The Land Transport Authority haverecntly marked the start of the Cross Island Line Phase 1 construction with a ground-breaking ceremony officiated by Minister for Transport & Iswaran at the site of the future CRL Bright Hill station. The CRL will be Singapore’s eighth and longest fully-underground MRT line at more than 50 kilometres long when fully completed. It will serve the existing and future developments in the eastern, western and north-eastern corridors, linking major hubs such as the Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District and Changi. The projected daily ridership of the entire CRL is more than 600,000 in the initial years from 2030, increasing to over 1 million in the longer term. It will be constructed and opened in three phases.The first phase, CRL Phase 1, spans 29 kilometres and comprises 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill. This will serve residential and industrial areas such as Loyang, Hougang and Ang Mo Kio. CRL Phase 1 will be linked to East-West Line at Pasir Ris station, North-East Line at Hougang station, North-South Line at Ang Mo Kio station and Thomson-East Coast Line at Bright Hill station. LTA is progressively calling tenders for CRL Phase 2 which comprises six stations from Turf City to Jurong Lake District, while engineering studies are ongoing for the third phase.CRL Bright Hill station will also be connected to a new Transit Priority Corridor along Sin Ming Avenue to allow multi-modal transfer to the bus and active mobility networks. The 2-km stretch of TPC will include a dedicated bus lane, new cycling paths and wider footpaths. When the TPC is fully completed in 2029, residents in Sin Ming area will have more travel options to get to Bright Hill MRT station and recreational spaces such as Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
The Land Transport Authority haverecntly marked the start of the Cross Island Line Phase 1 construction with a ground-breaking ceremony officiated by Minister for Transport & Iswaran at the site of the future CRL Bright Hill station. The CRL will be Singapore’s eighth and longest fully-underground MRT line at more than 50 kilometres long when fully completed. It will serve the existing and future developments in the eastern, western and north-eastern corridors, linking major hubs such as the Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District and Changi. The projected daily ridership of the entire CRL is more than 600,000 in the initial years from 2030, increasing to over 1 million in the longer term. It will be constructed and opened in three phases.The first phase, CRL Phase 1, spans 29 kilometres and comprises 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill. This will serve residential and industrial areas such as Loyang, Hougang and Ang Mo Kio. CRL Phase 1 will be linked to East-West Line at Pasir Ris station, North-East Line at Hougang station, North-South Line at Ang Mo Kio station and Thomson-East Coast Line at Bright Hill station. LTA is progressively calling tenders for CRL Phase 2 which comprises six stations from Turf City to Jurong Lake District, while engineering studies are ongoing for the third phase.CRL Bright Hill station will also be connected to a new Transit Priority Corridor along Sin Ming Avenue to allow multi-modal transfer to the bus and active mobility networks. The 2-km stretch of TPC will include a dedicated bus lane, new cycling paths and wider footpaths. When the TPC is fully completed in 2029, residents in Sin Ming area will have more travel options to get to Bright Hill MRT station and recreational spaces such as Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
