Thomson–East Coast MRT line
{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox rail line
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Thomson–East Coast Line
| color = {{rcr|SMRT|TE}}
| logo = Thomson-East Coast Line logo.svg
| logo_width = 250px
| logo_alt = Logo of the Thomson-East Coast line
| image = TE29 Bayshore MRT Platforms 20240627 142751.jpg
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| image_alt = Platforms of Bayshore MRT station, the current eastern terminus of the line
| caption = Platforms of Bayshore MRT station, the current eastern terminus of the line
| type = Rapid Transit
| system = Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
| status = Operational (Stages 1–4)
Under construction (Stage 5)
Under planning (extension to Changi Airport)
| start = Woodlands North
Bayshore
Sungei Bedok (2026)
Tanah Merah (2040)
| stations = 32 (27 operational, 2 under construction, 3 unopened)
| routes = 1
| daily_ridership = 160,000 (February 2023){{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |website=mytransport.sg |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821123230/https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |url-status=live }}
| open = {{start date and age|df=yes|2020|1|31}} (Stage 1)
{{start date and age|df=yes|2021|8|28}} (Stage 2)
{{start date and age|df=yes|2022|11|13}} (Stage 3){{efn|Excluding Mount Pleasant and Marina South.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/InvestorRelations/Ops%20Review/SMRT%20Trains%20Ops%20Review%202020.pdf |title=SMRT Trains Ops Review 2020 |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717033942/https://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/InvestorRelations/Ops%20Review/SMRT%20Trains%20Ops%20Review%202020.pdf |url-status=live }}
{{start date and age|df=yes|2024|6|23}} (Stage 4)
| planopen = 2026 (Stage 5)
2028 (Founders' Memorial MRT station)
2040 (extension to Changi Airport)
| native_name = {{langx|ms|Laluan MRT Thomson-Pantai Timur}}
{{lang-zh|汤申-东海岸地铁线}}
{{langx|ta|தாம்சன் - ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் எம்ஆர்டி வழி}}
| owner = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
| stock = Kawasaki–CRRC Qingdao Sifang T251
| linelength = {{cvt|40.6|km|mi}} (Operational)
{{cvt|2.2|km|mi}} (Under construction)
| locale = Singapore
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=f0b205a6-69ab-49b0-b94d-65394ee5e5c0|title=LTA | News Room|access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905044649/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom.html?c=2&id=f0b205a6-69ab-49b0-b94d-65394ee5e5c0|url-status=live}}
| speed = limit of {{convert|90|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| map = {{Thomson–East Coast MRT line|inline=yes}}
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| depot = Mandai
East Coast (2026)
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The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MRT network will serve 32 stations around {{convert|43|km|mi}} in length, becoming one of the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. It runs along a combined north–south and east–west corridor, starting in the north at Woodlands town, passing through Upper Thomson and the towns of Ang Mo Kio and Bishan, heading south to the city-centre at Orchard Road and Marina Bay, subsequently heading eastwards along the eastern coast of the country through Kallang, Marine Parade and southern Bedok before ending at Upper East Coast.
The line was first announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 15 August 2014, merging the previously planned and distinct Thomson (TSL) and Eastern Region (ERL) lines. By then, construction of the TSL had already begun in January 2014. The line is being opened in stages, beginning with Stage 1{{efn|From Woodlands North to Woodlands South.}} on 31 January 2020. Stage 2{{efn|From Springleaf to Caldecott.}} opened on 28 August 2021 and Stage 3{{efn|From Stevens to Gardens by the Bay.}} opened on 13 November 2022. Stage 4{{efn|From Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore.}} opened on 23 June 2024 while Stage 5{{efn|Bedok South and Sungei Bedok.}} is scheduled to open sometime in 2026. Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant and Marina South stations, which were structurally completed as part of Stage 3, remain non-operational due to the perceived lack of developments in the area at this given time.
In January 2019, an infill station known as Founders' Memorial was announced to complement its namesake, with the LTA additionally considering to integrate the Changi Airport Branch that is currently a part of the East West Line (EWL) into the TEL. When fully opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily in the initial years before rising to one million in the long-term. It is the fourth MRT line to be operated by SMRT Trains Ltd and also the fourth to be completely automated and driverless. The line is currently served by Mandai Depot, with the East Coast Integrated Depot opening in 2026, and services are operated by the T251 electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock manufuactured by Kawasaki–CRRC.{{cite web | title=LTA unveils sites for Thomson Line terminal station |publisher=CNA | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1135483/1/.html | access-date=17 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618022221/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1135483/1/.html | archive-date=18 June 2011 | url-status=dead}}
New and improved signage was introduced to alI stations along the TEL, which saw less text and wordiness, and more illustrations and visualisations. Moreover, ever since the TEL began operations, all the other MRT lines on the wider network have since been represented by their initials. In addition, the exits are represented numerically rather than alphabetically.{{cite web | title= Factsheet: Introducing the New MRT System Map and Transit Signage System | url= https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/12/1/factsheet_introducing_the_new_mrt_system_map_and_transit_signage_system.html | access-date= 7 August 2021 | publisher= LTA Singapore | archive-date= 28 August 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210828054618/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/12/1/factsheet_introducing_the_new_mrt_system_map_and_transit_signage_system.html | url-status= live }} There are plans for it to merge with the Downtown line on a through-service basis at Sungei Bedok station. However, feasibility studies are still ongoing.
History
=Thomson Line =
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The Thomson Line (TSL) was first announced on 25 January 2008. Several architectural and engineering consultancy packages were released in 2010 which indicated an increase in the number of stations from 18 in the initial announcement to the current 22 and length of the line from {{convert|27|to|30|km|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |url=http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2343/tslinfo.png |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180627/http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2343/tslinfo.png |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}
On 16 June 2011, LTA announced the location of the depot for the line, which was due to begin construction at the end of 2012. It also announced Woodlands as an interchange with the existing North South Line and an additional station located near to Republic Polytechnic.{{cite web | title=Thomson Line Depot To Be Constructed in Mandai | publisher=Land Transport Authority | url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2g8u06wb5lpg487lobzx9o7n1sfszjo7137e2b82kqgbb1lbm6 | access-date=16 June 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024444/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2g8u06wb5lpg487lobzx9o7n1sfszjo7137e2b82kqgbb1lbm6 | archive-date=7 August 2011}}
On 29 August 2012, it was announced that the completion of the TSL was pushed back to 2019 onwards instead of the indicative timeline of 2018 announced in the Land Transport Masterplan.{{cite web | url=http://app.mot.gov.sg/News_Centre/Latest_News/NewsID/1025BFFF26792831/Speech_by_Mr_Lui_Tuck_Yew_Minister_for_Transport_at_the_Inspection_of_Downtown_Line_1_Station_and_A.aspx | title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station | publisher=Ministry of Transport | date=29 August 2012 | access-date=29 August 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908133557/http://app.mot.gov.sg/News_Centre/Latest_News/NewsID/1025BFFF26792831/Speech_by_Mr_Lui_Tuck_Yew_Minister_for_Transport_at_the_Inspection_of_Downtown_Line_1_Station_and_A.aspx | archive-date=8 September 2012}}
Construction of the TSL began in January 2014.{{cite web | url=http://thomson-line.blogspot.sg/2014/01/caldecott-its-beginning.html | title=Caldecott – It's Beginning | date=13 January 2014 | publisher=Thomson Line Construction | access-date=16 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116190822/http://thomson-line.blogspot.sg/2014/01/caldecott-its-beginning.html | archive-date=16 January 2014 | url-status=live}} The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 27 June that year at Woodlands. All the working station names were confirmed as the final names except for Sin Ming station which was changed to Bright Hill.{{cite web |title=Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Thomson Line |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Groundbreaking%20Ceremony%20of%20the%20Thomson%20Line%20on%2027%20June%202014/ |website=Ministry of Transport |access-date=11 October 2019 |date=27 June 2014 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907095329/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Groundbreaking%20Ceremony%20of%20the%20Thomson%20Line%20on%2027%20June%202014/ |url-status=live }}
=Eastern Region Line=
File:TE26 Marine Parade MRT construction 20220326 130939.jpg in 2022|alt=Construction site of Marine Parade station on the TEL in 2022]]
The Eastern Region Line (ERL) was first announced on 23 October 2001.{{cite web |title=Speech by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong at the Official Opening of Dover Station on 23 Oct 2001 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Official%20Opening%20of%20Dover%20Station%20on%2023%20Oct%202001/ |publisher=MOT |access-date=11 July 2019 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905044651/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Official%20Opening%20of%20Dover%20Station%20on%2023%20Oct%202001/ |url-status=live }} In its preliminary plans, ERL was to have been a 40 kilometre rectangular loop that would complement the existing East West line and enhance inter- and intra-town travelling in the eastern region. It would have looped around the Jalan Besar and East Coast areas, intersecting the Circle Line and other lines along the way, benefiting residents in Tampines, Bedok, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Kaki Bukit.{{Cite web |title=SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 JANUARY 2008, 9.00 AM |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=www.nas.gov.sg |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119130151/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm |url-status=live }} The northern part of the Eastern Region Line became the third stage of the Downtown Line. The southern part of the Eastern Region Line became the East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast line. Sungei Bedok would become an interchange between the Downtown and the Thomson-East Coast lines.
On 11 July 2012, Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, announced that the Land Transport Authority is starting architectural and engineering consultancy studies for the Eastern Region Line, which will eventually connect to the Thomson Line.{{Cite web | title=Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, at DTL3 Tunnelling Works Ceremony | url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mrs%20Josephine%20Teo%20at%20DTL3%20Tunnelling%20Works%20Ceremony/ | publisher=Ministry of Transport | access-date=27 November 2020 | date=11 July 2012 | archive-date=27 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127025345/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mrs%20Josephine%20Teo%20at%20DTL3%20Tunnelling%20Works%20Ceremony/ | url-status=live }}
The director of rail services from LTA, Melvyn Thong, said on 29 May 2013 at the Modern Railways conference that there are plans to extend the Eastern Region Line to the future Changi Airport Terminal 4 which was at that time, set to be ready by 2017{{cite web | url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/direct-mrt-link-changi-airport-planned-20130530 | title=Direct MRT link to Changi Airport planned | work=The Straits Times | date=30 May 2013 | access-date=15 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729084836/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/direct-mrt-link-changi-airport-planned-20130530 | archive-date=29 July 2014 | url-status=live}} but on 1 June that year, the Land Transport Authority clarified that the Eastern Region Line will not provide an MRT link to the planned Terminal 4.{{cite web | url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Relax/Story/A1Story20130531-426500.html | title=No Terminal 4 link on Eastern Region Line | publisher=asiaone | date=1 June 2013 | access-date=4 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811232300/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Relax/Story/A1Story20130531-426500.html | archive-date=11 August 2014 | url-status=dead}} On 30 August that year, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo unveiled plans that it will be linked to the future Changi Airport Terminal 5, a mega terminal, which will be the largest terminal in Singapore upon completion in the 2030s.{{cite web | last1=Sim | first1=Royston | title=Changi T5 to land by mid 2020s, capacity to handle 50m passenger movements a year | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/changi-t5-to-land-by-mid-2020s-capacity-to-handle-50m-passenger-movements-a-year | work=The Straits Times | access-date=24 June 2021 | date=30 August 2013 | archive-date=25 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625012855/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/changi-t5-to-land-by-mid-2020s-capacity-to-handle-50m-passenger-movements-a-year | url-status=live }}
=Merging of Eastern Region Line and Thomson Line=
The Eastern Region Line was merged with the Thomson Line on 15 August 2014 to form the Thomson–East Coast Line, extending the project from three to five stages, with nine more stations.{{cite web | url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d | title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & Singapore Land Authority (SLA) – Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=15 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d | archive-date=19 August 2014}}
The groundbreaking ceremony for the East Coast stretch took place at Marine Parade on 21 July 2016. All the working station names, including Xilin on the Downtown Line extension, were confirmed as the final names except for Amber station which was changed to Tanjong Katong. The authorities are also considering extending the Thomson–East Coast line to all terminals at Changi Airport, including the upcoming Terminal 5, announced Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.{{cite web | title=Names of MRT stations on Thomson–East Coast Line (East Coast stretch) announced | url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/names-mrt-stations-thomson-east-coast-line-east-coast-stretch-announced | publisher=Today Online | date=21 July 2016 | access-date=21 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722122547/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/names-mrt-stations-thomson-east-coast-line-east-coast-stretch-announced | archive-date=22 July 2016 | url-status=live}}{{cite web | author=Valerie Koh | title=Upcoming Thomson–East Coast Line may link to all terminals at Changi Airport | url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/upcoming-thomson-east-coast-line-may-link-all-terminals-changi-airport | publisher=Today Online | date=21 July 2016 | access-date=21 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722122237/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/upcoming-thomson-east-coast-line-may-link-all-terminals-changi-airport | archive-date=22 July 2016 | url-status=live}}
=Line operations=
SMRT Trains Ltd was appointed as the operator of the line on 15 September 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3c9fa6b9-f21c-4444-9a1f-9be87397ab53|title=SMRT Trains Appointed to Operate the Thomson–East Coast Line|date=15 September 2017|publisher=Land Transport Authority|access-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915160816/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3c9fa6b9-f21c-4444-9a1f-9be87397ab53|archive-date=15 September 2017|url-status=live}}
On 28 August 2019, the Land Transport Authority awarded several non-fare businesses along the line, with Asiaray Connect awarded an advertising contract and a consortium, made up of SMRT Experience, JR Business Development SEA and Alphaplus Investments appointed to run retail space. This is the first time the LTA outsourced these non-fare businesses.{{cite news |last1=Abdullah |first1=Zhaki |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/retail-and-advertising-operations-to-be-outsourced-on-thomson-east-coast-line |title=Retail and advertising operations to be outsourced on Thomson-East Coast Line |work=The Straits Times |access-date=29 August 2019 |date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829191726/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/retail-and-advertising-operations-to-be-outsourced-on-thomson-east-coast-line |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=live}}
On 19 September 2019, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed that the opening of the first stage of the Thomson–East Coast Line from Woodlands North to Woodlands South stations was delayed to January 2020 from the indicative time of 2019 announced earlier,{{Cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Christopher |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-open-before-chinese-new-year-next-year |title=First phase of Thomson-East Coast Line to open before Chinese New Year next year, with three stations in Woodlands |website=The Straits Times |access-date=19 September 2019 |date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919100959/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-open-before-chinese-new-year-next-year |archive-date=19 September 2019 |url-status=live}} subsequently confirmed as 31 January 2020. Self-assistance kiosks were installed at all TEL MRT stations and will be rolled out to all stations.{{Cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Vanessa |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-three-stations-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-begin-service-on-jan-31-free |title=First three stations of Thomson-East Coast Line to begin service on 31 Jan; free travel for commuters for three days |website=The Straits Times |access-date=11 December 2019 |date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211103806/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-three-stations-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-begin-service-on-jan-31-free |archive-date=11 December 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Kai Yi |title=3 stations on Thomson-East Coast Line begin operations |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/3-stations-on-thomson-east-coast-line-begin-operations |website=The Straits Times |access-date=15 January 2020 |date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205130600/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/3-stations-on-thomson-east-coast-line-begin-operations |archive-date=5 February 2020 |url-status=live}}
On 11 January 2020, SMRT and LTA hosted an open house for the first stage of the line, with the stage opening for revenue service on 31 January 2020.{{Cite web|title=LTA {{!}} Getting Around {{!}} Public Transport {{!}} Rail Network {{!}} Thomson-East Coast Line|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/thomson_east_coast_line.html|website=Land Transport Authority|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421102954/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/thomson_east_coast_line.html|url-status=live}}
The opening of the second stage was initially delayed to the first quarter of 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic circuit breaker period; the project was subsequently further delayed to the third quarter of 2021.{{cite web | last=Tan | first=Christopher | title=Stage 2 of Thomson-East Coast Line likely to open after July; operating hours shortened to prepare for it | website=The Straits Times | date=23 March 2020 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-to-shorten-operating-hours-from-april-to-july-to-prepare-for-opening-of-new | access-date=5 September 2020 | archive-date=5 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905043919/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-to-shorten-operating-hours-from-april-to-july-to-prepare-for-opening-of-new | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Ng | first=Charmaine | title=Works for Stage 2 of Thomson-East Coast Line progressing at slower pace due to constraints: LTA | website=The Straits Times | date=30 July 2020 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/works-for-stage-2-of-thomson-east-coast-line-progressing-at-slower-pace-due-to | access-date=5 September 2020 | archive-date=31 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731032852/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/works-for-stage-2-of-thomson-east-coast-line-progressing-at-slower-pace-due-to | url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Grace |first1=Ho |title=Stage 2 of Thomson-East Coast Line to be delayed by another six months to Q3 2021 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stage-2-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-be-delayed-by-another-six-months-to-q3 |access-date=16 December 2020 |agency=The Straits Times |date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217125359/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stage-2-of-thomson-east-coast-line-to-be-delayed-by-another-six-months-to-q3 |url-status=live }}
On 30 April 2021, LTA handed over Stage 2 stations along the line to SMRT to get the section ready for operations.{{cite web |last1=Tjendro |first1=Johannes |title=LTA hands over 6 Thomson East-Coast Line stations to SMRT ahead of Q3 opening |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-mrt-line-stage-2-q3-2021-opening-14720712 |website=CNA |access-date=12 May 2021 |date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512084644/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-mrt-line-stage-2-q3-2021-opening-14720712 |url-status=live }} On 30 June 2021, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced that Stage 2 will open on 28 August 2021.{{Cite web|last=Abdullah|first=Zhaki|date=30 June 2021|title=Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to begin operations on Aug 28|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stage-2-open-aug-28-six-mrt-stations-15122660|access-date=30 June 2021|website=CNA|archive-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630033627/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stage-2-open-aug-28-six-mrt-stations-15122660|url-status=live}} LTA announced on 13 August 2021 that there would be a virtual open house held from 23 to 27 August 2021 since all physical open houses were disallowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 2 Virtual Open House from 23 to 27 August 2021 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/8/news-releases/tel2-virtual-open-house-from-23-to-27-august-2021.html |website=LTA |access-date=13 August 2021 |date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606021033/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/8/news-releases/tel2-virtual-open-house-from-23-to-27-august-2021.html |url-status=live }}
On 28 August 2021, Stage 2 of the line opened, extending the line from Woodlands South to Caldecott.{{Cite news|url = https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/commuters-on-first-trains-at-new-tel2-stations-reminisce-inaugural-1980s-mrt|title = Commuters on first trains at new TEL2 stations reminisce about inaugural 1980s MRT rides| newspaper=The Straits Times |date = 28 August 2021|access-date = 29 August 2021|archive-date = 28 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210828191125/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/commuters-on-first-trains-at-new-tel2-stations-reminisce-inaugural-1980s-mrt|url-status = live | last1=Begum | first1=Shabana }}
On 23 November 2021, LTA announced that Mount Pleasant and Marina South stations will only open when housing developments in these areas are ready, instead of opening as part of Stage 3.{{cite web | last=Ng | first=Keng Gene | title=Mount Pleasant, Marina South MRT stations to open in tandem with housing developments | website=The Straits Times | date=23 November 2021 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mount-pleasant-marina-south-mrt-stations-to-open-in-tandem-with-housing | access-date=24 November 2021 | archive-date=23 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123135948/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mount-pleasant-marina-south-mrt-stations-to-open-in-tandem-with-housing | url-status=live }} On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the 2nd half of 2022.{{cite web | title=11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters | website=CNA | date=9 March 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | access-date=26 April 2022 | archive-date=26 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115857/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | url-status=live }}
On 17 August 2022, LTA handed over Stage 3 stations along the line to SMRT to get the section ready for operations by the end of 2022.{{cite web | last=Kok | first=Yufeng | title=11 new Thomson East Coast Line MRT Stations on track to open by end of year | website=The Straits Times | date=17 August 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-stage-3-on-track-to-open-by-end-of-year-smrt-to-carry-out-testing | access-date=17 August 2022 | archive-date=17 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817103223/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-stage-3-on-track-to-open-by-end-of-year-smrt-to-carry-out-testing | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=11 MRT stations along Thomson-East Coast Line on track to open by end of the year: LTA | website=CNA | date=17 August 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-11-mrt-stations-lta-smrt-orchard-great-world-maxwell-2886096 | access-date=17 August 2022 | archive-date=17 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817114759/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-11-mrt-stations-lta-smrt-orchard-great-world-maxwell-2886096 | url-status=live }}
On 7 October 2022, during a visit to the {{MRT station|Outram Park}} and {{MRT station|Maxwell}} TEL stations, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced that the third stage of the line will commence operations on 13 November 2022.{{cite web | last=Yong | first=Clement | title=11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 | website=The Straits Times | date=7 October 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=7 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 | website=LTA | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=7 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last1=Yeoh | first1=Grace | title=11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 | website=CNA | date=7 October 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 | url-status=live }}
On 13 December 2023, LTA announced that it would hand over Stage 4 stations along the line to SMRT in early 2024, in preparation for the opening of the stations.{{Cite news |last=Loi |first=Esther |date=2023-12-13 |title=TEL Stage 4: LTA to hand over stations to SMRT in early 2024 as work nears completion |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/work-on-tel-stage-4-substantially-completed-lta-to-hand-over-stations-to-smrt-in-early-2024 |access-date=2023-12-13 |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213104142/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/work-on-tel-stage-4-substantially-completed-lta-to-hand-over-stations-to-smrt-in-early-2024 |url-status=live }} Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the authorities hope to open the sector in the first half of that year.{{Cite web |last=Rahim |first=Nisha |date=2024-01-10 |title=Authorities aiming to open TEL Stage 4, from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore, in first half of 2024: Chee Hong Tat |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/authorities-aim-to-open-thomson-east-coast-line-tel-stage-4-tanjong-rhu-to-bayshore-stations-first-half-2024-chee-hong-tat-075127550.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Yahoo News Singapore |language=en-SG |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111100041/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/authorities-aim-to-open-thomson-east-coast-line-tel-stage-4-tanjong-rhu-to-bayshore-stations-first-half-2024-chee-hong-tat-075127550.html |url-status=live }} The Stage 4 stations were handed over to SMRT on 6 February 2024.{{Cite news |last=Kok |first=Yufeng |date=2024-02-06 |title=TEL Stage 4 stations handed over to SMRT for final tests |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-stage-4-stations-handed-over-to-smrt-for-final-tests |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}{{cite news |last1=Loh |title=Thomson-East Coast Line 4: LTA Hands Over 7 New Stations to SMRT; Slated for Opening in 1H 2024 |url=https://blog.sgtrains.com/2024/02/tel4-handover-to-smrt/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=SGTrains |date=6 February 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207093347/https://blog.sgtrains.com/2024/02/tel4-handover-to-smrt/ |url-status=live }}
On 5 March 2024, LTA announced that Stage 4 would open on 23 June that year.{{Cite web |last=Yeoh |first=Grace |date=2024-03-05 |title=7 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Jun 23; commuters can ride for free on Jun 21 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mrt-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-open-june-23-marine-parade-bayshore-4171851 |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=CNA |language=en}} A preview of Stage 4 was held on 21 June, with free rides for all 7 stations, with a free shuttle train running from Gardens by the Bay to Tanjong Rhu to ferry riders to the Stage 4 stations.{{Cite news |last=William |first=Whitney |date=2024-06-20 |title=6 things you can do at the public preview of TEL Stage 4 MRT stations on June 21 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/6-things-you-can-do-at-the-public-preview-of-tel-stage-4-on-june-21 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626165103/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/6-things-you-can-do-at-the-public-preview-of-tel-stage-4-on-june-21 |url-status=live }}
On 23 June 2024, the fourth stage of the line opened, extending from Gardens by the Bay to Bayshore.{{Cite news | date = 2024-06-23 | title = Seven MRT stations on TEL 4 open for passenger service | url = https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/seven-mrt-stations-on-tel-4-open-for-passenger-service | access-date = 2024-06-23 | work = The Straits Times | language = en | archive-date = 23 June 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240623090505/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/seven-mrt-stations-on-tel-4-open-for-passenger-service | url-status = live }}
On 6 December 2024, it was announced that Stage 5 will commence operation in the second half of 2026.{{Cite news |last=Kok |first=Yufeng |date=6 December 2024 |title=Hume MRT station to open in Q2 2025; Circle Line Stage 6 to be ready in first half of 2026 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-in-q2-2025-circle-line-stage-6-to-be-completed-in-first-half-of-2026-chee |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=The Straits Times |archive-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206111213/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-in-q2-2025-circle-line-stage-6-to-be-completed-in-first-half-of-2026-chee |url-status=live }}
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{{anchor | Airport | Airport extension }}
File:CG Tanah Merah Station 202409.jpg will be the future terminus of the line when the branch to Changi Airport station is converted to be part of the Thomson-East Coast Line.|alt=Platform of Tanah Merah MRT station which will be the future terminus of the line when the branch to Changi Airport station is converted to be part of the Thomson-East Coast Line.]]
On 25 May 2019, LTA confirmed that it will extend the Thomson–East Coast Line from Sungei Bedok to Changi Airport Terminal 5. Construction works to extend the TEL to the existing Changi Airport MRT station, which is a terminal station of the East West MRT line commenced in 2020. The stretch of East West MRT line between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport will be converted to form part of the Thomson–East Coast Line extension.{{cite web | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lta-master-plan-transport-new-rail-line-11564618 | title=LTA to assess feasibility of new rail line connecting northeast and south Singapore |publisher=CNA | date=25 May 2019 | access-date=25 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525092358/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lta-master-plan-transport-new-rail-line-11564618 | archive-date=25 May 2019 | url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/at-a-glance-key-updates-to-mrt-bus-network-and-more-2040-master-plan | title=At a glance: Key updates to MRT, bus network and more for 2040 master plan | publisher=TODAYonline | date=25 May 2019 | access-date=25 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525141717/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/at-a-glance-key-updates-to-mrt-bus-network-and-more-2040-master-plan | archive-date=25 May 2019 | url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Land Transport Master Plan 2040: Bringing Singapore Together {{!}} Press Room {{!}} Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=de83f659-4b0d-4609-840e-3deb3ac9b4b9 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823063103/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=de83f659-4b0d-4609-840e-3deb3ac9b4b9 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |url-status=live}} The extension is expected to begin construction after 2022,{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/special/newsletter/story20191118-1006212|title=最迟明年中招标进行研究 地铁汤东线延长线2022年后动工|date=18 November 2019|website=早报|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225072203/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/special/newsletter/story20191118-1006212|archive-date=25 December 2019|access-date=25 December 2019}} with train services commencing by 2040. In May 2024, LTA confirmed modification works for existing stations will start from 2025 after the contract for addition and alteration works is awarded.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/preparatory-work-to-connect-thomson-east-coast-line-with-changi-airport-to-begin-in-2025|title=Preparatory work to connect Thomson-East Coast Line with Changi Airport to begin in 2025|last=Kok|first=Yufeng|date=1 May 2024|website=The Straits Times|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=8 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508175437/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/preparatory-work-to-connect-thomson-east-coast-line-with-changi-airport-to-begin-in-2025|url-status=live}}
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Route
{{wide image|MRT Route Map TE.svg|900px|Geographically accurate map of the Thomson–East Coast MRT line.|alt=Geographically accurate map of the Thomson–East Coast MRT line, coloured in brown.}}
The 43-kilometer (26.7 mi) Thomson-East Coast line runs in a north-south direction between Woodlands North and Gardens by the Bay stations and west-east direction between Gardens by the Bay and Sungei Bedok stations. Beginning at Woodlands North, the line runs south passing the neighbourhood of Woodlands. Between Woodlands South and Springleaf, a branch has been implied for trains going to Mandai depot. It continues heading south-east, bypassing Ang Mo Kio, towards Lentor before curving south towards Mayflower station.
After Bright Hill station, the line curves south towards Caldecott station before curving west passing the unopened Mount Pleasant towards Stevens station, which it has an interchange with the Downtown line. From Napier station, the line heads east towards Orchard station, also interchanging with the North-South line. It continues heading south between Orchard and Havelock stations, cutting underneath the Singapore River before heading south-east towards Outram Park station, which has an interchange with the East-West and North-East lines.
It then enters the Downtown Core, by heading in a south-east direction towards Marina Bay station, which has an interchange with the North-South and Circle lines. The line then heads north-east towards Gardens by the Bay, passing underneath the Kallang Basin, before heading north passing Founders’ Memorial station, which is scheduled to be opened in 2028. It then curves eastwards between Tanjong Rhu and Bayshore stations, paralleling Marine Parade Road. In 2026, the line will continue east towards Sungei Bedok, the future terminus with which it will have an interchange with the Downtown line.
Stations
Station codes for the line are brown, corresponding to the line's colour on the system map. Most stations are island stations, with the exception of Napier, Maxwell, Shenton Way, Marina Bay, Katong Park and Tanjong Katong, which have stacked side platforms{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |date=25 October 2022 |title=From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029180106/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}} whilst Tanjong Rhu station has side platforms.{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Claire |date=22 January 2020 |title=Diaphragm walls: Making the cut |url=https://www.geplus.co.uk/features/diaphragm-walls-making-the-cut-22-01-2020/ |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Ground Engineering |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624011053/https://www.geplus.co.uk/features/diaphragm-walls-making-the-cut-22-01-2020/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Tjoe | first=Lee Nian | title=TEL Stage 4: The challenge of building an MRT tunnel close to the KPE | website=The Straits Times | date=22 May 2024 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-stage-4-the-challenge-of-building-an-mrt-tunnel-close-to-the-kpe | access-date=23 May 2024}}
A station box is located in between Springleaf and Lentor station provisionally named "Tagore".{{cite web |title=Thomson Line – Contract 208 |url=http://www.noma-consulting.com/portfolio-items/portfolio-item-02/ |website=NOMA Consulting |access-date=8 June 2020 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328120116/http://www.noma-consulting.com/portfolio-items/portfolio-item-02/ |url-status=live }}
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|+ Thomson-East Coast Line stations timeline ! Date Opened !! Project !! Description | ||
| 31 January 2020 | Stage 1 | Woodlands North – Woodlands South |
| 28 August 2021 | Stage 2 | Springleaf – Caldecott |
| 13 November 2022 | Stage 3 | Stevens – Gardens By The Bay |
| 23 June 2024 | Stage 4 | Tanjong Rhu – Bayshore |
| 2026 | Stage 5 | Bedok South – Sungei Bedok |
| In tandem with Founders' Memorial (2028) | Founders' Memorial station | Founders' Memorial station between Gardens by the Bay and Tanjong Rhu |
| In tandem with Mount Pleasant Housing Estate | Mount Pleasant station | Mount Pleasant station between Caldecott and Stevens |
| In tandem with Marina South developments | Marina South station | Marina South station between Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay |
| rowspan="2"|By the 2040s | rowspan="2" |Thomson-East Coast Line Extension | Sungei Bedok – Changi Airport |
| Changi Airport – Tanah Merah (Conversion from East-West Line to Thomson-East Coast Line) |
Legend
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| File:Aiga escalator up.svg Elevated | File:MRT Singapore Destination 1.svg File:MRT Singapore Destination 14.svg Line terminus | File:Barrier turnstile icon.svg Transfer outside paid area |
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| File:Aiga escalator down.svg Underground | File:ISO 7010 W003.svg Civil Defence Shelter | File:Aiga carrental cropped.svg File:BSicon Mono-CHN.svg File:BSicon AETRAM.svg File:Aiga watertransportation.svg File:20 airtransportation.svg File:Aiga immigration.svg |
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File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Woodlands North||100px||File:Aiga escalator down.svg {{rbox|Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS|Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System|#{{rcr|SMRT|RTS}}|Black}} File:Barrier turnstile icon.svg File:Aiga immigration.svg (2026) || rowspan="4" | {{center| 31 January 2020;
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|2|NS|9}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg File:ISO 7010 W003.svg||Woodlands||100px||File:Aiga escalator up.svg {{rbox|North–South Line|North South MRT line|#{{rcr|SMRT|NS}}|White}}
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File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||rowspan="2" | Woodlands South||rowspan="2" | 100px||rowspan="6" {{sdash}} || S$143.7 million{{efn|Contract T205}}
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|S$421.6 million{{efn|Contract T206}}
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{{Years or months ago|2022|11}}}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|13}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|14|NS|22}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|15}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|16}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Havelock||100px || S$210.3 million{{efn|Contract T221}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|17|EW|16|NE|3}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|18}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Maxwell||100px||rowspan="2" {{sdash}} || S$221.8 million{{efn|Contract T223}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|19}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|21}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Marina South||100px||To be opened in tandem with future developments{{cite web | last=Gene | first=Ng Keng | title=Mount Pleasant, Marina South MRT stations to open in tandem with housing developments | website=The Straits Times | date=23 November 2021 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mount-pleasant-marina-south-mrt-stations-to-open-in-tandem-with-housing | access-date=24 November 2021 | archive-date=23 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123135948/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mount-pleasant-marina-south-mrt-stations-to-open-in-tandem-with-housing | url-status=live }}|| {{TBA}} || S$488.0 million{{efn|Contract T227}}
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File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg File:ISO 7010 W003.svg||Gardens by the Bay||100px||{{sdash}}|| {{center|13 November 2022;
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File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Founders' Memorial||100px||To be opened in tandem with Founders' Memorial{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Christopher |title=Thomson-East Coast Line to have station at Founders' Memorial in Marina Bay |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/founders-memorial-station-to-be-added-to-thomson-east-coast-mrt-line |website=The Straits Times |access-date=7 January 2019 |language=en |date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107124635/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/founders-memorial-station-to-be-added-to-thomson-east-coast-mrt-line |archive-date=7 January 2019 |url-status=live}} || {{center| 2028;
{{Years or months ago|2028}}}} || $242.4 million{{efn|Contract T302}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|23}}
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{{Years or months ago|2024|06}}}}|| S$293.9 million{{efn|Contract T303}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|24}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Katong Park||100px || S$293.5 million{{efn|Contract T305}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|25}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg||Tanjong Katong||100x100px|| S$145.6 million{{efn|Contract T306}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|26}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|27}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|28}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|29}}
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|scope="row"|{{SMRT code|TE|30}}
File:Aiga escalator down.svg File:MUTCD D9-6.svg File:ISO 7010 W003.svg||Bedok South||100px||File:Bus-logo.svg Bedok South || rowspan="2" | {{center| 2026;
{{Years or months ago|2026}}}} || S$188.3 million{{efn|Contract T311}}
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|rowspan="4" {{TBA}} || Changi Airport Terminal 5 || {{CNone}} ||File:Aiga escalator down.svg {{rbox|Cross Island Line|Cross Island MRT line|#{{rcr|SMRT|CR}}|Black}}
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=Depots=
Train control
The Thomson–East Coast Line is equipped with Alstom Urbalis 400 Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system with Automatic train control (ATC) under Automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 4 (UTO).{{Cite web|last=2020-01-31T15:53:00+00:00|title=Singapore's Thomson–East Coast metro line opens|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/singapores-thomson-east-coast-metro-line-opens/55682.article|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Railway Gazette International|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615163518/https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/singapores-thomson-east-coast-metro-line-opens/55682.article|archive-date=15 June 2020}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.getransportation.com/news/ge-transportation-chosen-singapore%E2%80%99s-land-transport-authority-lta-supply-signaling-new-thomson |title=GE Transportation Chosen by Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) To Supply the Signaling of New Thomson and Eastern Region Lines |access-date=20 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311110133/http://getransportation.com/news/ge-transportation-chosen-singapore%E2%80%99s-land-transport-authority-lta-supply-signaling-new-thomson |archive-date=11 March 2017 |url-status=usurped}}{{cite news|title=Singapore's LTA selects GE Transportation for driverless CBTC solution|url=http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssingapores-lta-selects-ge-transportation-for-driverless-cbtc-solution-4260735|access-date=6 March 2016|work=Railway Technology|date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805065748/http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newssingapores-lta-selects-ge-transportation-for-driverless-cbtc-solution-4260735|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}} The subsystems consist of Automatic train protection (ATP) to govern train speed, Iconis Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to track and schedule trains and Smartlock Computer-based interlocking (CBI) system that prevents incorrect signal and track points to be set.
Alstom supplies the platform screen doors for the Thomson–East Coast Line.
Rolling stock
File:CT251 train arriving at Woodlands MRT station 160521.jpg
The first generation of rolling stock being introduced onto the Thomson–East Coast Line is the T251, built by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries and China's CRRC Qingdao Sifang in Qingdao, China. The trains are built with 5 doors per side per car, which is the very first in Singapore to have this configuration. They are also completely automated and driverless. The trains are housed at the Mandai Depot and the future East Coast Integrated Depot (shared with the Downtown and the East West lines).{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-in-1-rail-and-bus-depot-in-east-coast-saved-taxpayers-s-2-9984498|title=4-in-1 rail and bus depot in East Coast saved taxpayers S$2 billion: Khaw Boon Wan |publisher=CNA |language=en|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223093129/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-in-1-rail-and-bus-depot-in-east-coast-saved-taxpayers-s-2-9984498|archive-date=23 February 2018|url-status=dead}}
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See also
Notes
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