This is a list of MRT and LRT lines in Singapore, with details on costs, construction timelines and route length.
Line | Stage | Date | Length | Stretch | Stations | Cost | |||||||
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Commencement of construction | Service commencement | Service retirement | Names | Codes | Elevated | At-grade | Underground | ||||||
Contemporary | Retired | ||||||||||||
North–South Line | East–West Line | Phase 1 | 22 October 1983 | 7 November 1987 | — | 6 km [1] | Yio Chu Kang - Toa Payoh | NS15 - NS19 | N10 - N6 | 2 (40%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (40%) | Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion |
12 December 1987 | TBD | Toa Payoh - Raffles Place | NS19 - EW14 NS26 | N6 - C1 | — | — | 7 (100%) | ||||||
Raffles Place - Outram Park | EW14 NS26 - EW16 | C1 - W2 | — | — | 2 (100%) | ||||||||
Phase 1A | January 1984 | 12 March 1988 | TBD | Outram Park - Clementi | EW16 - EW23 | W2 - W8 | 5 (83%) | — | 1 (17%) | ||||
Phase 2B | July 1984 | 5 November 1988 | TBD | Clementi - Lakeside | EW23 - EW26 | W8 - W11 | 3 (100%) | — | — | ||||
June 1985 | 20 December 1988 | TBD | Yio Chu Kang - Yishun | NS15 - NS13 | N10 - N12 | 2 (100%) | — | — | |||||
Separation of North–South and East–West lines | 4 November 1989 | — | |||||||||||
North–South Line | Phase 2A | January 1985 | 4 November 1989 | — | TBD | Raffles Place - Marina Bay | NS26 - NS27 | C1 - M1 | — | — | 1 (100%) | Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion | |
Phase 2B (Branch Line) | June 1985 | 10 March 1990 | 6.5 km | Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang | NS1 - NS4 | W9 - B3 | 3 (100%) | — | — | ||||
Woodlands Extension | TBD | 10 February 1996 | 16 km | Choa Chu Kang - Yishun | NS4 - NS13 | — | 6 (100%) | — | — | S$1.2 billion [2] | |||
North–South Line Extension | December 2009 [3] | 23 November 2014 | 1 km | Marina Bay - Marina South Pier | NS27 - NS28 | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | S$357.5 million [3] | |||
Canberra station (infill) | 26 March 2016 [4] | 2 November 2019 | — | Canberra | NS12 | — | 1 (100%) | — | — | S$274 million [5] | |||
Brickland station (infill) | TBD | 2034 | — | Brickland | NS3A | — | 1 (100%) | — | — | TBD | |||
Sungei Kadut stations (infill) | TBD | 2040 | — | — | Sungei Kadut | NS6 | — | 1 (100%) | — | — | TBD | ||
North–South Line total (excluding cost) | — | 22 October 1983 | 7 November 1987 | — | 45 km | Jurong East - Marina South Pier | NS1 - NS28 | — | 17 (59%) | 1 (3%) | 11 (38%) | Tallied below | |
29 (100%) | |||||||||||||
East–West Line | |||||||||||||
Phase 2A | January 1985 | 4 November 1989 | — | TBD | City Hall - Tanah Merah | EW13 - EW4 | C2 - E9 | 7 (78%) | — | 2 (22%) | Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion | ||
June 1985 | 16 December 1989 | TBD | Tanah Merah - Pasir Ris | EW4 - EW1 | E9 - E12 | 3 (100%) | — | — | |||||
Phase 2B | January 1988 | 6 July 1990 | TBD | Lakeside - Boon Lay | EW26 - EW27 | W11 - W12 | 1 (100%) | — | — | ||||
Changi Airport Extension | TBD | 10 January 2001 | TBD | Tanah Merah - Expo | CG - CG1 | — | 1 (100%) | — | — | S$850 million [6] | |||
TBD | 8 February 2002 | TBD | Expo - Changi Airport | CG1 - CG2 | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | |||||
Dover station (infill) | TBD | 18 October 2001 | — | Dover | EW22 | — | 1 (100%) | — | — | S$45 million [7] | |||
Boon Lay Extension | TBD | 28 February 2009 | 3.8 km | Boon Lay - Joo Koon | EW27 - EW29 | — | 2 (100%) | — | — | S$436 million [8] | |||
Tuas West Extension | TBD | 18 June 2017 | 7.5 km | Joo Koon - Tuas Link | EW29 - EW33 | — | 4 (100%) | — | — | S$3.5 billion [9] | |||
East–West Line total (excluding cost) | — | 56.7 km | — | 27 (77%) | — | 8 (23%) | Tallied bellow | ||||||
35 (100%) | |||||||||||||
North–South Line | East–West Line | — | S$11.67 billion [note 1] | ||||||||||
North East Line | |||||||||||||
— | 25 November 1997 | 20 June 2003 | — | 20 km | HarbourFront - Punggol | NE1 ; NE3 - NE10 ; NE12 - NE14 ; NE16 - NE17 | — | — | 14 (100%) | S$4.6 billion | |||
Buangkok station | 15 January 2006 | Buangkok | NE15 | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||||||
Woodleigh station | 20 June 2011 | Woodleigh | NE11 | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||||||
North East Line Extension | TBD | 10 December 2024 | 1.6 km | Punggol - Punggol Coast | NE17 - NE18 | — | 1 (100%) | S$79 million [10] | |||||
North East Line total | — | 21.6 km | HarbourFront - Punggol Coast | NE1 - NE18 | — | — | — | 17 (100%) | S$5.39 billion [note 2] | ||||
17 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Circle Line | Stage 3 | May 2003 | 28 May 2009 | — | 5.7 km [11] | Bartley - Marymount | CC12 - CC16 | — | — | 5 (100%) | TBD | ||
Stage 2 | 5 September 2002 | 17 April 2010 | 5.5 km [12] [11] | Bartley - Mountbatten | CC12 - CC7 | — | 5 (100%) | TBD | |||||
Stage 1 | 5 March 2002 | 5.5 km [11] | Mountbatten - Dhoby Ghaut | CC7 - CC1 | — | 6 (100%) | TBD | ||||||
Stage 4 | January 2005 | 8 October 2011 | 9.8 km | Marymount - Kent Ridge | CC16 - CC17 ; CC19 - CC24 | — | 7 (100%) | TBD | |||||
Stage 5 | 6.8 km | Kent Ridge - HarbourFront | CC24 - CC29 | — | 5 (100%) | TBD | |||||||
Circle Line Extension | November 2007 [13] | 14 January 2012 | 2.4 km | Promenade - Marina Bay | CC4 - CE2 | — | 2 (100%) | S$811.4 million [14] [note 3] | |||||
Stage 6 | TBD | 2026 | 4.0 km | HarbourFront - Marina Bay | CC29 - CE2 | — | 3 (100%) | S$4.85 billion [15] | |||||
Bukit Brown station (infill) | TBD | TBD | — | Bukit Brown | CC18 | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||||
Circle Line total | — | 39.7 km | — | — | — | 34 (100%) | S$15.67 billion [note 4] | ||||||
34 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Downtown Line | Stage 1 | TBD | 22 December 2013 | — | 4.3 km | Bugis - Chinatown | DT14 - DT19 | — | — | — | 6 (100%) | TBD | |
Stage 2 | 3 July 2009 | 27 December 2015 | 16.6 km | Bugis - Bukit Panjang | DT14 - DT5 ; DT3 - DT1 | — | — | — | 12 (100%) | TBD | |||
Stage 3 | TBD | 21 October 2017 | 21.0 km | Chinatown - Expo | DT19 - DT35 | — | — | — | 16 (100%) | TBD | |||
Hume station (infill) | 28 February 2021 | 2025 | — | Hume | DT4 | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||
Stage 3 Extension | TBD | 2026 | 2.2 km | Expo - Sungei Bedok | DT35 - DT37 | — | — | — | 2 (100%) | TBD | |||
Stage 2 Extension | TBD | 2040 | TBD | Bukit Panjang - Sungei Kadut | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
Downtown Line total | — | TBD | Sungei Kadut - Sungei Bedok | DT1 - DT37 | — | TBD | TBD | 37 (100%) | TBD | ||||
37 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Thomson–East Coast Line | Stage 1 | TBD | 31 January 2020 | — | 2.9 km | Woodlands North - Woodlands South | TE1 - TE3 | — | — | — | 3 (100%) | TBD | |
Stage 2 | TBD | 28 August 2021 | 11.4 km | Woodlands South - Caldecott | TE3 - TE9 | — | — | — | 6 (100%) | TBD | |||
Stage 3 | TBD | 13 November 2022 | 13.5 km | Caldecott - Gardens by the Bay | TE9 ; TE11 - TE20 ; TE22 | — | — | — | 11 (100%) | TBD | |||
Mount Pleasant station | TBD | Mount Pleasant | TE10 | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||||
Marina South station | TBD | Marina South | TE21 | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||||
Stage 4 | TBD | 23 June 2024 | 10.1 km | Gardens by the Bay - Bayshore | TE22 - TE29 | — | — | — | 7 (100%) | TBD | |||
Stage 5 | TBD | 2026 | 2.5 km | Bayshore - Sungei Bedok | TE29 - TE31 | — | — | — | 2 (100%) | TBD | |||
Founders' Memorial station (infill) | TBD | 2028 | — | Founders' Memorial | TE22A | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||
Thomson–East Coast Line Extension | TBD | 2040 | TBD | Sungei Bedok - Tanah Merah | TBD | — | 2 (%TBD) | — | 2 (%TBD) | TBD | |||
Tagore station (infill) | TBD | TBD | — | Tagore | TE4A | — | — | — | 1 (100%) | TBD | |||
Thomson–East Coast Line total | — | 43 km | Woodlands North - Tanah Merah | TE1 - TE31 | — | 2 (5%) | — | 35 (95%) | TBD | ||||
37 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Bukit Panjang LRT | — | 27 September 1996 | 6 November 1999 | — | 7.6 km | Choa Chu Kang - Senja | BP1 - BP13 | — | 13 (100%) | — | TBD | ||
Ten Mile Junction station | 13 January 2019 | 0.2 km | Bukit Panjang - Ten Mile Junction | BP6 - BP14 | — | 1 (100%) | |||||||
Bukit Panjang LRT total | — | 7.8 km | Choa Chu Kang - Ten Mile Junction | BP1 - BP14 | — | 14 (100%) | — | TBD | |||||
14 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Sengkang LRT | East loop | TBD | 18 January 2003 | — | 4.4 km | Sengkang - Ranggung | STC - SE5 | — | 5 (100%) | — | TBD | ||
Sengkang LRT total | — | 10.7 km | Sengkang - Renjong | STC - SW8 | — | 13 (100%) | — | TBD | |||||
13 (100%) | |||||||||||||
Punggol LRT | East loop | TBD | 29 January 2005 | — | 5.2 km | Punggol - Kadaloor | PTC - PE5 | — | 5 (100%) | — | TBD | ||
Oasis station | 15 June 2007 | Kadaloor - Oasis | PE5 - PE6 | — | 1 (100%) | ||||||||
Damai station | 20 June 2011 | Oasis - Damai | PE6 - PE7 | — | 1 (100%) | ||||||||
Punggol LRT total | — | 10.3 km | Punggol - Soo Teck | PTC - PW7 | — | 14 (100%) | — | TBD | |||||
14 (100%) |
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. After two decades of planning the system commenced operations in November 1987 with an initial 6 km (3.7 mi) stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's main island – with the exception of the forested core and the rural northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system, averaging a daily ridership of 3.45 million in 2023.
The North–South Line (NSL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, operated by SMRT Corporation. Coloured red on the Singapore rail map, the line is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between the Bishan and Marina South Pier stations, are underground. It runs from Jurong East station, located in Western Singapore, to Marina South Pier station in the Central Area, via Woodlands station in northern Singapore. The line operates for almost 20 hours a day, with headways of up to 1 to 2 minutes during peak hours and 5 to 8 minutes during off-peak hours. All the trains on the North–South Line run with a six-car formation.
The Circle Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. It runs in a loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city-centre to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in the centre of the country. It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to HarbourFront station from 2026 to form a complete loop. Coloured orange on the rail map, the fully-underground line is approximately 35.5 kilometres (22.1 mi) long with 30 stations. Travelling from one end of the line to the other takes about an hour.
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South, North East and Circle lines in Singapore. Located beneath the eastern end of Orchard Road shopping belt in Dhoby Ghaut, Museum Planning Area, the station is integrated with the commercial development The Atrium@Orchard. The station is near landmarks such as The Istana, the MacDonald House, Plaza Singapura and Dhoby Ghaut Green.
HarbourFront MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station in Singapore. The termini of the North East line (NEL) and Circle line (CCL), the station serves the HarbourFront area and Sentosa. Surrounding retail and commercial developments include VivoCity and HarbourFront Centre, and the station is near HarbourFront Bus Interchange and the Singapore Cruise Centre.
Paya Lebar MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line (EWL) and Circle line (CCL) in Geylang, Singapore. Despite the name, this station is not located in Paya Lebar but rather along Paya Lebar Road, near the junction with Sims Avenue. It is located among the developments of the Paya Lebar Central commercial hub and near the Geylang Serai district.
Bishan MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Bishan, Singapore. The station is located along Bishan Road within the town centre; it is integrated with Junction 8 shopping centre and is close to Bishan Bus Interchange. Nearby schools include Raffles Institution, Catholic High School, and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary and Secondary Schools.
Marina Bay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL), Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, the station serves the Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
Serangoon MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Circle (CCL) lines. Situated in Serangoon, Singapore along Upper Serangoon Road and Serangoon Central, the station is integrated with the Nex shopping complex and the Serangoon Bus Interchange. The station is near the Serangoon Neighbourhood Police Centre and Braddell Heights Community Hub and serves various residential estates in the area.
MacPherson MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Downtown line and Circle line in Geylang planning area, Singapore, located underneath Paya Lebar Road at the junction with Circuit Link and Ubi Avenue 2.
Promenade MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Downtown (DTL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Downtown Core, Singapore. Located underneath Temasek Avenue and adjacent to Millenia Tower, the station serves several key attractions and locations such as Suntec City and the Marina Promenade, which the station is named after. The station is at the junction of the Dhoby Ghaut and Marina Bay branches of the CCL.
Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core underneath Republic Avenue near the Kallang River, the station serves commercial and residential developments along Nicoll Highway, such as the Golden Mile Complex and The Concourse. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the National Stadium, Indoor Stadium, Kallang Theatre and Leisure Park Kallang. It is operated by SMRT Trains.
Bras Basah MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) located in the Museum planning area, Singapore. It is underneath Bras Basah Road, bordering Waterloo Street and Queen Street. Located next to the Singapore Management University (SMU), this station is in proximity to the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Art Museum, Peranakan Museum and the Singapore School of the Arts. The station is connected to the nearby Bencoolen station on the Downtown line (DTL) via an unpaid link.
Bayfront MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Downtown line (DTL) and Circle line (CCL). Located in the Downtown Core of Singapore, the station is underneath Bayfront Avenue and serves the main tourist attractions of Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay.
Downtown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line (DTL). Located in Downtown Core, Singapore, underneath Central Boulevard, the station serves various commercial developments including the Marina Bay Financial Centre, Asia Square and SGX Centre. The station is operated by SBS Transit.
Haw Par Villa MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) in Queenstown, Singapore. Located underneath West Coast Highway and Pasir Panjang Road, the station serves the nearby Haw Par Villa, alongside the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre.
Holland Village MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL), located along the boundary of Bukit Timah and Queenstown planning areas in Singapore. Situated close to the junction of Holland Avenue and Holland Road, it primarily serves the area of Holland Village, where its name was derived from. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
The Downtown Line (DTL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. It runs from Bukit Panjang station in the north-west of the country towards Expo station in the east via a loop around the city-centre. Coloured blue on the rail map, the line serves 34 stations, all of which are underground. The DTL is the fifth MRT line on the network to be opened and the third line to be entirely underground. It is the second MRT line to be operated by ComfortDelGro's SBS Transit after the North East Line. It also serves as an alternative to the East–West Line where it runs roughly geographically parallel from Bugis to Expo station.
Cantonment MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL), situated in Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore, along Everton Road near the junction of Spottiswoode Park Road. This station is part of Stage 6 of the Circle line which will "close the circle" between the HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations.