Thomson–East Coast MRT line

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MRT Singapore Destination 13.svg MRT Singapore Destination 14.svg
Thomson–East Coast Line
Thomson-East Coast Line logo.svg
CT251 train arriving at Woodlands MRT station 160521.jpg
CT251 train arriving at Woodlands MRT station
Overview
Native nameMalay: Laluan MRT Thomson-Pantai Timur
Chinese: 汤申-东海岸地铁线
Tamil: தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி
StatusOperational (Stages 1-2)
Under testing (Stage 3)
Under construction (Stages 4-5)
Under planning (extension to Changi Airport)
OwnerLand Transport Authority
LocaleSingapore
TerminiWoodlands North
Caldecott
Gardens by the Bay (2022)
Bayshore (2024)
Sungei Bedok (2025)
Stations32 (9 operational, 11 under testing, 10 under construction, 2 shuttered)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Services1
Operator(s)SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Depot(s)Mandai
East Coast (Future)
Rolling stockKawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251
Daily ridership28,517 (July 2020)[1]
History
Planned opening2022 (Stage 3)[a][2]
2024 (Stage 4)
2025 (Stage 5)
2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station)
2040 (extension to Changi Airport)
Opened31 January 2020; 2 years ago (2020-01-31) (Stage 1)
28 August 2021; 6 months ago (2021-08-28) (Stage 2)
Technical
Line length17.2 km (10.7 mi) (Operational)

13.8 km (8.6 mi) (Under Testing)

13.0 km (8.1 mi) (Under construction)
CharacterFully Underground[b][3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail[4]
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map

Legend
Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS
to Bukit Chagar
 RTS 
 TE1 
Woodlands North
 NS9 
■
North South MRT line
to Jurong East
 TE2 
Woodlands
 TE3 
Woodlands South
Mandai Depot
 TE4 
Springleaf
Seletar Expressway
 TE5 
Lentor
 TE6 
Mayflower
Kallang River
 CR13 
■
Cross Island MRT line
to Aviation Park
 TE7 
Bright Hill
 TE8 
Upper Thomson
■
Circle MRT line
to Dhoby Ghaut
 CC17 
 TE9 
Caldecott
■
Circle MRT line
to HarbourFront
 TE10 
Mount Pleasant
Pan Island Expressway
 DT10 
■
Downtown MRT line
to Bukit Panjang│to Expo
 TE11 
Stevens
 TE12 
Napier
 TE13 
Orchard Boulevard
 TE14 
Orchard
 NS22 
 TE15 
Great World
Singapore River
 TE16 
Havelock
Central Expressway
 TE17 
■
East West MRT line
to Tuas Link
 EW16 
Outram Park
 NE3 
■
North East MRT line
to HarbourFront│to Punggol
 TE18 
Maxwell
■
East West MRT line
to Pasir Ris
 TE19 
Shenton Way
 NS27 
 CE2 
■
Circle MRT line
to HarbourFront│to Stadium
■
North South MRT line
to Marina South Pier
 TE20 
Marina Bay
 TE21 
Marina South
 TE22 
Gardens by the Bay
Marina Reservoir
 TE22A 
Founders' Memorial
East Coast Parkway
 TE23 
Tanjong Rhu
 TE24 
Katong Park
 TE25 
Tanjong Katong
 TE26 
Marine Parade
 TE27 
Marine Terrace
Siglap Canal
 TE28 
Siglap
 TE29 
Bayshore
 TE30 
Bedok South
 TE31 
Sungei Bedok
 DT37 
Sungei Bedok
East Coast Integrated Depot
■
Downtown MRT line
to Bukit Panjang
future extension
to Changi Airport T5
This diagram:

The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore.[5] Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground and, when complete, will serve 32 stations over 43 kilometres (27 mi) in length, becoming one of the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. It runs along a combined north–south and east–west corridor, starting in the north at Woodlands town, passing through Upper Thomson and the towns of Ang Mo Kio and Bishan, before heading south to Orchard Road and Marina Bay, then running eastwards along the east coast through Kallang, Marine Parade and Bedok South, before ending at Upper East Coast.

The line was announced by the Land Transport Authority on 15 August 2014, merging the previously planned Thomson (TSL) and Eastern Region (ERL) lines. By then, construction of the Thomson Line had begun in January 2014. The line is set to be opened in 5 stages, with stage 1 (from Woodlands North to Woodlands South stations) which opened on 31 January 2020, stage 2 (from Springleaf to Caldecott stations) opened on 28 August 2021[6][7] and further stages up to stage 5 (from Bedok South to Sungei Bedok stations) opening between 2022 and 2025. In January 2019, an infill station Founders' Memorial station was announced, with the LTA considering to integrate the Changi Airport Branch into the TEL. When fully opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily in the initial years, rising to one million commuters daily in the long term. It is the fourth MRT line to be operated by SMRT Trains Ltd and also the fourth to be completely automated and driverless. The line is currently served by Mandai Depot, with another depot East Coast Integrated Depot opening in 2025, and services are operated by CT251 trains.[8]

New signage was introduced to all the stations along the Thomson-East Coast Line, which will see less text and more illustration instead. Moreover, all the MRT lines are now represented by their initials while the exits are represented numerically.[9]

History[]

Thomson stretch[]

The construction of the TEL at Woodlands station.

The Thomson Line was first announced on 25 January 2008. Several architectural and engineering consultancy packages were released in 2010 which indicated an increase in the number of stations from 18 in the initial announcement to the current 22 and length of the line from 27 to 30 km (17 to 19 mi).[10]

On 16 June 2011, the Land Transport Authority announced the location of the depot for the line, which was due to begin construction at the end of 2012. It also announced Woodlands as an interchange with the existing North South Line and an additional station located near to Republic Polytechnic.[11]

On 29 August 2012, it was announced that the completion of Thomson Line was pushed back to 2019 onwards instead of the indicative timeline of 2018 announced in the Land Transport Masterplan.[12]

Construction of the Thomson line began in January 2014.[13]

The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 27 June that year at Woodlands. All the working station names were confirmed as the final names except for Sin Ming station which was changed to Bright Hill.[14]

A station box located in between Springleaf and Lentor Station named "Tagore" is speculated to be a MRT station once the area is developed enough similar to Hume on the Downtown line and Bukit Brown on the Circle Line.[15][16]

On 19 September 2019, it was announced that the opening of Thomson-East Coast Line stage 1 was pushed back to late January 2020.[17]

The first stage of the line, covering Woodlands North, Woodlands and Woodlands South, began operation on 31 January 2020. As it is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, train services were at 7 mins during peak hours and 12 mins during off-peak hours.[18]

The second stage of the line, extending the line from Woodlands South to Caldecott, opened on 28 August 2021. Train frequencies were further increased to 4 mins during peak hours and 9 mins during off-peak hours, due to the Delta and Omicron variants. Train frequencies will further be increased when it turns to endemic.[19]

East Coast stretch[]

Construction site of Marine Parade station.

The Eastern Region Line (ERL) was first announced on 23 October 2001.[20] In its preliminary plans, ERL was to have been a 40 kilometre rectangular loop that would complement the existing East West line and enhance inter- and intra-town travelling in the eastern region. It would have looped around the Jalan Besar and East Coast areas, intersecting the Circle Line and other lines along the way, benefiting residents in Tampines, Bedok, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Kaki Bukit.[21] The northern part of Eastern Region Line is renamed to Downtown Line stage 3, whereas the southern part of Eastern Region Line is renamed to East Coast stretch of Thomson-East Coast line. Sungei Bedok became an interchange between the Downtown and Thomson-East Coast lines.

On 11 July 2012, Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, announced that the Land Transport Authority is starting architectural and engineering consultancy studies for the Eastern Region Line, which will eventually connect to the Thomson Line.[22]

The director of rail services from the Land Transport Authority, Melvyn Thong, said on 29 May 2013 at the Modern Railways conference that there are plans to extend the Eastern Region Line to the future Changi Airport Terminal 4 which was at that time, set to be ready by 2017[23] but on 1 June that year, the Land Transport Authority clarified that the Eastern Region Line will not provide an MRT link to the planned Terminal 4.[24] On 30 August that year, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo unveiled plans that it will be linked to the future Changi Airport Terminal 5, a mega terminal, which will be the largest terminal in Singapore upon completion in the 2030s.[25]

Subsumation of Eastern Region Line[]

The Eastern Region Line was merged with the Thomson Line on 15 August 2014 to form the Thomson–East Coast Line, extending the project from three to five stages, with nine more stations.[5]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the East Coast stretch took place at Marine Parade on 21 July 2016. All the working station names, including Xilin on the Downtown Line extension, were confirmed as the final names except for Amber station which was changed to Tanjong Katong. The authorities are also considering extending the Thomson–East Coast line to all terminals at Changi Airport, including the upcoming Terminal 5, announced Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.[26][27]

Line operations[]

SMRT Trains Ltd was appointed as the operator of the line on 15 September 2017.[28]

On 28 August 2019, the Land Transport Authority awarded several non-fare businesses along the line, with Asiaray Connect awarded an advertising contract and a consortium, made up of SMRT Experience, JR Business Development SEA and Alphaplus Investments appointed to run retail space. This is the first time the LTA outsourced these non-fare businesses.[29]

On 19 September that year, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed that the opening of the first stage of the Thomson–East Coast Line from Woodlands North to Woodlands South stations was delayed to January 2020 from the indicative time of 2019 announced earlier,[30] subsequently confirmed as 31 January 2020. Self-assistance kiosks were installed at all TEL MRT stations and will be rolled out to all stations.[31][32]

On 11 January 2020, SMRT and LTA hosted an open house for the first stage of the line, with the stage opening for revenue service on 31 January 2020. The opening of the second stage was initially delayed to the first quarter of 2021 as a result mainly due to the stoppage of construction works during the COVID-19 circuit breaker period as well as the quarantine and testing of all foreign workers in dormitories; the project was subsequently further delayed to the third quarter of 2021.[33][34][35][36][37][38]

On 30 April 2021, LTA handed over Stage 2 stations along the line to SMRT to get the section ready for operations.[39] On 30 June 2021, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced that Stage 2 will open on 28 August 2021.[7] LTA announced on 13 August 2021 that there would be a virtual open house held from 23 to 27 August 2021 since all physical open houses are disallowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]

On 23 November 2021, LTA announced that Mount Pleasant and Marina South stations will only open when housing developments in these areas are ready, instead of opening as part of Stage 3.[41]

Airport extension line[]

Tanah Merah station, which will be the future terminus of the line when the branch to Changi Airport station is converted to be part of the Thomson-East Coast Line.

On 25 May 2019, LTA confirmed that it will extend the Thomson–East Coast Line from Sungei Bedok to Changi Airport Terminal 5. Construction works to extend the TEL to the existing Changi Airport MRT station, which is a terminal station of the East West MRT line commenced in 2020. The stretch of East West MRT line between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport will be converted to form part of the Thomson–East Coast Line extension.[42][43] The extension is expected to begin construction after 2022,[44] with train services commencing by 2040.

Network and operations[]

Stations[]

Thomson-East Coast Line stations timeline
Date Project Description
31 January 2020 Stage 1 Woodlands North – Woodlands South (3 stations)
28 August 2021 Stage 2 Springleaf – Caldecott (6 stations)
2H 2022 Stage 3 Stevens – Gardens By The Bay (11 stations)
1H 2024 Stage 4 Tanjong Rhu - Bayshore (7 stations)
2025 Stage 5 Bedok South – Sungei Bedok (2 stations)
In tandem with Founders' Memorial (2027) Founders' Memorial station Founders' Memorial station between Gardens by the Bay and Tanjong Rhu
In tandem with Mount Pleasant Housing Estate Mount Pleasant station Mount Pleasant station between Caldecott and Stevens
In tandem with Marina South developments Marina South station Marina South station between Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay
By 2040 Thomson-East Coast Line Extension Sungei Bedok – Changi Airport
Changi Airport – Tanah Merah (Conversion from East-West Line to Thomson-East Coast Line)
Geographically accurate map of the Thomson–East Coast MRT line.

Legend

Aiga escalator up.svg
Elevated		 MRT Singapore Destination 1.svg MRT Singapore Destination 14.svg
Line terminus		 Barrier turnstile icon.svg
Transfer outside paid area
Aiga escalator.svg
Ground-level 		MUTCD D9-6.svg
Wheelchair accessible 		Bus-logo.svg
Bus interchange
Aiga escalator down.svg
Underground		 ISO 7010 W003.svg
Civil Defence Shelter 		Aiga carrental cropped.svg BSicon CHN-Mono.svg BSicon AETRAM.svg Aiga watertransportation.svg 20 airtransportation.svg Aiga immigration.svg
Other transportation modes

List

Station code Station name Images Interchange;
Adjacent transportation 		Opening Cost
MRT Singapore Destination 13.svg
 TE1 – RTS 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Woodlands North TE1 Woodlands North.JPG Aiga escalator down.svg  Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS  Barrier turnstile icon.svg Aiga immigration.svg (2026)
31 January 2020;
2 years ago
 S$337 million[c]
 TE2  NS9 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Woodlands Tel-Woodlands-Platform.jpg Aiga escalator up.svg  North South Line 
―
Bus-logo.svg Woodlands
Bus-logo.svg Woodlands Temporary		 S$713.8 million[d]
 TE3 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Woodlands South Thomson-East Coast Line Woodlands South station.jpg — S$565.3 million[e]
 TE4 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Springleaf TE4 Springleaf MRT station platform.jpg
28 August 2021;
7 months ago
 S$573.1 million[f]
 TE5 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Lentor TE5 Lentor platform.jpg S$247.2 million[g]
 TE6 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Mayflower TE6 Mayflower platform.jpg S$174.3 million[h]
 TE7  CR13 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Bright Hill TE7brighthill.jpeg Aiga escalator down.svg  Cross Island Line  (2030) S$454.4 million[i]
 TE8 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Upper Thomson TE8upperthomson.jpeg — S$374.0 million[j]
 TE9  CC17 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Caldecott TE9 Caldecott platform.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  Circle Line  S$284.8 million[k]
Mount Pleasant station (Shuttered, to be ready in the future)
 TE10 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Mount Pleasant TE10 Mount Pleasant MRT construction DJI 0198.jpg To be opened in tandem with future developments[41][45][46][47] TBA S$207.3 million[l]
Stage 3 (under testing, to be ready by 2H 2022)
 TE11  DT10 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Stevens TE11 Stevens MRT construction DJI 0095.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  Downtown Line 
2022;
0 years ago
 S$441.0 million[m]
 TE12 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Napier TE12 Napier MRT Under Construction 1.jpg — S$188.8 million[n]
 TE13 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Orchard Boulevard TE13 Orchard Boulevard MRT construction entrance 20201101 164720.jpg S$142.5 million[o]
 TE14  NS22 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Orchard TE14 Orchard October 2020.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  North South Line  S$498.3 million[p]
 TE15 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Great World TE15 Great World MRT construction 20201101 160512.jpg — S$315.8 million[q]
 TE16 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Havelock TE16 Havelock MRT station entrance construction 20201101 180224.jpg S$210.3 million[r]
 TE17  EW16  NE3 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Outram Park TE17 Outram Park under construction.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  East West Line 
Aiga escalator down.svg  North East Line 
―
Bus-logo.svg Kampong Bahru		 S$300.8 million[s]
 TE18 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Maxwell TE18 Maxwell MRT construction site.jpg — S$221.8 million[t]
 TE19 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Shenton Way TE19 Shenton Way MRT construction DJI 0020.jpg S$368 million[u]
MRT Singapore Destination 10.svg
 TE20  NS27  CE2 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Marina Bay TE20 Marina Bay construction site 1.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  North South Line 
Aiga escalator down.svg  Circle Line 		 S$425 million[v]
Marina South station (Shuttered, to be ready in the future)
 TE21 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Marina South TE21 Marina South along Marina Boulevard.jpg To be opened in tandem with future developments[48] TBA S$488.0 million[w]
Gardens By the Bay station (under testing, to be ready by 2H 2022)
 TE22 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Gardens by the Bay TE22 Gardens by the Bay near Marina Barrage.jpg —
2022;
0 years ago
 S$331.0 million[x]
Founders' Memorial station (under construction, to be ready in 2027)
 TE22A 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Founders' Memorial TEL construction site between Gardens by the Bay and Tanjong Rhu.jpg In tandem with Founders' Memorial[49]
2027;
5 years' time
 $242.4 million[y]
Stage 4 (under construction, to be ready by 2024)
 TE23 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Tanjong Rhu TE23 Tanjong Rhu MRT under construction 20200923 110726.jpg —
2024;
2 years' time
 S$293.9 million[z]
 TE24 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Katong Park TE24 Katong Park MRT construction 20200923 110851.jpg S$293.5 million[aa]
 TE25 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg		 Tanjong Katong TE25 Tanjong Katong Under Construction.jpg S$145.6 million[ab]
 TE26 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Marine Parade TE26 Marine Parade.jpg S$555.3 million[ac]
 TE27 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Marine Terrace TE27 Marine Terrace station.jpg S$360.6 million[ad]
 TE28 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Siglap TE28 Siglap Under Construction.jpg S$175.76 million[ae]
 TE29 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Bayshore TE29 Bayshore Construction site entrance.jpg S$295.9 million[af]
Stage 5 (under construction, to be ready by 2025)
 TE30 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Bedok South TE30 Bedok South MRT construction 20201114 171313.jpg Bus-logo.svg Bedok South
2025;
3 years' time
 S$188.3 million[ag]
MRT Singapore Destination 14.svg MRT Singapore Destination 12.svg
 TE31  DT37 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg		 Sungei Bedok DT37 TE31 Sungei Bedok under construction 20201114 190055.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg  Downtown Line  S$417.5 million[ah]
Thomson-East Coast Line extension
(The extension will take over the Changi Airport Branch of the East West Line)[50][43]
TBA Does not appear Aiga escalator down.svg  Cross Island Line 
―
20 airtransportation.svg Changi Airport Terminal 5 Aiga immigration.svg
2040;
18 years' time
 TBA
TBA Changi Airport Does not appear Bus-logo.svg Changi Airport
―
20 airtransportation.svg Changi Airport Terminals 1-4 Aiga immigration.svg
Expo Does not appear Aiga escalator down.svg  Downtown Line 
Tanah Merah Does not appear Aiga escalator up.svg  East West Line 

Depots[]

Number Depot name;
Lines 		Location Images Line-specific
stabling capacity 		Cost Opening
1
 Aiga escalator.svg  Mandai  Mandai Does not appear 90 trains S$329 million
31 January 2020;
2 years ago
2
 Aiga escalator.svg  East Coast 
Aiga escalator up.svg  EWL 
Aiga escalator down.svg  DTL 		 Changi Does not appear 62 trains S$1.99 billion
2025;
3 years' time

Technical details[]

Train control[]

The Thomson–East Coast Line is equipped with Alstom Urbalis 400 Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system with Automatic train control (ATC) under Automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 4 (UTO).[51][52][53] The subsystems consist of Automatic train protection (ATP) to govern train speed, Iconis Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to track and schedule trains and Smartlock Computer-based interlocking (CBI) system that prevents incorrect signal and track points to be set.

Alstom will also be supplying platform screen doors for the Thomson–East Coast Line.[53]

Rolling Stock[]

The first generation of rolling stock being introduced onto the Thomson–East Coast Line is the CT251, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang in Qingdao, China. The trains are built with 5 doors per car, which is the very first in Singapore to have this configuration. They are also completely automated and driverless.[54] The trains will be housed at the Mandai Depot and the future East Coast Integrated Depot (shared with the Downtown and the East West lines).[55]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ excluding Mount Pleasant & Marina South
  2. ^ until Changi Airport Branch line of EWL merges into TEL
  3. ^ Contract T202
  4. ^ Contract T203 and Contract T206
  5. ^ Contract T205 and Contract T206
  6. ^ Contract T208 and Contract T207
  7. ^ Contract T209
  8. ^ Contract T210
  9. ^ Contract T211
  10. ^ Contract T212
  11. ^ Contract T213
  12. ^ Contract T215
  13. ^ Contract T216
  14. ^ Contract T217
  15. ^ Contract T218
  16. ^ Contract T219
  17. ^ Contract T220
  18. ^ Contract T221
  19. ^ Contract T222
  20. ^ Contract T223
  21. ^ Contract T225
  22. ^ Contract T226
  23. ^ Contract T227
  24. ^ Contract T228
  25. ^ Contract T302
  26. ^ Contract T303
  27. ^ Contract T305
  28. ^ Contract T306
  29. ^ Contract T307
  30. ^ Contract T308
  31. ^ Contract T309
  32. ^ Contract T310
  33. ^ Contract T311
  34. ^ Contract T312
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