Singapore, Jan. 18 -- Six more stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) are set to open later this year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday.

The second stage of the TEL - which comprises six stations from Springleaf to Caldecott - is about 90 per cent complete, it said.

It will have two interchange stations, with Caldecott linked to the existing Circle Line (CCL), and Bright Hill station connected to the future Cross Island Line.

In a Facebook post, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the opening date will be announced in a few months, adding: "It should be before December."

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