Mothballing of Mount Pleasant, Marina South MRT stations makes sense, say experts

Mount Pleasant MRT station as seen under construction on Dec 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
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SINGAPORE - It was a tale of two stations, as former Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MP Charles Chong puts it.

There was Woodleigh, which was fully completed when the North East Line (NEL) opened in 2003 but remained shuttered for eight years with little fuss until the area became more developed.

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