singapore's mrt (mass rapid transit) - the four lines and extension
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It is all about the MRT lines in SingaporeTRANSCRIPT
Singapore’s MRT (Mass Rapid
Transit) – The 4 lines and extension
MRT
• Local Metro Transport• Backbone of intra railway system • Operates daily• Starts from 5.30 am and ends at 1
am• Runs through four lines
MRT - Lines
North South Line (NS):
• First MRT line in Singapore• Runs with 25 stations• Extends to 44 km• Managed by SMRT Corporation• Binds northern part and southern
part of Singapore
East West Line (EW)
• 2nd MRT line in Singapore• 31 stations are in operation• Administered by SMRT
Corporation• About 49.2km • Joins the eastern parts and the
western parts of the Island
MRT - Lines
MRT - lines
North East Line (NEL)
• 3rd MRT line• Operates with 16 stations • Managed by SBS transit• About 20 km long• Connects central Singapore to
the north-eastern part• World’s 2nd longest fully
underground line
MRT - lines
Circle Line (CCL)
• Central line linking all the radial lines
• Functions 31 stations everyday• Monitor by SBS transit• Extends around 35.7 km long line• The world’s longest completely
automatic metro line• Runs without driver• Underground metro railway
system
• Expansions of all the 4 lines are under construction
• Expects the daily ridership of 4.6 millions in 2020
• Extension will bring the MRT to 278 km by 2020
• Planned a railway network of 540 km by 2050
• Circle line will extend to Marian Bay by 2012
• Downtown line, Thomson line and Eastern region line are expect to finish by 2013, 2018 & 2020 respectively.