North East Line

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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.[1] 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 (MRT) - Template:Station (MRT)
15 January 2006 Template:Station (MRT) (Opened on operational line)
20 June 2011 Template:Station (MRT) (Opened on operational line)

Planning

In the initial stages of planning, Template:Station (MRT) 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 (MRT), 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 (MRT) through Punggol North including the new Punggol Downtown was announced. It is expected to be completed by 2030.[2]

Possible future stations

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 (MRT) World Trade Centre Terminus
Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1 Future Station at Keppel
Template:Code/3 Template:Station (MRT) Outram Park Interchange with East–West Line
Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
Template:Code/2 Template:Station (MRT) People's Park Interchange with Downtown Line
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Clarke Quay
Template:Code/3 Template:Station (MRT) Dhoby Ghaut Interchange with North–South Line and Circle Line
Template:Code/2 Template:Station (MRT) Kadang Kerbau Future Interchange with Downtown Line
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Farrer Park
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Boon Keng
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Sennett
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Woodleigh
Template:Code/2 Template:Station (MRT) Serangoon Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Kovan
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Hougang
Template:Code/1 Template:Station (MRT) Buangkok
Template:Code/2 Template:Station (MRT) Sengkang Interchange with Sengkang LRT
Template:Code/2 Template:Station (MRT) Punggol Terminus
Interchange with Punggol LRT

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Alstom Metropolis C751A 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.

18 additional new trains, Alstom Metropolis C751C will be added from 2015 to cater to an expected increase in passenger traffic.[3][4]

References

  1. "Travel Time". SBS Transit.
  2. "TWO NEW RAIL LINES AND THREE NEW EXTENSIONS TO EXPAND RAIL NETWORK BY 2030". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. "LTA and SMRT Award Contracts for New Trains and Re-Signalling Project". Land Transport Authority (1 February 2012). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. "Alstom to supply 34 Metropolis trains and signaling upgrade to Singapore metro" (3 February 2012). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
icon Mass Rapid Transit [ VTE ]
Overview HistoryStationsFare and TicketingFacilitiesSafetySecurity
Lines North–South LineEast–West LineNorth East LineCircle LineDowntown LineThomson–East Coast Line
FutureJurong Region LineCross Island Line
Rolling Stocks 151151A151B151CR151T251651751A751B751C830830C851E951
FutureJ151 • CR151
Depots BishanChangiGali BatuKim ChuanMandaiSengkangUlu PandanTuas
FutureChangi East • East CoastTengah

Template:Railway Lines in Singapore

icon North East Line [ VTE ]
Stations HarbourFrontOutram ParkChinatownClarke QuayDhoby GhautLittle IndiaFarrer ParkBoon KengPotong PasirWoodleighSerangoonKovanHougangBuangkokSengkangPunggol
North East Line extension: Punggol Coast
Rolling Stock 751A751C851E
Depots Sengkang
Others Bridging Service