Downtown Line

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

Template:Code/1 Downtown Line 滨海市区线 டெளன்டவுன் வரி
Statistics
Status	Operational
Termini	Bukit Panjang Sungei Bedok
Stations	37 (3 U/C)
Services	1
Operator(s)
Rolling stock	C951
Line length	40.6 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm standard gauge
Electrification	750V DC Third rail

Downtown Line (DTL) is the fifth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line. Traveling from one end to the other will takes about 70 minutes. The line will be 42.8 km long with 36 stations when completed and it is fully underground and automated.

History

Date	Event
22 December 2013	Bugis - Chinatown
27 December 2015	Bukit Panjang - Bugis
21 October 2017	Chinatown - Expo

Stations

Alpha-Numeric Code	Station Name	Image	Working names	Notes
File:MRTFFF.png Downtown Line
Template:Code/2	Bukit Panjang		Petir	Terminus Interchange with Bukit Panjang LRT
Template:Code/1	Cashew		Cashew
Template:Code/1	Hillview		Hillview
Template:Code/1	Hume		Hume	(Future)
Template:Code/1	Beauty World		Beauty World
Template:Code/1	King Albert Park		Blackmore
Template:Code/1	Sixth Avenue		Sixth Avenue
Template:Code/1	Tan Kah Kee		Duchess
Template:Code/2	Botanic Gardens		Botanic Gardens	Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/2	Stevens		Stevens	Future Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line
Template:Code/2	Newton		Newton	Interchange with North–South Line
Template:Code/2	Little India		Little India	Interchange with North East Line
Template:Code/1	Rochor		Rochor
Template:Code/2	Bugis		Bugis	Interchange with East–West Line
Template:Code/2	Promenade		Promenade	Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/2	Bayfront		Bayfront	Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1	Downtown		Landmark
Template:Code/1	Telok Ayer		Cross Street
Template:Code/2	Chinatown		Chinatown	Interchange with North East Line
Template:Code/1	Fort Canning		River Valley
Template:Code/1	Bencoolen		Bencoolen
Template:Code/1	Jalan Besar		Sungei Road
Template:Code/1	Bendemeer		Jalan Besar
Template:Code/1	Geylang Bahru		Kallang Bahru
Template:Code/1	Mattar		Mattar
Template:Code/2	MacPherson		MacPherson	Interchange with Circle Line
Template:Code/1	Ubi		Ubi
Template:Code/1	Kaki Bukit		Kaki Bukit
Template:Code/1	Bedok North		Bedok Town Park
Template:Code/1	Bedok Reservoir		Bedok Reservoir
Template:Code/1	Tampines West		Tampines West
Template:Code/2	Tampines		Tampines	Interchange with East–West Line
Template:Code/1	Tampines East		Tampines East
Template:Code/1	Upper Changi		Upper Changi
Template:Code/2	Expo		Expo	Terminus Interchange with East–West Line
File:MRTFFF.png Downtown Line Extension
Template:Code/1	Xilin		Xilin	Under Construction
Template:Code/2	Sungei Bedok		Sungei Bedok	Under Construction Interchange with Thomson–East Coast Line

Services

Type	Ply Between	Notes
Full	Bukit Panjang ↔ Expo

Rolling stock

The rolling stock consists of Bombardier MOVIA C951 trains. These trains operate from two depots along the line, Gali Batu Depot near Bukit Panjang station and Kim Chuan Depot near Ubi station.

References

Railway Lines in Singapore		[ V • T • E ]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)	North–South Line • East–West Line • North East Line • Circle Line • Downtown Line • Thomson–East Coast Line
	FutureJurong Region Line • Cross Island Line
Light Rail Transit (LRT)	Bukit Panjang LRT • Sengkang LRT • Punggol LRT
Cross-border	KTM Intercity
	FutureJohor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
Others	Changi Airport Skytrain • Sentosa Express
	DefunctSentosa Monorail