The Cross Island Line is the single largest change to public transport within reach of Belgravia Ace. This page sets out what is being built, when, and what it realistically does for a District 28 landed address.
The Cross Island Line will be Singapore’s eighth MRT line, running east to west across the island from Changi to Jurong and connecting with every radial line. It is being built in phases and will operate as a fully automated, driverless system.
Phase 1 runs 29km with 12 stations from Aviation Park in the east to Bright Hill in the centre, serving Loyang, Tampines, Pasir Ris, Defu, Hougang, Serangoon North and Ang Mo Kio. LTA expects more than 100,000 households to benefit, and notes that recreational spaces including Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Changi Beach Park become accessible by rail. Completion is targeted for 2030, having been pushed back a year from the original 2029 date because of pandemic-related construction restrictions.
Three Phase 1 stations sit within the broader area around Belgravia Ace:
| Station | Where | What it serves |
|---|---|---|
| Serangoon North | Along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 | The Serangoon North estate and schools including Rosyth School and Bowen Secondary |
| Tavistock | Serangoon planning area | Underground station with an island platform, serving the Tavistock Avenue area |
| Teck Ghee | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, near Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park | Teck Ghee estate and Ang Mo Kio Secondary; superimposed with the North–South Corridor |
Ang Mo Kio station on the Cross Island Line will interchange with the existing North-South Line, and Bright Hill will interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line.
Phase 2 adds roughly 15km and six underground stations extending west from Bright Hill via Turf City, King Albert Park, Maju, Clementi, West Coast and Jurong Lake District; construction began in July 2025 and completion is targeted for 2032. The 7.3km Cross Island Line – Punggol Extension, also targeted for 2032, links Pasir Ris and Tampines North with Punggol and Sengkang. A further western phase has been announced, extending to Gul Circle and interchanging with the Jurong Region Line.
An honest assessment matters more than an optimistic one. None of the Cross Island Line stations will put Belgravia Ace within walking distance of the MRT. Belgravia Drive is a landed street inside a private estate, and it will remain a driving address after 2030.
What changes is the surrounding network. Today, travelling east–west across the north of the island by rail means going into town on one radial line and back out on another. The Cross Island Line replaces that with a direct spine, which shortens journeys to Hougang, Serangoon, Pasir Ris and eventually the west. For a household with working adults and teenagers who use public transport for some trips, that is a real improvement, delivered by a short drive or bus ride to a station rather than a walk.
The second effect is on the wider district. Rail investment tends to lift the amenity and activity of the areas it serves, and the Ang Mo Kio and Serangoon North catchments will be better connected in 2030 than they are now. Whether and how that translates into property values is not something anyone can promise, and this page does not attempt to.
For the road side of the picture, see the Ang Mo Kio master plan page on the North–South Corridor, and the Belgravia Ace location page for current drive times.
Station names, alignments and completion dates are LTA’s published targets and are subject to change.
Transport is one factor among several at a landed address. Book a viewing and judge the trade-offs on the ground.