North South MRT Line

North South MRT Line 南北地铁线 வடக்கு தெற்கு எம்ஆர்டி வழி
The North South Line is coloured red on system maps.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Jurong East Marina Bay
Stations	25
Services	1
Operation
Opened	7 November 1987
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Trains
Rolling stock	C151, C651, C751B
Technical
Line length	44 km (27 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail
Route map Legend EW:  Pasir Ris  Peak hour through-service NS1 Jurong East EW:  Joo Koon  Pan Island Expressway NS2 Bukit Batok NS3 Bukit Gombak Bukit Batok Rd Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 BPLRT:  Fajar  NS4 Choa Chu Kang Kranji Expressway NS5 Yew Tee KTM railway line Woodlands Rd NS7 Kranji Bukit Timah Expressway, Woodlands Flyover NS8 Marsiling NS9 Woodlands NS10 Admiralty Gambas Ave Sungei Serangoon NS11 Sembawang Sembawang Rd NS13 Yishun NS14 Khatib Lentor Ave Sungei Seletar Seletar Expressway, Lentor Flyover Yio Chu Kang Rd NS15 Yio Chu Kang NS16 Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Bishan Depot Kallang River CC:  Marymount – Dhoby Ghaut  NS17 Bishan NS18 Braddell NS19 Toa Payoh NS20 Novena DT (future): Bukit Panjang – Expo  NS21 Newton NS22 Orchard NS23 Somerset NE:  HarbourFront – Punggol  NS24 Dhoby Ghaut CC:  Marymount  EW:  Pasir Ris  NS25 City Hall Singapore River NS26 Raffles Place EW:  Joo Koon  CC (future):  Promenade  NS27 Marina Bay

The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. It is 44 km long and has 25 stations and it is being operated by SMRT Trains. It would usually take one hour to travel from one end of the MRT line to the other. This line is coloured red on the MRT Rail map.

This line joins the Central area of Singapore to the Northern and Southern areas of Singapore. To transfer to the East West MRT Line, a commuter can transfer at Jurong East, Raffles Place or City Hall. Transferring to the North East MRT Line is done at Dhoby Ghaut with a linkway. The Bishan MRT Station and Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station can transfer a commuter to the Circle MRT Line.

Stations

A view of the station doors of the Raffles Place MRT Station

Station Number	Station Name	Interchange
NS1 / EW24	Jurong East	East West Line; Transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and both Pasir Ris-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains
NS2	Bukit Batok
NS3	Bukit Gombak
NS4 / BP1	Choa Chu Kang	Bukit Panjang LRT
NS5	Yew Tee
NS7	Kranji
NS8	Marsiling
NS9	Woodlands
NS10	Admiralty
NS11	Sembawang
NS13	Yishun
NS14	Khatib
NS15	Yio Chu Kang
NS16	Ang Mo Kio
NS17 / CC15	Bishan	Circle Line
NS18	Braddell
NS19	Toa Payoh
NS20	Novena
NS21 / DT11	Newton	Downtown Line (U/C)
NS22	Orchard
NS23	Somerset
NS24 / NE6 / CC1	Dhoby Ghaut	North East Line, Circle Line
NS25 / EW13	City Hall	East West Line; Transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains
NS26 / EW14	Raffles Place	East West Line; Transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains
NS27 / CE2	Marina Bay	Circle Line Marina Bay Extension (U/C)
NS28	Marina Pier	Provisional Name