Singapore's eighth and longest fully-underground MRT line is officially work in progress.
On 18 January 2023, the LTA announced that it had commenced construction of Phase 1 of the Cross Island Line (CRL). The momentous occasion was commemorated with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the future CRL Bright Hill station.
An artist's impression of the CRL Pasir Ris station. Phase 1 is set to be completed in 2030 Spanning 29km, Phase 1 of the line will comprise 12 stations from Aviation Park (in Changi area) to Bright Hill (part of the Bishan estate). It is set to be completed in 2030.
Importantly, the first phase will also include vital hubs along existing lines, including Hougang (North-East Line), Pasir Ris (East-West Line) and Ang Mo Kio (North-South Line), linking their residents up with industrial areas such as Loyang.
Apart from these five cited thus far, the rest of the seven stations include Loyang, Pasir Ris East, Tampines North, Defu, Serangoon North, Tavistock and Teck Ghee.
Thoroughfares like Ang Mo Kio station will also be connected in Phase 1 The LTA has estimated that daily ridership of the CRL will hover above 600,000 in the initial years from 2030. In the longer term, this figure will rise to over one million. Two more phases await the CRL, which will be more than 50km long when it is complete.
Apart from the unprecedented connectivity that the LTA is hoping the CRL will provide Singaporeans with, it is also leveraging on new and innovative technologies in the construction process.
These include the use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality tools, and the largest tunnel boring machine to be deployed on an LTA rail project.
On 18 January 2023, the LTA announced that it had commenced construction of Phase 1 of the Cross Island Line (CRL). The momentous occasion was commemorated with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the future CRL Bright Hill station.
Importantly, the first phase will also include vital hubs along existing lines, including Hougang (North-East Line), Pasir Ris (East-West Line) and Ang Mo Kio (North-South Line), linking their residents up with industrial areas such as Loyang.
Apart from these five cited thus far, the rest of the seven stations include Loyang, Pasir Ris East, Tampines North, Defu, Serangoon North, Tavistock and Teck Ghee.
Apart from the unprecedented connectivity that the LTA is hoping the CRL will provide Singaporeans with, it is also leveraging on new and innovative technologies in the construction process.
These include the use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality tools, and the largest tunnel boring machine to be deployed on an LTA rail project.
