North South MRT line

The North South MRT line is the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore to be built. It is 45 km long with 27 stations, and it is being operated by SMRT Trains. It would usually take one hour to travel from one end of the MRT line to the other. This line is coloured red on the MRT Rail map.

North South line
Two C151B trains at Woodlands, which is one of the most crowded stations of the line.
Overview
Native name	Laluan MRT Utara Selatan 南北地铁线 வடக்கு தெற்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி
Status	Operational Under planning (Brickland and Sungei Kadut)
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Termini	Jurong East Marina South Pier
Stations	27 (Operational) 2 (Under planning)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Services	1
Operator(s)	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Depot(s)	Bishan Ulu Pandan
Rolling stock	C151 C651 C751B C151A C151B C151C CR151 (Future)
History
Opened	7 November 1987 (1987-11-07)
Technical
Line length	45 km (28 mi)
Character	Above ground (Jurong East - Ang Mo Kio) Surface level (Bishan) Underground (Braddell - Marina South Pier)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed	limit of 80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

This line joins the Central area of Singapore to the Northern and Southern areas of Singapore. To transfer to the East West MRT line, a commuter can transfer at Jurong East, Raffles Place or City Hall. Transferring to the North East MRT Line is done at Dhoby Ghaut with a linkway. Bishan MRT Station, Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station and Marina Bay MRT Station can transfer a commuter to the Circle MRT Line. Transfer to the Downtown line is provided at Newton MRT Station.

History

Main route

The first section of the north south line opened on 7 November 1987 between Toa Payoh and Yio Chu Kang. Afterwards, the section to Outram Park (now on the East West MRT line) opened. Following that, the rest of the line opened stage by stage.

Woodlands Extension

The Woodlands Extension was planned to close the gap between Yishun and Choa Chu Kang. It consists of 6 stations, and opened on 10 February 1996.

Marina South Pier extension (NSLe)

A 1-kilometre extension of the line to Marina South Pier MRT Station was opened in 2014.

Timeline of stations opened

• 7 November 1987: Yio Chu Kang – Toa Payoh
• 12 December 1987: Toa Payoh – Raffles Place
• 20 December 1988: Yio Chu Kang – Yishun
• 4 November 1989: Raffles Place – Marina Bay
• 10 March 1990: Jurong East – Choa Chu Kang
• 10 February 1996: Yishun – Choa Chu Kang
• 23 November 2014: Marina Bay – Marina South Pier
• 2 November 2019: Canberra

Major Incidents

2011

See the main article: 2011 MRT Disruptions

2015

See the main article: 2015 MRT Disruptions

2017

On 7 October, services on the line was stopped between Ang Mo Kio and Marina South Pier around 6pm, after the tunnels between Bishan and Braddell flooded following heavy rain, and a fire was seen near Raffles Place. Services between Newton and Marina South Pier was resumed at around 9.30pm but the section between Newton and Ang Mo Kio remained closed overnight. It opened at 2pm the following day after staff and the SCDF worked overnight to clear the water from the tunnel. SMRT reported that a faulty water pump was the cause of the flooding. This was the worst train incident in SMRT's history.

Stations

North South MRT Line
Pandan Reservoir    NS1  EW24  JE5  Jurong East ■ Pasir Ris  ■ Tuas Link     Choa Chu Kang Pan Island Expressway  NS2  Bukit Batok  NS3  Bukit Gombak  NS3A  Brickland   Boon Lay ■ Choa Chu Kang (loop)  NS4  JS1  BP1  Choa Chu Kang Kranji Expressway  NS5  Yew Tee  NS6  DT  Sungei Kadut  NS7  Kranji Woodlands Flyover Bukit Timah Expressway  NS8  Marsiling  NS9  TE2  Woodlands Caldecott   Woodlands North  NS10  Admiralty  NS11  Sembawang  NS12  Canberra  NS13  Yishun  NS14  Khatib Lentor Flyover Seletar Expressway  NS15  Yio Chu Kang  NS16  CR11  Ang Mo Kio Bright Hill   Aviation Park Bishan Depot Kallang River ■ HarbourFront  ■ Dhoby Ghaut  NS17  CC15  Bishan  NS18  Braddell  NS19  Toa Payoh  NS20  Novena ■ Bukit Panjang  ■ Expo  NS21  DT11  Newton   Woodlands North  NS22  TE14  Orchard ■ Sungei Bedok    NS23  Somerset ■ HarbourFront  ■ Punggol  NS24  NE6  CC1  Dhoby Ghaut  ■ HarbourFront      ■ Pasir Ris  NS25  EW13  City Hall Singapore River  NS26  EW14  Raffles Place ■Tuas Link    NS27  CE2  TE20  Marina Bay■ ■HarbourFront  ■ Stadium Woodlands North   Sungei Bedok  NS28  Marina South Pier

A view of the station doors of the Raffles Place MRT Station

Station Number	Station Name	Interchange/Notes
NS1  EW24  JE5	Jurong East	Cross-platform interchange with the East West Line Interchange with the Jurong Region Line (2027)
NS2	Bukit Batok
NS3	Bukit Gombak
NS3A	Brickland	Opening in mid-2030s
NS4  JS1  BP1	Choa Chu Kang	Interchange with the Bukit Panjang LRT and the Jurong Region Line (2026)
NS5	Yew Tee
NS6  DT	Sungei Kadut	Interchange with the Downtown Line Opening in mid-2030s
NS7	Kranji
NS8	Marsiling
NS9  TE2	Woodlands	Interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line (2020)
NS10	Admiralty
NS11	Sembawang
NS12	Canberra	Station being built on top of already opened line, opened on 2 November 2019
NS13	Yishun
NS14	Khatib
NS15	Yio Chu Kang
NS16  CR11	Ang Mo Kio	Interchange with the Cross Island Line (2029)
NS17  CC15	Bishan	Interchange with the Circle Line
NS18	Braddell
NS19	Toa Payoh
NS20	Novena
NS21  DT11	Newton	Interchange with the Downtown Line
NS22  TE14	Orchard	Interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line (2022)
NS23	Somerset
NS24  NE6  CC1	Dhoby Ghaut	Interchange with the North East Line and Circle Line
NS25  EW13	City Hall	Cross-platform interchange with the East West Line
NS26  EW14	Raffles Place	Cross-platform interchange with the East West Line
NS27  CE2  TE20	Marina Bay	Interchange with the Circle Line extension and the Thomson-East Coast Line (2022)
NS28	Marina South Pier