The first Thomson-East Coast Line train was delivered in May 2018. Singapore’s LTA received the first of the 91 TEL trains on 25 May 2018 , and another source notes that TEL train deliveries began in May 2018.

Quick Scoop

  • Project: Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL).
  • First delivery: May 2018.
  • Specific reported date: 25 May 2018.
  • Context: The trains arrived well before the line’s opening in January 2020.

Note

One source also mentions the “first of 91 trains” was received on 25 May 2018, while another says the first TEL trains arrived in May 2018, so the safest answer is May 2018.