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Branch Line (Singapore)

Former Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore

Field	Value
name	Branch Line
native_name
地铁支线

color
image_width	300px
caption	The Branch line was indicated in the old system map (used between 1987 and 1996) in brown and khaki.
type	Rapid transit
system	Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
start	Jurong East
end	Choa Chu Kang
stations	4
routes	1
open
close	(merged with the North South line)
owner	Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
operator	Singapore MRT Limited
character	Fully elevated
stock	Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 (KHI)
Siemens C651 (SIE)
linelength	6.5 km
gauge
electrification
speed	Limit of 80 km/h (50 mph)
map
map_state	collapsed

地铁支线

Siemens C651 (SIE)

The Branch Line, also known as the Bukit Line, was originally the third Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, initially operating as a branch to the existing East–West Line (EWL). The line was 6.5 km long with four stations, and was operated by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (now privatised as SMRT Trains).

Travelling from one end of this line to the other end took about ten minutes, and the line was coloured brown and khaki on the rail map. The line now forms a part of the North–South Line (NSL), making it the only defunct line in Singapore. The line used to terminate at the centre track at Jurong East (then platforms C/D, now D/E). Trains operated at a six-minute frequency.

History

The line was conceptualized as the Western line during the early planning stages of the Singapore MRT network.

On 7 January 1986, the Taiwanese RSEA International and Hock Lian Seng Joint Venture were awarded the contract for the Branch MRT line stations – Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang. The line started operations on 10 March 1990, and was named the Branch Line, consisting of four stations.

Fate

The line was subsequently merged into the North–South Line (NSL) when the Woodlands extension opened on 10 February 1996, connecting the existing NSL at Yishun to the Branch line at Choa Chu Kang. The station codes for Bukit Batok to Choa Chu Kang stations were changed to N23, N22 and N21 respectively, subsequently to their current code on the North South line with the revamp of the system map on 31 July 2001.

Stations

SMRT	Branch}}"	Station code	SMRT	Branch}}"
W9	Jurong East	[[File:Aiga escalator up.svg	15px	link=]]
B1	Bukit Batok	rowspan=3
B2	Bukit Gombak
B3	Choa Chu Kang

References

(2016-02-29). "History of the Singapore MRT {{!}} Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru.
Singapore, National Library Board. "Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system {{!}} Infopedia".
Singapore, National Library Board. "Woodlands MRT station {{!}} Infopedia".
"Singapore MRT Evolution 2017 extended (4K)".

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