Downtown Line 1 - A closer look

As promised, here's a follow up post to yesterday's Downtown Line 1 (DTL1) Open House post with a greater emphasis on the architectural aspects of the stations. Here's a video of a ride along the first stage of the line, opening 22 December.



http://youtu.be/v1k_rOU_nQ0

Let's start at the Bugis terminus then and work our way towards Chinatown.

Downtown Line 1 - A step closer

Downtown Line 1 (DTL1) had its Open House event today to introduce the new line to the public. At its first debut, the line was thrown open to commuters for 8 hours with free rides and festivities going on at the 6 stations that form stage 1 of the eventual 42km long line. Stretching from Bugis interchange on the East-West Line (EWL) to Chinatown on the North-East Line (NEL), the 4.3km section takes 8.5 minutes to travel end-to-end.

Poster for DTL1 Open House

Downtown update

Like Bugis station, Downtown is part of the first stage of the line due to open in December. Once again, a preview before the preview (open house on 7 December). One of the new tenants you can look forward to in the station is Munch SaladSmith.

22 October 2013
Photo credit - Edwin Ng (Munch SaladSmith)

22 October 2013
Photo credit - Edwin Ng (Munch SaladSmith)

22 October 2013
Photo credit - Edwin Ng (Munch SaladSmith)