List of Singapore MRT lines

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This is a list of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines in Singapore, with details on costs, construction timelines and route length.

Contents

North–South Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodesElevatedAt-gradeUnderground
ContemporaryRetired
Phase 122 October 1983;42 years ago7 November 1987;38 years ago6 km [1] Yio Chu Kang - Toa Payoh NS15  -  NS19 N10 - N62
(
1
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2
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S$5 billion [a]
12 December 1987;38 years agoTBDToa Payoh - Raffles Place NS19  -  NS26 N6 - C1N/aN/a7
(
Phase 2BJune 1985;40 years ago20 December 1988;37 years agoTBDYio Chu Kang - Yishun NS15  -  NS13 N10 - N122
(
N/aN/a
Phase 2AJanuary 1985;41 years ago4 November 1989;36 years agoTBDRaffles Place - Marina Bay NS26  -  NS27 C1 - M1N/aN/a1
(
Phase 2B
(Branch Line)
June 1985;40 years ago10 March 1990;35 years ago6.5 kmJurong East - Choa Chu Kang NS1  -  NS4 W9 - B33
(
N/aN/a
Woodlands ExtensionTBD10 February 1996;29 years ago16 kmChoa Chu Kang - Yishun NS4  -  NS13 N/a6
(
N/aN/aS$1.2 billion [2]
North–South Line ExtensionDecember 2009;16 years ago [3] 23 November 2014;11 years ago1 kmMarina Bay - Marina South Pier NS27  -  NS28 N/aN/aN/a1
(
S$357.5 million [3]
Canberra station (infill)26 March 2016;9 years ago [4] 2 November 2019;6 years agoN/aCanberra NS12 N/a1
(
N/aN/aS$274 million [5]
Brickland station (infill)H1 20262034;8 years' timeN/aBrickland NS3A N/a1
(
N/aN/aS$281 million [6]
Sungei Kadut station (infill)Q2 20262035;9 years' timeN/aSungei Kadut NS6 N/a1
(
N/aN/aTBD
Total45 kmJurong East - Marina South Pier NS1  -  NS28 17
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1
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11
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S$11.95 billion [b]
29
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East–West Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodesElevatedUnderground
ContemporaryRetired
Phase 1 22 October 1983;42 years ago12 December 1987;38 years agoTBDRaffles Place - Outram Park EW14  -  EW16 C1 - W2N/a2
(
S$5 billion [a]
Phase 1AJanuary 1984;42 years ago12 March 1988;37 years agoTBDOutram Park - Clementi EW16  -  EW23 W2 - W85
(
1
(
Phase 2BJuly 1984;41 years ago5 November 1988;37 years agoTBDClementi - Lakeside EW23  -  EW26 W8 - W113
(
N/a
Phase 2AJanuary 1985;41 years ago4 November 1989;36 years agoTBDCity Hall - Tanah Merah EW13  -  EW4 C2 - E97
(
2
(
June 1985;40 years ago16 December 1989;36 years agoTBDTanah Merah - Pasir Ris EW4  -  EW1 E9 - E123
(
N/a
Phase 2BJanuary 1988;38 years ago6 July 1990;35 years agoTBDLakeside - Boon Lay EW26  -  EW27 W11 - W121
(
N/a
Changi Airport ExtensionTBD10 January 2001;25 years agoTBDTanah Merah - Expo CG  -  CG1 N/a1
(
N/aS$850 million [7]
TBD8 February 2002;23 years agoTBDExpo - Changi Airport CG1  -  CG2 N/aN/a1
(
Dover station (infill)TBD18 October 2001;24 years agoN/aDover EW22 N/a1
(
N/aS$45 million [8]
Boon Lay ExtensionTBD28 February 2009;16 years ago3.8 kmBoon Lay - Joo Koon EW27  -  EW29 N/a2
(
N/aS$436 million [9]
Tuas West ExtensionTBD18 June 2017;8 years ago7.5 kmJoo Koon - Tuas Link EW29  -  EW33 N/a4
(
N/aS$3.5 billion [10]
Total56.7 kmPasir Ris - Tuas Link
Tanah Merah - Changi Airport
 EW1  -  EW33 
 CG  -  CG2 
27
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8
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S$11.95 billion [b]
35
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North East Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodes
N/a25 November 1997;28 years ago20 June 2003;22 years ago20 kmHarbourFront - Punggol NE1 
 NE3  -  NE10 
 NE12  -  NE14 
 NE16  -  NE17 
14S$4.6 billion
Buangkok station15 January 2006;20 years agoBuangkok NE15 1TBD
Woodleigh station20 June 2011;14 years agoWoodleigh NE11 1TBD
North East Line ExtensionTBD10 December 2024;13 months ago1.6 kmPunggol - Punggol Coast NE17  -  NE18 1S$79 million [11]
Total21.6 kmHarbourFront - Punggol Coast NE1  -  NE18 17S$5.39 billion [c]

Circle Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodes
ContemporaryRetired
Stage 3May 2003;22 years ago28 May 2009;16 years ago5.7 km [12] Bartley - Marymount CC12  -  CC16 N/a5TBD
Stage 25 September 2002;23 years ago17 April 2010;15 years ago5.5 km [13] [12] Bartley - Mountbatten CC12  -  CC7 N/a5TBD
Stage 15 March 2002;23 years ago5.5 km [12] Mountbatten - Dhoby Ghaut CC7  -  CC1 N/a6TBD
Stage 4January 2005;21 years ago8 October 2011;14 years ago9.8 kmMarymount - Kent Ridge CC16  -  CC17 
 CC19  -  CC24 
N/a7TBD
Stage 56.8 kmKent Ridge - HarbourFront CC24  -  CC29 N/a5TBD
Circle Line ExtensionNovember 2007;18 years ago [14] 14 January 2012;14 years ago2.4 kmPromenade - Marina Bay CC4  -  CC33  CC4  -  CE2 2S$811.4 million [15] [ unreliable source? ] [d]
Stage 62017;9 years ago [16] By June 2026;5 months' time4.0 kmHarbourFront - Marina Bay CC29  -  CC33  CC29  -  CE2 3S$4.85 billion [17]
Bukit Brown station (infill)TBDTBDN/aBukit Brown CC18 N/a1TBD
Total39.7 kmDhoby Ghaut - Bayfront
 CC1  -  CC34 34S$15.67 billion [e]

Downtown Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodes
Stage 1TBD22 December 2013;12 years ago4.3 kmBugis - Chinatown DT14  -  DT19 6TBD
Stage 23 July 2009;16 years ago27 December 2015;10 years ago16.6 kmBugis - Bukit Panjang DT14  -  DT5 
 DT3  -  DT1 
12TBD
Stage 3TBD21 October 2017;8 years ago21.0 kmChinatown - Expo DT19  -  DT35 16TBD
Hume station (infill)28 February 2021;4 years ago28 February 2025;10 months agoN/aHume DT4 1S$259.5 million
Stage 3 Extension21 July 2016;9 years ago [18] 2026;0 years ago2.2 kmExpo - Sungei Bedok DT35  -  DT37 2TBD
Stage 2 ExtensionQ2 20262035;9 years' time4.0 kmBukit Panjang - Sungei Kadut DT1  -  DE2 2S$326 million [f] [19]
Total48.1 kmSungei Kadut - Sungei Bedok DE2  -  DT37 39TBD

Thomson-East Coast Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodesElevatedUnderground
ContemporaryRetired
Stage 127 June 2014;11 years ago [20] 31 January 2020;5 years ago2.9 km Woodlands North - Woodlands South  TE1  -  TE3 N/aN/a3
(
TBD
Stage 228 August 2021;4 years ago11.4 kmWoodlands South - Caldecott  TE3  -  TE9 N/aN/a6
(
TBD
Stage 313 November 2022;3 years ago13.5 kmCaldecott - Gardens by the Bay  TE9 
 TE11  -  TE20 
 TE22 
N/aN/a11
(
TBD
Mount Pleasant station (infill)TBD Mount Pleasant  TE10 N/aN/a1
(
TBD
Marina South station (infill)TBD Marina South  TE21 N/aN/a1
(
TBD
Stage 421 July 2016;9 years ago [18] 23 June 2024;18 months ago10.1 kmGardens by the Bay - Bayshore  TE22  -  TE29 N/aN/a7
(
TBD
Stage 52026;0 years ago2.5 kmBayshore - Sungei Bedok  TE29  -  TE31 N/aN/a2
(
TBD
Founders' Memorial station (infill)2028;2 years' timeN/a Founders' Memorial  TE22A N/aN/a1
(
TBD
Thomson–East Coast Line ExtensionTBDmid-2030s14.0 kmSungei Bedok - Tanah Merah  TE31  -  TE35  TE31  -  CG 2
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2
(
TBD
Tagore station (infill)TBDTBDN/aTagore TE4A N/aN/a1
(
TBD
Total57 kmWoodlands North - Tanah Merah TE1  -  TE31 2
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35
(
TBD
37
(

Jurong Region Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodes
Stage 113 January 2023;3 years ago [21] 2027;1 year's timeTBD Choa Chu Kang - Boon Lay
Bahar Junction - Tawas
 JS1  -  JS8 
 JS7  -  JW2 
10TBD
Stage 22028;2 years' timeTBD Tengah - Pandan Reservoir  JS3  -  JE7 7TBD
Stage 32029;3 years' timeTBDBoon Lay - Jurong Pier
Tawas - Peng Kang Hill
 JS8  -  JS12 
 JW2  -  JW5 
7TBD
West Coast Extension Phase 1TBDlate-2030sTBDPandan Reservoir - West Coast  JE7  -  JE? TBDTBD
West Coast Extension Phase 2TBDearly-2040sTBDWest Coast - Kent Ridge  JE?  -  JE? TBDTBD
Total24 km [g] Choa Chu Kang - Jurong Pier
Tengah Plantation - Pandan Reservoir
Gek Poh - Peng Kang Hill
 JS1  -  JS12 
 JE1  -  JE7 
 JW1  -  JW5 
24 [g] TBD

Cross Island Line

StageDateLengthStretchStationsCost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencementNamesCodes
Phase 118 January 2023;3 years ago [22] 2030;4 years' time29.0 km Aviation Park - Bright Hill  CR2  -  CR13 12TBD
Cross Island Line Punggol Extension10 October 2023;2 years ago [23] 2032;6 years' time7.3 km Pasir Ris - Punggol  CP1  -  CP4 3TBD
Phase 27 July 2025;6 months ago [24] 2032;6 years' time15.0 kmBright Hill - Jurong Lake District  CR13  -  CR19 6TBD
Phase 3TBDTBDTBDJurong Lake District - Gul Circle  CR19  -  CR24 5TBD
Changi Airport extensionTBDmid-2030s5.8 kmAviation Park - Changi Terminal 5  CR2  -  CR1 1TBD
Total57.1 km [h] Changi Terminal 5 - Gul Circle
Pasir Ris - Punggol
 CR1  -  CR24 
 CP1  -  CP4 
27TBD

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Total cost of Phase 1 and 2 of the North–South Line and East–West Line.
  2. 1 2 Total cost of the North–South Line and East–West Line.
  3. Not inclusive of Buangkok and Woodleigh stations.
  4. S$348.4 million for Marina Bay CCL station; $463 million for Bayfront CCL + DTL station.
  5. The cost breakdown of Stages 1-5 is not available.
  6. Cost of DTL2e tunneling works.
  7. 1 2 Stages 1-3.
  8. Excluding Phase 3.

References

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  2. Thuluja, Naidu Ratnala. "Woodlands MRT line". National Library Board . Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. 1 2 "Projects". Land Transport Authority. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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  5. "Revenue & Expenditure Estimates". www.singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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