List of Singapore MRT and LRT lines

This is a list of MRT and LRT lines in Singapore, with details on costs, construction timelines and route length.

MRT lines

Line Stage Date Length Stretch Stations Cost
Commencement
of construction
Service commencement Service retirement Names Codes Elevated At-grade Underground
Contemporary Retired
North–South Line East–West Line Phase 1 22 October 1983 (1983-10-22) 7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 6 km[1] Yio Chu Kang - Toa Payoh  NS15  -  NS19  N10 - N6 2
(40%)
1
(20%)
2
(40%)
Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) TBD Toa Payoh - Raffles Place  NS19  -  EW14  NS26  N6 - C1 7
(100%)
Raffles Place - Outram Park  EW14  NS26  -  EW16  C1 - W2 2
(100%)
Phase 1A January 1984 (1984-01) 12 March 1988 (1988-03-12) TBD Outram Park - Clementi  EW16  -  EW23  W2 - W8 5
(83%)
1
(17%)
Phase 2B July 1984 (1984-07) 5 November 1988 (1988-11-05) TBD Clementi - Lakeside  EW23  -  EW26  W8 - W11 3
(100%)
June 1985 (1985-06) 20 December 1988 (1988-12-20) TBD Yio Chu Kang - Yishun  NS15  -  NS13  N10 - N12 2
(100%)
Separation of North–South and East–West lines 4 November 1989 (1989-11-04)
North–South Line Phase 2A January 1985 (1985-01) 4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) TBD Raffles Place - Marina Bay  NS26  -  NS27  C1 - M1 1
(100%)
Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion
Phase 2B
(Branch Line)
June 1985 (1985-06) 10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 6.5 km Jurong East - Choa Chu Kang  NS1  -  NS4  W9 - B3 3
(100%)
Woodlands Extension TBD 10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 16 km Choa Chu Kang - Yishun  NS4  -  NS13  6
(100%)
S$1.2 billion[2]
North–South Line Extension December 2009 (2009-12)[3] 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23) 1 km Marina Bay - Marina South Pier  NS27  -  NS28  1
(100%)
S$357.5 million[3]
Canberra station (infill) 26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)[4] 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) Canberra  NS12  1
(100%)
S$274 million[5]
Brickland station (infill) TBD 2034 (2034) Brickland  NS3A  1
(100%)
TBD
Sungei Kadut stations (infill) TBD 2036 (2036) Sungei Kadut  NS6 ,  DT2  1
(100%)
TBD
North–South Line total (excluding cost) 22 October 1983 (1983-10-22) 7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 45 km Jurong East - Marina South Pier  NS1  -  NS28  17
(59%)
1
(3%)
11
(38%)
Tallied below
29 (100%)
East–West Line
Phase 2A January 1985 (1985-01) 4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) TBD City Hall - Tanah Merah  EW13  -  EW4  C2 - E9 7
(78%)
2
(22%)
Total cost of Phases 1 and 2 of NSEWL: S$5 billion
June 1985 (1985-06) 16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) TBD Tanah Merah - Pasir Ris  EW4  -  EW1  E9 - E12 3
(100%)
Phase 2B January 1988 (1988-01) 6 July 1990 (1990-07-06) TBD Lakeside - Boon Lay  EW26  -  EW27  W11 - W12 1
(100%)
Changi Airport Extension TBD 10 January 2001 (2001-01-10) TBD Tanah Merah - Expo  CG  -  CG1  1
(100%)
S$850 million[6]
TBD 8 February 2002 (2002-02-08) TBD Expo - Changi Airport  CG1  -  CG2  1
(100%)
Dover station (infill) TBD 18 October 2001 (2001-10-18) Dover  EW22  1
(100%)
S$45 million[7]
Boon Lay Extension TBD 28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 3.8 km Boon Lay - Joo Koon  EW27  -  EW29  2
(100%)
S$436 million[8]
Tuas West Extension TBD 18 June 2017 (2017-06-18) 7.5 km Joo Koon - Tuas Link  EW29  -  EW33  4
(100%)
S$3.5 billion[9]
East–West Line total (excluding cost) 56.7 km 27
(77%)
8
(23%)
Tallied bellow
35 (100%)
North–South Line East–West Line S$11.67 billion[note 1]
North East Line
25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) 20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) 20 km HarbourFront - Punggol  NE1 ;
 NE3  -  NE10 ;
 NE12  -  NE14 ;
 NE16  -  NE17 
14
(100%)
S$4.6 billion
Buangkok station 15 January 2006 (2006-01-15) Buangkok  NE15  1
(100%)
TBD
Woodleigh station 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) Woodleigh  NE11  1
(100%)
TBD
North East Line Extension TBD 10 December 2024 (2024-12-10) 1.6 km Punggol - Punggol Coast  NE17  -  NE18  1
(100%)
S$79 million[10]
North East Line total 21.6 km HarbourFront - Punggol Coast  NE1  -  NE18  17
(100%)
S$5.39 billion[note 2]
17 (100%)
Circle Line Stage 3 May 2003 (2003-05) 28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) 5.7 km[11] Bartley - Marymount  CC12  -  CC16  5
(100%)
TBD
Stage 2 5 September 2002 (2002-09-05) 17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 5.5 km[12][11] Bartley - Mountbatten  CC12  -  CC7  5
(100%)
TBD
Stage 1 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 5.5 km[11] Mountbatten - Dhoby Ghaut  CC7  -  CC1  6
(100%)
TBD
Stage 4 January 2005 (2005-01) 8 October 2011 (2011-10-08) 9.8 km Marymount - Kent Ridge  CC16  -  CC17 ;
 CC19  -  CC24 
7
(100%)
TBD
Stage 5 6.8 km Kent Ridge - HarbourFront  CC24  -  CC29  5
(100%)
TBD
Circle Line Extension November 2007 (2007-11)[13] 14 January 2012 (2012-01-14) 2.4 km Promenade - Marina Bay  CC4  -  CE2  2
(100%)
S$811.4 million[14][note 3]
Stage 6 TBD 2026 (2026) 4.0 km HarbourFront - Marina Bay  CC29  -  CE2  3
(100%)
S$4.85 billion[15]
Bukit Brown station (infill) TBD TBD Bukit Brown  CC18  1
(100%)
TBD
Circle Line total 39.7 km 34
(100%)
S$15.67 billion[note 4]
34 (100%)
Downtown Line Stage 1 TBD 22 December 2013 (2013-12-22) 4.3 km Bugis - Chinatown  DT14  -  DT19  6
(100%)
TBD
Stage 2 3 July 2009 (2009-07-03) 27 December 2015 (2015-12-27) 16.6 km Bugis - Bukit Panjang  DT14  -  DT5 ;
 DT3  -  DT1 
12
(100%)
TBD
Stage 3 TBD 21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 21.0 km Chinatown - Expo  DT19  -  DT35  16
(100%)
TBD
Hume station (infill) 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) 28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) Hume  DT4  1
(100%)
TBD
Stage 3 Extension TBD 2026 2.2 km Expo - Sungei Bedok  DT35  -  DT37  2
(100%)
TBD
Stage 2 Extension TBD 2040 TBD Bukit Panjang - Sungei Kadut TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Downtown Line total TBD Sungei Kadut - Sungei Bedok  DT1  -  DT37  TBD TBD 37
(100%)
TBD
37 (100%)
Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 1 TBD 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) 2.9 km Woodlands North - Woodlands South  TE1  -  TE3  3
(100%)
TBD
Stage 2 TBD 28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 11.4 km Woodlands South - Caldecott  TE3  -  TE9  6
(100%)
TBD
Stage 3 TBD 13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) 13.5 km Caldecott - Gardens by the Bay  TE9 ;
 TE11  -  TE20 ;
 TE22 
11
(100%)
TBD
Mount Pleasant station TBD Mount Pleasant  TE10  1
(100%)
TBD
Marina South station TBD Marina South  TE21  1
(100%)
TBD
Stage 4 TBD 23 June 2024 (2024-06-23) 10.1 km Gardens by the Bay - Bayshore  TE22  -  TE29  7
(100%)
TBD
Stage 5 TBD 2026 2.5 km Bayshore - Sungei Bedok  TE29  -  TE31  2
(100%)
TBD
Founders' Memorial station (infill) TBD 2028 Founders' Memorial  TE22A  1
(100%)
TBD
Thomson–East Coast Line Extension TBD 2040 TBD Sungei Bedok - Tanah Merah TBD 2
(%TBD)
2
(%TBD)
TBD
Tagore station (infill) TBD TBD Tagore  TE4A  1
(100%)
TBD
Thomson–East Coast Line total 43 km Woodlands North - Tanah Merah  TE1  -  TE31  2
(5%)
35
(95%)
TBD
37
(100%)
  1. ^ The cost of building the NSL and EWL (NSEWL) is tallied here because the lines were operated as a single entity before being split into the NS and EW lines. The cost of building Phases 1 and 2 is presented as a lump sum of S$5 billion dollars, and a detailed breakdown is not available.
  2. ^ Figure accounts for cost of constructing NEL and NELe (Punggol Coast Extension); specific figures for opening Buangkok and Woodleigh station are not currently available.
  3. ^ S$348.4 million for Marina Bay CCL station; $463 million for Bayfront CCL + DTL station.
  4. ^ Figure accounts for cost of building Stages 1-5 (S$10 billion), CCLe to Bayfront and Marina Bay, and Stage 6. Cost breakdown of Stages 1-5 not currently available.

LRT lines

Line Stage Date Length Stretch Stations
Commencement
of construction
Service commencement Service retirement Names Codes
Bukit Panjang LRT 27 September 1996 (1996-09-27) 6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 7.6 km Choa Chu Kang - Senja  BP1  -  BP13  13
(100%)
Ten Mile Junction station 13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) 0.2 km Bukit Panjang - Ten Mile Junction  BP6  -  BP14  1
(100%)
Bukit Panjang LRT total 7.8 km Choa Chu Kang - Ten Mile Junction  BP1  -  BP14  14
(100%)
Sengkang LRT East loop TBD 18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) 4.4 km Sengkang - Ranggung  STC  -  SE5  5
(100%)
Sengkang LRT total 10.7 km Sengkang - Renjong  STC  -  SW8  13
(100%)
Punggol LRT East loop TBD 29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) 5.2 km Punggol - Kadaloor  PTC  -  PE5  5
(100%)
Oasis station 15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) Kadaloor - Oasis  PE5  -  PE6  1
(100%)
Damai station 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) Oasis - Damai  PE6  -  PE7  1
(100%)
Punggol LRT total 10.3 km Punggol - Soo Teck  PTC  -  PW7  14
(100%)

References

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  2. ^ Thuluja, Naidu Ratnala. "Woodlands MRT line". National Library Board. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "Projects". Land Transport Authority. 2010-05-03. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. ^ "Work Starts for Canberra MRT Station on North–South Line". LTA. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Revenue & Expenditure Estimates". www.singaporebudget.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ^ "Major Milestones" (PDF). Changi Airport Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  7. ^ "DOVER MRT STATION". Building and Construction Authority. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020.
  8. ^ Speech by Mrs. Lim Hwee Hua mot.gov.sg
  9. ^ "MRT Tuas West Extension to soar above the ground". The Straits Times. 3 February 2015.
  10. ^ "North-East Line extension: LTA awards S$79m contract to China State Construction Engineering - CNA". Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  11. ^ a b c "Singapore Tunnel News – sg/15, Circle Line - Metro –". Tunnelbuilder.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  12. ^ "Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut to Open 17 April". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  13. ^ "LTA | News Room".
  14. ^ "Sembawang E&C bags $400m IR contract". 29 February 2008.
  15. ^ "Final stage of Circle Line to cost $4.85b". The Straits Times. 11 April 2019.