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.
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Thomson–East Coast Line |
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| Native name | Malay: Laluan MRT Thomson-Pesisir Timur
Chinese: 汤申-东海岸地铁线
Tamil: தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி |
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| Status | Operational (Stage 1-3)
Under construction (Stages 3-5)
Under planning (extension to Changi Airport) |
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| Owner | Land Transport Authority |
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| Locale | Singapore |
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| Termini | Woodlands North
Caldecott (till 2022) |
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| Stations | 32 (20 operational, 12 under construction) |
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| Type | Rapid transit |
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| System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) |
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| Services | 1 |
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| Operator(s) | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) |
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| Depot(s) | Mandai
East Coast (Future) |
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| Rolling stock | CT251 |
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| Daily ridership | 28,517 (July 2020)[1] |
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| Planned opening | 2024 (Stage 4)
2025 (Stage 5)
2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station)
2040 (extension to Changi Airport) |
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| Opened | 31 January 2020; 5 years ago (2020-01-31) (Stage 1)
28 August 2021 (Stage 2)
13 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-13) (Stage 3)[2] |
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| Line length | 30.4 km (18.9 mi) (Operational)
13.0 km (8.1 mi) (Under construction) |
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| Character | Fully Underground |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification | 750 V DC Third Rail[3] |
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| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
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Woodlands North |
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TE2 |
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Woodlands |
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TE3 |
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Woodlands South |
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TE4 |
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Springleaf |
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Seletar Expressway |
TE5 |
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Lentor |
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Mayflower |
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Kallang River |
CR13 |
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TE7 |
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Bright Hill |
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Upper Thomson |
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Caldecott |
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TE10 |
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Mount Pleasant |
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Pan Island Expressway |
DT10 |
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■ | ← to Bukit Panjang | | to Expo → |
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TE11 |
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Stevens |
TE12 |
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Napier |
TE13 |
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Orchard Boulevard |
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Orchard |
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TE15 |
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Great World |
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TE16 |
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Havelock |
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Central Expressway |
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Outram Park |
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TE18 |
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Maxwell |
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TE19 |
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Shenton Way |
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TE20 |
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Marina Bay |
TE21 |
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Marina South |
TE22 |
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Gardens by the Bay |
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Marina Reservoir |
TE22a |
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Founders' Memorial |
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East Coast Parkway |
TE23 |
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Tanjong Rhu |
TE24 |
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Katong Park |
TE25 |
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Tanjong Katong |
TE26 |
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Marine Parade |
TE27 |
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Marine Terrace |
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Siglap Canal |
TE28 |
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Siglap |
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Bayshore |
TE30 |
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Bedok South |
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Sungei Bedok |
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Sungei Bedok |
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East Coast Integrated Depot |
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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.
