The Downtown Line will be extended 4km from its current northern terminal at Bukit Panjang to serve 2 new stations.
The extension of the DTL from Bukit Panjang to Sungei Kadut was first announced in the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 back in 2019, forming the Downtown Line Stage 2 Extension (DTL2e). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the alignment of the two new stations on 6 January 2025.
New Stations
DE1 will be located along the Rail Corridor near Sungei Kadut Avenue, and directly across the canal from Yew Tee Village. It will improve connectivity to Yew Tee Estate, Pang Sua Park Connector, and future JTC developments within the Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate.
NS6DE2 Sungei Kadut will be located along Sungei Kadut Central and Sungei Kadut Street 2, forming a new interchange station with the North-South Line. This station will serve existing and upcoming industrial developments in the Sungei Kadut area, including the new future Sungei Kadut Eco-District.
In addition, a reception track will also be built to connect Sungei Kadut with Gali Batu Train Depot.
Network benefits
DTL2e is expected to improve rail network resilience in the northwestern region by providing commuters with alternative travel and transfer options for their journeys. In addition to the North-South Line and Thomson-East Coast Line, the DTL2e will provide another MRT route for northwestern region residents to reach their destinations in the city centre.
Possible NSL-Gali Batu Viaduct
The Environmental Impact Study (EIS) report for the DTL2e was released to the public on 6 January 2025. The report outlines a ‘potential future infrastructure’ connecting the elevated NSL to the Gali Batu Train Depot.
According to the EIS report, the reception track would only be in operation during the maintenance engineering hours of around 12 am to 4 am. A decision has yet to be made on whether to proceed with this NSL-Gali Batu reception track, and more details will be shared in the future should construction of this reception track proceed.
Construction on the two stations is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025, and the extension is expected to open in 2035.
I honestly wish that the line went all the way to the checkpoint. Just interchange with kranji and straight there and it would have saved so much time and money. Perhaps 170 could have been withdrawn too