North East MRT Line
The North East Line (English North East Line, Chinese东北 线) was the third MRT line in Singapore. The line currently has 15 stations, is 20 km long and is operated by SBS Transit. The line color is purple.
The line connects the northeastern part of the island with the center. The line is completely run underground and is operated automatically and without drivers. There is to transfer to the North-South line in Dhoby Ghaut and to the east- west line in Outram Park.
Stations
Rolling stock
On the route trains from Alstom Metropolis C751A type who drive as a six- car formation. For maintenance and repair depot Sengkang is responsible.
Opening data
Miscellaneous
- The direction of Telok Blangah is number 6, direction of travel Punggol number 7,
- The average distance between stations is 1.54 km.
- The cruising speed is 36 km / h
- The opening had been planned for 2002 but was delayed due to various problems in the automation.
- The fare is higher than on the other lines because of higher construction costs.
The White Elephant
Critics call the line as white elephants, and therefore as something prestigious, but little useful. They lead to the particular, despite the omission of the driver higher fares and the remaining under the expectation ridership ( 170.000/Tag 2003), the result that the line is a losing. The contrary is held by the proponents that it is the North -East line is a technical breakthrough that will provide the world-class traffic engineering from Singapore to the test. Bukit Panjang LRT See also.