C915A - Progress of Hume station

A compilation of images of the completed Hume station in mid-February 2025.

Hume station was the thirteenth station along stage 2 of the Downtown Line that was planned along the Bukit Timah section. However, at the time of stage 2's construction in 2009, the authorities had deemed ridership to be insufficient to warrant full construction of the station. Instead, a shell structure was built with the basic outline of the station - a box with roughed in provisions for ticket machines, escalators, lifts and stairs. No architectural elements such as cladding, platform screen doors or completed floors were included in the initial build-out, performed under contract 915.

Subsequently, in 2019, the government decided that several years after the line opened that ridership suddenly had grown sufficiently to warrant the full station's opening. This was despite there not being any new residential developments coming up within the vicinity of the station, providing a puzzling but nonetheless welcome move. In January 2021, contract 915A for the fit out and completion of the station was awarded and works began at the station in February that year. We recap the station's progress from shell structure to the nearly-completed station building that we see today after the jump.

DTL - A snapshot in February 2025

An overview of the various Downtown Line projects on-going.
Top (L - R): DT36 - Xilin, DT4 - Hume
Bottom (L - R): DE1 Intermediate station, DE2/NS6 - Sungei Kadut

This month, we have a much more comprehensive snapshot update for the Downtown Line (DTL) covering the phase 3 extension, phase 2 extension and the in-fill station at Hume before it opens. With lots to cover in this update, let's get to it - you'll find pictures and information after the jump.

DE2/NS6 - Sungei Kadut station pre-construction

 

30 July 2023 - AN aerial view of the existing North-South Line (NSL) cutting through Sungei
Kadut Industrial estate.

The announcement of the Downtown Line 2 Extension (DTL2e) alignment was an eventful affair. In the lead up to the project getting off the ground, we take a closer look at the area where the two stations will be built before construction works begin for the project. More after the jump!

DE1 - Gali Batu / Yew Tee East / Sungei Kadut Avenue station pre-construction

8 September 2024 - A view of the site of the future DE1 station.

Earlier last month, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the locations of the two Downtown Line 2 Extension (DTL2e) stations. We look at the areas where the stations are to be located at before all the construction works commence and change the appearance of the sites.

DTL2e - Contract 991 tender & 2nd pre-qualification

22 January 2025 - Screengrab of contract for tender & pre-qualification on Government
e-procurement portal Gebiz.

Yesterday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) kicked off the process for tendering contracts under the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e) project. Contract 991, the first DTL2e contract launched, will be for the "Design and Construction of Tunnels for Downtown Line 2 Extension and Associated Additions & Alterations Works to Gali Batu Depot".

DTL2e - Tidbits from the EIS

 

An aerial render of the DE2/NS6 interchange station.
Source: LTA

An aerial render of the DE1 station.
Source: LTA

As part of the Downtown Line 2 extension (DTL2e) project, an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) report was generated under contract 9175 for the advanced engineering study to develop the extension. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has put up the EIS for public viewing and feedback from yesterday (6 Jan 2025) to 3 February 2025 on its website. You may view the reports and submit feedback here. So what exactly does the EIS cover? There are a few tidbits that can be gleaned from going through the report, which is rather detailed and technical in many aspects. But they always say that the devil is in the details, no?

The EIS covers multiple aspects that pertain to the impact of the project on the environment - be it to humans, flora or fauna. The reports cover different phases of the project as well, from pre-construction, to construction & operational phases. Specifically, the project looks at the impact in terms of emissions, impact to air & water quality, impact to flora & fauna within the proposed sites, any species of conservational importance (both plant & animal), impact from lighting, noise & vibrations and makes assessments of these impacts. Measures to combat the impacts are suggested and recommended. Phew, that was a lot to cover, but important nonetheless. For most of us, the more interesting bits lie in the project description. More on that after the jump!

Downtown Line 2 extension announced

 

Map of the Downtown Line, including DTL2e & DTL3e stations.
Source: LTA

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced today an extension to the Downtown Line 2, adding two new stations to the line. The extension (DTL2e), will also see the addition of a new interchange station on the North-South Line (NSL), providing an additional transfer point between the existing lines. The station on NSL, with reserved station alphanumeric code NS6, will be the final station added along the Woodlands Extension.

Source: YouTube

We'll take a look at the two new stations in greater detail after the jump.