North East 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 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 East Line 东北线 வடக்கு கிழக்கு வரி
Statistics
Status	Operational
Termini	HarbourFront Punggol
Stations	17 (1 U/C)
Services	1
Operator(s)
Rolling stock	C751A, C751C
Line length	19.2 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm standard gauge
Electrification	1500V DC Overhead catenary

North East Line (NEL) is the third Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line. Traveling from one end to the other takes about 35 minutes. The line is currently 19.2 km long with 16 stations and it is fully underground and automated.

It is the first line to have artwork integrated into all its 16 stations under the Art in Transit programme.

History

Date	Event
20 June 2003	HarbourFront - Punggol
15 January 2006	Buangkok (Opened on operational line)
20 June 2011	Template:STN (Opened on operational line)
2023	Punggol - Punggol Coast

North East Line Extension

On 17 January 2013, a 2-kilometre extension which will run from Punggol through Punggol North including the new Punggol Downtown was announced. It is expected to be completed by 2023.

Possible future stations

• NE2: 1 new station between HarbourFront & Outram Park

Stations

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Image	Working names	Notes
File:MRTFFF.png North East Line
2	HarbourFront		World Trade Centre	Terminus Interchange with Circle Line
3	Outram Park		Outram Park	Interchange with East–West Line Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
2	Chinatown		People's Park	Interchange with Downtown Line
1	Clarke Quay		Clarke Quay
3	Dhoby Ghaut		Dhoby Ghaut	Interchange with North–South Line and Circle Line
2	Little India		Kadang Kerbau	Interchange with Downtown Line
1	Template:STN		Farrer Park
1	Boon Keng		Boon Keng
1	Template:STN		Sennett
1	Template:STN		Woodleigh
2	Serangoon		Serangoon	Interchange with Circle Line
1	Kovan		Kovan
1	Hougang		Hougang
1	Buangkok		Buangkok
2	Sengkang		Sengkang	Interchange with Sengkang LRT
2	Punggol		Punggol	Terminus Interchange with Punggol LRT
File:MRTFFF.png North East Line Extension
1	Punggol Coast		Punggol Coast	Under Construction

Services

Service	Starting	Terminate at	Notes
Full	HarbourFront	Punggol
Full	Punggol	HarbourFront

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Alstom Metropolis C751A and Alstom Metropolis C751C trains. These trains operate from Sengkang Depot near Buangkok 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