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Toa Payoh MRT station was the first to do structural works, followed by the tunnels between Outram Park and Tiong Bahru in 1985. The completion of the viaduct for Phase 1 was done on 15 December 1986 at Commonwealth MRT station. The first C151 train was delivered to MRT Corporation on 8 July 1986, by Yeo Ning Hong at Bishan Depot.
The MRT also uses an automatic train supervision system to supervise the overall operation of the train service according to a prescribed timetable or train interval. [126] [127] The oldest lines, the North–South Line and East–West Line, were the only lines running with fixed block signalling.
From Tanah Merah station, the day's first train towards Changi Airport station departs at 5:20 am on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 5:47 am on Sundays, and the day's last train towards the airport from Tanah Merah station departs at 11:50 pm. [56] [57] Headways between trains vary from 7 to 13 minutes. [58] [59]
Dhoby Ghaut station is the MRT network's largest, [183] and the five-level station is integrated with the twin-towered office complex Atrium@Orchard above it. [184] The network's first such integration of an MRT station with a commercial development, [183] [185] it permits more efficient land use and improves access to public transport. [186]
On 12 October 2012, the first of 11 trains for the line arrived at Jurong Port. It was transported to Kim Chuan Depot to undergo testing by the LTA before it was handed over to SBS Transit. [54] As of 28 February 2013, Bombardier had delivered five of the 11 trains for Downtown line stage 1. [55]
Train services on the North–South Line operates from approximately 5:30 am to around midnight daily. In general, during peak hours, train frequency is 2 to 3 minutes while during non-peak hours the frequency is reduced to 5 minutes throughout the entire route. [69] Each day, the first train begins service at the following timings:
Train services between Boon Lay and Queenstown had been suspended since 9am on 25 September 2024 after trains lost power on a stretch near Clementi MRT station. A defective train axle box on one of the first generation C151 trains, which had been deadheading to Ulu Pandan Depot after it was withdrawn at Clementi station, dropped onto the tracks ...
Number of train sets Cars per train set Number of cars Car length Train set length Car Width Car Height Trainset capacity Seats Introduction Retirement Decommissioned North–South Line East–West Line: 1st C151: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation, & Kinki Sharyo: Kobe, Japan [1] 66 6 396 23.65m (DT) 22.8m (M) 138m ...