North–South Line

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

North South Line 南北线 வடக்கு தெற்கு வரி
Statistics
Status	Operational
Termini	Jurong East Marina South Pier
Stations	27 (1 U/C)
Services	1
Operator(s)
Rolling stock	C151, C651, C751B, C151A, C151B, C151C
Line length	45 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm standard gauge
Electrification	750V DC Third rail

North South Line (NSL) is the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line. Traveling from one end to the other takes about 65 minutes. The line is currently 45 km long with 27 stations, which includes Canberra station.

History

Date	Event
7 November 1987	Yio Chu Kang - Toa Payoh
12 December 1987	Toa Payoh - Raffles Place
20 December 1988	Yishun - Yio Chu Kang
4 November 1989	Raffles Place - Marina Bay
	Separation of North South Line and East West Line
10 March 1990	Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang (part of East West Line)
10 February 1996	Choa Chu Kang - Yishun
	Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang integrated to North South Line
27 May 2011	Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP) open
23 November 2014	Marina Bay - Marina South Pier
29 May 2017	Switching from Fixed Block Signaling system to Communication Based Train Control Signalling System.
2019	Canberra (Station added on operational line)

Possible future stations

• NS6: 1 new station between Yew Tee & Kranji

Stations

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Image	Working names	Notes
File:MRTFFF.png North South Line
3	Jurong East		Jurong East	Terminus Interchange with East–West Line Future Interchange with Jurong Region Line
1	Bukit Batok		Bukit Batok South
1	Bukit Gombak		Bukit Batok North
3	Choa Chu Kang		Choa Chu Kang	Interchange with Bukit Panjang LRT Future Interchange with Jurong Region Line
1	Yew Tee		Choa Chu Kang North
1	Kranji		Kranji
1	Marsiling		Woodlands West
2	Woodlands		Woodlands Central	Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
1	Admiralty		Woodlands East
1	Sembawang		Sembawang
1	Canberra		Simpang	Under Construction
1	Yishun		Nee Soon North
1	Khatib		Nee Soon South
1	Yio Chu Kang		Yio Chu Kang
1	Ang Mo Kio		Ang Mo Kio
2	Bishan		Kampong San Teng, San Teng	Interchange with Circle Line
1	Braddell		Braddell
1	Toa Payoh		Toa Payoh
1	Novena		Thomson
2	Newton		Newton Circus	Interchange with Downtown Line
2	Orchard		Scotts, Orchard Boulevard	Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
1	Somerset		Killiney
3	Dhoby Ghaut		Dhoby Ghaut	Interchange with North East Line and Circle Line
2	City Hall		Saint Andrew's	Interchange with East–West Line
2	Raffles Place		Central	Interchange with East–West Line
3	Marina Bay		Telok Ayer Basin, Marina South	Interchange with Circle Line Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
1	Marina South Pier		Marina View, Marina Pier	Terminus

Services

Type	Ply Between	Notes
Full	Jurong East ↔ Marina South Pier	Withdrawal Trains will terminate at Jurong East Platform C.
SWT	Jurong East → Ang Mo Kio	Operates during Peak Hours/After Peak Hours
SWT	Jurong East → Yew Tee	Operates during evening peak hours in the event of longer waiting times between Jurong East and Yew Tee.
SWT	Marina South Pier → Yishun	Operates during Peak Hours and late night periods
Special	Ang Mo Kio → Pasir Ris	Operates during morning peak hours in the event of longer waiting times along EWL.

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151, Siemens C651, Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B, Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A and Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B trains. These trains operate from two depots along the line, Bishan Depot near Bishan station and Ulu Pandan Depot near Jurong East station.

References

Railway Lines in Singapore		[ V • T • E ]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)	North–South Line • East–West Line • North East Line • Circle Line • Downtown Line • Thomson–East Coast Line
	FutureJurong Region Line • Cross Island Line
Light Rail Transit (LRT)	Bukit Panjang LRT • Sengkang LRT • Punggol LRT
Cross-border	KTM Intercity
	FutureJohor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Others	Changi Airport Skytrain • Sentosa Express
	DefunctSentosa Monorail