This worked in the early days of the network, but as the system became more complex it was quickly realised that things was going to become unwieldy and the current system of line colours and station codes was introduced in 2001. Take the Green line to head towards Pasir Ris, but the Blue Line to go the opposite direction towards Boon Lay, for example. 2000 (after the opening of the Bukit Panjang LRT in 1999, but before the change to a different mapping style in 2001).īoth show the original method of using paired colours for each direction of travel along a route – an unconventional but memorable method of wayfinding. A fascinating map and diagram of the Singapore MRT from the period c.
