Thomson-East Coast Line
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About the Thomson-East Coast Line
The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will be the sixth
rail line and the fourth fully automatic and driverless
system line in Singapore. The line was announced
on 15 August 2014 by the Land Transport Authority
as the merger of the Thomson Line (TSL) and the
Eastern Region Line (ERL).
The 13km East Coast stretch of the TEL will connect
commuters living in the eastern parts of Singapore
and who are not directly served by the rail network
currently, such as those in Tanjong Rhu, Siglap,
Marine Parade, Upper East Coast and Bedok South,
to the heart of the city.
As part of the 43km long TEL, the East Coast
stretch will also connect commuters to the North-
South corridor. Fully underground, this new stretch
will have nine stations, including one interchange
station with the Downtown Line (DTL). In all, TEL will
have 31 stations, of which seven are interchanges.
New MRT Links in the East of Singapore
Thomson-East Coast Line
THE BACKGROUND
Time Savings and Greater Accessibility
TEL will create new links in the east and bring about
time savings for commuters who travel to the Central
Business District today by bus, or to the northern
part of Singapore. For instance, a resident from
East Coast travelling to Orchard will almost halve
his journey time from 75 minutes to 45 minutes. A
Republic Polytechnic student staying at Marine
Parade can reach home in an hour, 20 minutes
faster than the bus ride currently.
In addition, the TEL stations are designed with
more entrances and exits. As part of LTA’s efforts
to improve first and last mile connectivity, some of
these entrances on the East Coast stretch will also
be connected to longer underpasses of up to 400
metres. These underpasses shelter commuters
against the weather, reduce the time taken to
walk to and from the station, and improve safety,
particularly for the elderly and children, by removing
the need to cross roads.
KEY BENEFITS
Integrated Supervisory Control System (ISCS)
HollySys will deliver an ISCS system which includes its core proprietary software SCADA, along with
its proprietary product Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to provide a basicframework to enable the
Operation Control Centre (OCC), Backup OCC (IOCC), Depot Control Centre (DCC), Backup DCC and
Passenger Service Centre (PSC) to remotely supervise and control other E&M system.
The scope of contract T255 project includes design, manufacture, supply, storage (on and off site),
transportation and delivery to site, installation, co-ordination, integration, training, testing, commissioning,
setting to work and attending / rectifying of defects during the Defects Liability Period of an ISCS system.
THE SOLUTION
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“We are pleased to have won this contract to supply the subway SCADA system for Thomson & Eastern Region
Lines, which is a major breakthrough for HollySys in the international subway SCADA system market and helps us
further penetrate into the local market and world at large. In the future, HollySys will continue to expand the business
opportunities in the Southeast Asia market, leveraging its strong R&D capability, effective management, high-quality
products and services and customer recognition to further grow its international business and create value for
our shareholders.”
HollySys’ Management
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