Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 27, 2021

The Circle MRT Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore operated by SMRT Corporation. It runs an incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in Central Singapore. It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to Harbourfront station to form a complete loop. Coloured orange on the rail map, the fully-underground line is 35.5 km long with 30 stations. Travelling from one end of the line to the other takes about an hour. The line is the fourth MRT line to be opened, with the first stage (from Bartley to Marymount stations) commencing operations on 28 May 2009 after delays due to the Nicoll Highway collapse. The last stage of the line from Harbourfront to Marina Bay will be completed in 2026, completing the loop. The Circle Line is the second line in Singapore to be completely automated and driverless and is among the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. As of May 2015, the daily ridership is 398,000. It is also the first medium capacity line in Singapore, with each Circle Line train, the C830 and C830C, having a three-car configuration.