Downtown MRT line


Downtown Line
Overview
Native nameMalay: Laluan MRT Pusat Bandar
Chinese: 滨海市区地铁线
Tamil: டவுன்டவுன் எம்ஆர்டி வழி
StatusOperational (Stages 1, 2 & 3)
Under construction (Hume, Stage 3 extension)
Under planning (Stage 2 extension)
OwnerLand Transport Authority
LocaleSingapore
Termini
Stations34 (Operational)[1]
3 (Under construction)
1 (Under planning)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Services2
Operator(s)SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)[2]
Depot(s)Gali Batu
Tai Seng
East Coast (Future)
Rolling stockBombardier Movia C951(A)
Daily ridership251,556 (July 2020)[3]
History
Planned opening2025; 1 year's time (2025) (Hume)
2026; 2 years' time (2026) (Stage 3 extension)
mid-2030s (Stage 2 extension)
Opened22 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-22) (Stage 1)
27 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-27) (Stage 2)
21 October 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-21) (Stage 3)
Technical
Line length41.9 km (26.0 mi) (Operational)[1]
2.2 km (1.4 mi) (Under construction)
CharacterFully underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

future extension
to Sungei Kadut
Sungei Bedok
 TE31  DT37 
Sungei Bedok
 DT1 
Bukit Panjang
 BP6 
← to Choa Chu Kang
to Fajar via Petir/Senja →
Xilin
 DT36 
Expo
 DT35 
 DT2 
Cashew
 CG1 
 DT3 
Hillview
Upper Changi
 DT34 
 DT4 
Hume
Tampines East
 DT33 
 DT5 
Beauty World
← to Pasir Ris
to Tuas Link
 EW2 
Tampines
 DT32 
 CR15 
Tampines West
 DT31 
 DT6 
King Albert Park
Bedok Reservoir
 DT30 
 DT7 
Sixth Avenue
Bedok North
 DT29 
 DT8 
Tan Kah Kee
Kaki Bukit
 DT28 
 CC19 
Ubi
 DT27 
 DT9 
Botanic Gardens
 CC10 
 TE11 
MacPherson
 DT26 
 DT10 
Stevens
 DT11 
Newton
Mattar
 DT25 
 NS21 
Geylang Bahru
 DT24 
 DT12  NE7 
Little India
Bendemeer
 DT23 
 DT13 
Rochor
Jalan Besar
 DT22 
 DT21 
Bencoolen
 DT20 
Fort Canning
Bugis
 EW12  DT14 
Promenade
 DT15  CC4 
 NE4 
 DT19 
Chinatown
 DT18 
Telok Ayer
Bayfront
 DT16  CE1 
 DT17 
Downtown

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.[2] 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 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.

Originally planned as three separate lines, the lines merged into the Downtown Line in 2007 and construction began in three stages. Stage 1, from Bugis to Chinatown station[a] opened in December 2013, followed by Stage 2 from Bukit Panjang to Rochor station[b] opened in December 2015. The third and final stage, from Fort Canning to Expo station,[c] opened in October 2017. At 41.9 kilometres (26.0 mi), the DTL is the longest underground and automated rapid transit line in Singapore as of 2017.[1] It utilises the Bombardier Movia C951 electric multiple unit (EMU) and runs in a three-car formation.

The line is set to have new stations and extensions in the 2020s and 2030s. An infill station initially constructed as part of Stage 2, Hume, is planned to begin operations in 2025.[4] Stage 3e, a two-station extension consisting of Xilin and Sungei Bedok, is under construction and is scheduled to begin operations in 2026.[5] By 2026, it will be about 45 kilometres (28 mi) long with 37 stations, and will serve more than half a million commuters daily.[6] An extension to connect with the North South Line at Sungei Kadut is also being planned and set to open in the mid-2030s.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Projects – Downtown Line – Stages". Land Transport Authority of Singapore. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Company Announcement – Incorporation of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  5. ^ "Downtown Line 3 Extension". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. ^ "More Trains, More Capacity, More Often". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
  7. ^ Choo, Daryl (25 May 2019). "New MRT stations, line extensions and a possible new rail line: LTA's 2040 blueprint". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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