Telok Ayer station was first announced as Cross Street station when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) unveiled the 3.4-kilometre Downtown extension (DTE) on 14 June 2005. The DTE was initially planned to be a branch of the Circle line that would extend from Promenade station to Chinatown station.In 2007, the DTE was revised to be the first stage of the 40-kilometre Downtown Line (DTL). Through a public poll, the station was renamed to Telok Ayer in June 2009.

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