North East MRT line

The North East MRT Line (NEL) is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is 22 km long with 17 stations and is operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end of this line to the other end takes about half an hour.Travel Time, SBS Transit This line is coloured purple in the rail map.

The line joins central Singapore to the north-eastern part of the island. Transfer to the North South Line is done at Dhoby Ghaut station, East West Line at Outram Park station, Circle Line at Serangoon and Dhoby Ghaut and Downtown MRT Line at Chinatown and Little India stations.

This line is the first MRT line in Singapore to be completely underground (running in a tunnel all the way between HarbourFront and Punggol Coast). It is also the first (and so far, the only) line where trains get their power from overhead wires above the track, instead of a third rail beside the track.

All the trains on the North East Line are automated (computer-controlled) and do not have an operator driving the train at the front. It is one of the world's first rapid transit lines that does not need drivers and is one of three such lines in the MRT network today. The others are the Circle Line and the Downtown Line.

Stations

 Station number Station name Image Interchange/notesHarbourFront100pxInterchange with the reserved; under planningReserve station to be open at a later dateOutram Park100px Interchange with the  and the  (2021)Chinatown100pxInterchange with the Clarke Quay100px Dhoby Ghaut100pxInterchange with the  and the Little India100pxInterchange with the Farrer Park100px Boon Keng100px Potong Pasir100px Woodleigh100pxSerangoon100pxInterchange with the Kovan100px Hougang100pxInterchange with the  (2029)Buangkok100pxSengkang100pxInterchange with the Punggol100pxInterchange with the Punggol Coast100px

 References 

Other websites
North East Line (SBS Transit)
North East Line (Land Transport Authority) 
Railway Technology on the NEL

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Category:Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) lines