North–South Line (Singapore)

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The North–South Line (NSL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Operated by SMRT Corporation, it is coloured red on the rail map and 45 kilometres (28 mi) long. It serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between Braddell and Marina South Pier, are underground. The line runs from Jurong East station in the west of the country to Marina South Pier in the city-centre via Woodlands station in the north. It operates for almost 20 hours a day (from approximately 5am to 1am the next day), with headways of 1 to 2 minutes during peak hours and 5 to 6 minutes during off-peak hours. All trains on the NSL run with a six-car formation. Commenced on 22 October 1983, the NSL was the first MRT line to be built in Singapore. The inaugural section from Yio Chu Kang station to Toa Payoh began service on 7 November 1987, followed by a southwards extension to Raffles Place station on 12 December that same year and one northwards to Yishun station on 20 December 1988. After the southern extension...

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