Downtown MRT line

The **Downtown Line** (DTL), is the fifth Mass Rapid Transport line in Singapore, the third to be completely underground, and with 3-car trains, the second medium capacity line. Currently open from Bukit Panjang to Expo. The line opened up in phases, such as Stage 1 in  December 2013, Stage 2 in December 2015 and Stage 3 in October 2017. The line is colored blue on the MRT Rail map.

## Overview

The downtown line starts in Bukit Panjang, where it then passes through the Creative cluster and school belt of Bukit Timah. Along the way, it passes through many food enclaves, such as at Newton. It then passes through the downtown core and financial district before heading east, towards Bedok, Tampines and the Singapore Expo.

## History

Stage 1 of the Downtown Line was originally planned as the Downtown Extension of the Circle Line since 2005. It was planned to have 6 stations from Bugis and end at Chinatown. It opened on 22 December 2013. The section would have run parallel to the Circle Line from Bayfront to Promenade.

Stage 2 was originally planned as the Bukit Timah Line, and was to terminate at Nicoll Highway, but plans were changed after the Nicoll highway collapse, which deemed the original station unfit for use. It was merged with the Downtown Line in 2005. It opened on 27 December 2015.

Stage 3 was originally planned as the Eastern Region Line, and was meant to relieve congestion on the East West Line. The northern part of the line from Expo to Chinatown was replaced by Downtown Line Stage 3 and opened on 21 October 2017.

Hume Station (DT4) is an infill station between Hillview (DT3) and Beauty World (DT5) that opened on 28 February 2025.

Stage 3e is a two station extension that would link the Downtown Line and the Thomson-East Coast Line at Sungei Bedok. It would be completed around 2026.

Stage 2e is a two station extension from Bukit Panjang that would link the Downtown Line and North South Line at Sungei Kadut. Construction of the extension would begin by the forth quarter of 2025, and it would be completed in 2035.

## Stations

Below are the announced station names for all five stages of the Downtown Line.

|colspan=4|Stage 2e <small>(under planning, to be completed in 2035)</small>|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Station Number**|**Station Name**|**站名**|**Interchange/Notes**|
||Sungei Kadut|双溪加株||
||Bukit Panjang|武吉班让|Bukit Panjang LRT Line|
||Cashew|凯秀||
||Hillview|山景||
||Hume|谦道||
||Beauty World|美世界||
||King Albert Park|阿尔柏王园||
||Sixth Avenue|第六道||
||Tan Kah Kee|陈嘉庚||
||Botanic Gardens|植物园||
||Stevens|史蒂芬|Thomson–East Coast line|
||Newton|纽顿||
||Little India|小印度||
||Rochor|梧槽||
||Bugis|武吉士||
||Promenade|宝门廊||
||Bayfront|海湾舫||
||Downtown|市中心||
||Telok Ayer|直落亚逸||
||Chinatown|牛车水||
||Fort Canning|福康宁||
||Bencoolen|明古连||
||Jalan Besar|惹兰勿刹||
||Bendemeer|明地迷亚||
||Geylang Bahru|芽笼峇鲁||
||Mattar|玛达||
||MacPherson|麦波申||
||Ubi|乌美||
||Kaki Bukit|加基武吉||
||Bedok North|勿洛北||
||Bedok Reservoir|勿洛蓄水池||
||Tampines West|淡滨尼西||
||Tampines|淡滨尼||
||Tampines East|淡滨尼东||
||Upper Changi|樟宜上段||
||Expo|博览||
||Xilin|锡林||
||Sungei Bedok|双溪勿洛||

## Other websites

- The official MRT map , released by the Land Transport Authority showing the Downtown Line

## Infobox (rail line)

- **box width**: 12em
- **name**:
Downtown MRT line
- **native name**:

- **logo**: Downtown Line logo.svg
- **logo width**: 250px
- **image**: Exit C of Downtown MRT Station.jpg
- **image width**: 300px
- **caption**: Downtown MRT station, one of the 35 stations on the line.
- **type**: Rapid transit
- **system**: Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- **status**: Operational (Stages 1, 2 & 3)
Under construction (DTL3e)
Under planning (DTL2e)
- **start**: Sungei Kadut MRT station (2035)
Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station, Bukit Panjang
- **end**: Expo MRT station, Expo
Sungei Bedok MRT station, Sungei Bedok (2026)
- **stations**: 35 (Operational)
2 (_Under construction_)
2 (_Under planning_)
- **routes**: 1
- **daily ridership**: 245,000 (Q1 2017)
- **open**: (Stage 1)
 (Stage 2)
 (Stage 3)
  (Hume MRT station, Hume)
  (Stage 3e)
  (Stage 2e)
- **owner**: Land Transport Authority
- **operator**: SBS Transit (railway company), SBS Transit
- **character**: Fully Underground
- **stock**: C951, C951/C951A
- **linelength**: (Operational)

(_Under construction_)
 (_Under planning_)
- **electrification**: 750 V Direct current, DC Third rail
- **speed**: limit of 80 km/h
- **map**:
- **map state**: collapsed
- **depot**: Gali Batu Depot, Gali Batu
Tai Seng Facility Building, Tai Seng
East Coast Integrated Depot, East Coast (Future)