S’pore PR, 20, Walks The Entire Downtown Line — All 50km Of It — In 16 Hours

Instead, they had to complete the loop, according to the MRT line map. 

“Wah lao, I [am] walking same place twice eh!” one participant complained.

The section took the group 3hr 36min, partly because Trevor had to accommodate everyone’s walking pace.

Still, not one person dropped out during that stretch.

“Just the vibes, you know. It was surprising how people got so close in just 16 hours,” he says of what kept everyone going.

As the hours passed, people eventually began leaving. Some had other commitments, while younger participants had curfews.

And after walking almost 50km along an MRT line for 16 hours, how did he get home?

By MRT, of course.

Why organise these walks, we ask.  “I want to make Singapore more exciting again,” he says. 

He previously tackled the North East and Circle lines with a friend but says bringing a larger community together had always been part of his plan.

But why walk MRT lines? Trevor tells 8days.sg it is something practically every Singaporean understands.

His hope is that participants will one day look back and say: “Remember that time when everyone walked the East West Line? To me, that’s pretty crazy,” he says.

Perhaps the more interesting question is why 51 other people thought walking almost 50km sounded like a good way to spend their day.

Trevor says many wanted to make friends, get out of their comfort zones and simply create a memory. Others turned up alone, despite being introverts. And apparently, a few skipped school, before he quickly adds, “I don’t encourage skipping school.” Trevor tells us he heard some even took leave to join his walk.

As for people who insist Singapore is boring? “I think you’re right. But sometimes you just need to think out of the box and do something,” he says.

His next “something” is walking the Thomson-East Coast Line, and eventually, the East West Line, which is the longest MRT line and a fitting finale to his challenge.