新加坡西部居民或将实现10分钟抵达地铁站

除了这些项目之外，我们还在规划下一个项目。正如徐芳达部长之前提到的，陆路交通管理局一直在研究西海岸延伸线与该地区的进一步发展，这将把裕廊区域线（JRL）连接到环线，进一步改善西部的铁路连通性和弹性。

与此同时，我们认识到，巴士服务仍然不可或缺，因为它们使更多居民能够使用地铁网络和其他便利设施。这一点尤其重要，因为新住宅开发项目正在以更快的速度完成，这意味着有新的需求需要满足。我们认识到，由于我们的地铁网络的计划扩建需要一些时间才能完成，改善巴士连通性将有助于满足短期内的出行需求。

这就是为什么我们通过最近宣布的巴士连通性增强计划采取了进一步措施。一些措施包括引入更多的高峰时段快速巴士服务，以更快地连接到城市，以及新的“特快接驳”服务，这些服务将绕过站点，采取更直接的路线，将较远地区的居民连接到现有的交通枢纽和市镇中心。

梁先生对巴士服务的建议与此无异。我们还将加快推出新的干线和接驳巴士服务，并提高巴士班次，以改善迁入登加等新区第一批居民的交通便利性。陆路交通管理局正在与利益相关者协商，逐步确定这些改进措施。

除了改善交通便利性，我们还将让工作岗位更贴近居民。随着裕廊湖区和裕廊创新区等区域中心的发展，西部居民将有更多的就业机会。

议长先生，虽然我们已经取得了实质性进展，但我们还没有完成建设更加互联互通的新加坡。我们改善交通基础设施的计划需要时间。因此，我希望新加坡人和西部居民能够耐心等待，并给予支持，因为我们将在未来几年继续改善公共运输网络。

在国会的支持下，我相信我们将实现为所有居民打造一个交通便利、充满活力的家园的愿景。[掌声]

以下是英文质询内容：

Mr Speaker: Senior Minister of State Amy Khor.

7.36 pm

The Senior Minister of State for Transport (Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan): Our vision, as articulated in the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 (LTMP 2040), is to create a 45-minute city and 20-minute towns by 2040. The 45-minute city goal goes beyond reducing travel times. It is also about reshaping how we think about urban connectivity, such as creating more employment centres and better linking them with residential areas.

Mr Leong spoke about the transport connectivity in the West. Members such as Mr Don Wee, Mr Liang Eng Hwa, Mr Patrick Tay, Miss Rachel Ong and Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim had also previously asked Parliamentary Questions about our plans to improve transport connectivity in the West.

Residents from Tengah have also provided LTA and myself with specific feedback on their estate, which we have already been addressing. Let me share about the progress that we have made thus far and our ongoing efforts to improve transport accessibility, connectivity and resilience for residents in the West. I am glad to note that Mr Leong's suggestions, in fact, support the plans we have made for transport connectivity in the West.

Let me begin with our rail network, the backbone of our public transport system.

Today, besides the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit, residents in the West are served by the North-South, East-West and Downtown Lines. While Mr Leong has claimed that the East is "far better" than the West, with all due respect, I think this is not a fair comparison as there are differences in geographical characteristics, stage of development and travel patterns.

With planned expansions to the rail network, we are on track to having eight in 10 households in the West within a 10-minute walk of a train station by the 2030s, which is aligned with our target for the entire island.

Complementing the rail network are bus services that provide first- and last-mile connectivity to key transport nodes and alternative options for commuters. More than one-third of our bus routes ply in the West, including express bus services that connect residents in the West directly to job centres in the central area.

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