The North East Line is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, the 20-kilometre (12 mi) line runs from HarbourFront station in southern Singapore to Punggol station in the northeast via Chinatown, Little India, Serangoon and Hougang. Completed at a cost of S$5 billion, the line began operating 14 of its 16 stations on 20 June 2003. Buangkok station opened on 15 January 2006, and Woodleigh station began operations on 20 June 2011. A one- station extension to Punggol Coast station is expected to be completed in 2024. Alstom rolling stock – C751A (examples pictured) and C751C – runs on the line, which is fully automated using the moving block Alstom Urbalis 300 communications-based train control signalling system. The stations are wheelchair-accessible, and most are Civil Defence shelters designed to withstand airstrikes and chemical attacks. There are 18 artworks displayed across its 16 stations as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East_MRT_line

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1900:

Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army began a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Peking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_International_Legations

1943:

World War II: The Royal Air Force began Operation Bellicose, a four-day shuttle-bombing mission that included raids on Germany and Italy and a refuelling and rearming stop in Algeria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bellicose

1975:

Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_%28film%29

2019:

Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Iranian_shoot-down_of_American_drone

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

music to someone's ears: (idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/music_to_someone%27s_ears

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did.   --Lillian Hellman https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman