. The line is currently
. Traveling from one end of this line to the other end takes about one hour, and this line is coloured
As the name implies, the line connects central Singapore to both northern and southern parts of the island. Cross-platform transfer to the
is provided at Jurong East, City Hall and Raffles Place stations while transfer to the
is possible via a linkway at Dhoby Ghaut station. When the Woodlands Extension was opened in 1996, the Branch MRT Line consisting of the route from
A 1 km one station extension to the North South Line will be constructed and completed by 2014. The new station will be located near the upcoming International Cruise Terminal at Marina Bay.
Minister Raymond Lim announced on 12 February 2009 that the completion date for the extension will be brought forward by a year to 2014.
At least 2 more stations may be added to the line in the future since alphanumeric codes NS6 & NS12 have been reserved for future use.
The Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP) consists of the construction of a new platform and the addition of a fourth track to Jurong East Station by 2012. The North South Line currently utilises one track at Jurong East for layover hence a second track will increase the frequency of the North South Line. Once completed, it is expected to reduce waiting time for commuters from 4.5 minutes to 2.5 minutes. On 12 February 2009, Minister Raymond Lim announced that the JEMP will be completed by 2011, one year ahead of schedule.
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Interchange |
| NS1 / EW24 |
Jurong East Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines...
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East West LineThe East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 31 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation...
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| NS2 |
Bukit BatokBukit Batok MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore, and for six years part of the Branch Line until the opening of the Woodlands Extension. The station serves mainly residents of the Bukit Batok neighbourhood...
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| NS3 |
Bukit GombakBukit Gombak MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore and for six years it was part of the Branch Line before the opening of the Woodlands Extension...
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| NS4 / BP1 |
Choa Chu KangThe Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT Line.The station used to be the terminus of the Branch Line before February 1996...
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Bukit Panjang LRTBukit Panjang LRT Line is a 7.8 km light rail line opened on 6 November 1999 and part of Singapore's LRT system. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction...
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| NS5 |
Yew TeeYew Tee MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension....
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| NS7 |
KranjiKranji MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. This station also serves workers of nearby industrial estates which is Sungei Kadut. There were initial plans for a KTM railway station to be located near the station, to serve...
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| NS8 |
Marsiling Marsiling MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It serves residents living on the western side of Woodlands New Town...
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| NS9 |
WoodlandsWoodlands MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is integrated together with the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange located beneath the station and also Causeway Point Shopping Centre, which serves as a major shopping centre for...
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| NS10 |
AdmiraltyAdmiralty MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South MRT Line in Singapore, located in Admiralty, Woodlands. The station is highly utilised, as there are no bus services for residents to travel to the city...
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| NS11 |
SembawangSembawang MRT Station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, and the northernmost MRT Station of the North South Line and part of the Woodlands Extension. It is sited in Sembawang, a residential area which is just over 6 years old and still undergoing development. The first level...
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| NS13 |
YishunYishun MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the terminus of the line until the Woodlands extension was completed which connects the...
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| NS14 |
KhatibKhatib MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is the southernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town...
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| NS15 |
Yio Chu KangYio Chu Kang MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore.The station's architecture design theme is similar to Ang Mo Kio station, with brown granite walls and floors, except for the middle platform in Ang Mo Kio station, which this station does...
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| NS16 |
Ang Mo KioThe Ang Mo Kio MRT Station ' is located on the North South Line in Singapore, and is adjacent to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and 8.-Train services:...
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| NS17 / CC15 |
Bishan Bishan MRT Station ' is a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit interchange station along the North South Line and the Circle Line that serves the Bishan community, especially that of Bishan East. The station is located in Central Singapore, along Bishan Road, close to the town centre of Bishan...
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Circle LineThe Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line. Currently and mostly under construction, with the first section opened on May 28, 2009, the fully underground line will be 35.7 km long with 31 stations, and will be operated by SMRT Corporation. It will be the world's longest...
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| NS18 |
BraddellBraddell MRT Station is located on the North South Line on the Singapore MRT. The station is an underground station located in the northern part of Toa Payoh...
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| NS19 |
Toa Payoh Toa Payoh MRT Station is an underground station of the Mass Rapid Transit's North South Line in Singapore. It serves the Toa Payoh area...
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| NS20 |
NovenaNovena MRT Station is located on the North South Line on the Mass Rapid Transit system. It is an underground station which opened on 12 December 1987....
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| NS21 / DT11 |
NewtonNewton MRT Station ' is a station on the North South Line in on the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. It is located along Scotts Road and is an underground station. It is the shallowest underground MRT Station on the North South and East West MRT Lines at just about 12m underground. Its livery is...
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Downtown LineThe Downtown Line will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore, with the first stage of construction commencing on February 12, 2008. When fully completed, the line will be about 40-km long with 33 stations. It will be a fully-automatic and driverless system similar to the North East...
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| NS22 |
OrchardOrchard MRT Station is located on the North South Line of the Mass Rapid Transit and is located along Orchard Road, Singapore. Some of its platform livery is maroon in colour, but most of that are black with marbles....
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| NS23 |
Somerset Somerset MRT Station ' is an underground station on the North South Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore, located at Somerset Road and Orchard Road. It was upgraded in 2002, the first phase of station upgrading works on the system. Somerset MRT Station was named in reference to an English...
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| NS24 / NE6 / CC1 |
Dhoby GhautDhoby Ghaut MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but as of the opening of the North East Line, it became the interchange station for these two lines...
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North East LineThe North East MRT Line is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and the world's longest fully-underground, automated and driverless rapid transit line. The line is 20 km long with 16 stations and operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end of this line to the other end takes around...
, Circle LineThe Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line. Currently and mostly under construction, with the first section opened on May 28, 2009, the fully underground line will be 35.7 km long with 31 stations, and will be operated by SMRT Corporation. It will be the world's longest...
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| NS25 / EW13 |
City HallCity Hall MRT Station ' is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
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East West LineThe East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 31 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation...
; cross-platform transferA cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
available between Marina Bay-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains |
| NS26 / EW14 |
Raffles PlaceRaffles Place MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River...
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East West LineThe East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 31 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation...
; cross-platform transfer available between Marina Bay-bound and Joo Koon-bound trains, and between Jurong East-bound and Pasir Ris-bound trains |
| NS27 |
Marina Bay The Marina Bay MRT Station ' is the southern terminal station of the North South Line in Singapore. This station is located on reclaimed land and there are no developments surrounding it, and hence contrary to what the name implies, there exists a slight distance between the station and the actual...
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Circle LineThe Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line. Currently and mostly under construction, with the first section opened on May 28, 2009, the fully underground line will be 35.7 km long with 31 stations, and will be operated by SMRT Corporation. It will be the world's longest...
Marina Bay Extension (u/c) |
are in service on the line, i.e. the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151, the Siemens C651 and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B. These trains operate from the Bishan depot between
Station on the North South Line. The
has maintenance and train overhaul facilities for trains along the North South Line.