Architecture and capacity of MRT Stations

[brianlee]

Originally Posted by ThirskUK

Since I'm working on designing the DTL stations... I would tell you not to expect much from these... Landmark, Bayfront and Marina Bay station... there are too much constrains to to things differently... and also the budget and URA's comments...

Now I'm quite tired of URA and LTA.

I'm willing to answer some of the questions about DTL if you want.

Oh cool! You are designing the DTE Stations?? What are the capacities of the stations in the DTE? Yah I know that you are not allowed to release such info so you can not answer it if you don't want to...

[ThirskUK]

Originally Posted by ddarkdom

Okay, here goes then.

How's the architecture of the stations?
Will there be provisions made to link Landmark station to Marina Bay or Raffles Place?
Will anyone of the stations be a side-platform? Eg. Cross Street.
Will the design of Bayfront station take into consideration of Marina Bay Sands?
Why is Landmark's ticket gates and platform on the same floor, considering that the trains are just 3 carriages long.

Thanks.

Just got back home,

the architecture is quite simple, we try to make it more challenge but was breaked by LTA. But the good thing is, they're willing to spend more on this DTL because it's part of the pioneer development down there at marina bay.

Landmark station is side-platform, the others are just normal.

Bayfront and Landmark aboveground structures are designed to be quite the same or at least the same way. The design is not really integrated with the IR, instead, we're trying to keep it simple.

The faregates and platform ane NOT on the same level.

For the capacity, I have to check again, can't really remember the figures.

[ryantey]

I hope the station design can be looked like London Jubilee Line Station, Canary Wharf. LOL. It could be spectacular to see one in Singapore

[mrtfreak]

Thanks for sharing. One thing I would like to know though, would be if the station's length. From this I suppose one could infer whether trains running on it would be 6 or 3 cars.

As for the name Landmark, isn't this station near to the Sail? Wouldn't that be the Landmark?

[ddes]

I guess for Landmark, they chose that as the govt plans something iconic and interesting at that area, forgot wads tt place called. The pointy part of the land that faces the Bay.

ThirsUK, you mention conflict between URA and LTA. What is the debate exactly about? Thanks.

[ignoramus]

Originally Posted by ddarkdom

I guess for Landmark, they chose that as the govt plans something iconic and interesting at that area, forgot wads tt place called. The pointy part of the land that faces the Bay.

ThirsUK, you mention conflict between URA and LTA. What is the debate exactly about? Thanks.

The Central Promontory...

When will they ever manage to sell that site off to someone!!! Its one of the few missing pieces of the Marina Bay puzzle...

[ThirskUK]

Hehehe
The stations are for 3 cars driverless train. so they'll be shorter except for Bayfront which is the interchange.

Landmark is named after the building at that site called landmark.

The conflict is not between URA and LTA but between station architects (me and my team) with URA and also LTA, quite a headache...

Yes, we're using jubilee line book as our bible here...

[mrtfreak]

Ah, thanks for the info again. So Bayfront is an interchange station eh. 6 car driverless trains? And, uh, an interchange with what. Oh man, more questions, lol. Stacked platforms or single island platforms for 2 or more lines?

[JediAlf]

Originally Posted by mrtfreak

Ah, thanks for the info again. So Bayfront is an interchange station eh. 6 car driverless trains? And, uh, an interchange with what. Oh man, more questions, lol. Stacked platforms or single island platforms for 2 or more lines?

He means the size of BayFront station is larger than the normal layout of most of stations on CCL.

This may be signalling that there may be another line connecting it - probably towards Tanjong pagar which was first conceptualised in Marina line or final leg from HarbourFront CCL to BayFront CCL. All CCL stations are designed to cater to 3 car trains.

[mrtfreak]

Originally Posted by JediAlf

He means the size of BayFront station is larger than the normal layout of most of stations on CCL.

This may be signalling that there may be another line connecting it - probably towards Tanjong pagar which was first conceptualised in Marina line or final leg from HarbourFront CCL to BayFront CCL. All CCL stations are designed to cater to 3 car trains.

Not necessarily... They could feature stacked stations built for other lines of 6 car trains in future. Eg. we know that Promenade is an interchange but don't know how long the BTL line trains are. No harm asking either eh?

[RafflesCity]

Marina Bay MRT could become an interchange station, and be connected to Bayfront

[ThirskUK]

I got a feeling that I'm talking too much, hehehe.
So from now on if anyone wants some information, just PM me.

[ddes]

For Bayfront MRT to be connected to Marina Bay is too far. Bayfront is where the IR is.

I'm guessing it'll either be part of Stage 6 CCL or the Southern loop terminus of the ERL. Hehe.

[mrtfreak]

Originally Posted by ddarkdom

For Bayfront MRT to be connected to Marina Bay is too far. Bayfront is where the IR is.

I'm guessing it'll either be part of Stage 6 CCL or the Southern loop terminus of the ERL. Hehe.

Actually I think Ignoramus found something that specified building tunnels towards Marina Bay from Bayfront station, so I wouldn't rule this out.

[ignoramus]

Originally Posted by mrtfreak

Actually I think Ignoramus found something that specified building tunnels towards Marina Bay from Bayfront station, so I wouldn't rule this out.

Yeah. It was a contract tender for the Downtown Extension, posted on lta.gov.sg a couple of months back. It suggests a number of things...

[ignoramus]

(a) Contract 906

This Contract consists of Bayfront station, overrun tunnels beyond Bayfront station towards North South Line Marina Bay Station and tunnels from Bayfront station to the interface with Common Service Tunnel (CST) at Marina Boulevard.

This Contract may also include turnback track/maintenance facilities with a shell station box for an interchange station with NSL Marina Bay station.

(b) Contract 907

This Contract consists of Landmark station and the connecting tunnels from the interface with CST at Marina Boulevard to Raffles Quay

[brianlee]

Anyone here knows the present usage of the MRT Stations (as in the average number of people who use the station daily)?

[BODYholic]

MRT Ridership breakdown by Months/years but not by station.

[ddes]

Lols. Just a random qn to spice this thread up again..

But,

Which line sees more passengers?

Personally, I think its the NSL. NSL peak hr traffic is perpetually the whole day, especially around the city area. Evening peak extends to almost up to 10pm, with trains still needing to turnback at Yishun at 9 most heading back to Marina Bay.

[ddes]

Lols. Just a random qn to spice this thread up again..

But,

Which line sees more passengers?

Personally, I think its the NSL. NSL peak hr traffic is perpetually the whole day, especially around the city area. Evening peak extends to almost up to 10pm, with trains still needing to turnback at Yishun at 9 most heading back to Marina Bay.