Bayshore MRT station

Bayshore MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Bedok, Singapore, along Bayshore Road.[1]

Not to be confused with Bayfront MRT station.

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Bayshore
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Bayshore
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction site of the station in November 2020.
Coordinates1.314712°N 103.943717°E / 1.314712; 103.943717
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
PlatformsIsland
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth22m
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2023 (2023)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Bayshore
Bayshore station in Singapore

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 a terminus of the Thomson-East Coast Line stage four from 2023 to 2024, where it would then be replaced by Sungei Bedok when stage five of the line opens.

History
Site entrance to construction site

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 2023.[2][3][4]

Contract T310 for the design and construction of Bayshore Station and 4.3-kilometre (2.7 mi) 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$214.25 million) on January 2016. Construction commenced in 2016, with completion in 2023.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Contract to Build World's First Four-In-One Depot". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "Project LTA T310 | STECS". stecs2. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "MRT Contract T310 - Bayshore Station". wohhup.com.


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