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The North South line (NSL) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, operated by SMRT. Coloured red on the rail map, the line is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between the Bishan and Marina South Pier stations, are underground. It runs from Jurong East station, located in western Singapore, to Marina South Pier station in the Central Area, via Woodlands station in northern Singapore. All the trains on the NSL run with a six-car formation.
It is the first MRT line to be built in Singapore, with the first section from
East West line. In the 1990s, the line extended to the north and west connecting to the Branch line via Woodlands
through the Woodlands line extension.