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Why is the Circle line not a circle? Did someone forget to build the section between Harbourfront and Marina Bay?
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Probably because they mistaken spiral as circleheineken2000 wrote:Why is the Circle line not a circle? Did someone forget to build the section between Harbourfront and Marina Bay?

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Why not Yellow Line? Even if it sounds strange, they can pick another name, like, perhaps, Lemon Linethe lynx wrote:Probably because they mistaken spiral as circleheineken2000 wrote:Why is the Circle line not a circle? Did someone forget to build the section between Harbourfront and Marina Bay?

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The Ministry of Transport has not ruled out closing this 'missing link', but is now taking a 'wait and see' approach. It said: 'We have to assess whether there's sufficient ridership to justify such a direct linkage, as there are already alternatives now through the current rail network.'
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I think maybe it's not necessary (circle line between Harbourfront and Marina Bay)
There's some bus route -(between Harbourfront and Marina Bay) ... bus 97
There's some bus route -(between Harbourfront and Marina Bay) ... bus 97
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Just went to Gardens by the Way and tried going to Esplanade from Bayfront. I found out why it's the circle line...if you fail to see the board (which doesn't show the pertinent info right away) in Promenade station and end up rushing to the train, you'll end up going around in circles. It's an easy mistake to make if you're in a hurry.
Bayfront -> Promenade
Promenade only has one side for trains and it can have either a train back to Bayfront or to Esplanade
That's why it's called the circle line.
Bayfront -> Promenade
Promenade only has one side for trains and it can have either a train back to Bayfront or to Esplanade
That's why it's called the circle line.
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Re: MRT
This almost sounds like a riddle or some kind of zen question.heineken2000 wrote:Why is the Circle line not a circle? Did someone forget to build the section between Harbourfront and Marina Bay?
Uno mas, por favor.
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the lynx wrote:Probably because they mistaken spiral as circleheineken2000 wrote:Why is the Circle line not a circle? Did someone forget to build the section between Harbourfront and Marina Bay?
Haha, that's a good one. Anyone had bad encounters on trains anyway?
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Ah yes, indeed. I was on the Yamanote Line not so long ago. The compression factor was certainly high, but it was so refreshing to see the efficient, polite queuing system at the stations though. I kept saying to myself, "There, look - what's so hard about that?" with thoughts of our MRT here.nakatago wrote:Two words: Yamanote Line
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