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Native name | Malay: Laluan MRT Thomson-Pantai Timur Chinese :汤申-东海岸地铁线 Tamil: தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational (Stages 1-3) Under construction (Stages 4-5) Under planning (extension to Changi Airport) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Woodlands North Gardens by the Bay Bayshore (2024) Sungei Bedok (2025) Tanah Merah (2040s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 32 (20 operational, 10 under construction, 2 unopened) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rapid transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operator(s) | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depot(s) | Mandai East Coast (Future) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | Kawasaki–CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 28,517 (July 2020) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Planned opening | 2024 (Stage 4) 2025 (Stage 5) 2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station) 2040s (extension to Changi Airport) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 31 January 2020 (Stage 1) 28 August 2021 (Stage 2) 13 November 2022 (Stage 3) [lower-alpha 1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) (Operational) 13.0 km (8.1 mi) (Under construction) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Character | Fully underground [lower-alpha 2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 750 V DC third rail [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. [5] Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When completed, the line will serve 32 stations over 43 kilometres (27 mi) in length, becoming one of the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. It runs along a combined north–south and east–west corridor, starting in the north at Woodlands town, passing through Upper Thomson and the towns of Ang Mo Kio and Bishan, before heading south to Orchard Road and Marina Bay, then running eastwards along the east coast through Kallang, Marine Parade and Bedok South, before ending at Upper East Coast.
The line was announced by the Land Transport Authority on 15 August 2014, merging the previously planned Thomson (TSL) and Eastern Region (ERL) lines. By then, construction of the Thomson Line had begun in January 2014. The line is currently being opened in 5 stages, with Stage 1 (from Woodlands North to Woodlands South) opened on 31 January 2020. Stage 2 (from Springleaf to Caldecott) opened on 28 August 2021. [6] [7] Stage 3 (from Caldecott to Gardens by the Bay) opened on 13 November 2022. [8]
In January 2019, an infill station Founders' Memorial station was announced, with the LTA considering to integrate the Changi Airport Branch into the TEL. When fully opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily in the initial years, rising to one million commuters daily in the long term. It is the fourth MRT line to be operated by SMRT Trains Ltd and also the fourth to be completely automated and driverless. The line is currently served by Mandai Depot, with the East Coast Integrated Depot opening in 2025, and services are operated by CT251 trains. [9]
New signage was introduced to all the stations along the Thomson-East Coast Line, which will see less text and more illustration instead. Moreover, all the MRT lines are now represented by their initials while the exits are represented numerically. [10]
The Thomson Line was first announced on 25 January 2008. Several architectural and engineering consultancy packages were released in 2010 which indicated an increase in the number of stations from 18 in the initial announcement to the current 22 and length of the line from 27 to 30 km (17 to 19 mi). [11]
On 16 June 2011, the Land Transport Authority announced the location of the depot for the line, which was due to begin construction at the end of 2012. It also announced Woodlands as an interchange with the existing North South Line and an additional station located near to Republic Polytechnic. [12]
On 29 August 2012, it was announced that the completion of Thomson Line was pushed back to 2019 onwards instead of the indicative timeline of 2018 announced in the Land Transport Masterplan. [13]
Construction of the Thomson line began in January 2014. [14]
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 27 June that year at Woodlands. All the working station names were confirmed as the final names except for Sin Ming station which was changed to Bright Hill. [15]
The Eastern Region Line (ERL) was first announced on 23 October 2001. [16] In its preliminary plans, ERL was to have been a 40 kilometre rectangular loop that would complement the existing East West line and enhance inter- and intra-town travelling in the eastern region. It would have looped around the Jalan Besar and East Coast areas, intersecting the Circle Line and other lines along the way, benefiting residents in Tampines, Bedok, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Kaki Bukit. [17] The northern part of the Eastern Region Line became the third stage of the Downtown Line. The southern part of the Eastern Region Line became the East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast line. Sungei Bedok would become an interchange between the Downtown and the Thomson-East Coast lines.
On 11 July 2012, Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, announced that the Land Transport Authority is starting architectural and engineering consultancy studies for the Eastern Region Line, which will eventually connect to the Thomson Line. [18]
The director of rail services from the Land Transport Authority, Melvyn Thong, said on 29 May 2013 at the Modern Railways conference that there are plans to extend the Eastern Region Line to the future Changi Airport Terminal 4 which was at that time, set to be ready by 2017 [19] but on 1 June that year, the Land Transport Authority clarified that the Eastern Region Line will not provide an MRT link to the planned Terminal 4. [20] On 30 August that year, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo unveiled plans that it will be linked to the future Changi Airport Terminal 5, a mega terminal, which will be the largest terminal in Singapore upon completion in the 2030s. [21]
The Eastern Region Line was merged with the Thomson Line on 15 August 2014 to form the Thomson–East Coast Line, extending the project from three to five stages, with nine more stations. [5]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the East Coast stretch took place at Marine Parade on 21 July 2016. All the working station names, including Xilin on the Downtown Line extension, were confirmed as the final names except for Amber station which was changed to Tanjong Katong. The authorities are also considering extending the Thomson–East Coast line to all terminals at Changi Airport, including the upcoming Terminal 5, announced Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan. [22] [23]
SMRT Trains Ltd was appointed as the operator of the line on 15 September 2017. [24]
On 28 August 2019, the Land Transport Authority awarded several non-fare businesses along the line, with Asiaray Connect awarded an advertising contract and a consortium, made up of SMRT Experience, JR Business Development SEA and Alphaplus Investments appointed to run retail space. This is the first time the LTA outsourced these non-fare businesses. [25]
On 19 September that year, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed that the opening of the first stage of the Thomson–East Coast Line from Woodlands North to Woodlands South stations was delayed to January 2020 from the indicative time of 2019 announced earlier, [26] subsequently confirmed as 31 January 2020. Self-assistance kiosks were installed at all TEL MRT stations and will be rolled out to all stations. [27] [28]
On 11 January 2020, SMRT and LTA hosted an open house for the first stage of the line, with the stage opening for revenue service on 31 January 2020. [29]
The opening of the second stage was initially delayed to the first quarter of 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic circuit breaker period; the project was subsequently further delayed to the third quarter of 2021. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
On 30 April 2021, LTA handed over Stage 2 stations along the line to SMRT to get the section ready for operations. [36] On 30 June 2021, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced that Stage 2 will open on 28 August 2021. [7] LTA announced on 13 August 2021 that there would be a virtual open house held from 23 to 27 August 2021 since all physical open houses were disallowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [37]
The second stage of the line, extending the line from Woodlands South to Caldecott, opened on 28 August 2021. [38]
On 23 November 2021, LTA announced that Mount Pleasant and Marina South stations will only open when housing developments in these areas are ready, instead of opening as part of Stage 3. [39] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the 2nd half of 2022. [40]
On 17 August 2022, LTA handed over Stage 3 stations along the line to SMRT to get the section ready for operations by the end of 2022. [41] [42]
On 7 October 2022, during a visit to the Outram Park and Maxwell TEL stations, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced that the third stage of the line will commence operations on 13 November 2022. [43] [44] [8]
On 25 May 2019, LTA confirmed that it will extend the Thomson–East Coast Line from Sungei Bedok to Changi Airport Terminal 5. Construction works to extend the TEL to the existing Changi Airport MRT station, which is a terminal station of the East West MRT line commenced in 2020. The stretch of East West MRT line between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport will be converted to form part of the Thomson–East Coast Line extension. [45] [46] The extension is expected to begin construction after 2022, [47] with train services commencing by 2040.
Date Opened | Project | Description |
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31 January 2020 | Stage 1 | Woodlands North – Woodlands South (3 stations) |
28 August 2021 | Stage 2 | Springleaf – Caldecott (6 stations) |
13 November 2022 | Stage 3 | Stevens – Gardens By The Bay (11 stations) |
2024 | Stage 4 | Tanjong Rhu - Bayshore (7 stations) |
2025 | Stage 5 | Bedok South – Sungei Bedok (2 stations) |
In tandem with Founders' Memorial (2027) | Founders' Memorial station | Founders' Memorial station between Gardens by the Bay and Tanjong Rhu |
In tandem with Mount Pleasant Housing Estate | Mount Pleasant station | Mount Pleasant station between Caldecott and Stevens |
In tandem with Marina South developments | Marina South station | Marina South station between Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay |
By the 2040s | Thomson-East Coast Line Extension | Sungei Bedok – Changi Airport |
Changi Airport – Tanah Merah (Conversion from East-West Line to Thomson-East Coast Line) | ||
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![]() Elevated | ![]() ![]() Line terminus | ![]() Transfer outside paid area |
![]() Ground-level | ![]() Wheelchair accessible | ![]() Bus interchange |
![]() Underground | ![]() Civil Defence Shelter | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Other transportation modes |
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Stage 1 to 3 (Opened, in operation) | |||||
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Station code | Station name | Images | Interchange; Adjacent transportation | Opening | Cost |
![]() TE1 – RTS ![]() ![]() | Woodlands North | | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 31 January 2020; 3 years ago | S$337 million [lower-alpha 3] |
TE2 NS9 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Woodlands | ![]() | ![]() ― ![]() ![]() | S$292 million [lower-alpha 4] | |
TE3 ![]() ![]() | Woodlands South | ![]() | — | S$143.7 million [lower-alpha 5] | |
S$421.6 million [lower-alpha 6] | |||||
TE4 ![]() ![]() | Springleaf | ![]() | 28 August 2021; 1 year ago | S$189.8 million [lower-alpha 7] | |
S$383.3 million [lower-alpha 8] | |||||
TE5 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lentor | ![]() | S$247.2 million [lower-alpha 9] | ||
TE6 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mayflower | ![]() | S$174.3 million [lower-alpha 10] | ||
TE7 CR13 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bright Hill | ![]() | ![]() | S$454.4 million [lower-alpha 11] | |
TE8 ![]() ![]() | Upper Thomson | ![]() | — | S$374.0 million [lower-alpha 12] | |
TE9 CC17 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Caldecott | ![]() | ![]() | S$284.8 million [lower-alpha 13] | |
TE11 DT10 ![]() ![]() | Stevens | ![]() | ![]() | 13 November 2022; 2 months ago | S$441.0 million [lower-alpha 14] |
TE12 ![]() ![]() | Napier | ![]() | — | S$188.8 million [lower-alpha 15] | |
TE13 ![]() ![]() | Orchard Boulevard | ![]() | S$142.5 million [lower-alpha 16] | ||
TE14 NS22 ![]() ![]() | Orchard | ![]() | ![]() | S$498.3 million [lower-alpha 17] | |
TE15 ![]() ![]() | Great World | ![]() | — | S$315.8 million [lower-alpha 18] | |
TE16 ![]() ![]() | Havelock | ![]() | S$210.3 million [lower-alpha 19] | ||
TE17 EW16 NE3 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Outram Park | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | S$300.8 million [lower-alpha 20] | |
TE18 ![]() ![]() | Maxwell | ![]() | — | S$221.8 million [lower-alpha 21] | |
TE19 ![]() ![]() | Shenton Way | ![]() | S$368 million [lower-alpha 22] | ||
![]() TE20 NS27 CE2 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Marina Bay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | S$425 million [lower-alpha 23] | |
TE22 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Gardens by the Bay | ![]() | — | S$331.0 million [lower-alpha 24] | |
Stage 4 (under construction, to be ready by 2024) | |||||
TE23 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Tanjong Rhu | ![]() | — | 1H 2024; 1 year's time | S$293.9 million [lower-alpha 25] |
TE24 ![]() ![]() | Katong Park | ![]() | S$293.5 million [lower-alpha 26] | ||
TE25 ![]() ![]() | Tanjong Katong | ![]() | S$145.6 million [lower-alpha 27] | ||
TE26 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Marine Parade | ![]() | S$555.3 million [lower-alpha 28] | ||
TE27 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Marine Terrace | ![]() | S$360.6 million [lower-alpha 29] | ||
TE28 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Siglap | ![]() | S$175.76 million [lower-alpha 30] | ||
TE29 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bayshore | ![]() | S$295.9 million [lower-alpha 31] | ||
Stage 5 (under construction, to be ready by 2025) | |||||
TE30 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bedok South | ![]() | ![]() | 2025; 2 years' time | S$188.3 million [lower-alpha 32] |
![]() ![]() TE31 DT37 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Sungei Bedok | ![]() | ![]() | S$417.5 million [lower-alpha 33] | |
Founders' Memorial station (under construction, to be ready in 2027) | |||||
TE22a ![]() ![]() | Founders' Memorial | ![]() | In tandem with Founders' Memorial [48] | 2027; 4 years' time | $242.4 million [lower-alpha 34] |
Mount Pleasant station (Unopened, to be ready in the future) | |||||
TE10 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mount Pleasant | ![]() | To be opened in tandem with future developments [39] [49] [50] [51] | TBA | S$207.3 million [lower-alpha 35] |
Marina South station (Unopened, to be ready in the future) | |||||
TE21 ![]() ![]() | Marina South | ![]() | To be opened in tandem with future developments [52] | TBA | S$488.0 million [lower-alpha 36] |
Thomson-East Coast Line extension (The extension will take over the Changi Airport Branch of the East West Line) [53] [46] | |||||
TBA | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2040; 17 years' time | TBA | ||
TBA | Changi Airport | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ― ![]() | ||
Expo | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |||
Tanah Merah | ![]() | ![]() |
Number | Depot name; Lines | Location | Image | Line-specific stabling capacity | Cost | Opening |
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1 | ![]() | Mandai | ![]() | 90 trains | S$329 million [54] [55] [56] | 31 January 2020; 3 years ago |
2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Changi | ![]() | 62 trains | S$1.99 billion [57] [58] [59] | 2025; 2 years' time |
The Thomson–East Coast Line is equipped with Alstom Urbalis 400 Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system with Automatic train control (ATC) under Automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 4 (UTO). [60] [61] [62] The subsystems consist of Automatic train protection (ATP) to govern train speed, Iconis Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to track and schedule trains and Smartlock Computer-based interlocking (CBI) system that prevents incorrect signal and track points to be set.
Alstom will also be supplying platform screen doors for the Thomson–East Coast Line. [62]
The first generation of rolling stock being introduced onto the Thomson–East Coast Line is the CT251, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang in Qingdao, China. The trains are built with 5 doors per side per car similar to that of Hong Kong MTR trains or Type A trains in China, which is the very first in Singapore to have this configuration. They are also completely automated and driverless. The trains are housed at the Mandai Depot and the future East Coast Integrated Depot (shared with the Downtown and the East West lines). [63]
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. The system commenced operations in November 1987 after two decades of planning with an initial 6 km (3.7 mi) stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's main island – with the exception of the forested core and the rural northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system, averaging a daily ridership of 3.4 million in 2019.
The East-West line (EWL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line operated by SMRT in Singapore, running from Pasir Ris station in the east to Tuas Link station in the west, with an additional branch between Changi Airport and Tanah Merah stations. It is the second Mass Rapid Transit line to be built in Singapore. The 57.2 kilometres (35.5 mi) line is the longest on the MRT network, with 35 stations, 8 of which are underground. The line is coloured green on the rail map.
Outram Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West, North East and Thomson-East Coast lines located on the boundary of Bukit Merah and Outram planning areas, Singapore, near the junction of Outram Road, Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road. It is the nearest MRT station to the Singapore General Hospital, Police Cantonment Complex, Outram Community Hospital and the Health Promotion Board.
Changi Airport MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station serving Changi Airport and its supplementary structure Jewel in Changi, Singapore. It is the terminus of the Changi Airport branch of the East West line (EWL). The station is operated by SMRT Trains and is built in an east–west direction. The two ends of the station connects directly to Terminals 2 and 3 of Changi Airport.
Expo MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line (EWL) and Downtown line (DTL) in the Tampines planning area, Singapore. The station lies between Changi City Point and the Singapore Expo, located along Changi South Avenue 1 at the junction of Expo Drive.
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Lentor MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). It is situated in northern Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, underneath Lentor Drive. The station serves various residential estates such as Lentor Estate and Teacher's Estate, as well as landmarks such as Anderson Primary School and the Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Cathedral.
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Orchard Boulevard MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL). Situated in Orchard, Singapore, the station is at the end of Orchard Boulevard with Grange Road. Surrounding developments include Camden Medical Centre, JEN by Shangri-La Hotel and various embassies.
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The Cross Island Line (CRL) is a high capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line under development in Singapore. The eighth MRT line, the CRL will run in the general east–west direction from Changi to Jurong Industrial Estate via Loyang, Pasir Ris, Hougang, Ang Mo Kio, Sin Ming, Bukit Timah, Clementi and the West Coast. From Pasir Ris, the line will branch off to Punggol. Coloured lime on official maps, the 58-kilometre (36 mi) line will replace the East West Line as the longest line on the MRT network upon its complete opening by the 2040s, serving roughly about 27 stations. It will be the sixth MRT line to be completely automated and driverless, as well as the fourth high capacity MRT line.
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