New MRT station between Sembawang, Yishun to be built

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An MRT station will be built between Yishun and Sembawang on the North-South Line and it will be called Canberra.

The Urban Development Authority’s draft masterplan last year showed Sembawang will see new housing areas along Canberra Link, among other new developments.

In addition, the 30km-long Thomson Line will be completed in three phases from 2019 to 2021 and will have 22 stations.

When fully completed, it will run largely parallel to the North-South Line and provide an additional 60 per cent capacity along the North-South corridor.

It will serve housing estates in the northern and central areas, including Woodlands and Sin Ming, and connect them to the city and the rest of the network. A daily ridership of about 400,000 commuters is projected.