Thomson–East Coast MRT line

The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) is the sixth MRT line in Singapore. It is the fourth line to be fully automated and driverless in Singapore. The line will be 43 km (27 mi) long, with 31 stations. The line is colored brown on the MRT Rail map.

Thomson–East Coast Line
CT251 train arriving at Woodlands MRT station
Overview
Native name	Malay: Laluan MRT Thomson-Pesisir Timur Chinese: 汤申-东海岸地铁线 Tamil: தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி
Status	Operational (Stage 1-3) Under construction (Stages 3-5) Under planning (extension to Changi Airport)
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Locale	Singapore
Termini	Woodlands North Caldecott (till 2022)
Stations	32 (20 operational, 12 under construction)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Services	1
Operator(s)	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Depot(s)	Mandai East Coast (Future)
Rolling stock	CT251
Daily ridership	28,517 (July 2020)[1]
History
Planned opening	2024 (Stage 4) 2025 (Stage 5) 2027 (Founders' Memorial MRT station) 2040 (extension to Changi Airport)
Opened	31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) (Stage 1) 28 August 2021 (Stage 2) 13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) (Stage 3)[2]
Technical
Line length	30.4 km (18.9 mi) (Operational) 13.0 km (8.1 mi) (Under construction)
Character	Fully Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third Rail[3]
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map Thomson–East Coast Line Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS to Bukit Chagar  RTS   TE1  Woodlands North  NS9  ■ North–South Line to Jurong East  TE2  Woodlands  TE3  Woodlands South Mandai Depot  TE4  Springleaf Seletar Expressway  TE5  Lentor  TE6  Mayflower Kallang River  CR13  ■ ← to Jurong Lake District to Aviation Park →  TE7  Bright Hill  TE8  Upper Thomson ■ Circle Line to Dhoby Ghaut  CC17   TE9  Caldecott ■ Circle Line to HarbourFront  TE10  Mount Pleasant Pan Island Expressway  DT10  ■ ← to Bukit Panjang to Expo →  TE11  Stevens  TE12  Napier  TE13  Orchard Boulevard  TE14  Orchard  NS22   TE15  Great World Singapore River  TE16  Havelock Central Expressway ■ East–West Line to Tuas Link  EW16   TE17  Outram Park  NE3  ■ ← to HarbourFront to Punggol →  TE18  Maxwell ■ East–West Line to Pasir Ris  TE19  Shenton Way  NS27   CE2  ■ ← to HarbourFront to Stadium → ■ North–South 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  DT37  Sungei Bedok Sungei Bedok East Coast Integrated Depot ■ Downtown Line to Bukit Panjang future extension to Changi Airport T5

The Thomson Line section was announced on 29 August 2012. The Eastern Region Line section was announced on 15 August 2014. Both were put together to form the Thomson-East Coast Line.

The first and second stage of the line opened on 31 January 2020 and August 28, 2021. The third stage opened on November 13, 2022 with the other two stages expected to open from 2024 to 2025. It interchanges with all existing lines. When the first three stages opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily.