Stage 2 of the Downtown Line will be 16.6 km long, consist of 12 stations including 3 interchange stations, and is scheduled to be completed by 2015. The location, alignment, and tentative name of each station were announced 15 July 2008. Construction of this stage has started since 3 July 2009.
A new MRT depot, the Gali Batu Depot, will be built at part of the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery off Woodlands Road.
In its preliminary plans, stage 2 of the Downtown Line was called the Bukit Timah Line, supposedly a 20-kilometre line that would connect the new downtown with the Bukit Panjang, Upper Bukit Timah and Bukit Timah corridor. It was to intersect the Circle Line and all other current lines along the way. When constructed, it was expected to alleviate the heavy traffic along Bukit Timah, Dunearn Road and Upper Bukit Timah. Provisions were made at Promenade station which would have been the line's southern interchange with the Circle Line.
On July 15, 2008, the LTA has announced the exact location of the 12 stations to be built. Their final names are Rochor, Little India (interchange with North East Line), Newton (interchange with North South Line), Stevens, Botanic Gardens (Interchange with Circle Line), Tan Kah Kee, Sixth Avenue, King Albert Park, Beauty World, Hillview, Cashew and Bukit Panjang. Commencement of construction for Downtown Line 2 has begun on 3 July 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Beauty World station.
DT 1 - Bukit Panjang
DT 2 - Cashew
DT 3 - HillView
DT 4 -
DT 5 - Beauty World
DT 6 - King Albert Park
DT 7 - Sixth Ave
DT 8 - Tan Kah Kee
DT 9 - Botanic Gardens ( Interchange ? )
DT 10 - Stevens
DT 11 - Newton ( North South Line Interchange )
DT 12 - Little India ( NEL Intechange )
Ends at DT 12 - Rochor
Many might say : " Siao liao , taxi cannot liao ."
I guarantee many would say that . Heard since NEL .
What i think ?
Good news !
A very good news for me .
Meaning this Bulit Timah Road the traffic will be better , cannot be worst .
Even on raining day , cannot be anywhere bad .
No people will take taxi to these places ?
U like those places ?
From Newton to Bt Panjang , " Uncle , pls go by Bt Timah ?"
From Little India > HillView , which way u think the pax would prefer to "go by " ?
Leave it to the trains la ...let them earn a bit .
Taxi cannot earn all the time leh ....
If u think Downtown line will kill off taxis , pls quit now .
Don't wait until downtown line start liao then quit .
I got nowhere to go , so i'll not be quitting for now .
Some of the stations really damn near each other, like Beauty World and King Albert and Sixth Avenue. Hopefully its like 1min stop from each other.