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The Mass Rapid Transit started ___1___ in November 1987.
Singaporeans
were ___2___ with excitement as they crowded
___3___ the
trains
for the first ___4___. It was
___5___ uncommon then to see
whole
families ___6___ the young and the old, riding from one
end of the line to the
___7___ and back. Today, the initial novelty of the MRT has
___8___ off.
Many people use
the MRT as it is an efficient form of ___9___, which
___10___ one
from traffic jams, especially during peak ___11___. It
also ___12___
air-conditioned comfort ___13___ reasonable fares. With
the ___14___
of the Transitlink system, the MRT and the Singapore
Bus Service users can now
___15___ one ticket for
___16___ systems. This
___17___
it even more convenient to travel on the train.
The Transitlink system also represents a ___18___ effort
by the MRT and SBS to integrate different forms of
land transport in Singapore for more
efficient ___19___. Perhaps, one day, traffic jams will
become a thing of
the ___20___ as the traffic on the road becomes
increasingly controlled. |
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The Mass Rapid Transit started
operation in November 1987.
Singaporeans
were filled with excitement as they crowded
into the
trains
for the first time. It was
not uncommon then to see
whole
families comprising the young and the old, riding from one
end of the line to the
other and back. Today, the initial novelty of the MRT has
worn off.
Many people use
the MRT as it is an efficient form of
transport, which
spares one
from traffic jams, especially during peak
hours. It
also provides
air-conditioned comfort at reasonable fares. With
the introduction
of the Transitlink system, the MRT and the Singapore
Bus Service users can now
use one ticket for
both systems. This
makes
it even more convenient to travel on the train.
The Transitlink system also represents a
joint effort
by the MRT and SBS to integrate different forms of
land transport in Singapore for more
efficient travel. Perhaps, one day, traffic jams will
become a thing of
the past as the traffic on the road becomes
increasingly controlled. |
