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This was also the first ever MRT and LRT station in Singapore's history to be permanently closed and removed from operations. It is the first and only LRT line to be operated by SMRT Light Rail . The Sengkang LRT line opened in two main stages, the East Loop opening first on 18 January 2003 and most of the West Loop on 29 January 2005.
The history of Singapore's urban renewal goes back to the time period surrounding the Second World War, when it was still a British dependency. Even before the war, Singapore's housing environment was already a problem. The tension of both infrastructure and housing conditions was worsened by the rapidly-increasing Singapore population in the ...
After Singapore's independence in 1965, planning policies were revised, and the State and City Planning Project was initiated to produce a new plan for Singapore, which became the 1971 Concept Plan. This plan laid out the basic infrastructure for Singapore's development and brought about the integrated planning process used ever since.
Building conservation in Singapore is the responsibility of URA, which issued a Conservation Master Plan in 1989. This plan laid down guidelines and processes for the conservation of culturally and historically significant buildings. [2] More than 7000 buildings in Singapore have been gazetted as conserved buildings.
SGQR: Singapore-based QR code payment, available at selected merchants, hawker centres, coffeeshops. Alipay+ : A cross-border digital payments solution, interoperable with e-wallets in several Asia countries such as: Alipay+ for Japan, Alipay for China, AlipayHK for Hong Kong, EZ-Link from Singapore, KakaoPay from South Korea, GCash from the ...
System Map, including lines under construction. This is a list of all stations on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore. [1] As of 2024, the Singapore MRT has approximately 242.6 km (150.7 mi) of system length spread across six operational lines, the 19th highest in the world.
The building was designed by Gan Eng Oon, William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon of the Singapore architect firm Design Partnership, now known as DP Architects. [4] Sited on 1.3 hectares and built to a height of 89 metres, [12] the Golden Mile Complex is an exemplary type of "megastructure" described by architectural historian, Reyner Banham. It is one ...
The Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP), was introduced by HDB during the National Day Rally in August 2007. [1] It replaced the Interim Upgrading Programme IUP Plus , and focuses on block and neighbourhood improvements, with full funding by the government.