Thomson–East Coast MRT line

Thomson–East Coast Line
; Thomson–East Coast Line
	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)
History
Planned opening	2024 (Stage 4); 2025 (Stage 5); 2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station); 2040 (extension to Changi Airport)
Opened	31 January 2020; 4 years ago (Stage 1); 28 August 2021 (Stage 2); 13 November 2022; 2 years ago (Stage 3)
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
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map
v; t; e; Thomson–East Coast Line
	Legend
	Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS
	to Bukit Chagar
	North–South Line
	to Jurong East
	← to Jurong Lake District
	to Aviation Park →
	Circle Line
	to Dhoby Ghaut
	CC17
	TE9
	Circle Line
	to HarbourFront
	← to Bukit Panjang
	to Expo →
	East–West Line
	to Tuas Link
	EW16
	TE17
	← to HarbourFront
	to Punggol →
	East–West Line
	to Pasir Ris
	← to HarbourFront
	to Stadium →
	North–South Line
	to Marina South Pier
	Downtown Line
	to Bukit Panjang
	future extension
	to Changi Airport T5

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.

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.

Stations

Stage 1
Station Number	Station Name	Interchange/Notes
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	Tanjong Katong
TE26	Marine Parade
TE27	Marine Terrace
TE28	Siglap
TE29	Bayshore
Stage 5 (under construction)
TE30	Bedok South
TE31 DT37	Sungei Bedok	Downtown line

References

↑ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "LTA | News Room". Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

Other websites

Thomson–East Coast Line

[1] "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "LTA | News Room". Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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