please enjoy a noisy ride
Saturday, April 01, 2006 (10:46 PM)
1) for your own safety, please stand behind the yellow line
2) if you see any suspicious article, please inform the smrt staff or call 999
3) if you are not feeling well or carrying heavy goods, please refrain from standing near the track
4) elderly passengers and passengers with children, please consider using the lift
5) please do not eat at the stations and trains, thank you for keeping the stations and trains clean
6) next stop, outram park interchange. passengers going towards punggol or harbour front, please alight and transfer to the north-east line.
7) this train will terminate at ang mo kio, please alight and wait for the next train. we are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
8) next stop dhoby ghaut interchange. passengers going towards punggol or harbour front, please alight and transfer to the north-east line.
9) next stop, city hall interchange...
10) next stop, raffles place interchange...
11) next stop, jurong east interchange...
12) next stop, tanah merah interchange...
13) next stop, choa chu kang. passengers may transfer to the lrt...
14) next stop, sengkang. passengers may transfer to the lrt...
15) next stop, woodlands. passengers who are going to johor, please take bus number...
multiply that by 4 different languages and you will know how noisy the mrt is. it is so getting on my nerves today at dhoby ghaut station. i have to admit that the information at interchanges are necessary but if people want to go to malaysia from woodlands mrt, they will find their way to take the bus. why does the train have to announce it? as if the announcements isn't already enough to get people on their nerves. they might just decide to tell you how to get to nus from clementi/buona vista/bukit merah, get to cmpb from redhill, get to sentosa from harbour front and everywhere in singapore. keep in mind that the circle line is coming up and there will be more interchanges.
just take a look at the first 5 announcements. i don't have to go on the train to get irritated with the non-stop announcements and on top of that, they turn the volume up at an underground station! plus the sound of the ads from the tv at the station, i can't read a book properly or talk without raising my voice and transport fees just keep rising with such a "desirable" environment. our stations used to be so relaxing...
i just hope some unnecessary announcements like the one at woodlands station can be removed. consider removing #3 and #5 as well. i had thought the stations in japan were noisy with the unique and bloody loud polyphonic music at every station possible. it could've been the cause for earthquake though.
can somebody publish this on digital life?