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Mothballing of two TEL stations makes sense: Experts

Keeping Mount Pleasant, Marina South shut for now saves costs if there are not enough commuters

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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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