{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore}} {{distinguish|text=[[Downtown MRT station]], a station on the line}} {{good article}} {{Use British English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = width:12em; | name = [[File:MRT Singapore Destination 11.svg|25px]] [[File:MRT Singapore Destination 12.svg|25px]]<br>Downtown Line | color = {{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}} | logo = Downtown Line logo.svg | logo_width = 250px | image = (SGP-Singapore) Stevens MRT Station Platform B 2025-02-28.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_alt = A white and blue C951 train is stopped at an underground platform with its doors open next to transparent platform screen doors. The station features polished floors and signage indicating the station name (Stevens) and the direction toward Expo. | caption = A [[Bombardier Movia C951|C951]] train at [[Stevens MRT station|Stevens station]] | native_name = {{langx|ms|Laluan Pusat Bandar}}<br>{{lang-zh|c=滨海市区地铁线}}{{efn|{{lang-zh|p=Bīnhǎi shìqū dìtiěxiàn}}}}<br>{{langx|ta|டவுன்டவுன் எம்ஆர்டி வழி}}{{efn|Romanisation: {{transliteration|ta|Ṭavuṉṭavuṉ emārṭi vaḻi}}}} | status = Operational<br>Under construction (DTL3e)<br>Under planning (DTL2e) | owner = [[Land Transport Authority]] | locale = [[Singapore]] | start = [[Sungei Kadut MRT station|Sungei Kadut]] (2035)<br>[[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]] | end = [[Expo MRT station|Expo]]<br>[[Sungei Bedok MRT station|Sungei Bedok]] (2H 2026) | stations = 35 (Operational)<ref name="DTL-Stages" /><br>2 (''Under construction'')<br>2 (''Under planning'') | type = [[Rapid transit]] | system = [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)]] | routes = 2 | operator = SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd ([[SBS Transit]])<ref name="sbstransit.com.sg">{{cite web| url=http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/annDTL.pdf| title=Company Announcement{{snd}}Incorporation of a {{sic|hide=y|Wholly|-Owned}} Subsidiary| access-date=5 September 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225504/http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/annDTL.pdf| archive-date=10 June 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> | depot = [[Gali Batu Depot|Gali Batu]]<br>[[Tai Seng Facility Building|Tai Seng]]<br>[[East Coast Integrated Depot|East Coast]] (Future) | stock = [[Bombardier Movia C951|Bombardier Movia C951(A)]] | daily_ridership = 463,000 (June 2025)<ref name="2025 SBS half-year"/> | mapcolour = {{rcb|SMRT|Downtown|box}} [[Blue]] (#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}) | yearcommenced = | planopen = 2H 2026 (DTL3e)<br>{{start date and age|df=yes|2035}} (DTL2e) | open = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2013|12|22}} (DTL1)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2015|12|27}} (DTL2)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|10|21}} (DTL3)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2025|02|28}} ({{MRT station|Hume}}) | close = | linelength = {{convert|41.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Operational)<ref name="DTL-Stages" /><br>{{convert|2.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} (''Under construction'')<br>{{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} (''Under planning'') | character = Fully underground | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}<ref name="LTA fast facts l220">{{cite web | title=Projects{{snd}}Downtown Line{{snd}}Fast Facts | publisher=Land Transport Authority | url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line/fast-facts.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804102611/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line/fast-facts.html | archive-date=4 August 2014 | url-status=dead | access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> | electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}} | speed = Service limit: {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="Awards Railway Gazette">{{Cite web |title=LTA Awards Downtown Line Contracts |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/lta-awards-downtown-line-contracts/33512.article |date=7 November 2008|access-date=28 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805041105/https://www.railwaygazette.com/lta-awards-downtown-line-contracts/33512.article |archive-date=5 August 2020|website=Railway Gazette}}</ref> | elevation = | map_name = Maps | map = {{switcher | {{Downtown Line|inline=yes}} | Show route diagram | {{Maplink|frame=yes|type=line|stroke-colour=#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}|text=Interactive Map|frame-align=center}} | Show interactive map }} | map_state = hide }}
The '''Downtown Line''' ('''DTL''') is a medium-capacity [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) line in Singapore. Operated by [[SBS Transit]], it runs from [[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]] station in the north-west of the country towards [[Expo MRT station|Expo]] station in the east, making a loop around the city centre ([[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]]). Coloured blue on the rail map, the line serves 35 stations, all of which are underground.<ref name="sbstransit.com.sg"/> The DTL is the fifth MRT line on the network.
The DTL was initially conceived as three separate projects{{snd}}the '''Bukit Timah Line''', the northern half of the [[Thomson–East Coast Line|Eastern Region Line]], and the '''Downtown Extension''' of the [[Circle Line (Singapore)|Circle Line]]. These projects were merged into the DTL in 2007, and construction began in three stages. Stage 1, which spans from [[Bugis MRT station|Bugis]] to [[Chinatown MRT station|Chinatown]], opened in 2013. Stage 2, which spans from Bugis to Bukit Panjang, commenced operations in 2015 despite the [[bankruptcy]] of Alpine Bau, which was the main contractor for three stations on the segment. Stage 3, which spans from [[Fort Canning MRT station|Fort Canning]] to Expo, opened in 2017. [[Hume MRT station|Hume]], an infill station between {{MRT station|Hillview}} and {{MRT station|Beauty World}}, began operations in February 2025.
At {{convert|41.9|km|mi}}, the DTL is the longest fully underground and [[Automatic train operation|automated]] MRT line in Singapore.<ref name="DTL-Stages">{{cite web| url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line/stages.html |title=Projects{{snd}}Downtown Line{{snd}}Stages |publisher=Land Transport Authority of Singapore |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703122517/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line/stages.html |archive-date=3 July 2014 }}</ref> It uses the [[Siemens]] Trainguard Sirius [[communications-based train control]] (CBTC) [[moving block]] system. The [[Bombardier Movia C951]] trains run on the DTL in a three-car formation. Thirty-three artworks are displayed on the line as part of the Art-in-Transit programme.
New extensions are being planned for the DTL. A two-station extension to [[Sungei Bedok MRT station|Sungei Bedok]] is under construction and scheduled to begin operations from the second half of 2026. Another two-station extension to connect with the [[North–South Line (Singapore)|North–South Line]] at [[Sungei Kadut MRT station|Sungei Kadut]] is under planning and set to open in 2035.
==History== ===Planning=== [[File:Downtown Line progression map.gif|thumb|upright=1.5|Downtown Line progression map|alt=A progression map of the DTL which showcase the various plans before the DTL alignment is finalised]] At the opening ceremony for [[Dover MRT station|Dover station]] in October 2001, transport minister [[Yeo Cheow Tong]] announced that the Singaporean government would proceed with three new rail projects: the Bukit Timah Line (BTL), the [[Thomson–East Coast Line|Eastern Region Line]] (ERL), and the [[Jurong Region Line]].<ref name="MOT Dover">{{cite web| title=Speech by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong at the Official Opening of Dover Station on 23 Oct 2001| url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Official%20Opening%20of%20Dover%20Station%20on%2023%20Oct%202001/| publisher=Ministry of Transport| access-date=11 July 2019| archive-date=5 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905044651/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Official%20Opening%20of%20Dover%20Station%20on%2023%20Oct%202001/| url-status=dead|date=23 October 2001}}</ref><ref name="ST three new lines">{{cite news|title=3 New Rail Lines in Next 15 Years|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2001-10-24/full.jpg|work=[[The Straits Times]]|publisher=|page=1|last1=Chan|first1=Kay Min|last2=Vasoo|first2=Sharon|date=24 October 2001|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217030349/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2001-10-24/full.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> The BTL and the northern half of the ERL were subsequently incorporated into the Downtown Line (DTL).{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=16}}<ref name="LTA DTL 07"/> The BTL was planned to be a fully underground line serving [[Bukit Panjang]], Upper Bukit Timah, and [[Bukit Timah]] to alleviate traffic congestion along the [[Bukit Timah Road|Bukit Timah and Dunearn Road corridor]]. The ERL was planned as a loop line to complement the [[East–West Line (Singapore)|East–West Line]] (EWL), serving residents of eastern Singapore, particularly [[Tampines]], [[Bedok]], [[Marine Parade]], [[MacPherson, Singapore|MacPherson]] and [[Kaki Bukit]].<ref name="MOT Dover"/><ref name="ST three new lines"/>
On 14 June 2005, the [[Land Transport Authority]] (LTA) announced plans for the Downtown Extension (DTE), which was intended to be a branch of the [[Circle Line (Singapore)|Circle Line]] (CCL).<ref name="ST CCL">{{Cite news |date=15 June 2005 |title=Circle Line Extends to Marina South |page=1 |work=The Straits Times |last1=Tan |first1=Christopher |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2005-06-15/full.jpg |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130061244/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2005-06-15/full.jpg |url-status=live}}</ref> Comprising five stations from Millenia (now [[Promenade MRT station|Promenade]]) to [[Chinatown MRT station|Chinatown]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tor |first1=Ching Li |date=15 June 2005 |title=Joining the Hot Spots |page=2 |work= Today}}</ref><ref name="DTE LTA">{{cite web |title=Expanding The Rail Network With Downtown Extension |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1268 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1268 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |date=14 June 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shankari |first=Uma |title=Marina Bay to Get New MRT Line by 2012 |newspaper=The Business Times |date=15 June 2005 |page=10}}</ref> it would serve the development of the [[Marina Bay Financial Centre|Downtown at Marina Bay]], a planned business and financial hub.<ref name="DTE LTA"/> [[Yam Ah Mee]], the then-chief executive of the LTA, also stated that the agency was studying further extensions to the DTE, including an eastward extension to [[Kim Chuan Depot]] and a westward extension linking the line to the BTL.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=17}}
The LTA's rail director Lim Bok Ngam told ''[[The Straits Times]]'' in March 2006 that LTA planners and engineers were assessing ground conditions and possible station locations for the BTL and ERL. The upper portion of the {{cvt|40|km|adj=on}} ERL, which would serve [[Jalan Besar]], Bedok, and Tampines, was planned to be constructed first.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Christopher |title=Groundwork Begins for New MRT Lines |work=The Straits Times |date=13 March 2006 |page=3}}</ref> During the Committee of Supply debate in 2007, transport minister [[Raymond Lim]] announced that the LTA was finalising feasibility studies for a new 33-station DTL, which would connect the eastern and north-western corridors to Marina Bay.<ref name="NAS g922">{{cite web | title=Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Land Transport During Committee of Supply Debate, 9 March 2007, 3.30 PM at Parliament | website=National Archives of Singapore | url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20070309969.htm | access-date=26 February 2026|date=9 March 2007}}</ref> Lim also announced that the DTE would be incorporated into the DTL.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 March 2007|title=Five Stops Planned for First Phase of Downtown MRT Line|page=1|work=[[The Straits Times]]|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]]|first1=Christopher|last1=Tan|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2007-03-15/full.jpg|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108084438/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2007-03-15/full.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
Lim announced in April 2007 that the government would invest {{SGDConvert|12|m|year=2007|r=1|showdate=no}}{{efn|All currencies are converted to United States dollars using data from the [[International Monetary Fund]] published by the [[World Bank]].<ref name="IMF">{{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=World Bank Open Data |publisher=[[World Bank]] |archive-date=25 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725150635/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF |url-status=live }}</ref>}} into the DTL. The line was planned to span {{Convert|40|km|abbr=on|adj=}} and would be built in three stages with 33 stations. The project was expected to be completed by 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loh |first=Dominique |date=27 April 2007 |title=Govt Approves S$12b MRT Downtown Line to Be Built by 2018 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/272864/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707152052/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/272864/1/.html |archive-date=7 July 2007 |website=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref> The DTE would be constructed as part of DTL Stage 1 (DTL1), a {{Convert|4.3|km|abbr=on}} section from Chinatown to [[Bugis MRT station|Bugis]]. Stage 2 (DTL2), which comprised the former BTL, would run {{Convert|16.6|km}} from [[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]] to Bugis. Stage 3 (DTL3), which was the northern portion of the ERL, would span {{Convert|19.1|km}} from Chinatown to [[Expo MRT station|Expo station]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 2007 |title=Speech By Mr Raymond Lim At The LTA Workplan Seminar on 27 April 2007 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20By%20Mr%20Raymond%20Lim%20At%20The%20LTA%20Workplan%20Seminar%20on%2027%20April%202007/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903130606/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20By%20Mr%20Raymond%20Lim%20At%20The%20LTA%20Workplan%20Seminar%20on%2027%20April%202007/ |archive-date=3 September 2020 |access-date=11 July 2019 |website= |publisher=Ministry of Transport}}</ref><ref name="LTA DTL 07">{{cite web |date=27 April 2007 |title=Government Approves Building Of The Downtown Line |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1763 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302082551/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1763 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=6 September 2019 |website=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2007 |title=Singapore Plans Fifth Line |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/singapore-plans-fifth-line.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809035848/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/singapore-plans-fifth-line.html |archive-date=9 August 2014 |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=Railway Gazette}}</ref> The DTL was finalised as a medium-rail line with three-car trains,<ref name="Today Ticket Downtown">{{Cite news |last=Apaulo |first=Derrick |date=28 April 2007 |title=$12-Billion Ticket Downtown |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20070428-1.1.1 |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=Today |pages=1, [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20070428-1.1.3 3] |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as LTA studies found that accommodating higher-capacity trains would increase project costs by 30 per cent.<ref name=":0" /> The line was projected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=28 April 2007 |title=33-Station Downtown Line Gets Go-Ahead, Will Be Ready by 2018 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2007-04-28/full.jpg |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-date=12 March 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0312-1651-59/https://www.straitstimes.com:443/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2007-04-28/full.jpg |work=The Straits Times |page=1}}</ref>
===Construction=== [[File:DT13 Rochor MRT construction DSC 0011.jpg|thumb|Construction site of {{MRT Station|Rochor}} in August 2014, which involved the diversion of the Rochor Canal|alt=An aerial view shows heavy machinery and cranes at a large excavation site located between a major road (Rochor Canal Road) and other buildings.]] [[File:DTL1 MRT construction Image047.jpg|thumb|The temporary viaduct built at Cross Street for the construction of {{MRT Station|Telok Ayer}} in December 2010|alt= A large concrete viaduct with green protective mesh spans across a busy urban intersection in the financial district.]] [[File:Construction of the Downtown Line opposite Clarke Quay, Singapore - 20121006-01.jpg|thumb|The construction of DTL tunnels between {{MRT station|Chinatown}} and {{MRT station|Fort Canning}}. The project was considered an engineering feat, as the construction of the tunnels involved the diversion of the [[Singapore River]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Downtown Line Stage 3 to be opened| url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/where-to-go-and-what-to-see-on-downtown-line-3| access-date=31 May 2017| website=The Straits Times| first=Zhaki| last=Abdullah| date=20 October 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531234810/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/where-to-go-and-what-to-see-on-downtown-line-3| archive-date=31 May 2017| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release| url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/11/2/lta-wins-top-accolade-at-international-tunnelling-awards.html| author=LTA| title=LTA Wins Top Accolade at International Tunnelling Awards| website=Land Transport Authority| date=12 November 2016| access-date=24 April 2020| archive-date=19 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193145/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/11/2/lta-wins-top-accolade-at-international-tunnelling-awards.html| url-status=live}}</ref>|alt=Workers and a large orange crane are positioned around a deep, reinforced concrete pit located immediately next to a bridge and the Singapre River.]]
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width:350px; font-size:90%" |+ Downtown Line stations timeline ! Date of opening !! Project !! Description |- | 22 December 2013 || Stage 1 (DTL1) || {{MRT station|Bugis}}{{snd}}{{MRT station|Chinatown}} |- | 27 December 2015 || Stage 2 (DTL2) || [[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]]{{snd}}{{MRT station|Rochor}} |- | 21 October 2017 || Stage 3 (DTL3) || {{MRT station|Fort Canning}}{{snd}}{{MRT station|Expo}} |- | 28 February 2025 || Hume station || Opening of [[Hume MRT station|Hume infill station]] |- | 2H 2026 || Stage 3 Extension (DTL3e) || [[Expo MRT station|Expo]]{{snd}}[[Sungei Bedok MRT station|Sungei Bedok]] |- | 2035 || Stage 2 Extension (DTL2e) || ''[[DE1 MRT station|DE1]]''{{snd}}[[Sungei Kadut MRT station|Sungei Kadut]] |- |}
Construction of the DTL began with a groundbreaking ceremony at Chinatown station on 12 February 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2008 |title=Construction Work on Downtown Line Stage 1 Begins |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/Construction-Work-On-DTL-Stage-1-Begins.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215164230/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/Construction-Work-On-DTL-Stage-1-Begins.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2019 |access-date=15 December 2019 |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]]}}</ref> The 12 stations of DTL2 were announced in July that year. A two-storey building at Halifax Road and two strips of land at Upper Bukit Timah Road were gazetted for acquisition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|title=Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named|date=15 July 2008|access-date=17 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|archive-date=27 May 2011|publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> In November 2008, the LTA awarded the contracts for the line's signalling, communications systems, and [[Bombardier Movia C951|rolling stock]].<ref name="Awards Railway Gazette"/> Through a public poll, the station names of DTL1 and DTL2 were finalised in June 2009.<ref name="station finalised DTL">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=16 June 2009 |title=Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2146 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2012-12-02%2017:11:16.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D2146 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |access-date=27 February 2026 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annex 1: Final Station Names |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex1_StationNaming-FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0227-1146-47/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg:443/webarchives/wayback/20160425111553/http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex1_StationNaming-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2016 |access-date=27 February 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> The LTA also said that [[Bayfront MRT station|Bayfront station]] was the most advanced among the DTL1 stations in terms of construction progress, with 85% of excavation works completed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2009 |title=Updates on Downtown Line 1 Construction |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex-2-StationNaming-FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20160425111555/http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex-2-StationNaming-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2016 |access-date=27 February 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> Construction of DTL2 officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony at [[Beauty World MRT station|Beauty World station]] on 3 July 2009.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=|pp=30–31}} DTL2 tunnelling works began in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=5wxowjliorruci8qkerp5qu9917628jw477i8ltl1h1w97vp33|title=Downtown Line 2 Tunnelling Works Begin at Beauty World Station|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024534/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=5wxowjliorruci8qkerp5qu9917628jw477i8ltl1h1w97vp33|archive-date=7 August 2011}}</ref>
In August 2010, the LTA announced the 16 stations for DTL3,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2010 |title=Downtown Line 3 Station Locations Unveiled: Faster Access for Residents in the East to the City and Marina Bay Area |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=yivww86x9i5t4jpf9s4plkdid6mc74swzo97f0f0x8o4a616g1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924055134/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=yivww86x9i5t4jpf9s4plkdid6mc74swzo97f0f0x8o4a616g1 |archive-date=24 September 2011 |access-date=27 February 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> including [[Jalan Besar MRT station|an additional station in Jalan Besar]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=21 August 2010 |title=One More Station for Downtown Line |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2010-08-21/full.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0312-1647-43/https://www.straitstimes.com:443/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2010-08-21/full.jpg |archive-date=12 March 2026|access-date=27 February 2026 |work=The Straits Times |page=1}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Hoe |first=Yee Nie |date=21 August 2010 |title=A New Line, An Extra Station... |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20100821-1.1.1 |work=Today |page=1 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Due to the increased construction costs, the LTA also announced that the project would exceed the S$12 billion budget.<ref name=":3" /> The affected private properties slated for acquisition included a [[Shell plc|Shell]] petrol station along Upper Changi Road East, two parking lots at Bencoolen House, part of the food court at Peony Mansion, 15 [[landed properties]] along Merpati Road and Jalan Anggerek, vacant land behind Kaki Bukit Techpark and the Techview Building, as well as an empty plot next to Plaza by the Park.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Following a public poll with 3000 respondents, the names of the DTL3 stations were finalised in August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2011 |title=Downtown Line 3 Station Names Finalised |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=5t9cmlb08ls40o3i0ugvzvhr362xovsl3047bl7v9vbn510wsz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121205627/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=5t9cmlb08ls40o3i0ugvzvhr362xovsl3047bl7v9vbn510wsz |archive-date=21 November 2011 |access-date=26 February 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 2011 |title=Names of Downtown Line Stations Revealed |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20110820-1.1.20 |work=Today |page=16 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[SBS Transit]] was also appointed by the LTA in the same month to operate the line for 15 years.<ref name="LTA NRFF Nov 2011">{{cite web |title=LTA Appoints SBS Transit Limited to Operate Downtown Line Under New Rail Financing Framework |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=659z82u5jocnrr4j4it759812yw2etknbsr66ucn2jd67avxjm |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121205729/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=659z82u5jocnrr4j4it759812yw2etknbsr66ucn2jd67avxjm |archive-date=21 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leong |first1=Wee Kat |title=LTA Appoints SBS Transit to Operate Downtown Line |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20110830-1.2.5.1 |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=Today |date=30 August 2011 |page=2 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Construction of DTL3 officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony at Expo station on 28 November 2011.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=|pp=30–31}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Construction Work on Downtown Line 3 Starts |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=4a747klu0vn271gdz7uz5e25yp924iufxvbjqqj8wvim7s309o |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904064447/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=4a747klu0vn271gdz7uz5e25yp924iufxvbjqqj8wvim7s309o |archive-date=4 September 2015 |date=28 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Tunnelling works for the DTL3 officially began at [[Mattar MRT station|Mattar station]] on 11 July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, At DTL3 Tunnelling Works Ceremony|url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mrs%20Josephine%20Teo%20at%20DTL3%20Tunnelling%20Works%20Ceremony/|publisher=Ministry of Transport|access-date=27 November 2020|date=11 July 2012|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127025345/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mrs%20Josephine%20Teo%20at%20DTL3%20Tunnelling%20Works%20Ceremony/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Construction of DTL1 involved tunnelling under shophouses and high-rise buildings in Singapore's [[Downtown Core|central business district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown Line 1: The Challenges |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/Downtown%20Line%201%20-%20The%20Challenges.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423135311/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/Downtown%20Line%201%20-%20The%20Challenges.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> To construct [[Telok Ayer MRT station|Telok Ayer station]], a temporary viaduct was built along Cross Street to replace the lanes closed for the station's construction.<ref name="roadworks and diversions">{{Cite web |date=31 January 2008 |title=Roadworks And Diversions Along Cross Street To Minimise Impact During Construction Of Downtown Line 1 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=1882 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-12-31%2011:08:40.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D1882 |archive-date=31 December 2013 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minimising Traffic Impact During Construction Of Downtown Line 1 |url=http://onemotoring.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/on_the_roads/road_projects/minimising_traffic_impact.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2009-12-05%2012:52:41.000/wp/details/http://onemotoring.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/on_the_roads/road_projects/minimising_traffic_impact.html |archive-date=5 December 2009 |website=OneMotoring}}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=54}} DTL2 was mainly constructed in varying soil conditions of marine clay and shallow rock formation, at Woodlands Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=DTL2 Challenges |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2173 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2011-09-19%2010:06:37.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fcorp_press_content.asp%3Fstart%3D2173 |archive-date=19 September 2011 |date=3 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="DTL2 Construction Overcome">{{cite web |title=Overcoming DTL2's Construction Challenges |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/lta_connect_2015-04_fa_r2_for%20web_pg6.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> At [[Rochor MRT station|Rochor station]], the Rochor Canal was temporarily diverted to a {{convert|150|m|ft|adj=on}} canal box.<ref name="Seow 2015">{{cite web | last=Seow | first=Joanna | title=Little India businesses eagerly await opening of Downtown Line 2 stations | website=The Straits Times | date=27 November 2015 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/little-india-businesses-eagerly-await-opening-of-downtown-line-2-stations | access-date=16 January 2021 | archive-date=24 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024012351/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/little-india-businesses-eagerly-await-opening-of-downtown-line-2-stations | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNA Rochor">{{cite news|last1=Mohktar|first1=Faris|title=Challenges of Constructing Downtown Line's Rochor and Little India MRT Stations|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/challenges-of-constructing-downtown-line-s-rochor-and-little-ind-8244336|website=Channel NewsAsia|date=26 November 2015|access-date=16 January 2021|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206202318/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/challenges-of-constructing-downtown-line-s-rochor-and-little-ind-8244336|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=62}} The arterial roads of Sungei Road and Rochor Canal Road were rerouted several times.<ref name="Seow 2015"/> Steel decks for traffic were installed above the canal due to limited room to divert the roads sideways.{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=60}} Cement was pumped into the soft marine clay that extended {{convert|30|metres|ft}} deep.<ref name="Seow 2015"/><ref name="CNA Rochor"/>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=60}}
At [[Fort Canning MRT station|Fort Canning station]], the [[Central Expressway, Singapore|Central Expressway]] had to be closely monitored for any structural movement.<ref name="The Straits Times 2014">{{Cite web |date=29 October 2014 |title=Downtown Line 3 Taking Shape as Singapore River Diversion Comes to Completion |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-3-taking-shape-as-singapore-river-diversion-comes-to-completion |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301103703/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-3-taking-shape-as-singapore-river-diversion-comes-to-completion |archive-date=1 March 2021 |author1=Christopher Tan|access-date=8 February 2021 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref> The [[Singapore River]] also had to be diverted to accommodate the construction of tunnels between Chinatown and Fort Canning,<ref name="Arup">{{Cite web |title=Arup Clinches Top Honours at the Building and Construction Authority Awards |url=https://www.arup.com/en/news-and-events/arup-clinches-top-honours-at-the-building-and-construction-authority-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208225734/https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-clinches-top-honours-at-the-building-and-construction-authority-awards |archive-date=8 February 2021 |access-date=8 February 2021 |website=Arup}}</ref> as direct tunnelling beneath the river would risk ground [[subsidence]] or tunnel flooding.{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=44}} Between Fort Canning and [[Bencoolen MRT station|Bencoolen]], the tunnels were also built rather close to the operational tunnels of the [[North East Line|North East]] (NEL), [[North–South Line (Singapore)|North–South]] (NSL), and [[Circle Line (Singapore)|Circle]] lines.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Sze | first1=Esen (Yu Sheng) | last2=Yee | first2=(Jim) Tung Chuan | last3=Kim | first3=(Henry) Ikhyung | last4=Osborne | first4=Nick H. | last5=Chang | first5=Kin Boon | last6=Siew | first6=Richard | title=Tunnelling undercrossing existing live MRT tunnels | journal=Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | volume=57 | date=2016 | doi=10.1016/j.tust.2016.02.013 | pages=241–256 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0886779815302261 | access-date=22 January 2026| url-access=subscription }}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=48}} Various instruments were used to monitor the live tunnels to ensure the construction of the DTL tunnels did not impact train operations.<ref name="Construction Plus Asia 2018">{{Cite web |date=1 October 2018 |title=C936 Bencoolen Station |url=https://www.constructionplusasia.com/sg/c936-bencoolen-station/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117005533/https://www.constructionplusasia.com/sg/c936-bencoolen-station/ |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021 |website=Construction Plus Asia}}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=48}} The construction of Expo DTL station also involved underpinning two existing MRT viaduct pier foundations. A transfer beam, with [[hydraulic jacks]] installed, was constructed before the excavation to support the two pillars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPM Outstanding Project Manager Award 2018 (Contractor Category) |url=http://www.sprojm.org.sg/resources/ck/files/opm/Winner%20Presentation%20Slide%20(Lee%20Yun%20Sang).pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064834/http://www.sprojm.org.sg/resources/ck/files/opm/Winner%20Presentation%20Slide%20%28Lee%20Yun%20Sang%29.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2008 |website=Society of Project Managers Singapore}}</ref>
Alpine Bau, the main contractor for three DTL stations{{Snd}}[[King Albert Park MRT station|King Albert Park]], {{MRT station|Sixth Avenue}}, and {{MRT station|Tan Kah Kee}}{{Snd}}went [[bankrupt]] on 19 June 2013.<ref name="Today bankrupt">{{cite web |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/stage-2-downtown-line-open-first-quarter-2016 |title=Stage 2 of Downtown Line to Open in First Quarter 2016 |website=Today |access-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011101931/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/stage-2-downtown-line-open-first-quarter-2016 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Straits Times 2013 contractor bust">{{cite web |author1=Christopher Tan |title=Key MRT Project Contractor Goes Bust |website=The Straits Times |date=25 June 2013 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/key-mrt-project-contractor-goes-bust | access-date=13 January 2021 | archive-date=13 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113132744/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/key-mrt-project-contractor-goes-bust | url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=72}} While seeking a new contractor, the LTA appointed McConnell Dowell South East Asia, the contractor for Beauty World station, as the caretaker contractor to carry on tunnelling works.<ref name="Cheong 2015">{{cite web |last=Cheong |first=Danson |title=LTA Duo Keep DTL2 on Track |website=The Straits Times |date=14 December 2015 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-duo-keep-dtl2-on-track | access-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208041744/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-duo-keep-dtl2-on-track|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Through engagement with the [[Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)|Ministry of Manpower]], the 400 workers affected were reassigned or repatriated.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=73}} New contractors{{snd}}McConnell Dowell South East Asia and SK E&C (Singapore){{snd}}were appointed in August 2013 to continue construction work on the three affected stations.<ref name="Sim 2013">{{cite web |last=Sim |first=Royston |title=New Downtown Line 2 Contractor Appointed, Entire Stage to Be Ready in Mid-2016 |website=The Straits Times |date=29 August 2013 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-downtown-line-2-contractor-appointed-entire-stage-to-be-ready-in-mid-2016 | access-date=13 January 2021 | archive-date=13 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113132703/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-downtown-line-2-contractor-appointed-entire-stage-to-be-ready-in-mid-2016 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to the bankruptcy, the DTL2's completion date was delayed to mid-2016.<ref name=":6" />
=== Opening === An open house for the DTL1 stations was held on 7 December 2013,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrate "Music Through the Years" at Downtown Line 1 Stations This Saturday! |date=1 November 2013 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/11/2/celebrate-music-through-the-years-at-downtown-line-1-open-house-on-7-december-2013.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515113127/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/11/2/celebrate-music-through-the-years-at-downtown-line-1-open-house-on-7-december-2013.html |archive-date=15 May 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref name="MOT 2013">{{Cite web |date=7 December 2013 |title=Downtown Line 1 Open House |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/highlights/detail/downtown-line-1-open-house |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301103704/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/highlights/detail/downtown-line-1-open-house |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Transport}}</ref> before DTL1 commenced operations on 22 December.<ref name="DTL1 Sim 2013">{{Cite news |last=Sim |first=Royston |date=21 December 2013 |title=Downtown Line Stage 1 Officially Opened by PM Lee |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-stage-1-officially-opened-by-pm-lee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301103702/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-stage-1-officially-opened-by-pm-lee |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref name="TODAYonline 2013">{{Cite web |date=21 December 2013 |title=Downtown Line Stage 1 Officially Opened by PM Lee |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/downtown-line-stage-1-officially-opened-pm-lee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301103703/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/downtown-line-stage-1-officially-opened-pm-lee |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=Today}}</ref> An opening ceremony was held on the day before, presided over by prime minister [[Lee Hsien Loong]].<ref name="DTL1 Sim 2013" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2013 |title=PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Opening of Downtown Line Stage 1, Downtown Station Concourse |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/newsroom/transcript-speech-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-opening-downtown-line-stage-1-downtown/ |access-date=2026-03-02 |website= |publisher=Prime Minister's Office |language=en}}</ref> The DTL was hit by a 15-minute disruption on its opening day. Businesses along the line interviewed by ''[[Today (website)|Today]]'' expressed hopes of increased footfall, but anticipated that the bulk of their patronage would continue to come from weekday office workers and regular weekend customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siau |first=Ming En |date=23 December 2013 |title=Downtown Line Opening Marred by Disruption at Bayfront Station |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/downtown-line-opening-marred-disruption-bayfront-station |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Today |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919201647/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/downtown-line-opening-marred-disruption-bayfront-station|archive-date=2024-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 28 June 2015, transport minister [[Lui Tuck Yew]] announced that the DTL2 would be opened earlier,<ref name=":6">{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/thumbs-downtown-lines-earlier-opening-20141003 |title=Thumbs Up For Downtown Line's Earlier Opening |website=The Straits Times |date=3 October 2014 |access-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324120336/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/thumbs-up-for-downtown-lines-earlier-opening |archive-date=24 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Come to Town">{{cite web |title=Downtown Line 2 Comes to Town This December |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/6/2/downtown-line-2-comes-to-town-this-december.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301004644/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/6/2/downtown-line-2-comes-to-town-this-december.html |archive-date=1 March 2021 |date=28 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with works 95% complete.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=76}} The DTL Operation Control Centre (OCC), which was operating at Kim Chuan, would be relocated to [[Gali Batu Depot]].<ref name="Come to Town" /> Tunnelling works for DTL3 were completed in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rail Report: 12 Stations of Downtown Line 2 to Open on 27 December |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/8/2/the-rail-report-12-stations-of-downtown-line-2-to-open-on-27-december.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121231950/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/8/2/the-rail-report-12-stations-of-downtown-line-2-to-open-on-27-december.html |archive-date=21 January 2021 |date=6 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A public preview for DTL2 was held on 5 December.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lin |first1=Melissa |title=Downtown Line 2 Opens to the Public for the First Time |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-2-opens-to-the-public-for-the-first-time |website=The Straits Times |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119214535/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-2-opens-to-the-public-for-the-first-time |date=5 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> DTL2 began operations on 27 December 2015,<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last1=Yeo |first1=Sam Jo |title=Downtown Line 2 Draws Crowds and Curious Commuters on Opening Day |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-2-draws-crowds-on-opening-day |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230044114mp_/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-2-draws-crowds-on-opening-day |archive-date=30 December 2015 |date=27 December 2015 |url-status=dead|website=The Straits Times}}</ref> and prime minister Lee officiated the DTL2 opening ceremony at {{MRT station|Botanic Gardens}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=DTL2 Is a Key Step Towards a Car-Lite Singapore, Says PM Lee as He Opens the New Line |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/dtl2-is-a-key-step-towards-a-car-lite-singapore-says-pm-lee-as-he-opens-the-new |website=The Straits Times |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230215701/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/dtl2-is-a-key-step-towards-a-car-lite-singapore-says-pm-lee-as-he-opens-the-new |archive-date=30 December 2015 |date=26 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Those interviewed by ''The Straits Times'' said that the new extension had significantly reduced their travel times.<ref name=":5" /> In July 2016, the LTA reported that daily weekday ridership on the DTL had tripled from 83,000 in October 2015 to 250,000. More passengers from the NSL and NEL began transferring to the DTL for their journeys into the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commuters' Travel Patterns Shift After Opening of Downtown Line 2 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/7/2/commuters-travel-patterns-shift-after-opening-of-downtown-line-2.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211023834/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/7/2/commuters-travel-patterns-shift-after-opening-of-downtown-line-2.html |archive-date=11 February 2021 |date=27 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 31 May 2017, the LTA announced that DTL3 would open on 21 October that year.<ref name="DTL3 factsheet">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html|title=Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017| publisher=Land Transport Authority|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422100617/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alkhatib 2017">{{cite web | last=Alkhatib | first=Shaffiq Idris | title=Downtown Line 3 opens to public | website=The Straits Times | date=21 October 2017 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-3-opens-to-public | access-date=20 August 2020 | archive-date=6 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406100901/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-3-opens-to-public | url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2017, religious leaders from the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) visited the DTL3 stations and offered prayers for workers and commuters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Religious Leaders Visit Downtown Line 3 Ahead of Launch on Oct 21 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/religious-leaders-visit-downtown-line-3-ahead-of-launch-on-oct-9249132?cid=FBcna |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=9 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130090635/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/religious-leaders-visit-downtown-line-3-ahead-of-launch-on-oct-9249132?cid=FBcna |archive-date=30 November 2017 |date=25 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The DTL3 open house was held on 15 October.<ref name="LTA Rail fun 2017">{{cite web | title=It's Rail Fun at the Downtown Line 3 Open House on 15 October! | website= | date=10 August 2017 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/8/2/its-rail-fun-at-the-downtown-line-3-open-house-on-15-october.html | access-date=21 August 2020 | archive-date=21 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064834/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/8/2/its-rail-fun-at-the-downtown-line-3-open-house-on-15-october.html | url-status=live |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> The opening ceremony of DTL3 was held at Expo station and presided over by transport minister [[Khaw Boon Wan]].<ref name="DTL3 ST opens a385">{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=20 October 2017 |title=Downtown Line 3 Officially Opens; Khaw Boon Wan Announces Review of Fares Incurred When Switching Between Stations |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-3-officially-opened-khaw-announces-plans-to-make-transfers-between |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref name="MOT DTL3 h448">{{cite web |date=20 October 2017 |title=Speech by Minister Khaw Boon Wan at the Opening Ceremony of the Downtown Line 3 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-resources/newsroom/speech-by-minister-khaw-boon-wan-at-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-downtown-line-3/ |access-date=2 March 2026 |publisher=Ministry of Transport}}</ref> On its opening day, DTL services were disrupted by a defective train and the activation of an emergency communication button by a passenger.<ref name="Today z256">{{cite web | last=Chua | first=Alfred | title=Downtown Line 3 hit by delays on opening day | website=Today | date=21 October 2017 | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/residents-east-give-dtl-3-thumbs-cast-wary-eye-possible-delays | access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Delays on Downtown Line 3 Due to Defective Train, Emergency Button Activation: SBS Transit |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/delays-on-downtown-line-3-due-to-defective-train-emergency-9331834 |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=9 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124131600/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/delays-on-downtown-line-3-due-to-defective-train-emergency-9331834 |archive-date=24 November 2017 |date=21 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rail Journal f405">{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Kevin | title=Singapore opens third phase of Downtown Line | website=International Railway Journal | date=24 October 2017 | url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/singapore-opens-third-phase-of-downtown-line/ | access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref> Commuters interviewed by ''[[Channel NewsAsia]]'' praised the added convenience brought by DTL3.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farhan |first1=Noor |title=Commuters Hail Convenience as Downtown Line 3 Opens |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commuters-hail-convenience-as-downtown-line-3-opens-9331632 |access-date=9 March 2026 |date=21 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124131554/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commuters-hail-convenience-as-downtown-line-3-opens-9331632 |archive-date=24 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Daily weekday ridership on the DTL increased to 470,000 in February 2018.<ref name="LTA w547">{{cite web | title=Ridership Grew 50% Since Downtown Line 3 Opening | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=10 February 2018 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/2/2/ridership-grew-50-since-downtown-line-3-opening.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208061119/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/2/2/ridership-grew-50-since-downtown-line-3-opening.html | archive-date=8 February 2021 | url-status=dead | access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref> In August 2020, transport minister [[Ong Ye Kung]] disclosed that the DTL's construction costs had amounted to S$21 billion (US${{ToUSD|21|Singapore|year=2020|r=1}} billion).<ref name="ST 21 billion u135">{{cite web | last=Tan | first=Christopher | title=Bukit Panjang bus service changes: Ong Ye Kung reveals $60m subsidy a year for Downtown Line | website=The Straits Times | date=8 August 2020 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/bt-panjang-bus-changes-ong-ye-kung-reveals-60m-subsidy-for-downtown-line-as-he | access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref>
===Extensions and new stations=== An extension of the DTL3 to connect with the ERL{{efn|The {{convert|21|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} Eastern Regional Line (ERL) was first announced by transport minister Raymond Lim in January 2008 and would serve Tanjong Rhu, Marine Parade, Siglap, Bedok South, and Upper East Coast.<ref name="NAS w811">{{cite web | title=Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, at the Visit to Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 AM | website=National Archives of Singapore | url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Almenoar |first1=Maria |title=Two New MRT Lines by 2020 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2008-01-26/full.jpg |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=The Straits Times |date=26 January 2008 |page=1}}</ref>}} was first announced by transport minister Lui in January 2013 as part of the 2013 Land Transport Master Plan.<ref name="Ministry of Transport (MOT) 2013">{{Cite web |date=17 January 2013 |title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew at Visit to DTL1 Chinatown Station on 17 January 2013 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20visit%20to%20DTL1%20Chinatown%20Station%20on%2017%20January%202013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226205104/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20visit%20to%20DTL1%20Chinatown%20Station%20on%2017%20January%202013/ |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=7 February 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Transport}}</ref><ref name="LTA LTMP 2013">{{cite web |title=Two New Rail Lines and Three New Extensions to Expand Rail Network by 2030 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/1/2/two-new-rail-lines-and-three-new-extensions-to-expand-rail-network-by-2030.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=28 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135133/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/1/2/two-new-rail-lines-and-three-new-extensions-to-expand-rail-network-by-2030.html |archive-date=15 May 2020 |date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Details of the DTL3 extension (DTL3e) were finalised on 15 August 2014 alongside the merger of the ERL and the Thomson Line into the [[Thomson–East Coast Line]] (TEL).<ref name="CNA TEL">{{cite news| url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line/1313898.html| title=Thomson–East Coast Line, connecting North and East, ready by 2024| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816071435/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line/1313898.html| archive-date=16 August 2014| first=Saifulbahri| last=Ismail| work=Channel NewsAsia| date=15 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="New MRT links">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority{{snd}}Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> The {{convert|2.2|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} extension would include {{MRT Station|Xilin}} and {{MRT Station|Sungei Bedok}}, the latter serving as an interchange station with the TEL.<ref name="CNA TEL"/> The contract for Xilin station was awarded in March 2016,<ref name="4 in 1 Depot h711">{{cite web | last=Lim | first=Adrian | title=Korea-based firm to build 4-in-1 bus and rail depot | website=The Straits Times | date=22 March 2016 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/korea-based-firm-to-build-4-in-1-bus-and-rail-depot | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216064514/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/korea-based-firm-to-build-4-in-1-bus-and-rail-depot | archive-date=16 February 2019 | url-status=live | access-date=11 March 2026}}</ref> and the contract for Sungei Bedok was awarded in June.<ref name="LTA f002">{{cite web | title=Thomson–East Coast Line in Full Swing | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=17 June 2016 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/6/2/thomsoneast-coast-line-in-full-swing.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213064723/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/6/2/thomsoneast-coast-line-in-full-swing.html | archive-date=13 February 2020 | url-status=dead | access-date=11 March 2026}}</ref> While initially planned to be completed by 2024,<ref name="New MRT links"/> transport minister [[Chee Hong Tat]] announced on 6 December 2024 that DTL3e would only commence operations in the second half of 2026.<ref name="Kok Hume 2025">{{Cite news |last=Kok |first=Yufeng |date=6 December 2024 |title=Hume MRT Station to Open in Q2 2025; Circle Line Stage 6 to Be Ready in First Half of 2026 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-in-q2-2025-circle-line-stage-6-to-be-completed-in-first-half-of-2026-chee |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=The Straits Times |archive-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206111213/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-in-q2-2025-circle-line-stage-6-to-be-completed-in-first-half-of-2026-chee |url-status=live }}</ref>
During the construction of the DTL, only the structural provisions for [[Hume MRT station|Hume station]] were built.<ref name="e373">{{cite web |date=3 November 2014 |title=Various Transport Options in Hume Area |url=https://www.todayonline.com/voices/various-transport-options-hume-area |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Today }}</ref><ref name="MOT Lui Tuck Yew 2015">{{cite web |title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, On a Sustainable and High Quality Public Transport-Centric Transportation System, At the Committee of Supply Debate 2015 on 11 March 2015 |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2015/Speech-by-Mr-Lui-Tuck-Yew,-Minister-for-Transport,-on-A-Sustainable-and-High-Quality-Public-Transport-Centric-Transportation-System,-at-the-Committee-Of-Supply-Debate-2015-on-11-March-2015/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630193111/http://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2015/Speech-by-Mr-Lui-Tuck-Yew,-Minister-for-Transport,-on-A-Sustainable-and-High-Quality-Public-Transport-Centric-Transportation-System,-at-the-Committee-Of-Supply-Debate-2015-on-11-March-2015/ |archive-date=30 June 2016 |access-date=19 April 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Transport }}</ref> These shell structural provisions were completed in 2014.<ref name="o701">{{cite web |last=Chelvan |first=Vanessa Paige |date=16 February 2025 |title=A First Look Inside Hume MRT Station Before Feb 28 Opening |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/a-first-look-inside-hume-mrt-station-before-feb-28-opening |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=17 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217154738/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/a-first-look-inside-hume-mrt-station-before-feb-28-opening |url-status=live }}</ref> Following published calls from nearby residents advocating for the station's opening,<ref name="h434">{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Thomas |date=17 October 2014 |title=Why Won't Hume Station Open? |url=https://www.todayonline.com/voices/why-wont-hume-station-open |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Today |archive-date=6 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106075902/http://www.todayonline.com/voices/why-wont-hume-station-open? |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="e222">{{cite web |last=Tay |first=Albert (Beng Guan) |date=23 October 2014 |title=Opening Hume Station Will Encourage Use of MRT |url=https://www.todayonline.com/voices/opening-hume-station-will-encourage-use-mrt |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Today |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175751/http://www.todayonline.com/voices/opening-hume-station-will-encourage-use-mrt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="d666">{{cite web |last=Naidu |first=Varun |date=9 December 2015 |title=Adequate Demand to Open Hume Train Station |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/adequate-demand-to-open-hume-train-station |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=3 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303094531/https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/adequate-demand-to-open-hume-train-station |url-status=live }}</ref> senior [[Government of Singapore#Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries|minister of state]] for transport [[Janil Puthucheary]] announced in March 2019 that Hume station would be built in tandem with the redevelopment of the [[Rail Corridor (Singapore)|Rail Corridor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Pei Ting |date=7 March 2019 |title=Hume MRT Station to Open by 2025, No Stations for Tuas South and Jurong Island |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-open-2025-no-stations-tuas-south-and-jurong-island |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100053/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-open-2025-no-stations-tuas-south-and-jurong-island |archive-date=20 September 2020 |access-date=8 March 2019 |website=Today }}</ref><ref name="st">{{cite news |last1=Abdullah |first1=Zhaki |date=7 March 2019 |title=Hume MRT Station to Open by 2025, Says Janil Puthucheary |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-by-2025-says-janil-puthucheary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100052/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-by-2025-says-janil-puthucheary |archive-date=20 September 2020 |access-date=7 March 2019 |website=The Straits Times |language=en }}</ref> A groundbreaking ceremony for the station's construction was held on 28 February 2021.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2021 |title=Construction Works Start on Long-Empty Hume MRT Station |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/construction-works-start-on-long-empty-hume-mrt-station |work=The Straits Times |language=en |quote= }}</ref> Hume station opened on 28 February 2025,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-on-downtown-line-to-open-ahead-of-schedule-on-feb-28 |title=Hume MRT Station on Downtown Line to Open Ahead of Schedule on Feb 28 |last=Chelvan |first=Venessa |date=24 January 2025 |website=The Straits Times |access-date=24 January 2025 |archive-date=24 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124031735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-on-downtown-line-to-open-ahead-of-schedule-on-feb-28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="q598">{{cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=28 February 2025 |title=Hume Station Opens After Years of 'Patience and Perseverance' from Residents |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-downtown-line-open-4967236 |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=CNA }}</ref> ahead of the original prediction of the second quarter of 2025.<ref name="Kok Hume 2025"/> It is the first underground [[infill station]] to open in Singapore.<ref name="k9222">{{cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=16 February 2025 |title=How Upcoming Hume Station Was Built While Downtown Line Trains Kept Running |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hume-station-downtown-line-lta-sbs-transit-4938436 |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=CNA |archive-date=18 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218111123/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hume-station-downtown-line-lta-sbs-transit-4938436 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2019, the LTA announced that the DTL would be extended from Bukit Panjang to interchange with the NSL at [[Sungei Kadut MRT station|Sungei Kadut station]], which would also be an infill station on the NSL.<ref>{{cite news |last=Toh |first=Ting Wei |date=25 May 2019 |title=Two New MRT Stations for North–South Line by Mid-2030s; Potential New Rail Line Being Studied as Part of Land Transport Master Plan |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/two-new-mrt-stations-for-north-south-line-by-mid-2030s-potential-new-rail-line |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525105840/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/two-new-mrt-stations-for-north-south-line-by-mid-2030s-potential-new-rail-line |archive-date=25 May 2019 |access-date=25 May 2019 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref name="Wei 2019">{{cite news |last=Toh |first=Ting Wei |date=25 May 2019 |title=New Sungei Kadut MRT Station Linking North–South and Downtown Lines Could Shorten Trips by 30 Mins |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-sungei-kadut-mrt-station-linking-north-south-and-downtown-lines-could |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref> Details of the {{convert|4|km|adj=on|abbr=on}} extension were finalised in January 2025.<ref name="CNA s314">{{cite web | last=Ong | first=Justin (Guang-Xi) | title=Three new MRT stations to link Downtown Line from Bukit Panjang to North-South Line by 2035 | website=CNA | date=6 January 2025 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mrt-downtown-line-extension-bukit-panjang-station-north-south-line-4839726 | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> Slated to begin operations in 2035, the DTL2 extension (DTL2e) is to include an additional [[DE1 MRT station|unnamed station]] between Sungei Kadut and Bukit Panjang.<ref name="DTL extensions t485">{{cite web | title=Downtown Line 2 & 3 Extensions | publisher=Land Transport Authority | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/downtown_line_2_and_3_extensions.html | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> The contracts for the stations' construction were awarded in February 2026.<ref name="ST DTL2e contract x559">{{cite web | last=Hamzah | first=Aqil | title=Contracts worth $735m to build MRT stations for DTL extension awarded; work to start in Q2 | website=The Straits Times | date=19 February 2026 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/contracts-worth-735m-to-build-mrt-stations-for-dtl-extension-awarded-work-to-start-in-q2-2026 | access-date=11 March 2026}}</ref>
==Network and operations== ===Service=== The DTL is a medium-capacity rail line.<ref name="Today Ticket Downtown"/><ref name="LTA NRFF Nov 2011"/> In June 2025, the DTL recorded 463,000 daily passenger trips.<ref name="2025 SBS half-year">{{cite web |title=SBS Transit's Results for Half-Year Ended 30 June 2025 |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/sbs-transits-results-for-half-year-ended-30-june-2025 |publisher=SBS Transit |access-date=28 February 2026 |date=11 August 2025}}</ref> The line operates between 5:30{{nbsp}}am and 12:46{{nbsp}}am. On weekdays and Saturdays, the first train leaves Bukit Panjang at 5:30{{nbsp}}am; the last train leaves Expo at 11:40{{nbsp}}pm.<ref name="SBSTransit First and Last">{{cite web | title=First Train/ Last Train | publisher=SBS Transit | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/first-train-last-train | access-date=25 August 2021 | archive-date=28 November 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080621/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/first-train-last-train | url-status=live }}</ref> Trains run every 2.5 to 5 minutes,<ref name="LTA frequencies">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2020 |title=Transport Tools{{snd}}MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=19 June 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> and the line's total travel time from Bukit Panjang to Expo is 69 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travel Time |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/travel-time |access-date=28 February 2026 |publisher=SBS Transit}}</ref> The DTL initially shared the same fare structure with the NEL and the CCL,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2013 |title=Fare structure for the new Downtown Line identical to that of North East Line and Circle Line |url=https://www.ptc.gov.sg/get_content.aspx?id=news071213113222 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810131102/https://www.ptc.gov.sg/get_content.aspx?id=news071213113222 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |access-date=14 May 2026 |publisher=Public Transport Council}}</ref> charging higher fares than the [[North–South Line (Singapore)|North–South]] and [[East–West Line (Singapore)|East–West]] lines due to greater operating costs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Revision to Bus and Train Fares and New NEL Fare Structure Approved|url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/No%20Revision%20To%20Bus%20And%20Train%20Fares,%20And%20New%20NEL%20Fare%20Structure%20Approved/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024018/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/No%20Revision%20To%20Bus%20And%20Train%20Fares,%20And%20New%20NEL%20Fare%20Structure%20Approved/|archive-date=19 September 2020|access-date=26 April 2020|publisher=[[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Ministry of Transport]]|language=en}}</ref> On 30 December 2016, fares on the DTL were lowered to match the other lines with a "purely distance-based approach". This revision, made after a fare review by the [[Public Transport Council]], was intended to minimise commuter confusion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2016 |title=Public Transport Fares May Be Standardised |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/public-transport-fares-may-be-standardised |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406131955/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/public-transport-fares-may-be-standardised |archive-date=6 April 2019 |access-date=6 April 2019 |last=Abdullah|first=Zhaki|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name="PTC 2016">{{Cite web |date=26 October 2016|title=PTC Reduces Bus and Rail Fares|url=http://www.ptc.gov.sg/newsroom/news-releases/newsroom-view/ptc-reduces-bus-and-rail-fares|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827063736/https://www.ptc.gov.sg/newsroom/news-releases/newsroom-view/ptc-reduces-bus-and-rail-fares|archive-date=27 August 2021|access-date=27 August 2021|publisher=Public Transport Council}}</ref>
The DTL is operated by [[SBS Transit]],<ref name="Rail network">{{Cite web |title=Getting Around{{snd}}Public Transport{{snd}}Rail Network |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=27 April 2021 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> and it is the first MRT line to be operated under the New Rail Financing Framework (NRFF).<ref name="LTA NRFF Nov 2011"/><ref name="NRFF2 k967">{{cite web | title=Transition of Downtown Line to New Rail Financing Framework Version Two | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=11 November 2021 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/11/news-releases/Transition_of_DTL_to_NRFFv2.html | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> Under the NRFF, the LTA and SBS Transit share the profits and financial risks in operating the DTL, while SBS Transit pays a licence charge to the government. In 2022, the DTL was brought under a revised version of the NRFF, which enhanced the profit- and risk-sharing mechanisms for the operator and the government. The new NRFF is intended to mitigate commercial volatility for the operator while adjusting the level of revenue risk assumed by the government.<ref name="NRFF2 k967"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex A: Information About NRFF |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2021/211111_NRFF_info_AnnexA.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="Railway Gazette f807">{{cite web | title=Downtown Line to switch to risk-sharing contract | website=Railway Gazette International | date=18 November 2021 | url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/urban-rail/downtown-line-to-switch-to-risk-sharing-contract/60350.article | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> As such, SBS Transit operates the DTL, alongside the NEL and the [[Sengkang LRT line|Sengkang]] and [[Punggol LRT line|Punggol LRT]] lines,{{Efn|LRT stands for Light Rail Transit.<ref name="CNA a152">{{cite web | last=Yeap | first=Amanda | title=Is There Still Light at the End of the Tunnel for Singapore's Light Rail Transit System? | website=CNA | date=12 October 2024 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/big-read/25-years-lrt-launch-future-4670156 | access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>}} under a consolidated rail licence until 31 December 2032.<ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown Line to Transition to New Rail Financing Framework (Version Two) for Long Term Sustainability |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/downtown-line-to-transition-to-new-rail-financing-framework-version-two-for-long-term-sustainability |publisher=SBS Transit |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>
From 2021 to 2024, the DTL was the most reliable MRT line by mean kilometres between failures (MKBF). Based on the 12-month moving average by LTA, its MKBF reached 8.15 million train-km in the first quarter of 2024.<ref name="ST x002">{{cite web | last=Lee | first= Nian Tjoe | title=MRT reliability up in first quarter; more frequent delays on LRT lines | website=The Straits Times | date=15 July 2024 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mrt-reliability-up-in-first-quarter-more-frequent-delays-on-lrt-lines | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref> However, this fell to 4.12 million train-km in June 2025.<ref name="CNA reliability 2025 q243">{{cite web | last=Ong | first=Chelsea | title=MRT reliability in last 12 months falls to its lowest level since 2020 | website=CNA | date=5 September 2025 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mrt-reliability-falls-lowest-level-2020-lrt-5333976 | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref> The DTL recorded 2.787 million train-km by the end of 2025.<ref name="ST reliability 2025 h015">{{cite web | last=Lee | first= Nian Tjoe | title=MRT reliability down in 2025, driven by poorer performance of four MRT lines | website=The Straits Times | date=16 January 2026 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mrt-reliability-down-in-2025-driven-by-poorer-performance-of-four-mrt-lines | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="CNA 2026 e901">{{cite web | last=Chan | first=Emil | title=MRT reliability up for all lines except Circle Line in first monthly report of 2026 | website=CNA | date=13 February 2026 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lta-mrt-rail-reliability-monthly-report-january-2026-5928641 | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Performance of Rail Service Reliability |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/statistics/pdf/RailServiceReliabilityPerformanceFeb2025toJan2026.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=6 March 2026 |page=2 |date=13 February 2026}}</ref> Nevertheless, the DTL remained the most reliable in the network in January 2026.<ref name="ST reliability 2025 h015" />
===Route=== [[File:MRT Route Map DT.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|Geographic route map of the DTL|alt= A map of Singapore displays the blue line of the Downtown Line, which currently has 35 operational stations. It highlights future extensions toward Sungei Bedok in the east in 2026 and Sungei Kadut, extending from Bukit Panjang in the northwest, in 2035.]] The fully underground {{convert|42|km|miles|adj=on}} DTL runs from [[Bukit Panjang]] in northwestern Singapore to [[Singapore Expo]] in eastern Singapore via the [[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]].{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=16}}<ref name="DTL LTA t107">{{cite web | title=Downtown Line | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=21 October 2017 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/downtown_line.html | access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref> Beginning at [[Bukit Panjang MRT station|Bukit Panjang]], the line runs south along Upper Bukit Timah Road, then parallels Dunearn Road and Bukit Timah Road between [[King Albert Park MRT station|King Albert Park]] and [[Newton MRT station|Newton]].<ref name="DTL geomap LTA">{{cite web |title=Geographical Map of DTL |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/map_dtl_geo_v2.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=26 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717154905/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/map_dtl_geo_v2.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It continues along Bukit Timah Road, Sungei Road, Rochor Canal Road and Rochor Road between Newton and [[Bugis MRT station|Bugis station]].<ref name="OneMap">{{cite web | title=OneMap | website=OneMap | publisher=[[Singapore Land Authority]] | url=https://onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/ | access-date=17 February 2023 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annex 2: Map of Contract 921 |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/appdata/Annex%202_Map%20of%20C921.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222154257/http://app.lta.gov.sg/appdata/Annex%202_Map%20of%20C921.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Turning south to [[Promenade MRT station|Promenade]], the DTL runs parallel with the CCL and crosses [[Marina Bay, Singapore|Marina Bay]] to [[Bayfront MRT station|Bayfront]]<ref name="SMRT Promenade u703">{{cite web | title=Promenade{{snd}}Map | website=SMRT Journeys | url=https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/promenade/map/ | access-date=26 February 2026 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/mfOQ0|archive-date=22 February 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> before turning west to [[Downtown MRT station|Downtown station]].<ref name="DTL geomap LTA"/> The line parallels Cross Street between [[Telok Ayer MRT station|Telok Ayer]] and [[Chinatown MRT station|Chinatown]].<ref name="TLA SBSTransit">{{Cite web |title=Train Service Information{{snd}}Telok Ayer |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=TLA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317053027/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=TLA |archive-date=17 March 2021 |access-date=17 March 2021 |publisher=SBS Transit}}</ref><ref name="CNT SBS v391">{{cite web | title=Train Service Information{{snd}}Chinatown | publisher=SBS Transit | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=NEL&Station=CNT | access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>
Turning north-east,<ref name="DTL geomap LTA"/> the DTL crosses the [[Singapore River]] to [[Fort Canning MRT station|Fort Canning station]] and passes underneath [[Fort Canning Hill]].<ref name="SBSTransit FCN">{{Cite web |title=Train Service Information{{snd}}Fort Canning |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=FCN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225043126/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=FCN |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021 |publisher=SBS Transit}}</ref> The line crosses itself between [[Bencoolen MRT station|Bencoolen]] and [[Jalan Besar MRT station|Jalan Besar]]. There is no physical interchange between the two portions of the line at that point. After [[Geylang Bahru MRT station|Geylang Bahru]], the DTL continues in an eastwards direction, briefly paralleling Ubi Avenue 2 and Kaki Bukit Avenue 1.<ref name="DTL geomap LTA"/> Reception tracks from [[Ubi MRT station|Ubi]] and [[Bedok North MRT station|Bedok North]] connect the DTL to the [[Tai Seng Facility Building]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Annex A: Alignment of DTL3 |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Alignment%20of%20DTL.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=26 February 2026 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20160425123410/http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Alignment%20of%20DTL.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Technical Issues and Discussions for Tunnel Mining by Earth Pressure Balance Machine, Singapore MRT C929A|url=http://www.nishimatsu.co.jp/solution/report/pdf/vol38/g038_03.pdf|website=nishimatsu jp|access-date=8 February 2017|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="ECAS w915">{{cite web | title=Downtown Line: Ubi to Bedok North Station | website=ECAS Consultants Pte Ltd | url=https://www.ecas.com.sg/featured_item/downtown-line-ubi-to-bedok-town-park-station/ | access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref> After [[Bedok Reservoir MRT station|Bedok Reservoir station]], the line briefly turns northwards to [[Tampines West MRT station|Tampines West]], then eastwards to [[Tampines MRT station|Tampines]], and southwards to [[Upper Changi MRT station|Upper Changi station]] before terminating at [[Expo MRT station|Expo station]].<ref name="DTL geomap LTA"/>
The DTL will be extended to connect with the [[Thomson–East Coast Line]] at [[Sungei Bedok MRT station|Sungei Bedok station]] in the second half of 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown Line 3 Extension |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line-3-extension.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=26 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824052015/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/downtown-line-3-extension.html |archive-date=24 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kok Hume 2025" /> The line is coloured blue on official maps.<ref name="LTA system map">{{Cite web |title=MRT System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/SM_Eng_(Ver280225)_Hume.pdf |url-status=live |access-date= |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref>
===Stations=== The line has 35 operational stations from Bukit Panjang to Expo. Twelve stations (eventually thirteen upon completion of the [[Cross Island Line]]) connect to other MRT/LRT lines.<ref name="LTA system map"/><ref name="DTL LTA t107"/><ref name="LTA Downtown Line 2 & 3 Extensions">{{cite web | title=Downtown Line 2 & 3 Extensions | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/downtown_line_2_and_3_extensions.html | access-date=4 March 2026 }}</ref> Three of the interchange stations{{snd}}Bukit Panjang, Newton, and Tampines{{snd}}operate as out-of-station interchanges, requiring passengers to tap out and re-enter the system to transfer between the lines.<ref name="Free rides DTL3">{{cite web |title=Free Rides on Downtown Line on First Two Days of DTL3 Opening |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/free-rides-on-downtown-line-on-first-two-days-of-dtl3-opening-9230888 |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=9 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204223849/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/free-rides-on-downtown-line-on-first-two-days-of-dtl3-opening-9230888 |archive-date=4 December 2017 |date=19 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=65}}
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%" |- ! scope="col" style="color: white; background:#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}" | Station code ! scope="col" style="color: white; background:#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}" | Station name ! scope="col" style="color: white; background:#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}" | Images ! scope="col" style="color: white; background:#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}" | Interchange;<ref name="LTA system map"/><br><small>Adjacent transportation</small> ! scope="col" style="color: white; background:#{{rcr|SMRT|Downtown}}" | Opening |- ! colspan="5" |DTL2e (under planning, to be ready by 2035) |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DE|2|NS|6}}||[[Sungei Kadut MRT station|Sungei Kadut]]||{{CNone}}||{{rbox|North–South Line|North–South Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|NS}}|White}} (2035)<ref name="DTL extensions t485" />|| rowspan="2" |{{center|2035;<br>{{Years or months ago|2035}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DE|1}}||''[[DE1 MRT station|DE1]]''||{{CNone}}||{{sdash}} |- ! colspan="5" |In operation |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|1}}–{{SLRT code|BP|6}}||[[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]]||[[File:DT1 Bukit Panjang MRT Platforms 20220503 130818.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A wide, brightly lit underground station platform with commuters walking across the polished stone floor and riding long escalators. One side of the station features a striking blue-tiled wall with vertical slats.]]||{{rbox|Bukit Panjang LRT|Bukit Panjang LRT line|#{{rcr|SLRT|Bukit Panjang}}|White}}<br>―<br>[[File:Bus-logo.svg|15px|link=]][[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange|Bukit Panjang]]|| rowspan="3" |{{center|27 December 2015;<br>{{Years or months ago|2015|12}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|2}}||[[Cashew MRT station|Cashew]]||[[File:DT2 Cashew MRT Platform A (new signages) 20260304 172920.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A modern underground train platform at Cashew featuring glass safety doors and a departing train.]]||rowspan="3" {{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|3}}||[[Hillview MRT station|Hillview]]||[[File:DT3 Hillview MRT Platforms (new signages) 20260304 173204 1.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=Underground platform at Hillview station with glass screen doors and an escalator. There is a curved platform on the brown wall above.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|4}}||[[Hume MRT station|Hume]]||[[File:(SGP-Singapore) Hume MRT Station Platforms 2025-02-28 - 3.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters navigate Hume station island platforms.]]||{{center|28 February 2025;<br>{{Years or months ago|2025|02}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|5}}||[[Beauty World MRT station|Beauty World]]||[[File:DT5 Beauty World MRT Platforms (new signage) 20260304 173859.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters departing Beauty World station on escalators. The platform floor characterized by a unique, flowing black-and-white wave pattern.]]||[[File:Bus-logo.svg|15px|link=]][[Beauty World Bus Interchange|Beauty World]] (2028)<ref name="ST s440">{{cite web |last=Begum |first=Shabana |date=28 May 2023 |title=More Than 70% of Units at The Reserve Residences in Bukit Timah Sold at Launch Weekend |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-than-70-of-units-at-the-reserve-residences-in-bukit-timah-sold-during-launch-weekend |access-date=28 February 2026 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref>|| rowspan="9" |{{center|27 December 2015;<br>{{Years or months ago|2015|12}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|6|CR|15}}||[[King Albert Park MRT station|King Albert Park]]||[[File:DT6 King Albert Park MRT platforms (new signage) 20250219 191909.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters wait on a spacious underground platform featuring metal benches and glass screen doors. The station is illuminated by bright overhead lights and features a teal-colored slatted wall design]]||{{rbox|Cross Island Line|Cross Island Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|CR}}|Black}} (2032) |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|7}}||[[Sixth Avenue MRT station|Sixth Avenue]]||[[File:DT7 Sixth Avenue MRT Platform A (new signage) 20260304 171841.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A commuter stands on the modern platform of Sixth Avenue station next to glass screen doors. The station features a dark blue and white tiled upper wall and an escalator leading to the concourse.]]||rowspan="2" {{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|8}}||[[Tan Kah Kee MRT station|Tan Kah Kee]]||[[File:DT8 Tan Kah Kee MRT Platform A (new signage) 20260304 171416.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A passenger stands on an underground platform at Tan Kah Kee station near glass screen doors adorned with colorful advertisements. The station features polished floors and an escalator leading to the upper levels.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|9|CC|19}}||[[Botanic Gardens MRT station|Botanic Gardens]]||[[File:DT9 Botanic Gardens MRT Platform A (new signage) 20260304 170904.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters wait for the incoming train on a brightly lit platform at Botanic Gardens featuring glass screen doors and visible escalator access.]]||{{rbox|Circle Line|Circle Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|CC}}|Black}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|10|TE|11}}||[[Stevens MRT station|Stevens]]||[[File:DT10 Stevens MRT Platform A 20260305 183229.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Passengers walk across a spacious, polished platform floor next to a departing train at Stevens.]]||{{rbox|Thomson–East Coast Line|Thomson–East Coast Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|TE}}|White}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|11}}–{{SMRT code|NS|21}}||[[Newton MRT station|Newton]]||[[File:DT11 Newton MRT platforms 20201209 134913.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A wide-angle view of the island platform at Newton with commuters seated on benches near the tracks.]]||{{rbox|North–South Line|North–South Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|NS}}|White}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|12|NE|7}}||[[Little India MRT station|Little India]]||[[File:2016-04-03 Little India MRT Station 05.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters navigate the brightly lit, modern underground platform of Little India MRT station. The station features polished grey and reddish-brown stone flooring, with long escalators leading to an upper level.]]||{{rbox|North East Line|North East Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|NE}}|White}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|13}}||[[Rochor MRT station|Rochor]]||[[File:DT13 Rochor MRT platforms 20211229 105710.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A largely empty platform at Rochor, which features light grey flooring and sleek, angular white and black wall panels. The center of the station is dominated by a large, bright green lift shaft that serves as a canvas for the station artwork.]]||{{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|14|EW|12}}||[[Bugis MRT station|Bugis]]||[[File:DT14 Bugis MRT Platform A (new signage) 20260307 154450.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A perspective shot of a train stopped at Bugis station with commuters departing or boarding through open screen doors.]]||{{rbox|East–West Line|East–West Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|EW}}|White}}||rowspan="6"|{{center|22 December 2013;<br>{{Years or months ago|2013|12}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|15|CC|4}}||[[Promenade MRT station|Promenade]]||[[File:DT15 Promenade MRT station Platform C 20250315 145334.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Passengers walk along a narrow side platform area equipped with digital information displays and safety doors at Promenade.]]||{{rbox|Circle Line|Circle Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|CC}}|Black}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|16|CE|1<!--CC|34-->}}||[[Bayfront MRT station|Bayfront]]||[[File:DT16 Bayfront MRT Platform A (new signage) 20260307 155825.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters walk along the brightly lit underground platform of Bayfront station, with some boarding a train while others pull luggage out of the train. The station features polished granite-style flooring and full-height glass platform screen doors.]]||{{rbox|Circle Line Extension|Circle Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|CC}}|Black}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|17}}||[[Downtown MRT station|Downtown]]||[[File:DT17 Downtown MRT Platform B 20201201 160246.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Passengers wait on the side platform of Downtown station. A staircase and escalator leading to the concourse level.]]||rowspan="2" {{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|18}}||[[Telok Ayer MRT station|Telok Ayer]]||[[File:DT18 Telok Ayer MRT Platform A 20210310 153836.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Telok Ayer station side platform which features polished flooring and full-height glass platform screen doors lined with colorful large-scale advertisements.To the right is a cylindrical glass elevator shaft.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|19|NE|4}}||[[Chinatown MRT station|Chinatown]]||[[File:DT19 Chinatown MRT Platform C 20201017 150017.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Commuters walk along the underground platform at Chinatown MRT station. The station includes a red accent wall and stairs leading to the North East Line.]]||{{rbox|North East Line|North East Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|NE}}|White}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|20}}||[[Fort Canning MRT station|Fort Canning]]||[[File:DT20 Fort Canning station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A bright, modern platform at Fort Canning with green accent walls. Commuters are walking near the screen doors, and an escalator leads upward to the right.]]||rowspan="6" {{sdash}}||rowspan="16"|{{center|21 October 2017;<br>{{Years or months ago|2017|10}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|21}}||[[Bencoolen MRT station|Bencoolen]]||[[File:(SGP-Singapore) Bencoolen MRT Station Platforms 2026-03-17 - 2.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A clean, well-lit underground platform at Bencoolen featuring warm ceiling lights and platform screen doors. A set of escalators connect the platforms to the concourse in the upper levels.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|22}}||[[Jalan Besar MRT station|Jalan Besar]]||[[File:DT22 Jalan Besar station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A symmetrical view of the MRT platform at Jalan Besar featuring dark, metallic grey ceiling panels and bright white floor tiles. The platform is relatively quiet with a few distant figures.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|23}}||[[Bendemeer MRT station|Bendemeer]]||[[File:DT23 Bendemeer station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A high-ceilinged station platform of Bendeemer. Escalators and stairs rise into a dimly lit upper concourse, with purple-tinted wall panels.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|24}}||[[Geylang Bahru MRT station|Geylang Bahru]]||[[File:(SGP-Singapore) Geylang Bahru MRT Station Platforms 2026-03-17 - 2.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Geylang Bahru platform with curved patterns on the beige floor. A lift brings people from the platform to the concourse]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|25}}||[[Mattar MRT station|Mattar]]||[[File:DT25 Mattar MRT Platforms 20211122 131010.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A vibrant station platform featuring a large, textured rock-like art installation on the right wall above the train doors (bound for Bukit Panjang).]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|26|CC|10}}||[[MacPherson MRT station|MacPherson]]||[[File:DT26_MacPherson_MRT_Platform_C_(new_signages)_20260301_153208.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A view along a side platform of MacPherson. A few commuters were walking along the polished floor as a train departs.]]||{{rbox|Circle Line|Circle Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|CC}}|Black}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|27}}||[[Ubi MRT station|Ubi]]||[[File:DT27 Ubi MRT Platform B (new signage) 20260322 163302.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Ubi underground platform featuring blue and green vertical accent panels on the far wall. The station has a spacious feel with recessed circular ceiling lights.]]||rowspan="5" {{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|28}}||[[Kaki Bukit MRT station|Kaki Bukit]]||[[File:DT28 Kaki Bukit station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A busy station platform with commuters waiting behind glass screen doors at Kaki Bukit. The ceiling features long, linear lighting strips that extends along the length of the station.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|29}}||[[Bedok North MRT station|Bedok North]]||[[File:DT29 Bedok North station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A high-ceilinged platform featuring large decorative motifs on the upper walls. A tall glass elevator shaft stands prominently in the platform area of Bedok North.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|30}}||[[Bedok Reservoir MRT station|Bedok Reservoir]]||[[File:DT30 Bedok Reservoir station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A wide, symmetrical shot of the platform with high, dark grey textured walls. A blue decorative art piece is displayed along the grey lift shaft in the center of Bedok Reservoir station.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|31}}||[[Tampines West MRT station|Tampines West]]||[[File:DT31 Tampines West station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A modern station interior with warm orange wall panels and large-scale mural art. Escalators are packed with commuters moving between the platform and concourse.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|32}}–{{SMRT code|EW|2}}||[[Tampines MRT station|Tampines]]||[[File:DT32 Tampines MRT Platform B (new signages) 20260301 151143.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A view of Tampines station platform featuring high orange ceiling panels and a large glass-walled escalator bank on the left side.]]||{{rbox|East–West Line|East–West Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|EW}}|White}}<br>―<br>[[File:Bus-logo.svg|15px|link=]][[Tampines Bus Interchange|Tampines]]<ref name="SBS i050">{{cite web | title=Train Service Information – Tampines | publisher=SBS Transit | url=https://sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=TAM | access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref><br>[[File:Bus-logo.svg|15px|link=]][[Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange|Tampines Concourse]]<ref name="SBS i050"/> |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|33}}||[[Tampines East MRT station|Tampines East]]||[[File:DT33 Tampines East station.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A high-angle view of Tampines North MRT platform with purple-toned wall panels. Escalators are packed with commuters moving between the platform and concourse. Another crowd of commuters is visible near the platform screen doors, and a long escalator bank descends from the upper level.]]||rowspan="2" {{sdash}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|34}}||[[Upper Changi MRT station|Upper Changi]]||[[File:DT34 Upper Changi MRT Platform B (new signages) 20260301 145515.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=A clean, brightly lit platform of Upper Changi featuring signage of the station name and destination above the glass screen doors. The station has a dim white ceiling and a polished grey floor.]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|35|CG|1}}||[[Expo MRT station|Expo]]||[[File:DT35 Expo MRT Platform C (new signages) 20260301 150038.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=Expo station platform with blue accents and glass railings. Commuters are seen boarding a train through the screen doors, with an escalator and high industrial-style ceiling in the background.]]||{{rbox|East–West Line (Changi Airport Branch Line)|East–West Line (Singapore)|#{{rcr|SMRT|EW}}|White}} (until mid-2030s)<br>{{rbox|Thomson–East Coast Line|Thomson–East Coast Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|TE}}|White}} (after mid-2030s) |- ! colspan="5" |DTL3e (under construction, to be ready by 2H 2026) |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|36}}||[[Xilin MRT station|Xilin]]||[[File:DT36_Xilin_MRT_station_construction_20210410_172220.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=An outdoor shot of a construction site for the future Xilin station. Heavy machinery, including a large crane, is visible alongside building materials like rebar and concrete slabs.]]||{{sdash}}||rowspan="2"|{{center|2H 2026;<br>{{Years or months ago|2026}}}} |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|37|TE|31}}||[[Sungei Bedok MRT station|Sungei Bedok]]||[[File:DT37 TE31 Sungei Bedok MRT construction 20240526 132806.jpg|upright=0.45|alt=An outdoor view of Sungei Bedok station entrance under construction. The structure features a white steel frame and a flat roof, surrounded by orange and white safety barriers and road construction.]]||{{rbox|Thomson–East Coast Line|Thomson–East Coast Line|#{{rcr|SMRT|TE}}|White}} (2026) |}
==Infrastructure== ===Rolling stock=== [[File:DTL Bombardier Movia C951 interior 20260301 145535.jpg|thumb|Interior of a Bombardier Movia C951|alt=The bright interior shows commuters sitting on lime green and red priority seats or standing using the silver grab poles. Digital displays and route maps are visible above the windows and doors.]] [[File:C951 train in the tunnel 151017.jpg|thumb|A Bombardier Movia C951 viewed in a tunnel|alt=The rear of a train with glowing red taillights is shown in a dark, concrete rail tunnel. The tunnel environment includes tracks, electrical cables, and a bright maintenance light on the side wall.]] The DTL's [[rolling stock]] consists of 92 three-car trains with four doors on each side of the carriage.{{sfn|Feng|2017|pp=114–115}}<ref name="Railway Technology q754"/> An initial order for 73 [[Bombardier Movia C951]] trains was placed for S$570.7 million (US${{ToUSD|570.7|Singapore|year=2009|r=1}} million).<ref name="Mockup b333">{{cite web | title=Arrival Of Downtown Line Train Mock-Up | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=4 October 2009 | url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=uzth1f88ltw23y65rc72y0t2wqt50rid8w2893s39pxzdmvbbn | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222153633/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=uzth1f88ltw23y65rc72y0t2wqt50rid8w2893s39pxzdmvbbn | archive-date=22 February 2012 | url-status=dead | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="6 DTL contracts j356">{{cite web | title= LTA Awards 6 Downtown Line Contracts Totalling $1.13 Billion| publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=7 November 2008 | url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2040 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527043536/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2040 | archive-date=27 May 2011 | url-status=dead | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8005e2da |title=Bombardier Receives Contract from Land Transport Authority of Singapore for 219 Driverless Metro Cars Valued at Approximately 298 Million Euros |access-date=7 November 2008 |archive-date=17 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117113455/http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d8005e2da |url-status=dead |publisher=Bombardier}}</ref> In March 2013, the LTA ordered an additional 15 trainsets from Bombardier for S$119.2 million (US${{ToUSD|119.2|Singapore|year=2013|r=1}} million).<ref name="Railway Gazette s220">{{cite web | title=More trains bought for Singapore Downtown Line | website=Railway Gazette | date=28 March 2013 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/more-trains-bought-for-singapore-downtown-line.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314160905/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/more-trains-bought-for-singapore-downtown-line.html | archive-date=14 March 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> During the morning peak, 58 trains run on the DTL, and 56 are deployed during the evening peak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safe, Dependable and Sustainable Journeys: Annual Report 2025 |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Uploads/Investor_Relations/Annual_Report/2025/SBS%20Transit%20AR2025.pdf |access-date=8 April 2026 |publisher=SBS Transit |page=27|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0328-1320-18/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg:443/Uploads/Investor_Relations/Annual_Report/2025/SBS%20Transit%20AR2025.pdf|archive-date=28 March 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> The trains were assembled in a Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles Company facility{{efn|A joint venture between Bombardier and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle Company.<ref name="st-dtl"/>}} in [[Changchun]], China, with design work done in a Bombardier engineering centre in [[Hennigsdorf]], Germany.<ref name="st-dtl">{{cite news|last1=Sim|first1=Royston|title=Building a Downtown Line Train|url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/uploadedFiles/Ministry_of_Transport/Pages/News_Centre/Transport_News/Stage-1-is-almost-ready-to-roll.pdf|access-date=1 August 2015|work=The Straits Times|date=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120200/http://www.mot.gov.sg/uploadedFiles/Ministry_of_Transport/Pages/News_Centre/Transport_News/Stage-1-is-almost-ready-to-roll.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|via=Ministry of Transport}}</ref> The first trains arrived in Singapore on 12 October 2012.{{sfn|Feng|2017|pp=114–115}}<ref name="First train Railway Gazette q675">{{cite web | title=Bombardier delivers first Downtown Line train | website=Railway Gazette | date=25 October 2013 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-delivers-first-downtown-line-train.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314080617/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-delivers-first-downtown-line-train.html | archive-date=14 March 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> As the DTL is operated under the NRFF, the trains feature the LTA's logo and blue branding.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=34}}
The trains are fully automatic and powered by a 750V [[Direct current|DC]] third-rail power system.<ref name="6 DTL contracts j356"/> Each trainset has a length of {{cvt|70.1|m}} and a width of {{cvt|3.2|m}}, with a maximum operational speed of {{cvt|80|km/h}}.<ref name="Awards Railway Gazette"/>{{efn|The trains have a maximum design speed of {{cvt|90|km/h}}.<ref name="Bombardier Movia">{{cite web |title=MOVIA Metro{{snd}}Singapore Downtown Line |url=http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/projects/project.movia-singapore-singapore.html?f-region=asia-pacific |publisher=Bombardier |access-date=28 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926072705/http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/projects/project.movia-singapore-singapore.html?f-region=asia-pacific |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}} The trains have a service life of 30 years with a design travel distance of {{cvt|130,000|km}} per year.<ref name="st-dtl"/>{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=118}} The train design is intended to improve commuters' comfort and convenience, with features such as an ergonomic curved seat design and perch seats in the gangway for wider standing space.<ref name="Mockup b333"/>{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=111}} The trains can accommodate up to 1,050 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Almenoar |first=Maria |date=23 October 2009 |title=More Room in Downtown Line Trains; Extra Standing Room Will Accommodate 120 More Commuters |work=The Straits Times |page=43 |quote=The three-carriage trains will do away with 16 seats, replacing them with vertical plastic panels that commuters can lean against. Each train will be able to take a total of 1,050 passengers, 120 more than trains running on the Circle Line now.}}</ref> The train car bodies are constructed from high-capacity aluminium, allowing 90 per cent of the material to be recycled at the end of their service life. The trains are also equipped with regenerative braking and lightweight converters, reducing overall weight and electricity consumption by about 2,000 MWh per year.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=111}}
The trains are fitted with load sensors that detect passenger weight. This data is used for the Passenger Load Information System, which displays crowding levels in each car on LCD screens at station platforms.<ref name="ST c224">{{cite web | title=Red, amber, green: New system tells MRT commuters which train cars are empty or crowded | website=The Straits Times | date=14 May 2018 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/red-amber-green-new-system-tells-mrt-commuters-which-train-cars-are-empty-or | access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Today q049">{{cite web | last=Tang | first=Louisa | title=Info panel on Downtown Line tells commuters which trains are crowded | website=Today | date=14 May 2018 | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/info-panel-downtown-line-tells-commuters-which-trains-are-crowded | access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="IRJ t618">{{cite web | last=Briginshaw | first=David | title=Passenger train load display launched in Singapore | website=International Railway Journal | date=15 May 2018 | url=https://www.railjournal.com/technology/passenger-train-load-display-launched-in-singapore/ | access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref> Dynamic Route Map Displays (DRMDs) were initially installed in the trains<ref name="Railway Technology q754">{{cite web | last=Chakraborty | first=Aninda | title=Bombardier to upgrade Singapore DTL's Movia metro fleet | website=Railway Technology | date=4 September 2020 | url=https://www.railway-technology.com/news/bombardier-singapore-dtl-movia-metro-fleet/ | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref>{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=111}} but were later replaced with LCD screens displaying station arrival information, the route map, and the side on which the train doors will open.<ref name="LCD screens m954">{{cite web | last=Loi | first=Esther | title=Downtown Line trains to get upgraded LCD screens that provide more information | website=The Straits Times | date=17 July 2023 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-trains-to-get-upgraded-lcd-screens-that-provide-more-information | access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref> Four trains of the fleet are equipped with Automatic Track Inspection (ATI){{snd}}a system of cameras, lasers, and sensors that can detect defects such as rail cracks or missing fasteners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/11/2/factsheet-technology-for-depots-and-trains-to-improve-rail-reliability.html|title=Factsheet: Technology for Depots and Trains to Improve Rail Reliability| publisher=Land Transport Authority|date=13 November 2017|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217150240/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/11/2/factsheet-technology-for-depots-and-trains-to-improve-rail-reliability.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Railway Technology t201">{{cite web | last=Smith-Wong | first=Katie | title=Bombardier MOVIA Fleet to Double Capacity on Singapore Downtown Line | website=Railway Technology | date=16 November 2017 | url=https://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/signal/bombardier-transportation-rail/pressreleases/movia-double-capacity-singapore/ | access-date=1 March 2026}}</ref>
The DTL also has a fleet of maintenance vehicles, including battery-electric locomotives from CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd,<ref name="CSR m580">{{cite web | title=CSR won the order of Battery- Electric Locomotives from Singapore LTA | website=Every China | date=20 May 2011 | url=https://news.everychina.com/wz40284f/csr_won_the_order_of_battery_electric_locomotives_from_singapore_lta.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225132859/https://news.everychina.com/wz40284f/csr_won_the_order_of_battery_electric_locomotives_from_singapore_lta.html | archive-date=25 February 2025 | url-status=dead | access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Battery Electric Locomotive |url=https://www.crrcgc.cc/zjen/g1742/s4290/t61607.aspx |publisher=CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd |access-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102031816/https://www.crrcgc.cc/zjen/g1742/s4290/t61607.aspx |archive-date=2 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> general maintenance vehicles from Gemac Engineering Machinery, rail grinding vehicles from Harsco Rail,<ref>{{cite web |title=Go With Us, Take Public Transport (Annual Report 2014/2015) |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/report/pdf/LTA_AR_14-15_RGB.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=2 March 2026 |page=62}}</ref> and multifunction vehicles from [[MERMEC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Transforming Your Daily Journeys (Annual Report 2013/2014) |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicationsResearch/files/AnnualReports/1314/LTA%20AR%202014%20web.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412061046/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicationsResearch/files/AnnualReports/1314/LTA%20AR%202014%20web.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2015 |page=71 |url-status=dead}}</ref> SBS Transit also deploys a rail rover that not only checks for internal cracks or other track flaws, but also tunnel cracks, water leaks, or other structural anomalies. The rover is equipped with 3D cameras and laser sensors.<ref name="Rover SBS v832">{{cite web | last1=Chelvan | first1=Vanessa Paige | last2=Loi | first2=Esther | title=Rover that spots cracks invisible to human eye among tech used in MRT track checks | website=The Straits Times | date=11 October 2025 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/rover-that-spots-cracks-invisible-to-human-eye-among-tech-used-in-mrt-track-checks | access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref>
===Depot=== [[Gali Batu Depot]], located at the northwestern end of the DTL beyond Bukit Panjang station, houses the line's fleet.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=117}} Built by a joint venture between GS Engineering and Construction and Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure for S$410 million (US${{ToUSD|410|Singapore|year=2009|r=1}} million),<ref name="LTA factsheet Gali Batu">{{Cite news |title=Factsheet: Gali Batu MRT Depot |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2a085a5d-6d2f-46e1-bafc-39cf5340898b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164551/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2a085a5d-6d2f-46e1-bafc-39cf5340898b |archive-date=1 March 2018 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award of Contract C911{{snd}}Depot for Downtown Line |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2093 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2012-12-02%2017:11:24.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D2093 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |date=2 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the {{convert|27|ha|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} depot includes the line's Operation Control Centre (OCC), which oversees and controls the line's operations.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=119}} Before the completion of Gali Batu Depot, a temporary OCC was established at the CCL [[Kim Chuan Depot]].{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=127}} The DTL trains were also temporarily stabled at Kim Chuan.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=115}}
The at-grade depot was initially built for 42 three-car trains before being expanded to accommodate 81 trains. It comprises 18 ancillary buildings and a seven-storey administrative and workshop block, providing stabling, maintenance, operational and support facilities for DTL operations.<ref name="LTA factsheet Gali Batu"/>{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=119}} Other facilities include an automated storage and retrieval system for maintenance materials, equipment and spare parts, as well as an automated train wash plant.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=121}} A [[Siemens]] signalling simulation centre has also been established at the depot, enabling rigorous software patch testing by LTA and the rail operator prior to deployment on the main line.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=15 October 2019 |title=Siemens, Alstom to Set up Signalling Simulation Centres Here |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/siemens-alstom-to-set-up-signalling-simulation-centres-here |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130013425/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/siemens-alstom-to-set-up-signalling-simulation-centres-here |archive-date=30 November 2022 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2020 |title=Factsheet: Simulation Facilities for Signalling System Testing |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2020/2/news-releases/Simulation_facilities_for_signalling_system_testing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126000526/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2020/2/news-releases/Simulation_facilities_for_signalling_system_testing.html |archive-date=26 November 2021 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref>
The [[Tai Seng Facility Building]] is a two-level underground structure measuring {{convert|52|metres}} wide and {{convert|295|metres}} long, housing maintenance, operations, and staff facilities for DTL3.<ref name="e280">{{cite journal | last1=Low | first1=Y.H. Simon | last2=David Ng | first2=C.C. | last3=Chin | first3=Y.P. Young | last4=Ting | first4=S.K. Edmund | title=A Singapore case history of temporary removable ground anchor design to TR26: 2010 | journal=The IES Journal Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering | volume=5 | issue=3 | date=2012 | issn=1937-3260 | doi=10.1080/19373260.2012.696443 | pages=181–182 | url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19373260.2012.696443 | access-date=2 March 2026| url-access=subscription }}</ref> The [[East Coast Integrated Depot]] (ECID), which was completed in 2026,<ref name="CNA 98%">{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=29 November 2024 |title=World's First 'Four-In-One' Transport Depot at Singapore's East Coast Nears Completion, To Open in 2026 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/east-coast-integrated-depot-bus-train-transport-4773726 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130015143/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/east-coast-integrated-depot-bus-train-transport-4773726 |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref> includes an underground section that can house 75 DTL trains.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=123}}<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-in-1-rail-and-bus-depot-in-east-coast-saved-taxpayers-s-2-9984498| title=4-in-1 depot save taxpayers 2bn| access-date=3 March 2017| date=23 February 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223093129/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-in-1-rail-and-bus-depot-in-east-coast-saved-taxpayers-s-2-9984498| archive-date=23 February 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Signalling=== The DTL uses [[GoA4]] automation and is therefore fully driverless.<ref name="Siemens s738">{{cite web |date=2 March 2018 |title=Siemens to Supply Signaling Technology for Metro Line Extension in Singapore |url=https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-supply-signaling-technology-metro-line-extension-singapore |access-date=2 March 2026 |publisher=Siemens}}</ref><ref name="IRJ z403">{{cite web |last=Briginshaw |first=David |date=6 March 2018 |title=Siemens Wins Singapore Downtown Line CBTC Contract |url=https://www.railjournal.com/signalling/siemens-wins-singapore-metro-extension-signalling-contract/ |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=International Railway Journal}}</ref> It is run by [[Siemens]]'s Trainguard Sirius [[communications-based train control]] (CBTC) [[moving block]] system,<ref name="6 DTL contracts j356" /><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.siemens.asia/sg/en/Press/Press-Releases/Siemens-equipped_driverless_underground_metro_line_in_Singapore_starts_operations_for_Downtown_Line_1.aspx|title=Siemens-Equipped Driverless Underground Metro Line in Singapore Starts Operations for Downtown Line 1|author=|date=11 February 2014|access-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063525/http://www.siemens.asia/sg/en/Press/Press-Releases/Siemens-equipped_driverless_underground_metro_line_in_Singapore_starts_operations_for_Downtown_Line_1.aspx|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|publisher=Siemens}}</ref> which includes a fallback signalling system.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=126}} Operating on a 2.4 GHz radio frequency, the CBTC system is configured for driverless unattended train operation (UTO).{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=547}} The CBTC system's subsystems consist of [[automatic train protection]] (ATP), Controlguide Rail 9000 automatic train supervision (ATS), and a Westrace [[computer-based interlocking]] (CBI) system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Como Special Issue |url=https://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/global/SiteCollectionDocuments/en/news/customer-magazines-and-newsletters/como/como-special-issue-en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919210839/http://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/global/SiteCollectionDocuments/en/news/customer-magazines-and-newsletters/como/como-special-issue-en.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2015 |access-date=25 March 2017 |publisher=Siemens |page=27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrow |first=Keith |date=29 January 2013 |title=CBTC Testing Starts on Singapore Downtown Line |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/signalling/cbtc-testing-starts-on-singapore-downtown-line.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202828/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/signalling/cbtc-testing-starts-on-singapore-downtown-line.html |archive-date=25 March 2017 |access-date=25 March 2017 |website=International Railway Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contract 952: DTL Signalling System and Platform Screen Doors |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/DTL_signalling_system.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140320/http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/DTL_signalling_system.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2011 |access-date=2 March 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> The signalling contract was originally awarded to Westinghouse Brake and Signal Holdings for $287.5 million in November 2008.<ref name="6 DTL contracts j356" /><ref name="Awards Railway Gazette"/>{{efn|Westinghouse Brake and Signal Holdings was succeeded by [[Invensys Rail]],{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=546}} which was acquired by Siemens in 2013.<ref name="Railway Gazette n150">{{cite web | title=Siemens completes Invensys Rail acquisition | website=Railway Gazette | date=2 May 2013 | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/siemens-completes-invensys-rail-acquisition.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614200640/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/siemens-completes-invensys-rail-acquisition.html | archive-date=14 June 2013 | url-status=dead | access-date=2 March 2026}}</ref>}}
Each train is equipped with a fully redundant speed and location system incorporating [[Doppler radar|Doppler radars]], axle-mounted tachogenerators and absolute position reference beacon readers.{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=547}} The Sirius hardware platform can be configured for manual operation, driverless attended operation (DTO) or UTO. The UTO builds upon the manual system but imposes significantly more stringent requirements. Any failure of the automatic functions in a manual system can be mitigated by the train operator taking control. However, the UTO system incorporates extensive redundancy to ensure that trains can continue operating automatically without onboard intervention. In the event of total failure of automatic train operation, a "creep mode" allows the control centre operator to move the train to the next station under CBTC protection.{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=548}}
The Westrace CBI is custom-configured to meet LTA's signalling principles. It is designed to function with primary train detection via track circuits, which also provide speed codes to allow trains to revert to conventional operation if the CBTC system fails.{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=548}} The SystematICS platform hosts the ATS functions, which comprise a suite of software modules selected to meet LTA's requirements. For the DTL, additional modules were developed to support UTO. The Integrated Supervisory Control System (ISCS) provides the ATS displays at the operations control centre and passenger service centre multifunctional terminals.{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=549}}
===Station facilities=== All DTL stations are wheelchair-accessible. A [[tactile paving|tactile system]], consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated raised studs,<ref name="LTA Tactile">{{Cite web |date=30 July 2021 |title=Tactile Guiding System: Studs and Strips to Guide Your Way |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |access-date=11 September 2021 |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911021750/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |url-status=live}}</ref> guides visually impaired commuters through the station, with dedicated routes that connect the station entrances to the platforms or between the lines. Wide fare gates allow easier access for wheelchair users into the station.{{sfn |Feng |2017 |p=100}} [[Platform screen doors]] (PSDs) along the line were installed by Westinghouse Signal (Invensys Rail Group), supplied by [[Faiveley Transport|Faiveley]].{{sfn|Cooke|Han|2010|p=546}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Down Town Line "DTL": Another Milestone Achievement for Faiveley Transport's Platform Doors and Gates Activity |url=http://www.faiveleytransport.com/news/singapore-down-town-line-%E2%80%9Cdtl%E2%80%9D-another-milestone-achievement-faiveley-transports-platform-doors |publisher=Faiveley Transport| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418045236/http://www.faiveleytransport.com/news/singapore-down-town-line-%E2%80%9Cdtl%E2%80%9D-another-milestone-achievement-faiveley-transports-platform-doors |archive-date=18 April 2016 |date=1 December 2009}}</ref> The PSDs provide safety for passengers, offering protection from arriving and departing trains.<ref name="6 DTL contracts j356" />
Fifteen DTL stations are designated Civil Defence (CD) shelters.<ref name="SCDF list">{{cite web |url=https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cd-shelter-(docs)/list-of-civil-defence-public-shelterd41610b3-1d3a-4255-82eb-db49d048d0c8.pdf?sfvrsn=7f30b92b_1 |title=List of Civil Defence Public Shelters (As of Sep 2025) |publisher=Singapore Civil Defence Force |access-date=2 March 2026 |pp=6–7}}</ref>{{efn|The CD stations are {{MRT station|Bukit Panjang}}, {{MRT station|Cashew}}, {{MRT station|Hillview}}, {{MRT station|Beauty World}}, {{MRT station|King Albert Park}}, {{MRT station|Sixth Avenue}}, {{MRT station|Tan Kah Kee}}, {{MRT station|Geylang Bahru}}, {{MRT station|Bedok North}}, {{MRT station|Bedok Reservoir}}, {{MRT station|Tampines West}}, {{MRT station|Tampines}}, {{MRT station|Tampines East}}, {{MRT station|Upper Changi}}, and {{MRT station|Expo}}.<ref name="SCDF list"/>}} These stations, which are to be activated in times of national emergency, feature reinforced steel blast doors and decontamination chambers to protect against chemical attacks.<ref name="Auto CD 2015">{{cite web |last=Hio |first=Lester |title=Public Can Take a Look at Emergency Shelters at Three Downtown Line Stations This Weekend |website=The Straits Times |date=12 December 2015 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/public-can-take-a-look-at-emergency-shelters-at-three-downtown-line-stations-this-weekend |access-date=5 October 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206160343/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/public-can-take-a-look-at-emergency-shelters-at-three-downtown-line-stations-this-weekend |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Culture== ===Architecture=== {{multiple image | align = center | direction = horizontal | total_width = 700 | header = DTL station architecture | header_align = center | image1 = DT21 Bencoolen MRT Escalators 20201017 144715.jpg | alt1 = Escalators ascend between high, curved walls decorated with geometric, earth-tone tiles at Bencoolen station | caption1 = Bencoolen station with curved walls in earth-tone colours. It is the deepest station at {{cvt|43|m}} deep. | image2 = Little India DTL open house.jpg | alt2 = Little India station features white stripes across the ceiling and walls, which is the "flowing" fabric wall design reminiscent of an Indian sari to reflect the local heritage. Commuters are shown using escalators and walking along the platform area. | caption2 = Little India station adopted a "flowing" fabric theme reminiscent of the Indian [[sari]] to reflect the vicinity's heritage. | image3 = DT20 Fort Canning station platforms 20201017 145505.jpg | alt3 = This station features a natural green color scheme with abstract patterns on the walls and railings inspired by the former National Theatre. A passenger on the platform stands near the escalators and glass screen doors. | caption3 = Fort Canning station has a natural green theme. Abstract patterns of the former National Theatre are featured on the concourse stone walls and railings. }} The DTL features two of the deepest stations on the MRT network{{snd}}{{MRT station|Promenade}} and {{MRT station|Bencoolen}} – at {{cvt|43|m}} deep.<ref name="ST go deeper v422">{{cite web | last1=Mungcal | first1=Alyssa Karla | last2=Chua | first2=Charlene | last3=Tjoe | first3=Lee Nian | last4=Pereira | first4=Nikita Patrick | last5=Sverdan | first5=Roman | title=Singapore's Cross Island Line will go deeper than ever before. Here's how the work will proceed. | website=The Straits Times | date=7 June 2018 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2023/11/cross-island-mrt-line/index.html | access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>{{efn|LTA initially listed Promenade station's depth at {{cvt|42|m}}.<ref name="DTL1 news">{{cite web |title=Downtown Line |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=b76ec7ed-a88c-4078-8f8f-4f243e690bf0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812060436/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=b76ec7ed-a88c-4078-8f8f-4f243e690bf0 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014 |publisher=Land Transport Authority }}</ref>}} [[Stevens MRT station|Stevens station]], which has a depth of {{convert|34.22|m|ft}},{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=143}} has a stacked platform arrangement due to limited space constraints by the nearby flyover and canal.{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=64}}<ref name="Bt Timah works begin">{{cite news |last1=Yeo |first1=Ghim Lay |title=Works Begin on Bt Timah MRT Line |work=The Straits Times |date=4 July 2009 |page=8}}</ref> Bencoolen station has six underground levels and was designed by [[Aedas]]. The deep depth was to avoid the existing surface infrastructure and the other rail tunnels that intersect the alignment.<ref name="Construction Plus Asia 2018" />{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=48}} The curving interior walls of Bencoolen station are meant to resemble canyon walls, while earth-tone colours were used to represent the many layers of the soil.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=156}}
According to Paul Fok, the LTA's Group Director of Infrastructure and Design Engineering, the station designs reflect the heritage and culture of their surrounding areas where possible.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=150}} The interior of Botanic Gardens station incorporates touches of nature with green palettes that reflect the design concept of flora and fauna.<ref name="DTL LTA t107"/> Little India station was designed by architects61, which adopted a theme of flowing fabric, based on the Indian [[sari]], to reflect the vicinity's heritage.{{sfn|Zhuang|Soh|2022|p=68}} To reflect its location near Fort Canning Park, Fort Canning station has a natural green theme with an arched ceiling in its interior. As a tribute to the former [[National Theatre, Singapore|National Theatre]] that once stood near the station site, abstract patterns of the theatre are featured on the concourse stone walls and railings.{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=154}}<ref name="DTL3 factsheet2">{{Cite web |title=Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422100617/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html |archive-date=22 April 2020 |access-date=22 April 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref><ref name="sneak peak">{{Cite news |last=Jamar |first=Ariffin |date=25 September 2017 |title=A Sneak Peek at Downtown Line 3's Stations |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/down-the-line |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142800/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/down-the-line |archive-date=22 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref>
===Artworks=== Thirty-three artworks are installed along the DTL as part of the Art-in-Transit programme.<ref name="LTA AiT x537">{{cite web | title=Art in Transit | publisher=Land Transport Authority | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html | access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="SBS AiT q784">{{cite web | title=Art in Transit | publisher=SBS Transit | date=24 February 2026 | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit | access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> Each artwork is integrated into the station's architecture{{sfn|Feng|2017|p=150}} and intended to capture commuters' attention and sustain the engagement of regular passengers as they pass through the station.{{sfn|Zhuang|Soh|2022|p=9}} For this collection, the LTA appointed four curators{{snd}}Bridget Tracy Tan, June Yap, Patrick Chia, and Hanson Ho. Each artist worked with a curator during the commissioning of the artwork. A panel, chaired by Singaporean artist and educator Milenko Prvački, oversaw each artist's proposal and also ensured the final work met the programme's objective.{{sfn|Zhuang|Soh|2022|p=8}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%" |+Artwork list<ref name="LTA AiT x537"/> |- ! scope="col" | Station code ! scope="col" | Station name ! scope="col" | Artwork name ! scope="col" | Artist(s) |- |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|1}}–{{SMRT code|BP|6}}||[[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]]||''Punctum of the Long Hills''||[[John Clang]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|2}}||[[Cashew MRT station|Cashew]]||''Project Eden''||[[Donna Ong]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|3}}||[[Hillview MRT station|Hillview]]||''What Remains''||Darren Soh |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|4}}||[[Hume MRT station|Hume]]||''Continuity''||André Wee |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|5}}||[[Beauty World MRT station|Beauty World]]||''Asemic Lines''||Boedi Widjaja |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|6|CR|15}}||[[King Albert Park MRT station|King Albert Park]]||''The Natural History of Singapore's Mythical Botanic Creatures''||Soh Pei Ling, Chan Mei Hsien and Long Yinghan (Artists Caravan) |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|8}}||[[Tan Kah Kee MRT station|Tan Kah Kee]]||''Gratitude (饮水思源) and Resilience (自强不息)''||[[Hwa Chong Institution]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|9|CC|19}} ||{{MRT station|Botanic Gardens}}||''What is a tree?''||Shirley Soh |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|10|TE|11}}||{{MRT station|Stevens}}||''PIN{{snd}}23040''||Om Mee Ai |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|11}}–{{SMRT code|NS|21}}||{{MRT station|Newton}}||''Newton''||Tan Zi Xi |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|12|NE|7}}||{{MRT station|Little India}}||''Woven Field''||Grace Tan |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|13}}||{{MRT station|Rochor}}||''Tracing Memories''||[[Lasalle College of the Arts|LASALLE College of the Arts]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|14|EW|12}}||{{MRT station|Bugis}}||''Ephemeral''||Patrick Chia |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|15|CC|4}}||{{MRT station|Promenade}}||''Earthcake''||[[Ana Prvacki]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|17}}||{{MRT station|Downtown}}||''Leaves''||Jason Lim |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|18}}||{{MRT station|Telok Ayer}}||''Charm of Bay''||Lim Shing Ee |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|19|NE|4}}||{{MRT station|Chinatown}}||''Flying Colours''||Cheo Chai-Hiang |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|20}}||{{MRT station|Fort Canning}}||''Through His Eyes''||[[Lim Tze Peng]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|21}}||[[Bencoolen MRT station|Bencoolen]]||''Tracing Memories''||[[Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|22}}||{{MRT station|Jalan Besar}}||''A Kaleidoscopic World''||Lydia Wong |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|23}}||{{MRT station|Bendemeer}}||''And A New World''||Cristene Chang |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|24}}||{{MRT station|Geylang Bahru}}||''Constructed Memories''||Marienne Yang |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|25}}||{{MRT station|Mattar}}||''Agar Panel''||[[Genevieve Chua]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|26|CC|10}}||{{MRT station|MacPherson}}||''Trails of Thoughts''||Aminah Mohd Sa'at (Neng) |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|27}}||{{MRT station|Ubi}}||''Staple''||Zainudin Samsuri |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|28}}||{{MRT station|Kaki Bukit}}||''Welcome to Kaki Bukit''||Hans Tan |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|29}}||{{MRT station|Bedok North}}||''Dedaun Masa (Leaves of Time)''||Ahmad Abu Bakar |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|30}}||{{MRT station|Bedok Reservoir}}||''Somewhere Else''||Ng Chee Yong |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|31}}<br>{{SMRT code|DT|33}} |scope="row"|{{MRT station|Tampines West}}<br>{{MRT station|Tampines East}}||''Welcome to Jingapore!''||Jing Quek |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|32}}–{{SMRT code|EW|2}}||{{MRT station|Tampines}}||''The Big Round & The Tall Long''||Studio Juju |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|34}}||{{MRT station|Upper Changi}}||''I Am Anonymous''||[[Boo Junfeng]] |- |scope="row"|{{SMRT code|DT|35|CG|1}}||{{MRT station|Expo}}||''A Banquet''||Yeo Chee Kiong |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==Sources== ===References=== {{reflist}} ===Other sources=== * {{Cite book |last=Feng |first=Zengkun |title=Downtown Line: Soaring to new heights |publisher=Straits Times Press |year=2017 |isbn=978-981-4747-66-0 |publication-place=Singapore |oclc=1003852882|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/books/pdf/The_Downtown_Line_book.pdf}}{{Cbignore}}<!-- If you are verifying the article against this book, take note: from page 3 onwards (as defined by the PDF navigation aid to the side of your screen), every PDF page (which I'll call y for algebra) displays book pages 2y - 4 and 2y - 3 --> * {{cite conference | last1=Cooke | first1=Robert | last2=Han | first2=Allan | title=The Challenges of Delivering the Downtown Line Signalling System | publisher=Research Publishing Services | date=2010 | isbn=978-981-08-6396-8 | doi=10.3850/978-981-08-6396-8_P240 | url=http://rpsonline.com.sg/proceedings/9789810863968/html/978-981-08-6396-8_P240.xml | access-date=1 March 2026| url-access=subscription }} * {{cite book | last1=Zhuang | first1=Justin | last2=Soh | first2=Darren | publisher= Land Transport Authority | title=Art in Transit: Downtown Line Singapore | publication-place=Singapore | date=2022 | isbn=978-981-18-3967-2 | oclc=1342054525}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/downtown_line.html LTA official website]
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