<sod>The Circle Line was first known as the Marina Line in May 1998. The Marina Line was initially planned as a 12-station underground line, starting from [[Chinatown MRT Station|Chinatown]] and [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station|Dhoby Ghaut]] via the [[Stadium MRT Station|National Stadium]] to either [[Kallang MRT Station|Kallang]] or [[Paya Lebar MRT Station|Paya Lebar]] station.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} However, the Chinatown leg was later truncated and was reduced to 6 stations up to [[Stadium MRT Station|Stadium]] station. On the other hand, a further extension towards Upper Paya Lebar was added in the year 2000. The Marina Line was also merged with a LRT line that goes from Paya Lebar to Buona Vista via Serangoon and Bishan to form Circle Line Stage 3 and 4 in 2001. Stations in Circle Line that were a part of the original Marina Line plans include [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station|Dhoby Ghaut]], [[Bras Basah MRT Station|Bras Basah]], [[Esplanade MRT Station|Esplanade]], [[Promenade MRT Station|Promenade]], [[Nicoll Highway MRT Station|Nicoll Highway]] and [[Stadium MRT Station|Stadium]]. Also, the part of the Marina Line from [[Chinatown MRT Station|Chinatown]] to [[Promenade MRT Station|Promenade]] is now part of the [[Downtown MRT Line|Downtown Line]]. Circle Line Stage 5 was again finalised in February 2002 and was extended from Buona Vista to World Trade Centre to close up the link and to provide connectivity from the west to Sentosa, and it became the full Circle Line in the end.<eod>
<sod>The Circle Line was first known as the Marina Line in May 1998. The Marina Line was initially planned as a 12-station underground line, starting from [[Chinatown MRT Station|Chinatown]] and [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station|Dhoby Ghaut]] via the [[Stadium MRT Station|National Stadium]] to either [[Kallang MRT Station|Kallang]] or [[Paya Lebar MRT Station|Paya Lebar]] station.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} However, the Chinatown leg was later truncated and was reduced to 6 stations up to [[Stadium MRT Station|Stadium]] station. On the other hand, a further extension towards Upper Paya Lebar was added in the year 2000. The Marina Line was also merged with a LRT line that goes from Paya Lebar to Buona Vista via Serangoon and Bishan to form Circle Line Stage 3 and 4 in 2001. Circle Line Stage 5 was finalised in February 2002 when Stage 4 was extended from Buona Vista to World Trade Centre to close up the link and to provide connectivity from the west to Sentosa, and it became the full Circle Line in the end. Stations in Circle Line that were a part of the original Marina Line plans include [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station|Dhoby Ghaut]], [[Bras Basah MRT Station|Bras Basah]], [[Esplanade MRT Station|Esplanade]], [[Promenade MRT Station|Promenade]], [[Nicoll Highway MRT Station|Nicoll Highway]] and [[Stadium MRT Station|Stadium]]. Also, the part of the Marina Line from [[Chinatown MRT Station|Chinatown]] to [[Promenade MRT Station|Promenade]] is now part of the [[Downtown MRT Line|Downtown Line]]. <eod>