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

 * 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)
 * (include JB RTS)
 * (include JB RTS)

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
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * WTC renamed to HarbourFront
 * Announcement of NEL opening date
 * 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
 * Groundreaking for BPLRT (27 Sep 1996)
 * Completion of Bukit Panjang Guideway
 * Completion of BPLRT (speech by Dr Tony Tan on 6 Nov 1999)
 * LRT opening
 * 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 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?
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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

 * Work on Woodlands MRT line to begin later this year
 * Woodlands MRT line to provide for link to JB The Straits Times, 23 March 1991, Page 23
 * 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
 * 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