SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has
announced the final names for the Downtown Line 3 (DTL3)
stations.
These names were put to a public poll in June and attracted more
than 3,000 responses, and reflect the choice of the majority who
took part in the exercise.
Three interchange stations at MacPherson, Tampines and Expo were
not included in the polling exercise as these are existing official
station names.
The Street and Building Names Board has approved the final names
for the 13 stations.
The final names of the 13 stations are:
1. Fort Canning
2. Bencoolen
3. Jalan Besar
4. Bendemeer
5. Geylang Bahru
6. Mattar
7. Ubi
8. Kaki Bukit
9. Bedok North
10. Bedok Reservoir
11. Tampines West
12. Tampines East
13. Upper Changi
The 21-kilometre underground Downtown Line 3 rail system comprising
16 stations, will start at Fort Canning station and serve residents
along the MacPherson, Bedok Reservoir and Kaki Bukit areas, before
ending at the Expo station.
LTA said it will enhance rail connectivity in the eastern corridors
to the Central Business District and developments in the Marina Bay
area.
The three interchange stations at MacPherson, Tampines and Expo,
will also connect commuters to the Circle Line and East-West
Line.