North East Line

North East Line (NEL) is the third Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line and it is coloured Purple. Traveling from one end to the other takes about 33 minutes. The line is currently 20 km long with 16 stations and it is fully underground and automated.

As the name implies, the line connects central Singapore to the north-eastern part of the island.

The North East Line is the first line to have artwork integrated into all its 16 stations under the Art in Transit programme. Other than the Art in Transit programme, the interior architecture for the stations are typical of the design of the early 2000s with lots of white, glass and steel.

History

Initial System
20 June 2003	Template:Station - Template:Station
15 January 2006	Template:Station (Opened on operational line)
20 June 2011	Template:Station (Opened on operational line)

Planning

In the initial stages of planning, Template:Station was initially planned to be the southern terminus of the North East Line. However, in 1993, the Land Transport Authority decided to extend the line southwards to Template:Station, after noting that many people liked to go to the World Trade Centre (the present day HarbourFront Centre).

The line was scheduled for completion in December 2002, but due to various problems in the automation, the opening was repeatedly delayed. It was finally opened on 20 June 2003, with higher fares than existing lines supposedly to compensate for the heavy construction costs (S$4.6 billion).

North East Line Extension

On 17 January 2013, a 2-kilometre extension which will run from Template:Station through Punggol North including the new Punggol Downtown was announced. It is expected to be completed by 2030.

Possible future stations

• NE2: 1 new station between Template:Station & Template:Station

Stations

North East Line

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Working names	Notes
colspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Colour/NEL;color:white; height:20px"|North East Line
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	World Trade Centre	Terminus Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1	Future Station at Keppel
Template:Code/3	Template:Station	Outram Park	Interchange with East–West Line Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	People's Park	Interchange with Downtown Line
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Clarke Quay
Template:Code/3	Template:Station	Dhoby Ghaut	Interchange with North–South Line and Circle Line
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	Kadang Kerbau	Future Interchange with Downtown Line
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Farrer Park
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Boon Keng
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Sennett
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Woodleigh
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	Serangoon	Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Kovan
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Hougang
Template:Code/1	Template:Station	Buangkok
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	Sengkang	Interchange with Sengkang LRT
Template:Code/2	Template:Station	Punggol	Terminus Interchange with Punggol LRT

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Alstom Metropolis C751A and Alstom Metropolis C751C trains, running in six-car formation. These trains operate from Sengkang Depot near Buangkok Station. The Sengkang Depot has maintenance and train overhaul facilities for trains along the North East Line.