North East MRT line
| North East Line | |||
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An C851E train at HarbourFront MRT station, eastern terminus of the line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Laluan MRT Timur Laut 东北地铁线 வடக்கு கிழக்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Land Transport Authority | ||
| Termini | HarbourFront Punggol Coast | ||
| Stations | 17 (excluding reserved station for NE2) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | ||
| Services | 1 | ||
| Operator(s) | SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro) | ||
| Depot(s) | Sengkang | ||
| Rolling stock | C751A C751C | ||
| Daily ridership | 579,000 (Q1 2017) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 20 June 2003 15 January 2006 (Buangkok) 20 June 2011 (Woodleigh) 10 December 2024 (Punggol Coast) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 21.6 km (13.4 mi) | ||
| Character | Fully underground | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1500V DC Overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | limit of 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||
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The North East MRT Line (NEL) is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is 21.6 km long with 17 stations and is operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end of this line to the other end takes about half an hour.[1] This line is coloured purple in the rail map.
The line joins central Singapore to the north-eastern part of the island. Transfer to the North South Line is done at Dhoby Ghaut station, East West Line at Outram Park station, Circle Line at Serangoon and Dhoby Ghaut and Downtown MRT Line at Chinatown and Little India stations.
This line is the first MRT line in Singapore to be completely underground (running in a tunnel all the way between HarbourFront and Punggol Coast). It is also the first (and so far, the only) line where trains get their power from overhead wires above the track, instead of a third rail beside the track.
All the trains on the North East Line are automated (computer-controlled) and do not have an operator driving the train at the front. It is one of the world's first rapid transit lines that does not need drivers and is one of three such lines in the MRT network today. The others are the Circle Line and the Downtown Line.[2]
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| Station number | Station name | Image | Interchange/notes |
| NE1 CC29 | HarbourFront | Interchange with the Circle line | |
| NE2 | reserved; under planning | Reserve station to be open at a later date | |
| NE3 EW16 TE17 | Outram Park | Interchange with the East West line and the Thomson-East Coast line (2021) | |
| NE4 DT19 | Chinatown | Interchange with the Downtown line | |
| NE5 | Clarke Quay | ||
| NE6 NS24 CC1 | Dhoby Ghaut | Interchange with the North South line and the Circle line | |
| NE7 DT12 | Little India | Interchange with the Downtown line | |
| NE8 | Farrer Park | ||
| NE9 | Boon Keng | ||
| NE10 | Potong Pasir | ||
| NE11 | Woodleigh | ||
| NE12 CC13 | Serangoon | Interchange with the Circle line | |
| NE13 | Kovan | ||
| NE14 CR8 | Hougang | Interchange with the Cross Island line (2029) | |
| NE15 | Buangkok | ||
| NE16 STC | Sengkang | Interchange with the Sengkang LRT | |
| NE17 PTC | Punggol | Interchange with the Punggol LRT | |
| NE18 | Punggol Coast |
References
- ↑ Travel Time, SBS Transit
- ↑ "Singapore Northeast Line" (PDF). Alstom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2011-04-25.