Circle MRT Line facts for kids

Circle MRT Line 地铁环线
The Circle Line is coloured orange on system maps.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Status	Operational
Termini	Dhoby Ghaut HarbourFront Marina Bay
Stations	33 (excluding Bukit Brown)
Services	3
Operation
Opened	28 May 2009 (Stage 3) 17 April 2010 (Stages 1 & 2) 8 October 2011 (Stages 4 & 5 except Bukit Brown) 14 January 2012 (Marina Bay Extension) 2025 (Stage 6)
Owner	Land Transport Authority
Operator(s)	SMRT Trains
Character	Fully underground
Rolling stock	C830 C830C
Technical
Line length	35.7 km (22.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750V DC Third rail
Route map Legend NS: Jurong East NE: HarbourFront – Punggol CC1 Dhoby Ghaut DT: Expo CC2 Bras Basah CC3 Esplanade CE2 Marina Bay CE1 Bayfront CC4 Promenade DT: Bukit Panjang CC5 Nicoll Highway CC6 Stadium CC7 Mountbatten CC8 Dakota CC9 Paya Lebar EW: Pasir Ris – Joo Koon CC10 MacPherson DT: Expo – Bukit Panjang CC11 Tai Seng Kim Chuan Depot CC12 Bartley NE: Punggol – HarbourFront CC13 Serangoon CC14 Lorong Chuan CC15 Bishan NS: Jurong East – Marina Bay CC16 Marymount CC17 Caldecott CC18 Bukit Brown DT: Bukit Panjang – Expo CC19 Botanic Gardens CC20 Farrer Road CC21 Holland Village EW: Joo Koon – Pasir Ris CC22 Buona Vista CC23 one-north CC24 Kent Ridge CC25 Haw Par Villa CC26 Pasir Panjang CC27 Labrador Park CC28 Telok Blangah CC29 HarbourFront NE: Punggol

The 35.7-kilometre Circle MRT Line (CCL) is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line, and the first medium capacity line. This underground line is 35.7 kilometres (22.2 mi) long with 30 stations (excluding Bukit Brown) and is fully automatically operated. As the name implies, the line is an orbital line linking all radial lines leading to the city, and also covering many parts of the Central Area. It will also connect to Marina South via a spur line branching off from Promenade and ending at Marina Bay. Circle Line is not a full circle, and the Stage 6 will only merge the section from Marina Bay to HarbourFront.

The first part opened to the public from Bartley to Marymount on May 28, 2009. When finished, the line will connect all MRT lines, and will allow passengers to bypass the downtown area, so that the City Hall and Raffles Place interchange stations will be less crowded. The second part opened to the public from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut on April 17, 2010 while the remaining parts will be opened in October 8, 2011. Circle Line Extension (CCLe) had been in operation since 14 January 2012.

Overview

As the name implies, the line is an orbital circle route linking all radial routes leading to the city. Plans for the Circle Line were laid out in the 1980s, when the then Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yeo Ning Hong stated that such a system "would be feasible when the population reaches four million."

Construction started in April 2002, and the Circle Line was supposed to be opened in stages from 2006 to 2010, with an estimated cost of S$6.7 billion, but the Nicoll Highway collapse caused the opening of the first stage to be delayed to 28 May 2009 (the Stage 1 of which it is not affected by Nicoll Highway collapse), and the line fully opened on 8 October 2011, at an escalated cost of nearly $10 billion.

Stations

The main route goes between Dhoby Ghaut and HarbourFront, with a branch line between Marina Bay and Stadium. Its train frequency is 5 minutes during off-peak, and 2.5 minutes during peak hours, the branch line is being extended to HarbourFront.

Station Number	Station Name	Images	Interchange/Notes
	Dhoby Ghaut		Interchange with the North South Line and the North East Line
CC2	Bras Basah
CC3	Esplanade		Out-of-system transfer to the North South Line and the East West Line
	Promenade		Interchange with the Downtown Line
CC5	Nicoll Highway
CC6	Stadium		Marina Bay shuttle terminus during off-peak hours
CC7	Mountbatten
CC8	Dakota
	Paya Lebar		Interchange with the East West Line
	MacPherson		Interchange with the Downtown Line
CC11	Tai Seng
CC12	Bartley
	Serangoon		Interchange with the North East Line
CC14	Lorong Chuan
	Bishan		Interchange with the North South Line
CC16	Marymount
	Caldecott		Interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line
CC18	Bukit Brown		Closed until further notice; Reserved station; Not in operation
	Botanic Gardens		Interchange with the Downtown Line
CC20	Farrer Road
CC21	Holland Village
	Buona Vista		Interchange with the East West Line
CC23	one-north
CC24	Kent Ridge
CC25	Haw Par Villa
CC26	Pasir Panjang
CC27	Labrador Park
CC28	Telok Blangah
	HarbourFront		Interchange with the North East Line
Stage 6 (Under planning) (Completion by 2025)
CC30	Keppel
CC31	Cantonment
CC32	Prince Edward
Circle Line Extension
	Bayfront		Cross-Platform Interchange with the Downtown Line
	Marina Bay		Interchange with the North South Line and the Thomson-East Coast Line (2021) Out of system transfer to  DT17  Downtown