Bright Hill MRT station

Bright Hill MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Cross Island Line in Bishan planning area, Singapore. Scheduled for completion in 2021, this station will serve the residential estate of Sin Ming.

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Bright Hill
光明山
பிரைட் ஹில்
Bright Hill
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Station entrance nearing completion
Location100 Sin Ming Avenue
Singapore 575737
Coordinates1°21′42″N 103°49′56″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (Thomson-East Coast Line)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
  Cross Island Line
PlatformsIsland (TEL)
Side (CRL)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth20m
Platform levels3
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningQ1 2021 (Thomson-East Coast Line)
2029 (2029) (Cross Island Line)
Previous namesSin Ming, Bishan Park[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
towards Caldecott
towards Aviation Park
Cross Island Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Bright Hill
Bright Hill station in Singapore

The station is located close to schools such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School and the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple and the place from which this station derived its name from.[3][4]

History
Construction works of the TEL station

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[5] This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming",[6] but was subsequently given its official name of "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Bright Hill station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2, consisting of 6 stations between Springleaf and Caldecott, and is expected to be completed in 2021.[7][8][9]

Contract T211 for the design and construction of Bright Hill TEL Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd at a sum of S$454 million in February 2014. Construction started in 2014, with expected completion in 2021.[10][9] Construction challenges of the line includes the hard granite rocks in this area, for which additional equipment, specialised machinery and methods were employed to install more than 1,500 bored piles. These piles make up the Earth Retaining and Stabilizing Structure which is needed to retain the soil and facilitate underground excavation works for the station. Ground strengthening works for the soft soil and loose sand underlain by hard granite under Inglewood Estate and Kallang River were required prior to the commencement of tunneling works. As the station is located underneath Sin Ming Avenue and Sin Ming walk, multiple stages of traffic diversion are required to facilitate the construction of the station and the tunnels.[11]

Cross Island Line Interchange
Soil investigation works at the CRL station site

On 25 January 2019, LTA announced that Bright Hill station would be part of the proposed Cross Island line (CRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, consisting of 12 stations between Aviation Park and Bright Hill, and is expected to be completed in 2029.[12][13][14]


Station details

Bright Hill MRT station will be a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station access points.[6][15] The station serves the primarily industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near schools such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School.[15]

References
  1. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". National Library Board, Singapore. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. "Local Names for Local MRT Stations" (PDF). Institute of Policy Studies. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. "New Thomson MRT line to open in 2019". Asiaone. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Thomson-East Coast Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to open early 2021 after delays due to COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung". CNA. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "LTA awards three Thomson MRT Line contracts worth $1.09 billion, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". The Straits Times. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Factsheet: Bright Hill Station". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029". www.lta.gov.sg. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  13. "First phase of Cross Island MRT line finalised; will have 12 stations, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". The Straits Times. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. "First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations - CNA". CNA. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. "TEL Location Maps" (PDF). Land Transport Authority, Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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