Public Suggestions Sought for DTL 2 Station Names

QX179R SG

1. LTA is pleased to invite the public to contribute suggestions for the names of the nine Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) stations. With the recent announcement of the alignment and station locations of DTL2, working names based on station location are being used for ease of reference.

2. We are now seeking feedback and ideas from the public on the official names for these stations, with the exception the three interchange stations at Little India, Newton and Botanic Gardens as these are the official station names.

Avenues to send in suggestions

3. The public can send their suggestions to LTA via our portal at http://talk2lta.lta.gov.sg. Participants will have the option to keep the current working names or suggest new ones for as many of the nine stations as they choose. Participants are required to also briefly provide the rationale for their suggested names to help us understand the context of the choice and suitability. The closing date for suggestions is on Tuesday, 26 August 2008.

4. All suggestions will be collated and short-listed names will be announced for public polling in September 2008. The chosen names are subject to the approval of the Street and Building Naming Board.

5. In addition to the Talk2LTA portal, the public is also welcome to send in their suggestions by fax and mail. Please indicate "Feedback for DTL2 Station Naming" on your fax or envelope.

(i) By fascimile
Please fax all your suggestions to: 6396 1650

(ii) By mail
Please mail your suggestions to:
Land Transport Authority
No. 1 Hamsphire Road
Blk 8 Level 2
Singapore 219428
(Attn: Feedback Dept)

Criteria for the naming of MRT stations

6. The general guidelines for naming MRT stations are that the name should:

7. The nine DTL2 stations involved in this station naming exercise are:

About Downtown Line 2

8. This 16.6km underground rail system comprises one depot and 12 stations, including three interchange stations at Little India, Newton and Botanic Gardens to connect commuters to the North East Line, North South Line and the Circle Line respectively.

Please refer to the attached maps for the location of DTL2 stations and alignment.

jayh272416 SG

6th ave -> 4th ave
Beauty world -> anak bukit

Scania SG

6th ave -> 4th ave
Beauty world -> anak bukit

That area is known as Sixth Av infromally, there is no need for the other avenues to be used as the name.

huaiwei SG

My submission was as follows:

Rochor Station ==> Tekka Station - More renown, historic and localised name for the area.

Stevens Station ==> Whitley Station - "Stevens" gives the impression that it is somewhere nearer to Orchard Road, which it is not.

Duchess Station ==> Watten Station - Watten Estate is on the opposite side of the canal. "Duchess" sounds too pompous despite the names of the roads near it.

Sixth Avenue Station ==> Eng Neo Station - Less generic and more localised name.

Blackmore Station ==> King Albert Park Station - Name of an estate in the area which is far better known. Superstitious and traditional Chinese may even see the name as "inauspicious".

Beauty World Station ==> Toh Yi Station - After the HDB Estate which is nearby. "Beauty World" is commonly associated with the commercial buildings and is less appropriate.

Hillview Station (no change)

Cashew Station (no change)

Petir Station ==> Bukit Panjang Station - The main MRT Station in a town's commercial core should take the town's name, as is the case in every other town. If need be, it is the Bukit Panjang LRT station which should be renamed as Jelebu etc.

I generally prefer names in Asian languages over western ones, although it's not possible to come up with feasible ones in several locations. I hate the "Cashew Station" name, for one, but there just dosent seem to be a good alternative. "Zhenghua" perhaps, for that was the older Chinese name for the area? Or perhaps "Hazel Park Station"? At least that sounds more professional than Cashew!

tranquilice SG

My suggestion:

Rochor > no change

Stevens > Whitley

Duchess > Bougainvillea Park

Sixth Avenue > Eng Neo

Blackmore > no change

Beauty World > Bukit Timah

Hillview > no change

Cashew > Cashew or Hazel Park

Petir > Bukit Panjang

JJxJJ SG

My submission was as follows:

Rochor Station ==> Tekka Station - More renown, historic and localised name for the area.

Stevens Station ==> Whitley Station - "Stevens" gives the impression that it is somewhere nearer to Orchard Road, which it is not.

Duchess Station ==> Watten Station - Watten Estate is on the opposite side of the canal. "Duchess" sounds too pompous despite the names of the roads near it.

Sixth Avenue Station ==> Eng Neo Station - Less generic and more localised name.

Blackmore Station ==> King Albert Park Station - Name of an estate in the area which is far better known. Superstitious and traditional Chinese may even see the name as "inauspicious".

Beauty World Station ==> Toh Yi Station - After the HDB Estate which is nearby. "Beauty World" is commonly associated with the commercial buildings and is less appropriate.

Hillview Station (no change)

Cashew Station (no change)

nice suggestions

Display Name SG

When is the DTL going to complete?
I suggest to call one of them "Kuan Yew".

Novawin SG

When is the DTL going to complete?
I suggest to call one of them "Kuan Yew".

DTL2 will be completed in 2015.

QX179R SG

Downtown Line 1 contract awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co

SINGAPORE : The Land Transport Authority has awarded a S$231.9 million contract for the Downtown Line 1 to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co.

This is for the design, construction and completion of Downtown Line 1 Promenade Station and its associated tunnels.

The Downtown Line 1 Promenade Station is adjacent to the existing Circle Line Promenade station and will be constructed below the Circle Line Promenade station.

When completed, Downtown Line 1 will be a 4.3-kilometre fully underground rail transit system with six stations that will connect the East-West Line at Bugis station to the North-East Line at Chinatown station.

Construction is scheduled to commence in the last quarter of 2008 and is targeted to be completed in 2013.

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co is a major civil engineering contractor from China and is involved in bored tunnelling work on Circle Line 1, 3, 4 and 5 projects. - CNA/ms

huaiwei SG

The naming guidelines clearly says station names should avoid the names of buildings, which would include schools I believe. I certainly hope this will not set a bad precedent for school alumni to start clamouring for their school names on important public transport landmarks. I was thankful, for example, that "Kent Ridge" was selected over " National University" despite being an alumni from NUS.

However, I would note that "City Hall", "Expo" and "Stadium" can be said to set bad examples in this regard. ;)