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The East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. The line is currently 45.4 Km long with 29 stations, and operated by SMRT Corporation . This line is coloured green in the rail map. 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. Three batches of Rolling Stock are in service on the line, manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries , Siemens AG and Nippon Sharyo . There are two depots along the East West Line, the Ulu Pandan Depot & the Changi Depot . STATIONS
Changi Airport Branch
HISTORY
FUTURE PLANS Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) After months of planning, the Land Transport Authority announced on December 29 , 2004 , the details of the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE). The 3.8 kilometre, 2 station line will extend from Boon Lay MRT Station on the western end of the East West MRT Line, with one station along Jurong West Street 63 between Jurong Street 61 and Pioneer Road North, and the second station at Joo Koon Circle, near the junction of Benoi Road and International Road. The fully elevated line will cost about S$436 million, with construction planned to commence in the second half of 2005, and completion targeted by 2009. The extension's alignment along Jurong West Street 63, Upper Jurong Road, and International Road required the acquisition of one full lot and eight part lots, totalling about 28,000 square metres of land. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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