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North South MRT Line; 南北地铁线; வடக்கு தெற்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி
	; The North South Line is coloured red on system maps.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Jurong East; Marina Bay
Stations	25
Services	1
Operation
Opened	7 November 1987
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Corporation
Rolling stock	C151, C651, C751B
Technical
Line length	44 km (27.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail
Route map

The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation. Traveling from one end of this line to the other end takes about one hour, and this line is coloured red on the rail map.

As the name implies, the line connects central Singapore to both northern and southern parts of the island. Cross-platform transfer to the East West Line is provided at Jurong East, City Hall and Raffles Place stations while transfer to the North East Line is possible via a linkway at Dhoby Ghaut station. When the Woodlands Extension was opened in 1996, the Branch MRT Line consisting of the route from Jurong East MRT Station to Choa Chu Kang MRT Station was integrated into the main line.

[edit] History

[edit] Initial System

7 November 1987: Yio Chu Kang - Toa Payoh (First section opened)
12 December 1987: Toa Payoh - Outram Park (now a station in East West Line)
20 December 1988: Yio Chu Kang - Yishun
4 November 1989: City Hall - Marina Bay (start of separate North South Line & East West Line)
10 March 1990: Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang (initially operated as the Choa Chu Kang branch of the East West Line)

[edit] 2nd phase of development

10 February 1996: Yishun - Choa Chu Kang (the Choa Chu Kang branch of the East West Line became part of the present North South Line)

[edit] North South Line extension

A 1 km one station extension to the North South Line will be constructed and completed by 2014. The new station will be located near the upcoming International Cruise Terminal at Marina Bay. Minister Raymond Lim announced on 12 February 2009 that the completion date for the extension will be brought forward by a year to 2014.^[1]

[edit] Jurong East Modification Project

The Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP) consists of the construction of a new platform and the addition of a fourth track to Jurong East Station by 2012. The North South Line currently utilises one track at Jurong East for layover hence a second track will increase the frequency of the North South Line. Once completed, it is expected to reduce waiting time for commuters from 4.5 minutes to 2.5 minutes. On 12 February 2009, Minister Raymond Lim announced that the JEMP will be completed by 2011, one year ahead of schedule.

[edit] Possible future stations

At least 2 more stations may be added to the line in the future since alphanumeric codes NS6 & NS12 have been reserved for future use.

1 new station between Yew Tee Station & Kranji Station
1 new station between Sembawang Station & Yishun Station

[edit] Stations

Station Number	Station Name	Interchange
NS1 / EW24	Jurong East	East West Line
NS2	Bukit Batok
NS3	Bukit Gombak
NS4 / BP1	Choa Chu Kang	Bukit Panjang LRT
NS5	Yew Tee
NS7	Kranji
NS8	Marsiling
NS9	Woodlands
NS10	Admiralty
NS11	Sembawang
NS13	Yishun
NS14	Khatib
NS15	Yio Chu Kang
NS16	Ang Mo Kio
NS17 / CC15	Bishan	Circle Line
NS18	Braddell
NS19	Toa Payoh
NS20	Novena
NS21 / DT11	Newton	Downtown Line (u/c)
NS22	Orchard
NS23	Somerset
NS24 / NE6 / CC1	Dhoby Ghaut	North East Line, Circle Line (u/c)
NS25 / EW13	City Hall	East West Line; cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains
NS26 / EW14	Raffles Place	East West Line; cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains
NS27	Marina Bay	Circle Line Marina Bay Extension (u/c)

[edit] Rolling stock

Three batches of rolling stock are in service on the line, i.e. the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151, the Siemens C651 and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B. These trains operate from the Bishan depot between Ang Mo Kio station and Bishan Station on the North South Line. The Bishan Depot has maintenance and train overhaul facilities for trains along the North South Line.

[edit] Further information

During morning peak, there are limited direct cross-over trains to the East West Line, where trains depart from Bishan depot first and start from Ang Mo Kio to travel towards Pasir Ris via Jurong East. There are also additional services from Marina Bay to Yishun.

During evening peak, there are additional services from Jurong East to Yew Tee, and from Marina Bay to Yishun.

Additional special event services operate between Marina Bay and Yishun, and between Marina Bay and Ang Mo Kio.

A Lunchtime Xpress services operates between Ang Mo Kio and Marina Bay on weekdays between 12pm - 2pm.

[edit] References

^ "SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 JANUARY 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25. http://www.lta.gov.sg/corp_info/doc/250108.pdf.

[raymondspeech-0] "SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 JANUARY 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25. http://www.lta.gov.sg/corp_info/doc/250108.pdf.

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