Thomson–East Coast MRT line
The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) is the sixth MRT line in Singapore. It is the fourth line to be fully automated and driverless in Singapore. The line will be 43 km (27 mi) long, with 31 stations. The line is colored brown on the MRT Rail map.
  Thomson–East Coast Line | |||
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 CT251 train arriving at Woodlands MRT station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Malay: Laluan MRT Thomson-Pesisir Timur Chinese: 汤申-东海岸地铁线 Tamil: தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி | ||
| Status | Operational (Stage 1-3) Under construction (Stages 3-5) Under planning (extension to Changi Airport) | ||
| Owner | Land Transport Authority | ||
| Locale | Singapore | ||
| Termini | Woodlands North Caldecott (till 2022) | ||
| Stations | 32 (20 operational, 12 under construction) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | ||
| Services | 1 | ||
| Operator(s) | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||
| Depot(s) | Mandai East Coast (Future) | ||
| Rolling stock | CT251 | ||
| Daily ridership | 28,517 (July 2020)[1] | ||
| History | |||
| Planned opening | 2024 (Stage 4) 2025 (Stage 5) 2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station) 2040 (extension to Changi Airport) | ||
| Opened | 31 January 2020 (Stage 1) 28 August 2021 (Stage 2) 13 November 2022 (Stage 3)[2] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) (Operational) 13.0 km (8.1 mi) (Under construction) | ||
| Character | Fully Underground | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC Third Rail[3] | ||
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||
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The Thomson Line section was announced on 29 August 2012. The Eastern Region Line section was announced on 15 August 2014. Both were put together to form the Thomson-East Coast Line.
The first and second stage of the line opened on 31 January 2020 and August 28, 2021. The third stage opened on November 13, 2022 with the other two stages expected to open from 2024 to 2025. It interchanges with all existing lines. When the first three stages opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily.
StationsEdit
| Station Number | Station Name | Interchange/Notes | |
| Stage 1 | |||
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| TE1 | Woodlands North | ||
| TE2 NS9 | Woodlands | North South line | |
| TE3 | Woodlands South | ||
| Stage 2 | |||
| TE4 | Springleaf | ||
| TE5 | Lentor | ||
| TE6 | Mayflower | ||
| TE7 | Bright Hill | ||
| TE8 | Upper Thomson | ||
| TE9 CC17 | Caldecott | Circle line | |
| Stage 3 | |||
| TE10 | Mount Pleasant | ||
| TE11 DT11 | Stevens | Downtown line | |
| TE12 | Napier | ||
| TE13 | Orchard Boulevard | ||
| TE14 NS22 | Orchard | North South line | |
| TE15 | Great World | ||
| TE16 | Havelock | ||
| TE17 EW16 NE3 | Outram Park | East West line North East line | |
| TE18 | Maxwell | ||
| TE19 | Shenton Way | ||
| TE20 NS27 CE2 | Marina Bay | North South line Circle line | |
| TE21 | Marina South | ||
| TE22 | Gardens by the Bay | ||
| Stage 4 (under construction) | |||
| TE23 | Tanjong Rhu | ||
| TE24 | Katong Park | ||
| TE25 | Amber | ||
| TE26 | Marine Parade | ||
| TE27 | Marine Terrace | ||
| TE28 | Siglap | ||
| TE29 | Bayshore | ||
| Stage 5 (under construction) | |||
| TE30 | Bedok South | ||
| TE31 DT37 | Sungei Bedok | Downtown line | |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ↑ https://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/InvestorRelations/Ops%20Review/SMRT%20Trains%20Ops%20Review%202020.pdf
- ↑ "LTA | News Room". Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.