Written Reply by Minister for Transport S Iswaran to Parliamentary Question on Proposal for Cross Island MRT Line to be Extended from Punggol West to Yio Chu Kang Road and Jalan Kayu

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider extending the Cross Island MRT Line's Punggol extension from Punggol West to Yio Chu Kang Road (at the junction with Sengkang West Road) and Jalan Kayu so as to support the residents there.

Reply by Minister for Transport S Iswaran:

1.     There are no plans to extend the Cross Island Line - Punggol Extension (CPE) beyond Punggol station, based on projected travel demand.

2.     Commuters in the Yio Chu Kang, Sengkang West and Jalan Kayu areas have access to Fernvale LRT station and various bus services, that connect them to the MRT network or other destinations. These include Services 50 and 102 connecting to Sengkang MRT station on the North East Line, Services 50, 70 and 86 connecting to Ang Mo Kio or Yio Chu Kang MRT stations on the North-South Line (NSL), as well as Services 70 and 103 connecting to Serangoon MRT station which interchanges with both the Circle and North East Lines.

3.     When the Cross Island Line (CRL) Phase 1 and Cross Island Line Punggol Extension open, these residents will have even more connections via new stations such as Serangoon North MRT station, or new interchanges at Punggol and Ang Mo Kio which serve these lines.