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.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Pasir Ris Joo Koon Changi Airport Tanah Merah
Stations	35
Services	2
Operation
Opened	12 December 1987
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Trains
Rolling stock	C151, C151A, 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  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 ■  HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut  Paya Lebar Rd EW9 Aljunied Aljunied Rd Sims Ave EW10 Kallang Kallang River EW11 Lavender  Bukit Panjang – Expo  EW12 Bugis ■  Jurong East  EW13 City Hall ■ Singapore River EW14 Raffles Place ■  Marina Bay  EW15 Tanjong Pagar  Punggol – HarbourFront  EW16 Outram Park ■ EW17 Tiong Bahru EW18 Redhill Alexandra Rd EW19 Queenstown Queensway EW20 Commonwealth  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 ■  Marina Bay  Jurong Town Hall Rd EW25 Chinese Garden EW26 Lakeside Jalan Boon Lay EW27 Boon Lay Jurong West Street 63 EW28 Pioneer Pioneer Rd North Upper Jurong Rd Benoi Rd EW29 Joo Koon Joo Koon Circle Ayer Rajah Expressway Tuas Avenue 3 EW30 Tuas ↔Tuas South Extension Tuas Avenue 5 Tuas Road Pioneer Road EW31 Tuas Crescent EW32 Tuas West Tuas West Drive Tuas Link 4 EW33 Tuas Link

The East West Line (EWL) was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations (4 to be constructed by 2016), making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other. The line is coloured green on MRT system maps and is operated by SMRT Corporation.

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. For Circle Line at Paya Lebar and Buona Vista via a underpass and linkway. The future Downtown Line will interchange with the East West Line at Bugis, Tampines and Expo.

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 Extensions

The East West Line Tuas West Extension is a fully elevated 8 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 2016.

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 2025.

Stations

Station Number	Station Name	Interchange/Notes
EW1	Pasir Ris
EW2 / DT32	Tampines	Downtown Line (future)
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 Platform A - Pasir Ris-bound Platform B - Joo Koon-bound Platform C/D (Middle Platform) - Changi Airport-bound
EW5	Bedok
EW6	Kembangan
EW7	Eunos
EW8 / CC9	Paya Lebar	Circle Line
EW9	Aljunied	Terminal of East West Line Lunch Time Xpress train service
EW10	Kallang
EW11	Lavender
EW12 / DT14	Bugis	Downtown Line (under construction)
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	Outram Park	North East Line Terminal of East West Line Lunch Time Xpress train service
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 Platform A , D/E - Marina Bay-bound Platform B/C - Pasir Ris-bound Platform F - Joo Koon-bound Platform A and B only open during weekdays morning peak hours from 7am-9am
EW25	Chinese Garden
EW26	Lakeside
EW27	Boon Lay
EW28	Pioneer
EW29	Joo Koon
EW30	Tuas	Under planning
EW31	Tuas Crescent	Under planning
EW32	Tuas West	Under planning
EW33	Tuas Link	Under planning

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 Platform C/D (Middle Platform) - Changi Airport-bound Platform A - Pasir Ris-bound Platform B - Joo Koon-bound
CG1/DT35	Expo	Downtown Line (future) Platform A - Changi Airport-bound Platform B - Tanah Merah-bound
CG2	Changi Airport	Platform A/B - Tanah Merah-bound

Note: SMRT had used to operate the branch sector of Tanah Merah to Changi Airport as a through line from Boon Lay (Boon Lay - Changi Airport via Tanah Merah, Joo Koon was not built at that time) since the opening of Changi Airport station on 2002 until July 22, 2003. This was due to low demand on Expo and Changi Airport that made SMRT revert this sector as shuttle service.^[1] Similar to the through service, the interval of trains remained as 12 minutes per train.

Rolling stock

Four batches of rolling stock are in service on the line, i.e. the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151, the Siemens C651, Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151A. 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. Currently, there are 10 Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151A in service as of October 2011 and 12 more will be in service by December 2011.

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. ^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.smrt.com.sg/news/News.asp?N_YYear=2003
2. ^ http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/documents/SMRT%20LunchXpress%2009%20DL%20FA%20(4).pdf

External links

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