Prince Edward Road MRT station

Prince Edward Road MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Downtown Core, Singapore. This station is part of Stage 6 of the Circle line which will "close the circle" between the HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations. It is built along Shenton Way, near the junctions of Keppel Road and Palmer Road.

This article is about the future metro station of the Singapore MRT. For the metro station of the Hong Kong MTR, see Prince Edward station.

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Prince Edward Road
爱德华太子路
பிரின்ஸ் எட்வர்ட் ரோடு
Prince Edward Road
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Entrance to the construction site of the station in 2020
Location80 Shenton Way
Singapore 079122[1]
Coordinates1.273254°N 103.847298°E / 1.273254; 103.847298
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (2 stacked platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsTaxi, Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2025 (2025)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesPrince Edward, Palmer Road, Parsi Road[2]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Circle Line
Future service
anticlockwise / inner
Location
Prince Edward Road
Prince Edward Road station in Singapore

First announced in 2015, the station originally had the working name Prince Edward. Construction of the station began in 2017. In 2018, the station was named Prince Edward Road during a naming vote by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The station is set to be opened in 2025 along with the other CCL6 stations.

History

The station was first announced on 29 October 2015 as part of the Stage 6 of the Circle line.[3] Contract 885 for the construction of Prince Edward station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$310.8 million (US$225.22 million) in October 2017. Construction began at the end of 2017, with expected completion in 2025.[4][5]

Three station names – 'Prince Edward Road', 'Palmer Road' and 'Parsi Road' – were shortlisted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for public voting. The station name was then finalised as Prince Edward Road.[2][6][7]

On 8 March 2020, the concrete casting for the station's underground roof slab has been completed. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Sun Wu has also completed half of the tunnelling works towards the adjacent Cantonment station.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tunnelling work was briefly suspended to prevent any spread of the virus.[9] In September, the Sun Wu TBM managed to tunnel underneath the old Tanjong Pagar Railway station building. The tunnelling towards the station required close monitoring with devices installed to ensure no damage made to the sculptures and interior of the station.[10]

Station details

Location

Prince Edward Road station will be located near Bestway Building and the heritage buildings of Hock Teck See Temple and Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh. The Shenton Way Bus Terminal has been relocated on 24 June 2017 for the construction of the MRT station.[11][12][13]

The station will have three underground levels with two stacked platforms.[8] The size of the station will be 297 metres (974 ft) by 48 metres (157 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft).[14]

References
  1. "Prince Edward (CC32) - (MRT Station) - 80 Shenton Way (S)079122". streetdirectory.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "News Room - News Releases - Vote for Names of Circle Line 6 Stations". LTA. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "Joint Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Circle Line 6 – Becoming A Full Circle | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Construction Contract for Circle Line 6 Prince Edward Station and Tunnels". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Prince Edward MRT station contract awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. Lam, Lydia (11 November 2017). "LTA seeks vote for names of 3 upcoming Circle Line stations". The New Paper. p. 7.
  7. Tan, Christopher (28 September 2018). "Excavation for Circle Line 6 to start in middle of next year". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. "【Singapore News】Singapore C885 Project Successfully Completed Two Key Milestones In Advance-China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd". China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd. (in Latin). 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. "【Singapore News】Singapore C885 Project Successfully Resumed Tunneling Work!-China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd". China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. (in Latin). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. "【Singapore News】The "Sun Wu" TBM of C885 Project of CRTG has successfully undercrossed 100-year-old historical and heritage building". China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd. (in Latin). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  11. "With final 3 stations, Circle Line will come 'full circle' by 2025". Channel NewsAsia. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  12. "News Room - News Releases - Factsheet: Circle Line 6 Construction to go into Full Swing". LTA. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. "Circle Line: Closing The Loop. Opening New Opportunities". Keppel Land. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  14. C885 Prince Edward Road Station and Tunnels (Infographic poster at CCL6 Project Information Centre). Singapore: Land Transport Authority (LTA). 2020.


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