“IT Does GET EVEN BETTER” FOR Riders
With the entry of TEL4, 27 out of 32 TEL facilities are now functional, said Mr Wong.  ,
For those who live further south, the second phase of the line, which connects Bayshore and Sungei Bedok, will be finished by 2026, and an extension to link the TEL to Changi Airport may be finished in the middle of 2030, along with the opening of Terminal 5.
When finished, the TEL’s northeast end will link to Changi Airport and its north end will attach to the Johor Bahru- Singapore Rapid Transit System Link.
” When the TEL is entirely completed, our train system will join Singaporeans from their threshold to the globe”, said Mr Wong.  ,
He said that the TEL is only part of the government’s investment in Singapore’s public transportation method.  ,
” We are certainly not done expanding the road network”, he said.  ,
The proposed Cross Island Line and Jurong Region Line may improve connectivity and link the western, eastern, and northern regions, both.  ,
In the forthcoming years, new channels and modifications on existing ranges, such as the North- North Line, Circle Line and Downtown Line, will also be opened.
Unfortunately, by the 2030s, eight in 10 families will be within a 10- second move of a train station, said Mr Wong.  ,
He claimed that “millions of Singaporeans and people can easily and conveniently travel by public transportation, day in and day out .”  ,
Mr Wong added that, in Singapore, when there are strategies made to create anything, “eventually it gets done”.  ,
” In many other countries in the world, including in developed countries, folks talk about doing tasks, but very often it’s not so easy to get stuff done”, he said.  ,
There could be problems with budget, opposition from people or perhaps political factors, he said.  ,
Political parties occasionally change, and when the new celebration comes to electricity, they abandon the intentions of the past party, he said.  ,
” Here in Singapore, when we say we will do anything, we make sure we deliver it”.
A LINE SEEING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Different than improving communication, the TEL has also been designed to ensure convenience for those with specific needs, said Mr Wong.  ,
According to him, the Land Transport Authority had extensive consultations with society partners, including the Singapore Association for the Deaf and the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped, to include inclusion features when designing TEL facilities.  ,
For instance, stop signs have larger fonts, with sharper distinction and less noise, and there is more reading text to help the visually impaired.
In TEL stations, passenger service centers have hearing enhancement systems that reduce background noise for commuters wearing hearing aids.  ,
There are also more lifts and station entrances, to benefit those who face mobility challenges.  ,
” These features will benefit persons with disabilities, but also seniors and families with young children. They will help all Singaporeans board the train with ease and confidence, according to Mr. Wong.