The new Downtown Line is now averaging 214,000 trips a day one month after Stage 2, which serves the Bukit Timah corridor.
Prime Minister Lee officially opens Downtown Line Stage 1 on Saturday morning, marking the first step of plans to double the nation's rail network by 2030.
Many challenges were faced in the construction of Downtown Line, including digging a tunnel less than a metre away from an existing MRT line.
Commuters will get to familiarise with the Downtown Line Stage One when it opens on 22nd December - for 11 days free of charge.
Downtown Line operator, SBS Transit, is stepping up system tests and staff training in preparation of Stage 1's launch next month.
LTA has invited the public to get a sneak preview of the six stations along the new Downtown Line 1 in early December.
The first stage of the new Downtown Line will start operations on the 22nd of December, throwing commuters with more options to travel around the city area.