Singapore MRT Map Expansion

As the Singapore rail network continues to expand, its visual representation in the form of System Maps has to change to fit new lines and stations while maintaining a clean look. Watch how the System Map has evolved four times in more than 30 years since the opening of the first stretch in 1987.

Proposed future lines and line extensions and their interchanges are speculations based on locations and alignments of soil investigation works. As of December 2021, no official announcement has been made on the exact route alignment. These lines are denoted as dotted strokes in this video.

The dates for the commencement of rail services from 2022 are to be advised. Names, station codes and colours of future lines and stations are to be announced.

Map History:
0:00 Version 1 - 1987
2:06 Version 2 - 2001
4:20 Version 3 - 2013
6:10 Version 4 - 2020

[daspacepony]

This is the highest quality animation I've seen for evolution of any rail network evolution and definitely much better than the last one on your channel! Loved the style that changes through the ages, that's unbelievable effort right there.

[gentlemanburglar]

6:43 The Merlion spitting water is such a nice detail!

[DiscoveryWalkingToursTV]

I hope I live long enough to see all the mrt lines completed 😁 thanks for the great graphics and timeline. I still have fond memories taking my first mrt at clementi when it opened. Good Times 😍

[woodencube]

superb attention to detail with the map style changes and LTA Identity, whatever research you did has definitely paid off

[HeliosExeunt]

I love how the present-day (2022) is just slightly after the halfway mark; in a way, it's symbolic of how much the MRT network has grown, and how much it still has to grow.

You've done an incredible job sticking as close to to the official styles used by the LTA as possible.

[emmanuelang]

Can’t believe the first map had two colours, each representing one direction! Would have made sense then, but as so many new rail lines are being built colours would have to be freed up for them.

[markjones]

It's not just watching a public transport system grow and change is it? It's watching a culture/polity/nation grow and change to meet the challenges of a new and emerging world. Every frame, every new station, is an expression of the cutting edge of that emerging world

[justglenc]

Thanks for the old school line colours illustration, still remembers the dual colour EW/NS lines and the Bukit Batok brown lines. Sure brought back lots of memories.

[laujunming]

Damn, the amount of effort spent here is massive, and the video shows that. Thanks for making this

[kuyaocstriviaeverything]

I love the way this video was presented! Very very pleasant and entertaining to watch! How I wish Singapore can build more mrt tunnels and be among the countries with the longest railway tunnels, a great honor to Singapore. How I wish to see mrt going to the different islands too in the future like Semakau, Tekong, Bukom, Jurong Island, etc.

There are still so many mega projects Singapore is capable of doing! What a great country! 👏👌👍

[modernist]

Everything about presentation in this video ties together: the smooth camera movements, the text styles, the music, the animations, all matching the style of the official MRT maps, not to mention all the research that had to have gone into gathering all this information from the 1980s to the 2020s and putting them together in one video

[mn]

Very impressive work! The graphics and animations are amazing, not to mention the research put into making this. Great job!👍

[klmok]

Version 1 Map: There are two colors on one line, the font is Arial, the stop is a black circle, the station names near the stops are normal text, the only LRT station names are small size, and the interchange station names are bold text with large size, with the name "Interchange" on the bottom. The code near the stop has one letter and one number, the letters are N, E, W, C, M, B, and A.
Lines: North-South Line, East-West Line, Branch Line, and Bukit Panjang LRT.
Version 2 Map: There is only one color on one line, the font is Ocean Sans (station names), LTA Identity (station codes), the stop is a pointer color, the interchange stops are a circle cross-platform interchange or in transfer, the station names near the stops are normal text, the only LRT station names are small size, and the MRT station names with terminus are bold text. The code near the station name has two letters and one number, the letter codes are NS, EW, CG, and BP. New letter codes: STC, SE, NE, SW, PTC, and PE.
New Lines: Sengkang LRT, North East Line, Punggol LRT, and Circle Line.
Version 3 Map: There is only one color on one line, the font is LTA Identity, the stop is a station code, the station names near the station codes are normal text, the only LRT station names are small size, and the MRT station names with terminus are large size. The code on the stop has with a name has two letters and one number. New letter codes: DT, and PW.
New Lines: Downtown Line.
Note: The SW8 station is Renjong, but you've typed Ranggung.
Version 4 Map: There is only one color on one line, the font is LTA Identity, the stop is a station code, the interchange stops are big station codes, the station names near the station codes are normal text, and the only LRT station names are small size. The code on the stop has with name has two letters and one number. New letter codes: TS, DE, TE, JS, JW, JE, CR, CP, and SL.
New Lines: Thomson-East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line, Cross Island Line, and Seletar Line.

[derekchua]

That's the old MRT system map from my childhood! Thanks for the throwback to it in this high-quality animation!

[iis]

that transition to the single coloured modern lines we have now at 2:04 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[Fluttershy]

0:00 Intro
0:06 Version 1 (1987-2001)
2:02 Version 2 (2001-2013)
4:16 Version 3 (2013-2019)
6:05 Version 4 (2020-2032)
9:16 Future Expansions (2032-2040)
11:36 Outro

[bobschronger]

Animations are so smooth! What a pleasure to watch. Cheers!

[sushorse]

Wow, I did not expect "part 2" of the original video to come out, and this is equally amazing!

[Yang_DTact]

the details of every single line is very good~
your style of presenting the lines is loving too
keep up the good work ~

[unitedball]

All these stations added and removed is with sync with Singapore’s growing future and what made the country today. This is what energized my excitement when going to Singapore. There is still room for this country to grow on. This is absolutely amazing. LTA should hire this guy. Love Singapore from the Philippines!