The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground.
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The Map of MRTRed – North-South (NS) Line. Green – East-West (EW) Line. Purple – North-East (NE) Line. Yellow – Circle (CC) Line.
The North East Line (NEL) — colloquially known as the 'purple line' — is the third MRT line to be introduced to the train network and is coloured purple on the system map.
The construction of the MRT system, which began in 1983, was a massive undertaking. The first section, known as the North South Line (NSL), began construction in 1983.
Topographic contours are shown in brown by lines of different widths. Each contour is a line of equal elevation; therefore, contours never cross. They show the general shape of the terrain.
Why is it called the Northern line? With its complex history, this line has undergone numerous name changes. It was named the Northern line in 1937 after the ambitious Northern Heights extension project of the period, which was ultimately never fully realised.
Bright Hill station serves the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) and is between the Mayflower and Upper Thomson stations. The official station code is TE7.
Operated by SBS Transit, the 20-kilometre (12 mi) line is the MRT's shortest. It runs from HarbourFront station in southern Singapore to Punggol station in the northeast, serving 16 stations via Chinatown, Little India, Serangoon and Hougang.
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Originally opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863, the London Underground in the UK is the oldest metro in Europe and the world. Also the world's first underground metro system, the Metropolitan Railway was operational between 1863 and 1933 until it was merged with the London Passenger Transport Board.