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.

Station NumberStation Name站名Interchange/NotesStage 2e (under planning, to be completed in 2035)Sungei Kadut双溪加株Stage 2Bukit Panjang武吉班让Bukit Panjang LRT LineCashew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 lineNewton纽顿Little India小印度Rochor梧槽Stage 1Bugis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Stage 3Fort 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Stage 3e (under construction, to be completed in 2026)Xilin锡林Sungei Bedok双溪勿洛

References

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

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