The design and construction of the new NS3A station, which will be between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Gombak MRT, will be handled by Obayashi Corporation.
The new Hume MRT station will serve residents staying along Hume Avenue, with sheltered linkways enhancing first-and-last mile connectivity.
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.
This last leg centred on renewals and upgrades to the track circuits, power supply and NSEWL train fleet, to pre-emptively detect and address faults.
The LTA states that the new station will help commuters headed downtown or to the Jurong Lake District save up to 15 minutes of travel time.
The first of a total of 106 new trains for the East-West and North-South MRT lines have arrived in Singapore, set to enter service later in 2022.
A train fault occured on the North-South Line late on Friday night, 8 January 2021, but it was cleared and services were progressively restored before midnight.
A power fault on the North-South and East-West lines during the evening rush hour on 14 October 2020 has resulted in delays for commuters.
The LTA has purchased another 40 new trains from Bombardier Transportation as part of the long-term fleet renewal programme for the NSL and EWL.
A train fault extended travelling time on the North-South Line by 15 minutes on the morning of 14 August 2020, the second rail glitch in the week.
The early station closures are to allow for the installation of 22kV power cables as part of the renewal of the power supply system.
A track fault near Braddell MRT station was slowing down train service on the North-South Line towards the city on 17 March 2020.
According to Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, replacing the power supply system will allow more trains on North-South and East-West lines.
Train service on the North-South Line was disrupted between four MRT stations after a signalling fault hit the line.
Canberra station, the 27th station on the North-South Line, will open on 2 November 2019, benefiting some 17,000 households in the area.
The LTA has announced that its contracts for new trains and railway systems will now ask suppliers to base servicing support in Singapore.
Reliability on Singapore's two oldest MRT lines continues to show improvement with upgrading works past halfway mark.
The North-South Line and Circle Line were affected by a power fault on Sunday morning, resulting in slow train services.
The new Canberra station on the North-South Line will be opened on 2 November, serving an estimated 17,000 homes in nearby estates.
Up to five MRT stations from Admiralty to Yio Chu Kang will be closed over the Vesak Day long weekend to facilitate works at the new Canberra MRT station.