Possibility of two new MRT lines announced

In a parliament session on 5 March 2025, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat mentioned the possibility of two possible MRT lines that the Singapore government is looking to implement as part of the next step of its rail network expansion.

Tentatively called the Tengah Line and Seletar Line, the former is subject to ongoing feasibility studies to assess how it could supplement the transport network in the west and northwest regions to serve areas such as Tengah, Bukit Batok, Queensway, and Bukit Merah, while the latter will run from Woodlands to the future Greater Southern Waterfront and could potentially serve areas such as Woodlands, Sembawang, Sengkang West, Serangoon North, Whampoa, Kallang, and the Greater Southern Waterfront. Feasibility studies are currently ongoing.

LTA has also highlighted the potential of the two proposed lines meeting at the Greater Southern Waterfront and will also look into the possibility of combining both into a single line, and if all goes well, should be expected to be completed in phases from the 2040s.

Mr Chee also announced that the West Coast Extension rail project was finally given the go-ahead, a decade after it was introduced. According to the LTA, this project is meant to improve rail connectivity in the West and will commence in two phases: The first will be extending the Jurong Region Line (JRL) from Pandan Reservoir Station to connect with the Cross Island Line (CRL) at West Coast Station by the late 2030s. The second will be to extend the JRL from West Coast Station to connect with the Circle Line at Kent Ridge station by the early 2040s.