business Times, 17 October 1997, Page 2
• Marina Centre monorail proposal stopped in its tracks The Straits Times, 10 November 1997, Page 46

Circle MRT line

• LTA News releases in 2003
• Announcement for feasbility study of outer circle line
• Extension of Marina Line to Upper Paya Lebar
• Groundbreaking for CCL
• Kim Chuan Depot contract
• CCL2 contracts
• Stage 3 finalised
• "$313m Circle Line contracts awarded (NL25219)". The Straits Times. 1 August 2003.
• "$100m Circle Line contracts awarded (NL25072)". The Straits Times. 28 June 2003.
• Hock Kee House near Paya Lebar Circle Line construction to be demolished
• Awarding of contract (for Bartley, Marymount and Bishan)
• Announcement of CCL4 and 5
• Announcement of opening of CCL3
• Contract 852 for Serangoon
• "7 more public transport hubs (NL28799)". The Straits Times. 19 Jan 2008.
• Delay of CCL1 and 2 to 2009
• Announcement of CCL4 and 5 stations (December 2003)
• CCL 4 and 5
• Project info of CCL4 and 5
• Tender information for CCL4 and 5 contracts
• Contract 855 (Holland, one-north, Buona Vista and NUH)
• Contract 856 (West Coast, Pasir Panjang, Alexandra and Telok Blangah and HarbourFront)
• CCL5 progress (December 2009)
• Progress at Pasir Panjang (Oct 2010)
• Tunnel breakthrough at Farrer Road
• Announcement of CCL4 and 5 opening (MOT)
• LTA announcement
• Opening of CCL4 and 5 (Straits Times cover page)
• Opening of CCL4 and 5 (Straits Times website)
• Waiting time for CCL
• Layout of CCL stations (art seats proposed locations)
• CCLe services (Today)
• Annex: Circle Line Extension – train service information
• CCL3 early opening

Nicoll Highway collapse (with NUS Nexis Uni links to articles)

To model on: Senghenydd colliery disaster

• News blog on the collapse, with external links
• MRT worksite collapse wrecks Nicoll Highway (Straits Times)
• Nicoll Highway cave-in: Agonising wait for family of last missing person (CNA)
• Construction of Nicoll Highway MRT station will go ahead: Transport Minister (CNA)
• Question mark over Nicoll Highway station (Straits Times)
• Nicoll Highway Circle Line MRT to be located at Republic Avenue (CNA)
• Nicoll Highway Inquiry: Govt accepts broad thrust of committee's recommendations (CNA)
• Nicoll Highway timeline (Straits Times)
• CNA coverage and news release of diverted routes
• Establishment of COI
• MOM press release
• Interim COI report
• Goh Chok Tong views
• COI immediate findings

Dover station

• MRT has provision for station outside Poly The Straits Times, 16 May 1988, Page 14
• New MRT station at S'pore Poly to be ready by Year 2001 The Straits Times, 29 July 1997, Page 28
• Station not needed as students already very well-served The Straits Times, 26 August 1997, Page 38
• Studies justify MRT station at S'pore Poly The Straits Times, 21 August 1997, Page 37
• New MRT station opposite poly not necessary The Straits Times, 11 August 1997, Page 30
• Extra care taken for building of poly station The Straits Times, 7 April 1999, Page 41
• Doorstep train Today, 5 October 2001, Page 8
• Dover MRT station to open soon (5 October 2001)
• Trial runs at Dover
• Official opening of Dover station (MOT speech)
• Dover Station Is Open! (LTA press release)
• Dover station design on old RSP website
• Dover station design on new RSP website

Boon Lay extension

• Announcement of extension
• LTA main website
• BLE contract awarded
• Alignment map
• Construction commencement
• Boon Lay open house
• BLE Pioneer and Joo Koon Stations to Commence Operation Tomorrow

Jurong East Modification project

• Announcement
• JEMP platform opened
• Installation of HHPSD on NSWEL

Downtown MRT line

• Expanding The Rail Network With Downtown Extension (MOT)
• LTA announcement of DTL. DTE becomes DTL1. Extension of CCL to Marina Bay
• Structural collapse at Bugis DTL site
• DTL2 sites named
• Contracts 912 and 921
• Contracts 913 and 920
• Contract 915
• Map of Contract 915
• Contract 916
• Contracts 917 and 918
• Contract 919
• Shortlisted DTL2 names
• DTL2 names finalised
• DTL locos
• DTL2 construction begins
• Straits Times DTL3
• DTL3 announced
• DTL train mockup details
• Siemens signalling details
  • Trainguard MT
  • Controlguide Rail 9000

King Albert Park

• Residents petition against construction work at their doorstep
• Solutions offered to Maplewoods residents
• Maplewoods residents unhappy with solutions offered
• LTA confident Downtown Line 2 will proceed as scheduled after delays

Old LTA press release

• 2007
• 2001
• Web archive saved in 2011

Tuas West Extension

• Old project page of TWE
• From the web archive
• Contract for Tuas (Gul Circle) station
• Contracts for other stations
• Tuas Depot contract
• Tuas Viaduct opening
• More technical details of TWE
• Announcement of opening date (CNA)
• LTA source
• Straits Times
• Open House (also on Gul Circle being the highest elevated station)
• Opening of TWE
• Opening (Straits Times)
• Frequency on TWE
• Frequency (from SMRT press release)

Thomson East Coast Line

• First announcement in 25 Jan 2008
• Buildings to make way for TSL construction
• Awarding of TEL rolling stock
• Groundbreaking ceremony at Mayflower
• Groundbreaking ceremony at Lentor
• LTA factsheet of TEL1 stations
• Aedas commentary on Woodlands TEL design
• Woodlands North construction details (English)
• More detailed commentary on the architecture of TEL1 stations by AASArchitecture
• Commentary for TEL1 stations by architectandinteriorsindia.com
• Engineering and design of the new linkway for Woodlands
• Woodlands as CD shelter
• Arup's involvement in TEL1
• "Improved" new signage system for TEL
• LTA factsheet of Mandai Depot
• Groundbreaking for TSL
• Speech by Khaw at TEL1 Open House
• LTA's new way to "sound the ground" for MRT tunnels
• BCA Awards (include construction for TEL Woodlands)
• Use of rectangular tunnel boring machine for Havelock
• Similar article
• TEL2 operations handover to SMRT
• Announcing TEL2 opening on 28 Aug
• TEL2 progress update
• TEL2 virtual open house
• TEL2 artworks and designs (by CNA)
• Construction challenges of TEL2 (by CNA)
• TEL2 artworks and design (Straits Times)
• TEL2 opening ceremony
• Opening of TEL2
• Arup involvement in TEL3 (especially Outram Park design)
• Groundbreaking for TEL 3 stretch from Napier to Outram Park
• Groundbreaking for TEL3 stretch from Maxwell to Gardens by the Bay
• Marina South completion certificate
• min.news on Marina South
• TEL3 details on artwork
• TEL3 engineering challenges
• TEL3 train frequencies
• TEL3 brochure
• TEL3 brochure (more informative LTA version)
• TEL3 open house
• TEL3 opening
• Acquisition for TEL4 and 5
• Groundbreaking for TEL East Coast (MOT speech)
• LTA press release
• TEL4: Underground bicycle parking to be available at 3 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations

RTS link

• "Johor should have MRT to ease congestion (NL17132)". The Straits Times. 14 December 1990. p. 23 – via NewspaperSG.
• "Johor suggests light-rail system across causeway (NL17133)". The Straits Times. 16 December 1990. p. 20 – via NewspaperSG.
• Work on Woodlands MRT line to begin later this year
• "Johor govt plans light rail system (NL17353)". The Straits Times. 28 February 1991. p. 16 – via NewspaperSG.
• Woodlands MRT line to provide for link to JB The Straits Times, 23 March 1991, Page 23
• "JB site identified for MRT extension from Woodlands (NL17810)". The Straits Times. 19 December 1992. p. 23 – via NewspaperSG.
• "S'pore has agreed to extend MRT to Johor Barn, says MB (NL18509)". The Straits Times. 17 August 1993. p. 23 – via NewspaperSG.
• 2008.03.28 NEW JB TRAIN STATION TO SERVE S_PORE MRT LINE
• 2008.03.30 Possibility of MRT link between S_pore and Johor still being discussed.PDF
• S'Pore-Johor rail link talks in early stages
• 2009.05.03 Bridge in the east or wider Causeway, Singapore and Malaysia to explore fresh ideas
• 2009.05.02 S_pore_ Malaysia will explore ways to enhance connectivity at Causeway

CRL

• Jan 2013 announcement of new lines
• Straits Times archive of CRL
• CRL will improve connectivity across island
• Locations of CRL1 stations (CNA)
• Eventual decision of route (MOT version)
• Artwork call
• CRL1 groundbreaking at Bright Hill (LTA press release, CNA, Straits Times)
• CRL1 Project Information slides (Powerpoint version)

Non-official sources

• A video on a timeline of the MRT planning. Not to be quoted but to help look up for articles

Other sources

• 1996 White Paper