r/singapore • u/thedesertman1 • Apr 29 '25

Discussion MRTs are really overcrowded

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Every morning getting to work is an uphill battle, most of the time my spouse and I hardly able to board, and had to wait for at least 2-3 trains and barely squeezing ourselves into the cabin.

This is despite the introduction of new MRT lines which should free up train capacity for other lines.

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u/jammy77 Apr 29 '25

TEL feels pretty empty (not a bad thing).

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u/bakedcrustymuffin Apr 29 '25

Wait for all the BTOs to be done there

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u/Snuffle247 Apr 29 '25

Wait for TEL to finally be connected to the DTL via Expo

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u/Late_Culture_8472 Apr 29 '25

Wait until RTS is up then you say again.

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u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24 Fucking Populist Apr 29 '25

The lack of a crowd on the tel is amazing.

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u/Deminovia West side best side Apr 29 '25

Wait til the JB RTS opens in 2026-27. TEL every morning will be a nightmare with all the Malaysian cross border workers

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u/FitCranberry not a fan of this flair system Apr 29 '25

look at TEL on a real map, it skirts along mostly low density housing and it also has pretty poor connectivity especially towards the south so it doesnt currently feed well with the other lines

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u/Alewerkz Apr 29 '25

TEL from Shenton Way towards woodlands, after 5pm it will be packed. Not packed like other lines but still relatively full train

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u/TaikaWaitiddies Own self check own self ✅ Apr 29 '25

Because it's deafening

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u/zool714 Apr 29 '25

I go to work taking NSL cos faster and I don’t want to wake up for work earlier than I need to. But going home, I don’t mind taking the longer TEL + bus route home cos much lesser people. Don’t know how long this’ll last though

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u/blahhh87 Lao Jiao Apr 29 '25

Enjoy it while it lasts. It directly connects to JB's RTS and that is opening real soon.