I think people are still new to circle line. I sat in it with my family over the weekend and looked hard at its stations and where it comes out at each station. I think circle line will have a big impact on Singapore and the property market in future.
Circle line is literally a circle that links up all the city fringe residential estates. It also allows people to bypass having to go to city hall to change. Yet, the beauty of the line is that it actually does go to Raffles city!
You come out at Esplanade MRT, and there is an exit (not open yet), that connects directly to Raffles city.
So, you have a very well connected line that will allow people to bypass the very busy city hall and Raffles place, yet, if you want, you can still go to places like Suntec City, Indoor Stadium, Dhoby Ghaut via the circle line.
When stage 3 is completed, it will go straight to harbour front, and when the downtown extension to Bayfront MRT is completed, it will link to the Marina casino as well.
This makes property along the circle very valuable because the circle line will be one of the best lines to be on. Since it connects to as many as 6 other stations to other lines or extension. (Bishan, Buona Vista, Paya Lebar, Serangoon, Promenade, Dhoby Ghaut), it is also one of the best connected lines in Singapore.
The best areas will be places like Bouna Vista, Bishan and Peya Lebar, which are where you can change between circle line and either the North South Line or the North East Line, both of which are the key MRT lines right now. I think
I am also curious about Nicoll Highway station. Area around it is rather empty at this point. Previously, people might not want to be right next to a highway. But in future, maybe their views will change. Nicoll highway station has a lot of development potential and big plots of empty land nearby. And it faces the sea too.
What do you all think?