Singapore has a limited land space and a growing population. A growing population means more people needing to get from point A to point B. More people needing to get from point A to point B means more congested roads. The government cannot keep on building new roads because Singapore has limited space.
After the "Great MRT Debate" in the 1980s, it was decided that the MRT was to be built. Many people had disagreed, though. Is the MRT the only solution? The are estimation problems like the already opened Circle Line Stage 3, which served much less people than expected. Most of the jams are in the morning and evening peak hours, so if train lines were built, they would be full during the rush hours but idle and wasting electricity at the other times of day, thus inefficient.
Should the government continue developing Singapore's rail network?
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