Singapore's MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) - The four lines and extension

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.