mrt-card ez-link to be used like a phone-card : have some money on it ; when u enter the station, check-in ; when u leave the station, check-out : then the amount corresponding on ur travel is decreased from the card.

The concept of check-in with an electronic card exists in France (not in Germany), but not the check-out concept, which allows to have more accurate prices depending of the distance. No need to have complicated tariff-zones : simply use the public transportation to go everywhere like u want.

Il fait chaud à Singapour... donc climatisation dans toutes les stations souterraines : pour cela : les portes palières, qui apportent en plus la sécurité et la propreté. Stations vraiment très très agréables : aucune odeur, aucun courant d'air, super beau carrelage au sol, très beaux murs clairs. Des stations de RER 4 étoiles.

A very high quality public transportation. The most modern of the world.

This is a full high quality subway in the Singapore-City. 
This is a full high quality suburban train (S-Bahn, RER) in the Singapore-Island.

Portes palières (permet la climatisation et l'absence de courant d'air; ça ne sent pas mauvais comme à Paris). On notera l'extreme propreté à Singapour.

Fundamental characteristics of a sub-urban train :

(le RER, die S-Bahn)

Inside the city :

• The MRT-networks contains big very important underground stations in the city-center.
• All MRT-lines go through these stations in the city-center (also the new circular line).
• All the central stations are in underground.

• The MRT-lines go to all other places of the Singapore-Island.
• The MRT-lines are outside the city-center on surface. Very good in Singapore: without any cross with the other-surface vehicules (like car, bus, other train, pedestrians)

The TVs in the stations display informations about the train, but also about the security : low criminality doesn't mean no criminality, and more generally they invit people to be carefull on possible bombs from terrorists...

Short historical information about the city: the island was empty in 1800. The english took it and created a Harbour. In order to develop the industry, they let people immigrate massively... and now 80% of the people are chinese, 20% indian. Now, the richest and biggest harbour and country of the region. From the people, Singapore is essentially chinese... but this has nothing to do with the country China.