It was previously announced that the JRL will serve places like Tengah estate, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Jurong Industrial Estate. The names of the stations will be made known at a later date. Set to open in three stages from 2027 to 2029, the line is expected to “significantly improve” connectivity in the western part of Singapore and support developments in the Jurong area, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a media release. There will be 24 MRT stations along the JRL - all above ground - including three interchange stations: Boon Lay, Choa Chu Kang and Jurong East.
SINGAPORE: Construction of Jurong Region Line (JRL), Singapore's seventh MRT line, has begun with a groundbreaking and viaduct-launching ceremony on Friday (Jan 13).
