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East West line
As the name implies, the 57.2 km line goes in a general east-west direction, connecting central Singapore to both eastern and western parts of the island. It is predominately double-tracked, with the exception of Tanah Merah and Jurong East stations, where they widen to three and four tracks respectively. Starting overground from Pasir Ris station in Pasir Ris, the line generally goes southwards before curving westwards, meeting the Changi Airport branch at Tanah Merah station. On the Changi Airport branch, the line also branches off to the Changi Depot, as it continues to Expo station, before going underground to Changi Airport station at Changi Airport.

Paralleling several important roads such as the New Upper Changi Road and Sims Avenue (also going briefly underground a hill between Bedok and Kembangan stations), the line crosses the Kallang River after Kallang station and then the line continues underground into central Singapore. After following the route of Victoria Street, it then joins the North South line at City Hall and Raffles Place stations, before curving westwards to Tanjong Pagar station.

The line then continues to parallel Outram Road and Tiong Bahru Road after Outram Park station and goes overground after Tiong Bahru station. It then follows Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue West and Boon Lay Way on a set of elevated viaducts, through Queenstown and Clementi. Between the Clementi and Jurong East stations, it also branches off to Ulu Pandan Depot. Interchanging with the North South line at Jurong East station, it diverges westwards north of Jurong Lake, continuing along Boon Lay West through Jurong West and then to Joo Koon station in Pioneer.

After Joo Koon, the line extends towards Gul Circle station, which has cross-platform interchange with a possible branch line in the future. Continuing through Tuas, running over Tuas Viaduct and Pioneer Road, it then curves northwards towards the west terminus, Tuas Link station, ending before Tuas Depot.

Circle line
The 35.5 km Circle line forms an incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut in the Central Region of Singapore, north to Serangoon and Bishan, and south to HarbourFront, with a branch from Promenade to Marina Bay station which will be extended to HarbourFront in the future. The fully-underground circular route also makes several links with the other MRT lines. The line begins at Dhoby Ghaut station, which has an interchange with the North South and North East lines, going eastwards and paralleling Bras Basah Road and Raffles Boulevard, before joining the Circle line extension at Promenade station, which also interchanges with the Downtown line. From Promenade station, the line goes northwards and towards the east, passing beneath the Kallang Basin. Between the Stadium and Dakota stations, the line parallels Stadium Boulevard and Old Airport Road, then the line continues northwards and follows the route of Paya Lebar Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road between the Paya Lebar (which interchanges with the East West line) and Tai Seng stations.

The line curves and continues westwards between the Bartley and Marymount stations, also interchanging with the North East and North South lines at Serangoon and Bishan stations respectively, and then it continues in a general southwest direction between Caldecott and Kent Ridge, passing through Bukit Brown Cemetery between the Caldecott and Botanic Gardens stations. The line also interchanges with the Downtown line at Botanic Gardens station and the East West line at Buona Vista station. After Kent Ridge station, the line curves eastwards, paralleling the West Coast Highway and then terminating at HarbourFront station, where it interchanges with the North East line.

From 2026, upon the completion of Stage 6, the Circle line will continue westwards from Harbourfront, paralleling Keppel Road and Ayer Rajah Expressway, and joins the Circle line extension at Marina Bay station. The Circle line extension from Marina Bay to Promenade station generally parallels the Downtown line and Bayfront Avenue, also passing underneath Marina Bay Sands at Bayfront station, which it serves and has cross-platform interchange with the Downtown line.

North East line
As the name implies, the fully-underground 19.2 km North East Line connects central Singapore to the north-eastern and south-western parts of the island, serving a total of 16 stations. Beginning at HarbourFront station, the line goes in a northeast direction, paralleling the New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Street in Chinatown between Outram Park and Clarke Quay stations. Passing underneath the Singapore River and Fort Canning Hill to Dhoby Ghaut station, the line continues to follow the route of Race Course Road and Serangoon Road through Little India and Boon Keng. Between Potong Pasir and Kovan stations, it paralles Upper Serangoon Road, then it curves north to Hougang station. The line then runs below Hougang Avenue 6 and Sengkang Central to Sengkang station in Sengkang and further extends to Punggol station in Punggol, where it currently terminates. The NEL will continue to curve towards Punggol Coast MRT station in 2023.

Thomson East Coast Line
The 43 km Thomson–East Coast line begins from Woodlands North station in Woodlands, which will be connected to the RTS in the future. The line then goes southwards through Woodlands and currently ends at Woodlands South station. After Woodlands South, the line branches off to Mandai Depot, while the main line briefly parallels the Seletar Expressway to Springleaf station. Between Lentor and Mayflower stations, the line follows the route of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 and then after Bright Hill station the line follows Upper Thomson Road, and interchanges with the Circle MRT line at Caldecott station.

After Caldecott, the line briefly goes westwards but continues south to Stevens station, where it interchanges with the Downtown line. The TEL curves eastwards to Orchard after Napier station, and then curves southwards to Great World station. After Outram Park station, where it interchanges with the East West and North East lines, the line continues in a general eastwards direction, through Maxwell and Marina Bay. After Gardens by the Bay station, the line goes underneath the Marina Reservoir, curving northwards and then eastwards to Tanjong Rhu station. The line then parallels Tanjong Rhu Road, Meyer Road, Amber Road and Marine Parade Road through Marine Parade and the East Coast. After Bayshore station, the line extends towards Sungei Bedok station, where it will terminate in the future and interchange with the Downtown line.

History dump
The MRT network has been continuously expanded since in tandem with national developments. To serve the Woodlands and Sembawang New Towns in northern Singapore, a S$1.2 billion Woodlands MRT line extending from the NSL to the western Branch line was first announced in 1991. Many changes were made in the extension plans to accommodate the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) 1991 Concept Plan, and the six stations were eventually finalised in 1992. The line was eventually opened by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 10 Feb 1996.

An MRT line linking from Outram to the two new towns (Sengkang and Punggol) via Dhoby Ghaut was first planned in 1986, and was eventually finalised as the North East line. The 16 stations were unveiled on 6 March 1996, initially marking Potong Pasir (then named Sennett), Woodleigh and Punggol as reserved stations. Eventually, after plans to develop Punggol town in tandem with the station and political pressure to open up Potong Pasir stations, these two stations opened along with the other 14 stations on the line. Woodleigh and Buangkok remained closed. The NEL is the first fully automated underground line and also operated under a different company - SBS Transit - to foster competition on the MRT network.

At the same time, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) scheme was being studied by the government to supplement the MRT network, providing a feeder service within neighbourhoods. After many considerations, the first LRT system was announced to be built in Bukit Panjang on 10 February 1996. The 7.8km LRT line was built at a cost of about S$300 million and opened for service on 6 November 1999. Two other LRT systems in Sengkang and Punggol were subsequently announced; Sengkang on 27 September 1996 and Punggol on 4 July 1998. Unlike Bukit Panjang, the LRTs are able to integrate with upcoming developments in these towns, optimising land use.

Further developments were made on the existing EWL. On 15 November 1996, then DPM Lee Hsien Loong announced a two-station branch connecting to Changi Airport from Tanah Merah. Expo station opened earlier on 10 January 2001, while Changi Airport station commenced operations later on 8 February 2002. The first infill station on the network, Dover station, was first announced on 28 July 1997, to serve Singapore Polytechnic and other housing estates in the area. The station, built at a cost of S$55 million, opened on 18 October 2001.