Thomson–East Coast 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.

Template:Code/1 Thomson–East Coast Line 汤申–东海岸线 தாம்சன்–ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் வரி
Statistics
Status	Partial Opened
Termini	Woodlands North Sungei Bedok
Stations	32
Services	1
Operator(s)
Rolling stock	CT251
Line length	43 km
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 5 minutes. The line is currently 2.8 km long with 3 stations and it is fully underground and automated. When completed in 2024, the line will be 43 km long with 31 stations.

History

Date	Event
31 January 2020	Woodlands North - Woodlands South

Stations

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Image	Working names	Notes
File:MRTFFF.png Thomson–East Coast Line
Template:Code/1	Woodlands North		Woodlands North	Terminus
Template:Code/2	Woodlands		Woodlands	Interchange with North–South Line
Template:Code/1	Woodlands South		Woodlands South	Terminus
File:MRTFFF.png Thomson–East Coast Line (Stage 2)
Template:Code/1	Springleaf		Springleaf
Template:Code/1	Lentor		Lentor
Template:Code/1	Mayflower		Mayflower
Template:Code/2	Bright Hill		Sin Ming	Future Interchange with Cross Island Line
Template:Code/1	Upper Thomson		Upper Thomson
Template:Code/2	Caldecott		Caldecott	Interchange with Circle Line
File:MRTFFF.png Thomson–East Coast Line (Stage 3)
Template:Code/1	Mount Pleasant		Mount Pleasant
Template:Code/2	Stevens		Stevens	Interchange with Downtown Line
Template:Code/1	Napier		Napier
Template:Code/1	Orchard Boulevard		Orchard Boulevard
Template:Code/2	Orchard		Orchard	Interchange with North–South Line
Template:Code/1	Great World		Great World
Template:Code/1	Havelock		Havelock
Template:Code/3	Outram Park		Outram Park	Interchange with East–West Line or North East Line
Template:Code/1	Maxwell		Maxwell
Template:Code/1	Shenton Way		Shenton Way
Template:Code/3	Marina Bay		Marina Bay	Interchange with North–South Line or Circle Line
Template:Code/1	Marina South		Marina South
Template:Code/1	Gardens by the Bay		Gardens by the Bay
Template:Code/1	Founders' Memorial		Founders' Memorial
File:MRTFFF.png Thomson–East Coast Line (Stage 4)
Template:Code/1	Tanjong Rhu		Tanjong Rhu
Template:Code/1	Katong Park		Katong Park
Template:Code/1	Tanjong Katong		Amber
Template:Code/1	Marine Parade		Marine Parade
Template:Code/1	Marine Terrace		Marine Terrace
Template:Code/1	Siglap		Siglap
Template:Code/1	Bayshore		Bayshore
File:MRTFFF.png Thomson–East Coast Line (Stage 5)
Template:Code/1	Bedok South		Bedok South
Template:Code/2	Sungei Bedok		Sungei Bedok	Terminus Interchange with Downtown Line

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251 trains. These trains will operate from two depots along the line, Mandai Depot near Woodlands South station and 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