East_Coast_Integrated_Depot
East Coast Integrated Depot
MRT and bus depot in Singapore
The East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) is a large integrated bus and train depot located in Changi that will serve three Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines in Singapore, the East West Line (EWL), the Downtown Line (DTL) and the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). It is currently under construction, with expected completion in 2026.
The depot will be located beside the current site of Changi Depot, which will be demolished.[1] It will be the first MRT depot in Singapore to serve three MRT lines and also the third to be integrated with a bus depot in Singapore after the Tuas Depot on the East West Line and Gali Batu Depot on the Downtown Line.
With this design, it is estimated that there will be a 44 hectares of land will be saved, equivalent to approximately 60 football fields. The depot will be able to house approximately >200 trains of varying sizes and lengths and >550 buses within the site.[2]