Tunnelling work on final stage of Circle Line kicks off

  • 📰 thenewpaper
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 63%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

Tunnelling works for Circle Line 6 (CCL6) - the final stage of the orbital Circle Line - started yesterday with the launch of a tunnel boring machine at Keppel station. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday that the machine will tunnel from Keppel to the...

LTA said yesterday that it will also be buying 12 new trains from French supplier Alstom to cater for the expected increase in passengers on the line.

These trains will be delivered progressively from 2024 and are in addition to the 11 trains that were procured in April last year for CCL6. When these 23 trains are delivered, the total CCL fleet size will increase by 36 per cent to 87.The LTA said it is working with operator SMRT on a series of system enhancements to the existing CCL.The enhancements will allow the decade-old CCL to support, among other things, a larger train fleet when three new stations along CCL6 open.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 7. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Tunnelling starts on Circle Line's final stage, existing line to be upgradedTUNNELLING works for Circle Line 6 (CCL6) - the final stage of the orbital Circle Line (CCL) - started on Thursday with the launch of a tunnel boring machine at Keppel station. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Tunnelling begins for Circle Line's final stageTunnelling works for Circle Line 6 (CCL6) - the final stage of the orbital Circle Line - started yesterday with the launch of a tunnel boring machine at Keppel station.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

LTA, SMRT to enhance Circle Line systems in preparation for completion in 2025SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority and SMRT announced on Thursday (25 July) that they have embarked on a series of system enhancements to the Circle Line to prepare for the opening of the line’s final three stations in 2025.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Exclusive: Kenya Airways goes full circle with two-year nationalization planKenya will take at least 21 months to take back full control of its national carrier Kenya Airways , buying out minority shareholders and ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Kenya Airways goes full circle with two-year nationalisation planKenya will take at least 21 months to take back full control of its national carrier Kenya Airways , buying out minority shareholders and ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Commentary: Where is the line between getting help on a school assignment and cheating?Students and teachers have different ideas of what construes academic misconduct, says Victoria University's Peter Hurley.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »