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.
File:File:North South Line logo.svg 
North South line | |||
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 Yio Chu Kang is one of the oldest stations of the line. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | ||
| Status | Operational Under planning (Brickland and Sungei Kadut) | ||
| Termini | Jurong East Marina South Pier | ||
| Stations | 27 (Operational) 2 (Under planning) | ||
| Services | 1 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 7 November 1987 | ||
| Owner | Land Transport Authority | ||
| Operator(s) | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||
| Character | Above ground (Jurong East - Ang Mo Kio) Surface level (Bishan) Underground (Braddell - Marina South Pier) | ||
| Depot(s) | Bishan Ulu Pandan | ||
| Rolling stock | C151 C651 C751B C151A C151B C151C R151 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 45 km (28 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. | ||
| Operating speed | limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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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
2015
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
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| 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[1] |
| 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[1] |
| 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[2] |
| 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 |
North South MRT Line Media
A plaque at Toa Payoh station commemorating the opening of the first phase of the Singapore MRT
NS12 Canberra MRT Station
Locator maps of Brickland and Sungei Kadut stations
Geographically accurate map of the North–South MRT line.
- Aigaescalatorup
MRT Singapore Destination 1
MRT Singapore Destination 14
A SVG icon for turnstile barriers
Escalator logo
MUTCD road sign.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "At a glance: Key updates to MRT, bus network and more for 2040 master plan". TODAYonline. 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "Canberra station on North-South line to open on Nov 2". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.