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Encyclopedia > North South MRT Line
Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line
Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line

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. 1 complete loop of this line needs around an hour. This line is coloured red on the rail map. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB) Description: Public transportation in Singapore is relatively easy, convenient and cheap to use. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB) Description: Public transportation in Singapore is relatively easy, convenient and cheap to use. ... A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 and 100 km (104 to 105 m). ... km redirects here. ... SMRT Corporation SGX: S53 is a public transport operator incorporated on 6 March 2000 as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal transport operators. ...


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. Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... Doors of the NEL Train, showing the system map above them. ...

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Further information

  • On early weekday mornings, there are limited direct cross-over trains to the East West Line, where trains originate from Ang Mo Kio Station & terminate at Pasir Ris Station
  • On late afternoons/early evenings, two additional limited-services are operated:
    • Marina Bay - Yishun.
    • Jurong East - Yew Tee.
  • Bishan Station is the only station on the entire MRT system to be at ground-level. Coincidentally, it is also the station with the highest number of accidents, most of which are fatal in recent history. Most of these are due to suicides.

Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... Top view of the station, which has 3 tracks passing through it. ... Pasir Ris MRT Station Pasir Ris MRT Station (EW1) is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ... Bishan MRT Station is the only ground station in the current MRT network. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the willful act of killing oneself. ...

Trains

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 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 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. ... A Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 train approaching Jurong East station. ... 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 and Nippon Sharyo C751B cars is the newest rolling stock used in Singapores original Mass Rapid Transit network. ... Ang Mo Kio is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. ... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... Bukit Batok MRT Station on the Nouth South Line The North South Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Bishan Depot is a depot located on the Mass Rapid Transit in Bishan, Singapore. ...


Stations

Station Number Station Name Interchange
NS1/EW24 Jurong East Interchange with East West Line
NS2 Bukit Batok  
NS3 Bukit Gombak  
NS4 / BP1 Choa Chu Kang (interchange with Bukit Panjang LRT)
NS5 Yew Tee  
NS6 Future Station  
NS7 Kranji  
NS8 Marsiling  
NS9 Woodlands  
NS10 Admiralty  
NS11 Sembawang  
NS12 Future Station  
NS13 Yishun  
NS14 Khatib  
NS15 Yio Chu Kang  
NS16 Ang Mo Kio  
NS17 / CC15 Bishan Interchange with Circle Line
NS18 Braddell  
NS19 Toa Payoh  
NS20 Novena  
NS21 Newton  
NS22 Orchard  
NS23 Somerset  
NS24 / NE6 / CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Interchange with North East Line and Circle Line
NS25 / EW13 City Hall Interchange with East West Line
NS26 / EW14 Raffles Place Interchange with East West Line
NS27 Marina Bay  

Exterior view of Jurong East Station, showing a Kawasaki C151 Train pulling in. ... 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. ... Platform level of the Bukit Batok MRT Station, with the north-bound train approaching the station. ... Bukit Gombak MRT station (NS3) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore. ... The Choa Chu Kang MRT Station is an interchange station of the North South Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. ... Bukit Panjang LRT Train at South View Station. ... Yew Tee MRT station (NS5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. ... Kranji MRT station (NS7) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore. ... Marsiling MRT station (NS8) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore. ... Woodlands MRT station (NS9) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore. ... Admiralty MRT station (NS10) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore, located in Admiratly, Woodlands. ... Platform level of Sembawang MRT Station Sembawang MRT Station (NS11) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, and the northernmost MRT Station of the North South Line. ... Yishun station at night Yishun MRT Station (NS13) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. ... NS14 Khatib is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Singapore. ... Platform level of NS15 Yio Chu Kang station Yio Chu Kang MRT station (NS15), or YCK MRT for short, is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. ... Top view of the station, which has 3 tracks passing through it. ... Bishan MRT Station is the only ground station in the current MRT network. ... The Circle Line (CCL) is the fourth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under construction in Singapore. ... South Bound Platform of NS18 Braddell MRT station Braddell MRT Station (NS18) is located on the North South Line on the Singapore MRT. The station is an underground station and is located in the northern part of Toa Payoh. ... Toa Payoh MRT Station (NS19) is an underground station of the Mass Rapit Transits North South Line in Singapore. ... Novena MRT Station (NS20) is located on the North South Line on the Singapore MRT system. ... Newton MRT Station (NS21) is a station on the North South MRT Line. ... Orchard MRT Station (NS22) is a station on the North South Line in Singapore. ... Platform at Somerset Station Somerset MRT Station (NS23) is an underground station on the North South Line in Singapore. ... North East Line Platform Level Platform screen doors at Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station (NS24/NE6/CC1) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. ... Doors of the NEL Train, showing the system map above them. ... The Circle Line (CCL) is the fourth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under construction in Singapore. ... City Hall Station Platform LCD display at the Station 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... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... Exterior view of Raffles Place MRT Station Ticketing faregates in Raffles Place South Bound Train platform at 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. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... The southern terminal station of the North South MRT Line in Singapore. ...

History

November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Possible future stations

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


  Results from FactBites:
 
Jurong East MRT Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (300 words)
Jurong East (NS1/EW24) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines.
On the North South MRT Line, it is the first station for south-bound trains and the last station for north-bound trains.
On the East West MRT Line, it is between the Chinese Garden and the Clementi MRT stations.
NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: MRTS (692 words)
MRTS is an initialism for Mass Rapid Transit System usually referring to a particular system of suburban rail network in Chennai with tracks running on a raised platform.
This is because the MRTS is considered to be an elevated Extension of the Suburban Network and not a Metro System, as such.
However, the MRTS can be considered a Metro, since it is elevated for the majority of its length, and its Services are exclusive, i.e.
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