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Sengkang LRT Station
Sengkang MRT/LRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (Singapore), Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is an interchange between the North East MRT line, North East line (NEL) and Sengkang LRT line, Sengkang LRT (SKLRT). Along with Buangkok MRT station, Buangkok station, it is located within the Sengkang planning area. The LRT station opened on 18 January 2003 along with the other East loop stations on the SKLRT, with the NEL station opening later on 20 June. Services on the West loop began service on 29 January 2005. Upgrades to the station are being implemented to improve barrier-free accessibility to the station. Located at Sengkang Town Centre between Sengkang Square and Sengkang East Way, It is directly connected to Compass One, Compass Heights and Sengkang Bus Interchange, and is within walking distance to the Compassvale Bus Interchange. History The station was built to serve t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the Acronym, initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of Rail transport in Singapore, railway transportation. After two decades of planning the system commenced operations in November 1987 with an initial stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's Singapore Island, main island – with the exception of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, forested core and the rural Lim Chu Kang, northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's Transport in Singapore, public transportation system,Singapore's heavy rail network is composed of three distinct systems. Two of the three are rapid transit networks, chiefly a) the MRT system, which falls entirely within the city-state and forms the core of the network, and b) the two-station cross- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compassvale LRT Station
The Sengkang LRT line (SKLRT) is a elevated automated guideway transit line in Sengkang, Singapore. The driverless system consists of 14 stations on two loops, with Sengkang station serving as the interchange for both loops and linking the line to the North East MRT line. It is the second Light Rail Transit (LRT) line in Singapore and the first LRT line operated by SBS Transit. The SKLRT was planned in tandem with the development of the Sengkang estate. Construction of the LRT stations and viaducts was completed in 2001, and the Land Transport Authority transferred operations to SBS Transit in September 2002. The east loop began operations on 18 January 2003, followed by the west loop on 29 January 2005, with Kupang station being the last to open on 27 June 2015. The line operates using the Kyosan Automated People Mover (APM) fixed block signalling system and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Crystal Mover APM vehicles. Two-car operations were introduced in December 2015 to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STC Sengkang Platform 1
STC may refer to: Education * Saint Theresa's College (other), any of several institutions * St. Thomas' College, Matale, Sri Lanka * S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka * Scott Theological College, Kenya * Sha Tin College, Hong Kong * Siaʻatoutai Theological College, Tonga * South Tama County Community School District, Iowa, United States * South Texas College, Texas, United States * South Thames College * South Tyneside College, Tyne & Wear, UK Organizations * Saudi Telecom Company, member of the stc Group * Scarborough Town Centre * SeeBeyond Technology Corporation, originally Software Technology Corporation * Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. * SHAPE Technical Centre * Society for Technical Communication * ''Solidaridad de Trabajadores Cubanos'' ( Cuban Workers' Solidarity), a Cuban trade union * Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist organization in southern Yemen * Space Transport Corporation * Standard Telephones and Cables ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarin Language
Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l= officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretches from Yunnan in the southwest to Xinjiang in the northwest and Heilongjiang in the northeast. Its spread is generally attributed to the greater ease of travel and communication in the North China Plain compared to the more mountainous south, combined with the relatively recent spread of Mandarin to frontier areas. Many varieties of Mandarin, such as those of the Southwest (including Sichuanese) and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the Beijing dialect (or are only partially intelligible). Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers (with nearly one billion). Because Mandarin originated in North China and most Mandarin varieties are found in the north, the group is sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punggol MRT/LRT Station
Punggol MRT/LRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Punggol, Singapore. It is an interchange station between the North East Line (NEL) and Punggol LRT (PGLRT), and one of the two MRT stations located within Punggol planning area. Stretching across Punggol Central, the station is situated next to Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange and the retail development of Waterway Point. The station was completed on 20 June 2003 alongside the other NEL stations. It served as the northernmost terminus on the North East Line until it was superseded Punggol Coast station on 10 December 2024. By 2032, the station will become the terminus of the future Cross Island Line (CRL) Punggol extension from Pasir Ris station, making it a triple-line interchange station. The station is the longest on the NEL at long with aluminium and steel cladding, which gives the station a futuristic and modern look. History North East Line (NEL) and LRT P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yew Tee MRT Station
Yew Tee MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, located at Choa Chu Kang Drive near the junction of Choa Chu Kang North 6 and Choa Chu Kang Street 62. Yew Tee station is named after an expunged village that once stood in the area. The station primarily serves Neighbourhoods 5 to 7 of Choa Chu Kang New Town as well as Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate. History The station was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the North South line Woodlands Extension. The two-storey station building, with a simple facade and a kampung-style roof, was officially opened on 10 February 1996 along with the other five stations on the Woodlands Extension. During the construction of the Woodlands extension, land between the Yew Tee and Kranji MRT stations was acquired. Measuring a total of 18,685 m sq, affecting a total of 16 factories operating along the stretch. Initially named Choa Chu Kang North, it was ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranji MRT Station
Kranji MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line (NSL). Situated in Sungei Kadut, Singapore, along Woodlands Road, it serves the Singapore Turf Club and the Woodlands Wafer Fabrication Park. The station is operated by SMRT Trains. Originally not part of the Woodlands MRT extension plans, Kranji station was later included in November 1992. Completed along with the other Woodlands extension stations on 10 February 1996, it is the largest among the stations, designed to handle a large volume of visitors to the Singapore Turf Club. Designed with a kampung-style roof, the station is integrated with other transportation modes, with bus bays serving cross-border services to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. History After the Branch line (from the Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang stations) opened in 1990, the Woodlands MRT line was envisioned to connect Yishun and Choa Chu Kang stations. Initially not part of the first four stations announced for the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatib MRT Station
Khatib MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South MRT line, North South line (NSL) located in Khatib, Singapore, a subzone in Yishun, Yishun planning area. The station is located at the junction of Yishun Ring Road and Yishun Avenue 2, and is one of the two stations that currently serve Yishun New Town; the other being Yishun MRT station, Yishun station. The section of tracks between this station and Yio Chu Kang MRT station, Yio Chu Kang station is the longest between any two stations on the MRT network. History Formerly named Nee Soon South, it was renamed to Khatib in January 1987 after Sungei Khatib Bongsu, a river nearby, and a military base nearby, along with Yishun station which was initially named Nee Soon. In 1990, there was a power failure which occurred at Yishun station, affecting services at this station. The construction bid, under Contract 402, which consists of viaducts between Yio Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aljunied MRT Station
Aljunied MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) in Geylang, Singapore. Operated by SMRT Trains, the station serves the eponymous Aljunied subzone of Geylang. Other nearby landmarks include Geylang East Public Library and Geylang Methodist Primary and Secondary School. Like other stations of the eastern part of the East–West line, the station has a domed roof design. It is mostly wheelchair accessible and has bicycle facilities. First announced in May 1982, it was to be constructed as part of Phase II of the MRT system. The station opened on 4 November 1989 as part of the MRT eastern line extension to Tanah Merah station. Accessibility enhancements for pedestrian bridges near the station were completed in July 2011 as well as additional bicycle parking facilities in October 2012. Half-height platform screen doors and high-volume low-speed fans were installed by August 2011 and the first quarter of 2013, respectively. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) was one of Singapore's two state media companies, which published ''The Straits Times'', numerous other newspapers and operated radio, television and digital media. In 2021, the media division was spun off as SPH Media, leaving behind the property and aged care businesses. Since its takeover by Cuscaden Peak in 2022, it has been renamed Cuscaden Peak Investments. At its peak, SPH had over 4,000 employees. Its team of approximately 1,000 journalists included correspondents operating around the world. 2,500 of the staff, including the journalists and its media business were subsequently transferred to SPH Media. The company was one of the country's "blue-chip" counters on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX) until its delisting on 13 May 2022 following its acquisition by Cuscaden Peak. It was also a constituent of the Straits Times Index until its removal on 22 June 2020. History 1984: Formation of Singapore Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
