'I wanted to be the first': Train lover shows up early at Bayshore station on TEL4's first day of passenger service
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At a time when most people would still be in bed, ITE student Chong Zu Heng was up and about at Bayshore MRT station at 4.50am - just so he could catch the first train. But it was not just any first train. It was the first day of passenger service for'I wanted to be the first': Train lover shows up early at Bayshore station on TEL4's first day of passenger service
At a time when most people would still be in bed, ITE student Chong Zu Heng was up and about at Bayshore MRT station at 4.50am - just so he could catch the first train. But it was not just any first train. It was the first day of passenger service for Stage 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). Chong, 20, a train enthusiast, told media at the station: «I wanted to be the first one to ride on the train on this new line before other passengers.» He had taken a private-hire car from his home in Tiong Bahru to the station and waited for more than an hour before the train service started at 6.16am. He was going to visit several new stations on the line including Siglap, Marine Parade and Tanjong Rhu. Read more