The MRT North East Line (NEL) may open for operation by 20 June 2003. After the NEL started passenger service, next in the line will be Circle Line (CCL), which will start operation in stages, from 2007 to 2010.
The CCL is divided into 5 stages, until now, the stations and route of stages 1 to 3 have been announced.
The station names (temporary, actual names will be announced later) and locations are as follows:
Stage 1 (also known as the Millenia Line):
1. Dhoby Ghaut Interchange (integrate with the North-South Line and the North East Line)
2. Museum station (along Bras Basah Rd, outside Singapore Art Museum and the future SMU campus)
3. Convention Centre station (along Bras Basah Rd, next to the War Memorial Park, nearby are Citilink Mall, One Raffles Link, Esplanade Theatres on the Bay and Suntec City Mall)
4. Millenia station (along Temasek Ave, next to Millenia Tower, nearby are Millenia Walk and Centennial Tower)
5. Nicoll Highway station (along Nicoll Highway, outside The Concourse, nearby are The Plaza, Parkroyal Hotel and The Furniture Mall)
6. Boulevard station (along Stadium Boulevard, outside National Stadium and Kallang Threatre, nearby are Kallang Leisure Park and Singapore Indoor Stadium)
Stage 2:
7. Old Airport Rd station (at the junction of Stadium Boulevard, Old Airport Rd and Mountbatten Rd, near Kallang Netball Centre)
8. Tanjong Katong station (along Old Airport Rd, near Jln Satu)
9. Paya Lebar Interchange (integrate with the East-West Line)
10. MacPherson station (at the junction of Circuit Link, Ubi Ave 2 and Paya Lebar Rd, near A-Z Building and Swee Hong Building)
11. Upper Paya Lebar Rd station (along Upper Paya Lebar Rd, near Irving Rd)
Stage 3:
12. Bartley station (along Bartley Rd, near Mount Vernon Rd and SPCA)
13. Serangoon Interchange (integrate with the North East Line)
14. Lorong Chuan station (at the junction of Lorong Chuan and Serangoon Ave 3, outside Chuan Park Condo)
15. Bishan Interchange (integrate with the North South Line)
16. Marymount station (along Marymount Rd, next to Shunfu Estate)
Stages 4 and 5 are yet to be announced, but the route of these 2 stages will integrate with Buona Vista station and HarbourFront station, passing by Lornie Rd, Bukit Timah, Ghim Moh, Science Park, Pasir Panjang, Telok Blangah, Keppel Rd and Marina South along the way.
