East West MRT Line facts for kids
Quick facts for kids East West MRT Line东西地铁线 கிழக்கு மேற்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி |
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The East West Line is coloured green on system maps.
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Land Transport Authority |
| Termini | Pasir Ris Joo Koon Changi Airport Tanah Merah |
| Stations | 35 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) |
| Services | 2 |
| Operator(s) | SMRT Trains |
| Rolling stock | C151, C651, C751B, C151A, C151B (Future) C151C (Future) |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 December 1987 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 49.2 km (30.6 mi) |
| Character | Elevated and underground |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 80km/h |
The East West MRT Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations (4 to be built by 2016). It is the longest MRT line in Singapore and it is operated by SMRT Corporation. It takes about 1 hour to travel from end to end and this line is coloured green on MRT system maps.
The MRT line joins central Singapore to the western and eastern parts of the island, with another branch to Changi Airport from Tanah Merah. Transferring to the North South Line is done at Jurong East, City Hall and Raffles Place stations while transfer to the North East Line at Outram Park station is possible using a linkway. For Circle Line at Paya Lebar stations using an underpass and linkway. The future Downtown Line will interchange with the East West Line at the Bugis, Tampines and Expo MRT stations.
Stations
| Station Number | Station Name | Interchange |
| EW1 | Pasir Ris | |
| EW2 / DT32 | Tampines | Downtown Line (2017) |
| EW3 | Simei | |
| EW4 | Tanah Merah | East West Line (Changi Airport Extension); cross-platform transfer available between Changi Airport-bound and both Pasir Ris-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains |
| EW5 | Bedok | |
| EW6 | Kembangan | |
| EW7 | Eunos | |
| EW8 / CC9 | Paya Lebar | Circle Line |
| EW9 | Aljunied | |
| EW10 | Kallang | |
| EW11 | Lavender | |
| EW12 / DT14 | Bugis | Downtown Line |
| EW13 / NS25 | City Hall | North South Line; cross-platform transfer available between Pasir Ris-bound and Marina Bay-bound trains, and between Joo Koon-bound and Jurong East-bound trains |
| EW14 / NS26 | Raffles Place | North South Line; cross-platform transfer available between Pasir Ris-bound and Jurong East-bound trains, and between Joo Koon-bound and Marina Bay-bound trains |
| EW15 | Tanjong Pagar | |
| EW16 / NE3 / TE17 | Outram Park | North East Line Thomson-East Coast Line |
| EW17 | Tiong Bahru | |
| EW18 | Redhill | |
| EW19 | Queenstown | |
| EW20 | Commonwealth | |
| EW21 / CC22 | Buona Vista | Circle Line |
| EW22 | Dover | |
| EW23 | Clementi | |
| EW24 / NS1 | Jurong East | North South Line; cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and both Pasir Ris-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains |
| EW25 | Chinese Garden | |
| EW26 | Lakeside | |
| EW27 | Boon Lay | |
| EW28 | Pioneer | |
| EW29 | Joo Koon | |
| EW30 | Gul Circle | under testing |
| EW31 | Tuas Crescent | under testing |
| EW32 | Tuas West | under testing |
| EW33 | Tuas Link | under testing |
Changi Airport Extension
| Station Number | Station Name | Interchange |
| EW4 | Tanah Merah | Interchange; cross-platform transfer available between Changi Airport-bound and both Pasir Ris-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains |
| CG1/DT35 | Expo | Downtown Line (2017) |
| CG2 | Changi Airport |
Images for kids
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Dover station, the first infill station on the MRT network.
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Tuas Link MRT station under construction.
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Half-Platform Screen Doors installed in Tanah Merah station
