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Singapore MRT North South Line: all 27 stations from Jurong East to Marina South Pier

The red line, Singapore's first, runs north to Woodlands and then south through Orchard and the city to Marina South Pier. 27 stations, 248 keystrokes.

The Kranji War Memorial, near Kranji on the North South Line
Photo: Huaiwei · CC BY-SA 2.5

The North South Line is where the Singapore MRT began. The first section, from Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh, opened on November 7, 1987. It was extended south to Raffles Place on December 12, 1987 and north to Yishun on December 20, 1988, and it took its present shape when the extension to Marina Bay opened on November 4, 1989. It has no branches.

The stations

From Jurong East the line goes north through Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Choa Chu Kang, Yew Tee, Kranji, Marsiling and Woodlands, then east through Admiralty, Sembawang, Canberra, Yishun and Khatib, and south through Yio Chu Kang, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Braddell, Toa Payoh, Novena, Newton, Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Raffles Place, Marina Bay and Marina South Pier. Station codes run from NS1 to NS28, with no NS6.

Novena Church, near Novena station
Novena Church, by Novena station.Photo: Terence Ong · CC BY 2.5

Transfers and typing

Nine stations connect to other lines in the game: Jurong East, Woodlands, Bishan, Newton, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Raffles Place and Marina Bay. Singapore station names are typed in English. The line takes 248 keystrokes, about nine per station. Marina South Pier is the longest at 17, and Bishan, Novena and Newton need six. The views along it are in the North South Line in photos. Start the line.

Common questions

How many stations does the North-South Line have in HelloSubway?

27 stations, from Jurong East to Marina South Pier.

Where can I change from the North-South Line to another line?

9 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Jurong East, Woodlands, Bishan, Newton, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut.

How hard is the North-South Line to type?

Typing every station once takes 248 keystrokes, about 9.2 per station. The longest name is Marina South Pier at 17. The game rates it level 2 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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