The new DTL2e will shorten travel times for those travelling to and from the north and north-western parts of Singapore, and is projected to open by 2035.
SBS Transit operates the North-East Line and Downtown Line, and these two lines had the highest reliability numbers in 2020.
A broken signalling cable has been identified as the cause of a six hour disruption on the Downtown Line on 28 December 2020.
The Land Transport Authority has launched four National Day Parade-themed trains on the North-South and East-West, North-East, Circle, and Downtown Lines.
The 21km Downtown Line 3 will open on 21st October, with stations, including Fort Canning, Ubi and Bedok Reservoir.
Originally slated to open together with Downtown Line 2 in December 2015, the third entrance to the station will now be completed only by the end of the year.
Ongoing works at the junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Hume Avenue have sparked speculation on a new Downtown Line station.
More commuters are using the Downtown Line since the opening of its second stage in December last year, reducing the passenger load on other MRT Lines.
The four-month-old Downtown Line 2 suffered its first major breakdown yesterday morning when a train inexplicably applied its emergency brakes.
The new Downtown Line is now averaging 214,000 trips a day one month after Stage 2, which serves the Bukit Timah corridor.
The LTA has amended the Tamil names of four stations, after inaccurate DTL2 station names led to changes in translation for four more of line's stations.
The Downtown Line 2 is a relief for Bukit Panjang residents, as they have long complained of lack of public transport options to the city.
The second phase of the Downtown Line opened yesterday, providing fresh commuting options to residents in Bukit Panjang and along the Bukit Timah corridor.
In addition to engineers and technicians performing necessary tests and preparations, religious leaders were called upon to bless the DTL2 depot.
LTA assures Stevens station commuters that there will be no added charge for entering the wrong platform; charging policy may also be reviewed.
Train platforms at Stevens station on the new Downtown Line 2 will have separate sets of fare gantries, the first such arrangement in Singapore's MRT system.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan warned commuters about facing teething problems for the new section of the Downtown Line.
Leaders and members of Singapore's Inter Religious Organisation were hosted to a private ride on the new Downtown Line 2 on Thursday morning.
LTA project directors Ng Kee Nam and Tan Kian Thong manage to keep DTL2 on track, even after the main contractor went bust in 2013.
Over 800 tests, including breakdown simulations, are being conducted for the new Downtown Line 2, ahead of its December 27th launch.