SMRT发言人说，公司是在获得许多公众的意见和反馈后，决定改善列车上的站名广播系统，方便那些不懂英语，需要中文站名广播的乘客。

SMRT spokesman said,The company is in for a lot of public opinion and feedback after,Decided to improve on the train stops broadcast system,Convenient people who don't speak English,Need to have a radio passengers.

　　据了解，SMRT今年每月都接到乘客来函，要求增设中文站名广播。

It is understood,SMRT every month this year received your letter of passengers,Request additional have a radio.

　　SMRT是自从上月初开始，在一些川行于东西南北线的列车上测试新系统，测试范围包括确保广播与列车上的LED屏幕同步播出及显示站名等技术。

Since the beginning SMRT last month,In some plied the eastern southwest uptown train test new system,Test range include ensuring that radio and on the train broadcast simultaneously LED screen and display the name of the technology.

　　目前，经营东西南北线和环线的SMRT，在所有列车上均以英语广播站名。由新捷运经营的东北线，则是自2003年通车以来，便在列车上以中英双语广播站名。

At present,Business thing north and south line and the loop SMRT,In all the train stations are in English name.The new MRT operation northeast line,Is since 2003 since the traffic,Then on the train to bilingual stations have a name.

乘客：“迟来的便利” passengers:"Belated convenience"

　　对不谙英语的乘客陈亚辉(67岁)来说，SMRT的新服务是个“迟来的便利”。

For lack of English ChenYaHui passengers(67 - year - old)for,The new service is a SMRT"Belated convenience".

　　他说：“虽然我已听惯这些英语站名，但中文广播能进一步帮助我避免过站，同时也为许多只听懂中文的老人家带来方便。”

He said:"Although I have - these English name,But Chinese broadcast can further help me avoid a station,At the same time also for many only understand Chinese old man bring convenience."

　　每天乘东西线和环线上班的乘客黄晓雯(29岁，公司文员)则认为，比起本地乘客，中文站名对来新加坡游玩的华人游客可能较有实质帮助。

Every day something by line and circle line work HuangXiaoWen passengers(29 years old,The company clerk)Argue that,Compared with the local passengers,Have name to come to visit Singapore Chinese tourists may be more substantial help.

　　她说：“本地人对东南西北线已非常熟悉，站名不是问题，但像环线这样的新地铁线，老人家可能就相对陌生。”

She said:"Native to southeast northwest line already very familiar with,Stops is not a problem,But like loop such new subway lines,Old man may be stranger."

　　另外，有受访公众表示，SMRT也可考虑在广播中纳入马来语和淡米尔语，以体现新加坡的多元种族与文化特色。

In addition,Have of the public said,SMRT also can consider on the radio in Malay with weak mi eryu,In order to reflect the Singapore multiple racial and cultural characteristics.

　　针对这点，SMRT发言人说：“公司曾考虑以新加坡四大官方语言广播地铁站名，但经研究后，多数英文站名其实同马来语和淡米尔语的发音相近，中文站名则截然不同。”

In view of this,SMRT spokesman said:"The company had considered in Singapore four official languages broadcasting station name,But the study,Most of the English name of the actually with Malay and light meer language of similar pronunciation,Have name was different."

　　陆路交通管理局在答复记者时说，当局并没有限定地铁服务业者用什么语言广播站名，但攸关公共安全的信息，如逾越黄线、发现可疑物品等，则须以四大语言播出。

Road traffic administration said in reply reporter,Authorities and there is no limit on the subway service providers with what language stations have a name,But about public safety information,Such as overstep the yellow line/Find suspicious items,Shall be by four big language broadcast.

　　另一方面，一些网民在英文网站也质疑中文广播是为迎合本地日益增加的新移民而设的，SMRT予以否认，公司受询时也指出，做中文广播的是新加坡人。

On the other hand,Some Internet users in the English website also questioned Chinese radio is to cater to local growing new immigrants and established,SMRT denies,The company is also pointed out that information,Do Chinese broadcast is Singapore.

　　SMRT发言人表示，公司目前未计划在环线列车上推出中文站名广播。公司也不愿透露何时完成测试，以及所有东西南北线列车上推出新广播系统的日期。

SMRT spokesman said,The company did not plan in the loop on the train have launched a radio.The company also does not wish to disclose when complete test,And all the things on the train line out a new broadcasting system date.