Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the alignment and station locations for the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e). 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 route length of DTL2e is approximately 4km. Traveling 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. These new stations will enhance rail connectivity in the north-western region, providing improved access to existing and new growth areas such as Yew Tee Village and the future Sungei Kadut Eco-District, as well as amenities such as the Rail Corridor and Pang Sua Park Connector.
DTL2e will shorten travel times for commuters travelling to and from the north and north-western parts of Singapore. For instance, a commuter travelling from Yew Tee Village to Chinatown will enjoy travel time savings of 20 minutes – from an hour by train and bus today, to 40 minutes on the DTL.
Construction works for DTL2e are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the stations opening by 2035.
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. Together with other rail network expansions over the next decade, DTL2e will bring LTA one step closer to the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 target of having 8 in 10 households within a 10-minute walk to a train station by the 2030s.
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