Thomson–East Coast Line

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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 on the East–West Line 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. On Saturday, 30 November, Services 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 / 16M , 31 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 56 , 57 , 70 , 77 , 97 , 100 , 106 , 107 , 111 , 130 , 131 , 133 , 158 , 167 , 195 , 196 , 502 , 518 , 857 , 960 / 960e & 961 will be diverted to travel on alternative routes from the First Bus to 11.45am. They will skip bus stops along their regular routes, which will include Bayfront Avenue, Beach Road, Nicoll Highway as well as those in the Civic District, Central Business District and Marina Central. Please refer to the following 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. On Sunday, 1 December, from the First Bus to 3.00pm, Services 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 30 , 36 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 48 , 57 , 70M , 77 , 80 , 97 , 100 , 106 , 107M , 111 , 121 , 130 , 131 , 133 , 145 , 158 , 186 , 195 , 196 , 400 , 401 , 502 , 518 , 857 , 961M , 970 & 980 will be similarly affected by lane/road closures with bus stops skipped along their regular routes. The affected roads include Bayfront Avenue, Beach Road, Nicoll Highway, Fort Road and Keppel Road as well as those in the Civic District, Central Business District and Marina Central. With the road closures on 1 December, Service 401 will also commence operations at a later time at 12.00pm. Service 48 will be diverted from its regular route along the ECP (towards Bedok North Depot) from the start of operations to 10.30am. However, no bus stops will be skipped. *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 Sunday, 8 December 2024, Short-trip 138C will be introduced, operating from the bus stop along Mandai Lake Road, in front of the Singapore Zoo (48131) and terminating at the bus stop along Upper Thomson Road, in front of Springleaf Station Exit 2 (56099). Short-trip 138C will operate only on weekends and Public Holidays, from 2.45pm to 7.00pm. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, two bus stops along Kim Seng Road, The Trillium (13139) and Opp Great World City (13119), will be merged and relocated permanently to Great World Stn Exit 3 (13119). The routes of the services that call at the two bus stops will remain unchanged. 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.

TE Thomson–East Coast Line 汤申–东海岸线 தாம்சன்–ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் வரி
Statistics
Status	Partial Opened
Termini	Woodlands North Bayshore
Stations	32
Services	1
Operator(s)
Rolling stock	T251
Line length	40.1 km (Operational) 43 km (Total)
Track gauge	1,435 mm standard gauge
Electrification	750V DC Third rail

Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is the sixth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line. Traveling from one end to the other takes about 65 minutes. The line is currently 40.1 km long with 27 stations and it is fully underground and automated. When completed in 2026, the line will be 43 km long with 31 stations.

History

Date	Event
31 January 2020	Woodlands North - Woodlands South
28 August 2021	Woodlands South - Caldecott
13 November 2022	Caldecott - Gardens by the Bay
23 June 2024	Gardens by the Bay - Bayshore

Stations

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Image	Working names	Notes
Thomson–East Coast Line
TE1RTS	Woodlands North		Woodlands North	Terminus Future connection to Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
TE2NS9	Woodlands		Woodlands	Interchange with North–South Line
TE3	Woodlands South		Woodlands South
TE4	Springleaf		Springleaf
TE5	Lentor		Lentor
TE6	Mayflower		Mayflower
TE7CR13	Bright Hill		Sin Ming	Future Interchange with Cross Island Line
TE8	Upper Thomson		Upper Thomson
TE9CC17	Caldecott		Caldecott	Interchange with Circle Line
TE10	Mount Pleasant		Mount Pleasant	To be opened in tandem with future developments.
TE11DT10	Stevens		Stevens	Interchange with Downtown Line
TE12	Napier		Napier
TE13	Orchard Boulevard		Orchard Boulevard
TE14NS22	Orchard		Orchard	Interchange with North–South Line
TE15	Great World		Great World
TE16	Havelock		Havelock
TE17EW16NE3	Outram Park		Outram Park	Interchange with East–West Line and North East Line
TE18	Maxwell		Maxwell
TE19	Shenton Way		Shenton Way
TE20NS27CE2	Marina Bay		Marina Bay	Interchange with North–South Line and Circle Line
TE21	Marina South		Marina South	To be opened in tandem with future developments.
TE22	Gardens by the Bay		Gardens by the Bay
TE22A	Founders' Memorial		Founders' Memorial	To be opened in tandem with future developments.
TE23	Tanjong Rhu		Tanjong Rhu
TE24	Katong Park		Katong Park
TE25	Tanjong Katong		Amber
TE26	Marine Parade		Marine Parade
TE27	Marine Terrace		Marine Terrace
TE28	Siglap		Siglap
TE29	Bayshore		Bayshore	Terminus
Thomson–East Coast Line (Stage 5)
TE30	Bedok South		Bedok South
TE31DT37	Sungei Bedok		Sungei Bedok	Terminus Interchange with Downtown Line

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang T251 trains. These trains operate from Mandai Depot near Woodlands South station, and will operate from East Coast Integrated Depot near Sungei Bedok 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