The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has announced the alignment and station locations for the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e). It said in a media release on January 6: “DTL2e will connect the Downtown Line (DTL) from its existing terminus at Bukit Panjang station to a new NS6/DE2 interchange station on the North-South Line (NSL).”
The LTA release said: “Construction works for DTL2e are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the stations opening by 2035.” According to estimates provided by the LTA, commuters will save 10 minutes to 30 minutes on their MRT journey, once the DLT2e stations become operational.
The route length of DTL2e is approximately 4 kilometres. Travelling towards the northwest, the first station (DE1) after Bukit Panjang Station will be an underground station located along Sungei Kadut Avenue. The new terminus for the DTL will be an underground interchange station (DE2) connected to a new aboveground NSL station (NS6) between Yew Tee and Kranji stations.
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These new stations would “enhance rail connectivity in the north-western region”, said the LTA, especially to Yew Tee Village and the future Sungei Kadut Eco-District.
“When DTL2e is completed, the DTL will have a total of 39 stations, including the upcoming Hume station that will open in second quarter of 2025, as well as the DTL 3 extension (DTL3e) comprising Xilin and Sungei Bedok stations that will open in second half of 2026,” said the LTA.
“Together with other rail network expansions over the next decade, DTL2e will bring us one step closer to our Land Transport Master Plan 2040 target of having 8 in 10 households within a 10-minute walk to a train station by the 2030s,” said the Singapore Government agency.
Environmental safeguards include wildlife corridor along rail corridor
According to the media release, the environmental study for extension has been completed, and the “relevant reports will be published on LTA’s website this month for public feedback”.
Ecological protection is a major part of the extension project. An Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan would be implemented, said the LTA, “with mitigation measures to minimise the environmental impact of the works”. Measures include the provision of a wildlife corridor along the rail corridor during construction.
