Bayshore MRT station
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 31 Bayshore Road Singapore 469958 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°18′53″N 103°56′37″E / 1.314712°N 103.943717°E | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
Depth | 22m | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opening | 23 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Bayshore MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Bedok, Singapore, along Bayshore Road.[1]
The station is located in the vicinity of the Bayshore Park, The Bayshore, and Costa Del Sol condominiums, as well as many other private houses and condominiums around Bayshore and Upper East Coast. The station will serve as the eastern terminus of the Thomson–East Coast line from 2024 to 2026, where it would then be replaced by Sungei Bedok when stage five of the line opens.
History
On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Bayshore station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 4, consisting of 8 stations between Founders' Memorial and Bayshore, and is expected to be completed in 2024.[2][3][4]
Contract T310 for the design and construction of Bayshore Station and 4.3-kilometre (2.7-mile) associated bored tunnels was awarded to Woh Hup (Private) Ltd – Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$296 million (US$214.26 million) on 21 March 2016. Construction commenced in 2016, with completion in 2024.[5][6][7][8]
Initially expected to open in 2023, the restrictions on the construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in the TEL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2024.[9] On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that the station will open on 23 June that year.[10][11]
Details
The station will serve new housing developments in the Bayshore Area,[12] which includes both public HDB developments and private housing.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Stages of Thomson-East Coast Line". www.lta.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Goy, Priscilla (15 August 2014). "Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "LTA Awards Contract to Build World's First Four-In-One Depot". Land Transport Authority. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Project LTA T310 | STECS". stecs2. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Lim, Adrian (21 March 2016). "Korea-based construction firm to build four-in-one train and bus depot for $1.99 billion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "MRT Contract T310 - Bayshore Station". wohhup.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Tjoe, Lee Nian (5 March 2024). "TEL Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore to open for passenger service on June 23". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024". LTA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Begum, Yasmin (3 November 2022). "Forest area the size of 43 football fields to be cleared for future Bayshore housing projects". CNA. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Min, Chew Hui (16 October 2023). "First two Bayshore BTO projects to be launched in 2024, likely under new Plus model". CNA. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Liew, Isabelle (16 October 2023). "7,000 HDB flats to be built in Bayshore; 2 BTO projects to be launched in second half of 2024". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
- Media related to Bayshore MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons