page_title: Circle MRT line
hierarchical_section_title: Circle MRT line
caption_attribution_description: English: Bishan MRT
context_page_description: The Circle MRT Line is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore operated by SMRT Corporation. It runs a currently incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in Central Singapore. It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to Harbourfront station in the future to form a complete loop. Coloured orange on the rail map, the fully-underground line is 35.5 kilometres long with 30 stations. Travelling from one end of the line to the other takes about an hour.
  The line is the fourth MRT line to be opened, with the first stage commencing operations on 28 May 2009 after delays due to the Nicoll Highway collapse. The next stage to Dhoby Ghaut station was completed on 17 April 2010 and the next stage to Harbourfront opened on 8 October 2011. A two-station extension to Marina Bay station was completed on 14 February 2012. The last stage of the line from Harbourfront to Marina Bay will be completed in 2025, completing the loop.
context_section_description: The Circle MRT Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore operated by SMRT Corporation. It runs a currently incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in Central Singapore. It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to Harbourfront station in the future to form a complete loop. Coloured orange on the rail map, the fully-underground line is 35.5 kilometres (22.1 mi) long with 30 stations. Travelling from one end of the line to the other takes about an hour.
  The line is the fourth MRT line to be opened, with the first stage (from Bartley to Marymount stations) commencing operations on 28 May 2009 after delays due to the Nicoll Highway collapse. The next stage to Dhoby Ghaut station was completed on 17 April 2010 and the next stage to Harbourfront opened on 8 October 2011. A two-station extension to Marina Bay station was completed on 14 February 2012. The last stage of the line from Harbourfront to Marina Bay will be completed in 2025, completing the loop.
  It is the second line in Singapore to be completely automated and driverless and is among the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. As of May 2015, the daily ridership is 398,000. It is also the first medium capacity line in Singapore, with each Circle Line train, the C830 and C830C, having a three-car configuration.
caption: C830C trainset at Bishan station bound for Marina Bay station during morning peak hours
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