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The Downtown Line (DTL) is the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and to be opened in three stages. When fully completed, the line will be about 42 km (26 mi) long with 34 stations and serve about half a million commuters daily, making it the longest underground and driverless MRT line in Singapore. It will connect the northwestern and eastern regions of Singapore to the CBD and Marina Bay, and reduce travelling time considerably.
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I've always wanted but never had a chance to ride on the newly opened Downtown line until today and it was good, fast and a comfy ride. Though only 6 stations, this driver-less train I must say travelled at a much faster speed and no dangerous jerks that causes commuters to fly around and stack on one another.
I boarded at Chinatown, it was a short walk from the purple line and from the station. The entry point is pretty near for those interchanging or fresh entry from the station. Ample seats with good aircon breeze and the smell of spanking newness...
The train arrived in a good 3 mins and it was a little off lunch time so perhaps i'm still in the lunch time segment with more trains to cater for the hungry crowd. Doors were wide and as I entered the spacious cabin, a cheery mood struck. Perhaps its the matching overhanging handles and the plasticky seats in pop fluorescent colours or the pretty looking "reserved" seat signs. The colours and the pop art looking designs really lifted my mood.
The seats were slightly wider with less contours at the side, so for wider bums, it is more comfy and felt extremely spacious. Though I counted lesser seats in a cabin. 7 per row with 2 reserved (we used to have 7 or more per row in the older cabins) and we used to have another 2 rows of 2 by the door, now that has been removed to make way for more standing space. So be sure to strengthen those leg muscles and that may provide more excuses to exercise.
In less than 10 mins I've arrived at bugis in style, hair not messy, shirt not sweaty and most importantly, nobody shoved me around. I started to make my way to the outlet near to the East West Green Line and after I made a turn at the corridor I met with another corridor, this time much much longer with a travellator as it is really far i guess.... so after about 5 mins or more ( i kinda lost count) of walk i finally took an escalator up to hit the main hall of the East West Line. It was quite a long walk and it smelt of fresh concrete with cement though it has been already about 3 months since its opening.
The downtown line ride was comfy and good, though at some points i guess you might have to walk a long way, but its generally faster and less congested. I hope it stays this way, I love my country and staying here.
Convenience: 4/5
Handicap Friendly: 4/5
Cleanliness: 3/5 (Its clean because its new but i hardly spot a rubbish bin, and for long corridors like this, no toilets is pretty tough for the older people and small children, not as though they will pee and poo inside but accidents is inevitable sometimes)
Service: 3/5 ( I didn't get much from the staff there, matter of fact I don't see any till at the station control)
Ambience: 4/5 (Nice and cheery in the train)
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