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Encyclopedia > East West MRT Line
The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps.
East West Line
Legend
EW1 Pasir Ris
Tampines Expressway
Downtown Line to Bukit Panjang via Promenade (future)
EW2 Tampines DT Line (future)
CG2 Changi Airport
Pan Island Expressway
EW3 Simei
CG1 Expo DT Line (future)
Upper Changi Road East
Xilin Ave
Changi Depot
Bedok Rd
EW4 Tanah Merah ↔Changi Airport Extension
EW5 Bedok
EW6 Kembangan
Jln Eunos
EW7 Eunos
Circle Line to Dhoby Ghaut & Marina Bay via Promenade (future)
EW8, CC9 Paya Lebar CC Line (future)
Circle Line to HarbourFront via Serangoon (future)
Paya Lebar Rd
EW9 Aljunied
Aljunied Rd
Sims Ave
EW10 Kallang
Kallang River
EW11 Lavender
Downtown Line to Bukit Panjang via Newton (future)
EW12, DT6 Bugis DT Line (future)
Downtown Line to Expo via Chinatown (future)
North South Line to Jurong East via Woodlands
EW13, NS25 City Hall NS Line
EW14, NS26 Raffles Place NS Line
North South Line to Marina Bay
EW15 Tanjong Pagar
North East Line to Punggol
EW16, NE3 Outram Park NE Line
North East Line to HarbourFront
EW17 Tiong Bahru
EW18 Redhill
Alexandra Rd
EW19 Queenstown
Queensway
EW20 Commonwealth
Circle Line to Dhoby Ghaut via Serangoon (future)
EW21, CC22 Buona Vista CC Line (future)
Circle Line to HarbourFront (future)
EW22 Dover
Clementi Rd
EW23 Clementi
Ulu Pandan Depot
Boon Lay Way
Peak hour through service
EW24, NS1 Jurong East NS Line
North South Line to Marina Bay via Woodlands
Jurong Town Hall Rd
EW25 Chinese Garden
EW26 Lakeside
Jalan Boon Lay
EW27 Boon Lay
Pioneer Rd North
EW28 Pioneer (future)
Upper Jurong Rd
Benoi Rd
EW29 Joo Koon (future)

The East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 45.4 km long with 29 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation. It takes around 57 minutes to travel from end to end and this line is coloured green on MRT system maps. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Pasir Ris MRT Station Pasir Ris MRT Station (EW1) is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Tampines Expressway (TPE) is a highway in the north-east fringe of Singapore joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Changi International Airport in the east with the Central Expressway (CTE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) in the north of the island. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links BSicon_KRZt. ... Image File history File links BSicon_texSTRlg. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links BSicon_CPICl. ... Image File history File links BSicon_exCPICr. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Tampines MRT Station (EW2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore which serves the town of Tampines. ... The Downtown Line (possibly DTL) will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under planning and evaluation in Singapore. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links BSicon_tKBFa. ... Changi Airport Station (CG2) was opened on 8 February 2002, giving Singapore Changi Airport its first rail link since it began operations 21 years earlier. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The PIE extension after Nanyang Flyover, looking towards Tuas. ... 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Platform of EW7 Eunos station A C751B train at Eunos Station Eunos MRT Station (EW7) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (station on the East West Line in Singapore. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links BSicon_CPICl. ... Image File history File links BSicon_exCPICr. ... Interchange station of the East West MRT Line and the Circle MRT Line in Singapore. ... The Circle Line is coloured orange on system maps. ... 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City Hall Station Platform Concouse level of City Hall Station The City Hall MRT Station (EW13/NS25) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links BSicon_tCPICl. ... Image File history File links BSicon_tCPICr. ... Exterior view of Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Xchange Platform of Raffles Place Station Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... 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Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Concourse level of the Queenstown MRT Station. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Commonwealth Station Platform Exterior view of Commonwealth Station Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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As the name implies, the line connects central Singapore to both western and eastern parts of the island, with an additional branch to Changi Airport from Tanah Merah. Cross-platform transfer to the North South Line is provided at Jurong East, City Hall and Raffles Place stations while transfer to the North East Line at Outram Park station is possible via a linkway.
Changi Airport Station (CG2) was opened on 8 February 2002, giving Singapore Changi Airport its first rail link since it began operations 21 years earlier. ... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Exterior view of Jurong East Station, showing a Kawasaki C151 Train pulling in. ... City Hall Station Platform Concouse level of City Hall Station The City Hall MRT Station (EW13/NS25) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the... Exterior view of Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Xchange Platform of Raffles Place Station Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. ... Doors of the NEL Train, showing the system map above them. ... Street level map of Outram Park MRT Station. ...

Contents

Stations

Station Number Station Name Interchange
EW1 Pasir Ris  
EW2 Tampines Interchange with Downtown Line (future)
EW3 Simei  
EW4 Tanah Merah Interchange with Changi Airport Extension
EW5 Bedok  
EW6 Kembangan  
EW7 Eunos  
EW8 / CC9 Paya Lebar Interchange with Circle Line
EW9 Aljunied  
EW10 Kallang  
EW11 Lavender  
EW12 / DT6 Bugis Interchange with Downtown Line (future)
EW13 / NS25 City Hall Interchange with North South Line, cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Pasir-Ris bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Boon-Lay bound trains
EW14 / NS26 Raffles Place Interchange with North South Line, cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Boon-Lay bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Pasir-Ris bound trains
EW15 Tanjong Pagar  
EW16 / NE3 Outram Park Interchange with North East Line
EW17 Tiong Bahru  
EW18 Redhill  
EW19 Queenstown  
EW20 Commonwealth  
EW21 / CC22 Buona Vista Interchange with Circle Line
EW22 Dover  
EW23 Clementi  
EW24 / NS1 Jurong East Interchange with North South Line
EW25 Chinese Garden  
EW26 Lakeside  
EW27 Boon Lay  
EW28 Pioneer (2009)  
EW29 Joo Koon (2009)  

Pasir Ris MRT Station Pasir Ris MRT Station (EW1) is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... The Tampines MRT Station (EW2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore which serves the town of Tampines. ... The Downtown Line (possibly DTL) will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under planning and evaluation in Singapore. ... The platform of EW3 Simei Station in the afternoon. ... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Bedok MRT station (EW5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Platform Level of Kembangan station Exterior view of the station. ... Platform of EW7 Eunos station A C751B train at Eunos Station Eunos MRT Station (EW7) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (station on the East West Line in Singapore. ... Interchange station of the East West MRT Line and the Circle MRT Line in Singapore. ... The Circle Line is coloured orange on system maps. ... Aljunied MRT station (EW9) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Platform of Kallang MRT Station Kallang MRT Station (EW10) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Platform level of the Lavender MRT Station Lavender MRT Station in the foreground, with the condominium development Citylights in the background. ... Bugis MRT Station (EW12) is located on the East West Line. ... The Downtown Line (possibly DTL) will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under planning and evaluation in Singapore. ... City Hall Station Platform Concouse level of City Hall Station The City Hall MRT Station (EW13/NS25) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Exterior view of Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Xchange Platform of Raffles Place Station Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Tanjong Pagar MRT station (EW15) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Street level map of Outram Park MRT Station. ... Doors of the NEL Train, showing the system map above them. ... Platform Level at Tiong Bahru Station Tiong Bahru MRT Station (EW17) is located on the East West Line on the Singapore MRT. The station is directly connected to a shopping mall, Tiong Bahru Plaza and the station is at Tiong Bahru Road. ... Redhill station at night Redhill MRT Station (EW18) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Concourse level of the Queenstown MRT Station. ... Commonwealth Station Platform Exterior view of Commonwealth Station Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. ... Buona Vista MRT Station of the East-West Line. ... The Circle Line is coloured orange on system maps. ... An exterior view of the Dover MRT Station, which was built around existing elevated railway track and has overpasses leading to Singapore Polytechnic and bus stops on both sides of the road. ... Platform level of the Clementi MRT Station, with a train ready to depart the station. ... Exterior view of Jurong East Station, showing a Kawasaki C151 Train pulling in. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Chinese Garden MRT Station, on the East-West Line. ... Platform level of the Lakeside MRT Station. ... Boon Lay MRT Station, West terminus of the East-West MRT Line. ... Pioneer MRT station, tentatively (EW28) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station under construction on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Joo Koon MRT station, tentatively (EW29) is a proposed above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore as part of the Boon Lay extension announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004. ...

Changi Airport Extension

Tiong Bahru MRT Station on the East-West Line
Tiong Bahru MRT Station on the East-West Line
Station Number Station Name Interchange
EW4 Tanah Merah Interchange with Boon Lay-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains
CG1 Expo Interchange with Downtown Line (future)
CG2 Changi Airport  

Note: this branch is currently served by a shuttle service (Tanah Merah - Changi Airport); through service from Boon Lay has been suspended since 2004. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 480 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tiong Bahru MRT Station. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 480 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tiong Bahru MRT Station. ... Platform Level at Tiong Bahru Station Tiong Bahru MRT Station (EW17) is located on the East West Line on the Singapore MRT. The station is directly connected to a shopping mall, Tiong Bahru Plaza and the station is at Tiong Bahru Road. ... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Exterior View of Expo MRT Station The Expo MRT Station (CG1), previously EW28, was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. ... The Downtown Line (possibly DTL) will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under planning and evaluation in Singapore. ... Changi Airport Station (CG2) was opened on 8 February 2002, giving Singapore Changi Airport its first rail link since it began operations 21 years earlier. ...


Trains

Cabin of a train on the East West MRT Line
Cabin of a train on the East West MRT Line

Three batches of rolling stock are in service on the line, i.e. the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 Cars, the Siemens C651 Cars and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B Cars. These trains operate from the two depots along the East West Line, the Ulu Pandan Depot near Jurong East and the Changi Depot after Tanah Merah. Some Trains come from the North South Line when they cross the tracks at Jurong East to head to Pasir Ris Station via the East West Line on the early morning of weekdays. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 515 KB) Cabin of a train of the East West Line Line, Singapore. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 515 KB) Cabin of a train of the East West Line Line, Singapore. ... Rolling Stock banner Rolling Stock was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn. ... The Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 cars form one of the four types of rolling stock found on Singapores Mass Rapid Transit system. ... A C651 train approaching Jurong East MRT Station The interior of a Siemens C651 car Siemens C651 Cars form a type of rolling stock that can be found on Singapores present Mass Rapid Transit system, which consists of the North South Line, East West Line, and North East MRT... Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B cars are part of the newest rolling stock used in Singapores original Mass Rapid Transit network, operating on the North-South Line and the East West Line since early 2000. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. ... Ulu Pandan MRT Depot Train Parking Bay Ulu Pandan Depot is a depot near Jurong East and it services the trains on the North South Line and the East West Line. ... Shophouses at Jurong East, near the Jurong East MRT Station. ... Changi Depot is located on the Mass Rapid Transit near Xilin Avenue, Singapore. ... Tanah Merah is a district and town in Kelantan, Malaysia. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the Nouth South Line The North South Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Shophouses at Jurong East, near the Jurong East MRT Station. ... Terminal station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. ...


History

Initial system

is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... City Hall Station Platform Concouse level of City Hall Station The City Hall MRT Station (EW13/NS25) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the... Street level map of Outram Park MRT Station. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Street level map of Outram Park MRT Station. ... Platform level of the Clementi MRT Station, with a train ready to depart the station. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Platform level of the Clementi MRT Station, with a train ready to depart the station. ... Platform level of the Lakeside MRT Station. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... City Hall Station Platform Concouse level of City Hall Station The City Hall MRT Station (EW13/NS25) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Pasir Ris MRT Station Pasir Ris MRT Station (EW1) is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Platform level of the Lakeside MRT Station. ... Boon Lay MRT Station, West terminus of the East-West MRT Line. ...

2nd phase of development

is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Changi Airport-bound trains arrive at the middle track of the station. ... Exterior View of Expo MRT Station The Expo MRT Station (CG1), previously EW28, was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... An exterior view of the Dover MRT Station, which was built around existing elevated railway track and has overpasses leading to Singapore Polytechnic and bus stops on both sides of the road. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Exterior View of Expo MRT Station The Expo MRT Station (CG1), previously EW28, was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. ... Changi Airport Station (CG2) was opened on 8 February 2002, giving Singapore Changi Airport its first rail link since it began operations 21 years earlier. ...

Future extensions

Boon Lay Extension : Pioneer and Joo Koon stations will open by 2009.
Boon Lay Extension : Pioneer and Joo Koon stations will open by 2009.

Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Pioneer MRT station, tentatively (EW28) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station under construction on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Joo Koon MRT station, tentatively (EW29) is a proposed above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore as part of the Boon Lay extension announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004. ...

Boon Lay Extension (BLE)

After months of planning, the Land Transport Authority announced on December 29, 2004, the details of the Boon Lay Extension (BLE). The 3.8 kilometre, 2 station line will extend from Boon Lay Station on the western end of the East West Line, with one station along Jurong West Street 63 between Jurong Street 61 and Pioneer Road North, and the second station at Joo Koon Circle, near the junction of Benoi Road and International Road. is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boon Lay MRT Station, West terminus of the East-West MRT Line. ...


The fully elevated line will cost about S$436 million. Construction commence in the second half of 2005 and is targeted for completion by 2009. The extension's alignment along Jurong West Street 63, Upper Jurong Road, and International Road required the acquisition of one full lot and eight part lots, totalling about 28,000 square metres of land.


External links

  • LTA - Expanding The Rail Network: LTA To Build Boon Lay MRT Extension
  • Urbanrail.net - Singapore

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