Hume MRT Station

Hume MRT Station (DT4) is an underground station along the Downtown Line (DTL) Stage 2 between Hillview and Beauty World stations. It is built underneath Upper Bukit Timah Road, near the junction of Hume Avenue. The station is located in the vicinity of Memories at Old Ford Factory, and residential areas comprising private homes and condominiums.

Initially built as a shell station, fitting-out works eventually commenced in 2021. The station opened on 28 Feb 2025 at 3pm.

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First / Last Train Timings

Downtown Line – (DT4) Hume
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
DT1 Bukit Panjang	6:11am	6:31am	12:43am
DT35 Expo	5:35am	5:55am	11:40pm

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Station Layout

L2	Hume Avenue	Exit 2 to Hume Avenue
L1	Upper Bukit Timah Road	Exit 1 to Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point
B1	Ticket Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre
B2	Platform A	Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
	Platform B	Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo

 

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Platform & Train Services

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang via DT3 Hillview (→) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT5 Beauty World (←)

Hume station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.

According to the LTA, the colour palette of the station’s interior – green, yellow and white – pays homage to the greenery of the nearby Rail Corridor, the yellow of the quarries, and the white of the Former Ford Factory.

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Art in Transit: “Continuity” by Andre Wee

‘Continuity’ depicts the Former Ford Factory through a stylised cross-sectional view. Located a stone’s throw from Hume station, the site bore witness to significant events during World War II. Today, the building is gazetted as a national monument which houses a permanent exhibition on the war and its legacies.

The artwork reveals the building’s internal structure and history while highlighting its modern role, hosting visits from the public and ceremonies for Singapore’s new National Service recruits. Through this artistic lens, visitors are invited to reflect on the site’s poignant past and its enduring importance in preserving our nation’s history.

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Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at station concourse (near Passenger Service Centre)
• Bicycle Racks at station exits

Exits

Hume MRT station has two exits at the ground level of both Upper Bukit Timah Road (L1) and Hume Avenue (L2) which provides barrier-free access. Exit 2 features only stairs and a lift.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Upper Bukit Timah Road	Bukit Batok Nature Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Former Ford Factory, The Rail Mall
2	Hume Avenue	Lam Soon Industrial Building

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Transport Connections

Hume station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are 4 bus stops in the vicinity of Hume station.

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Routes
43041 – Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Hume Stn Exit 1)	1	67, 75, 170, 178, 184, 961, 961M, 973
43049 – Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Opp Hume Stn Exit 1)	1	67, 75, 170, 178, 184, 961, 961M
43821 – Hume Ave (Bef Hume Stn Exit 2)	2	173, 653, 973
43829 – Hume Ave (Aft Hume Stn Exit 2)	2	173

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits.

Exit	Road	Provisions
1	Upp Bukit Timah Road (Northbound)	Taxi stand (H20), Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Hume station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Downtown Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus stop	Exit
Downtown Line (DTL Bridging Bus)
DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang	43041 – Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Hume Stn Exit 1)	1
DT35CG1 Expo	43049 – Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Opp Hume Stn Exit 1)	1

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services when activated at Bus Stops 43041 & 43049.

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Construction Trivia

Hume MRT Station was initially constructed as a shell station as part of Contract 915, titled Design & Construction of Tunnels Between Stations at Beauty World and Hillview for Downtown Line Stage 2, which was awarded to Korean builder SKEC (Singapore Branch) on 1 June 2009. This would comprise 2.3 km of twin-bored tunnels, and a 30-metre by 164-metre cut and cover structure that would later become Hume station.

As a shell station, only structural works were completed in the form of a station box. Full interior outfitting works and additional alteration work, planned for a later date, would be required to bring the station up to operational status. 

Although construction was completed in time for the opening of the Downtown Line Stage 2 in December 2015, additional surface construction work would persist around the Hume area until mid-2017. In an April 2017 article in The Straits Times, the article quotes anonymous industry sources, who said that that the original contractor SKEC was ‘asked by the Land Transport Authority sometime in 2014 to build the station’. SKEC did not contribute statements in response to the article, and the LTA denied that it was building Hume station, merely stating that it was building a station box, and existing developments in the area were not sufficient to justify the opening of the station. The LTA would later clarify in 2025 that the 

Although the full scope of the addition and alterations is not known; the Downtown Line Construction Blog speculated during the construction phase that the additional alteration work was for the construction of integrated ventilation shafts and station exits. However, these surface structures were never built, and the site was fully backfilled in mid-2017.

Despite the presence of nearby residential developments and the repeated pleas of local Member of Parliament Low Yen Ling to have Hume station opened, the Government has insisted that developments there did not warrant a station, and that residents could take a bus to the next nearest station. However, in tandem with the redevelopment of the Rail corridor and the former Bukit Timah Fire Station as recreational nodes, it was announced during the Committee of Supply Debate 2019 that ridership would then be sufficient to justify opening Hume Station. An opening date of 2025 was indicated by the Government.

Also in 2019, Contract 915A for the full outfitting of Hume station was published. Titled Additions and Alterations including Construction of Entrance, Ventilation Shaft and Fitting-out Works for Hume Station, it was then expected that this contract would involve the necessary work to bring Hume station to full operational status by 2025.

In January 2021, Contract 915A was awarded to JSM Construction Group Pte Ltd. at a contract value of $34,338,000. Construction work began following a groundbreaking ceremony held on 28 February 2021, and the station was expected to open by 2025.

On 3 December 2024, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat mentioned that Hume station would open in Q2 2025. On 24 January 2025, the opening date was announced, and the station opened on 28 February 2025 at 3pm.

Construction Challenges

According to the LTA, the fitting-out of Hume station presented logistical challenges as there was no above-ground entrance when works began. Workers accessed Hume station by walking from Hillview station 700m away, and lighter construction materials were also transported manually from Hillview station. Heavier materials like structural steel were delivered via an engineering train from Gali Batu Depot. Track access was limited to just two or three times a week, during engineering hours between 1 am and 3.30 am, and these hours included transit time from Hillview station to Hume and back.

Workers also had to modify the station’s fire compartment—a space with fire-resistant walls and floors—to separate the construction zone from live DTL train operations. Flood barriers were also erected to safeguard the station worksite from potential floods. Only then could the station structure be excavated and knock-out panels removed to allow workers and materials to enter from street level. Extensive sound and vibration monitoring instruments were installed to minimise disturbances, given the station’s proximity to residential developments.

Hume station also required complex technical work to ensure that the integration would not disrupt passenger service. For example, the installation of high-voltage and traction power equipment had to be done carefully as the new station was located between “live” stations. Other systems, such as signalling and tunnel ventilation, also had to be modified to include Hume station. Integration tests could also only be done during limited engineering hours, between around 1.15 am to 3 am, factoring in the time needed to switch operational systems between test and passenger service modes.

• How upcoming Hume station was built while Downtown Line trains kept running | Channel NewsAsia [Accessed 13 Mar 2025]
• A first look inside Hume MRT station before Feb 28 opening | The Straits Times [Accessed 13 Mar 2025]

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Gallery

Gallery (Pre-Opening)

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External Links & References

• BUSINESS > Business Performance (skec.com) [Accessed 14 Jan 2021]
• New Downtown Line station takes shape – Straits Times [Accessed 1 Jul 2020]
• Hume MRT station expected to be open by 2025 – Straits Times [Accessed 1 Jul 2020]
• Work on Hume station set to start in Q4 – Straits Times [Accessed 1 Jul 2020]
• LTA Awards Civil Contract for Hume Station on Downtown Line – Land Transport Authority [Accessed 14 Jan 2021]
• Hume MRT station to open in Q2 2025; Circle Line Stage 6 to be ready in first half of 2026 – The Straits Times [Accessed 6 Dec 2024]
• Hume Station to Open on 28 February 2025 – Land Transport Authority [Accessed 24 Jan 2025]