East West MRT Line

East West MRT Line 东西地铁线 கிழக்கு மேற்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி
The East West Line is coloured green on system maps.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Pasir Ris Joo Koon Changi Airport Tanah Merah
Stations	31
Services	2
Operation
Opened	12 December 1987
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Corporation
Rolling stock	C151, C651, C751B
Technical
Line length	49.2 km (30.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail
Route map Legend EW1 Pasir Ris Tampines Expressway DT (future):  Bukit Panjang  EW2 Tampines Pan Island Expressway EW3 Simei CG2 Changi Airport CG1 Expo Upper Changi Road East Xilin Ave Changi Depot Bedok Rd EW4 Tanah Merah ↔Changi Airport Extension EW5 Bedok EW6 Kembangan Jln Eunos EW7 Eunos EW8 Paya Lebar CC (future):  HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut  Paya Lebar Rd EW9 Aljunied Aljunied Rd Sims Ave EW10 Kallang Kallang River EW11 Lavender DT (future):  Bukit Panjang – Expo  EW12 Bugis NS:  Jurong East via Woodlands  EW13 City Hall Singapore River EW14 Raffles Place NS:  Marina Bay  EW15 Tanjong Pagar NE:  Punggol – HarbourFront  EW16 Outram Park EW17 Tiong Bahru EW18 Redhill Alexandra Rd EW19 Queenstown Queensway EW20 Commonwealth CC (future):  Dhoby Ghaut – HarbourFront  EW21 Buona Vista EW22 Dover Clementi Rd EW23 Clementi Ulu Pandan Depot Boon Lay Way Peak hour through service EW24 Jurong East NS:  Marina Bay  Jurong Town Hall Rd EW25 Chinese Garden EW26 Lakeside Jalan Boon Lay EW27 Boon Lay Pioneer Rd North EW28 Pioneer Upper Jurong Rd Benoi Rd EW29 Joo Koon

The East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 31 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation. It takes about one hour 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.

History

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 the separation of the North South Line from the East West Line)
• 16 December 1989: Tanah Merah - Pasir Ris
• 10 March 1990: Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang (initially operated as the Choa Chu Kang branch of the East West Line, became part of the North South Line on 10 February 1996 upon completion of the Woodlands Extension)
• 6 July 1990: Lakeside - Boon Lay

2nd phase of development

• 10 January 2001: Tanah Merah - Expo
• 18 October 2001: Dover (Station added on operational line)
• 8 February 2002: Expo - Changi Airport
• 28 February 2009: Boon Lay - Joo Koon

Future extension

The East West Line Tuas West Extension is a fully elevated 7.5 kilometre westward extension from Joo Koon Station and comprises 4 stations and a depot near the Tuas Checkpoint. The easternmost station along this extension will serve as an interchange station for the future Tuas South Extension. This interchange station will have 2 island platforms and 4 tracks. The extension will commence passenger service by 2015.

The East West Line Tuas South Extension is a fully elevated 6 kilometre southward extension from the easternmost station along the Tuas West Extension and comprises 2 stations. This extension will be built by 2023.

Stations

Changi Airport Extension

Note: this branch is served by a shuttle service (Tanah Merah - Changi Airport); previously SMRT had operated a through service from Boon Lay from November 18, 2001 to July 22, 2003. The frequency of this service is currently 12 minutes per departure.

Rolling stock

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, the Siemens C651 and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B. 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.

Short Trip Services

Short trip services operate during weekday lunchtime periods between Outram Park and Aljunied to cater to greater demand on this stretch. The service is from 12pm - 2pm.

References

External links

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

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