East West MRT Line

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East West Line
The East West Line is coloured green on system maps.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Terminals	Pasir Ris Boon Lay Changi Airport
No. of stations	29
Service routes	2
Operation
Opened	12 December 1987
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Corporation
Rolling stock	C151, C651, C751B
Technical
Line length	45.4 km (28.2 mi)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) Standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail
Line map 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 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 Bugis ↔DT Line (future) Downtown Line to Expo via Chinatown (future) North South Line to Jurong East via Woodlands EW13 City Hall ↔NS Line Singapore River EW14 Raffles Place ↔NS Line North South Line to Marina Bay EW15 Tanjong Pagar North East Line to Punggol EW16 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 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 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.

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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Initial system 1.2 2nd phase of development 1.3 Future extensions 1.3.1 Boon Lay Extension (BLE) 1.3.2 Tuas Extension 2 Stations 2.1 Changi Airport Extension 3 Trains 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Initial system

• 12 December 1987: City Hall - Outram Park
• 12 March 1988: Outram Park - Clementi
• 5 November 1988: Clementi - Lakeside
• 4 November 1989: City Hall - Tanah Merah (start of separate North South Line & East West Line)
• 16 December 1989: Tanah Merah - Pasir Ris
• 6 July 1990: Lakeside - Boon Lay

[edit] 2nd phase of development

• January 10, 2001: Tanah Merah - Expo
• October 18, 2001: Dover (Station added on operational line)
• February 8, 2002: Expo - Changi Airport

[edit] Future extensions

[edit] 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).^[1] 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.

The fully elevated line will cost about S$436 million. Construction commenced 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.

[edit] Tuas Extension

A 14km 5 station extension to the East West Line will be constructed to terminate at Tuas. The new extension will be located west of Joo Koon Station, and opened by 2015.^[2]

[edit] 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 Pasir Ris-bound and Marina Bay-bound trains, and between Boon Lay-bound and Jurong East-bound trains
EW14 / NS26	Raffles Place	Interchange with North South Line, cross-platform transfer available between Pasir Ris-bound and Jurong East-bound trains, and between Boon Lay-bound and Marina Bay-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)

[edit] Changi Airport Extension

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.

[edit] 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 two depots along the East West Line, the Ulu Pandan Depot near Jurong East MRT Station and the Changi Depot after Tanah Merah MRT Station. Some Trains come from the North South Line when they cross the tracks at Jurong East to head to Pasir Ris via the East West Line on the early morning of weekdays.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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

v • d • e Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) General: History (Nicoll Highway collapse) · Fares and ticketing · Facilities · Safety · Security (Police MRT Unit) Lines and Stations: North South Line · East West Line · North East Line · Circle Line (U/C) · Downtown Line (U/C) · Thomson Line (planned) · Eastern Region Line (planned) · MRT stations Rolling Stock: C151 · C651 · C751B · Alstom Metropolis Depots: Bishan · Changi · Kim Chuan · Sengkang · Ulu Pandan Companies: ComfortDelGro (SBS Transit) · SMRT Corporation (SMRT Trains)

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