Tampines East MRT station

Tampines East MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Tampines, Singapore, located along Tampines Avenue 7, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 2. This station, like most of the other Downtown Line stations, also serves as a Civil Defence Shelter.

 DT33 
Tampines East
淡滨尼东
தெம்பினிஸ் ஈஸ்ட்
Tampines East
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Tampines East station
Location20 Tampines Avenue 7
Singapore 529623
Coordinates1°21′23″N 103°57′17″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened21 October 2017 (2017-10-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line
towards Expo
Location
Tampines East
Tampines East station in Singapore

The station serves Tampines North Park, Tampines North and East residents and nearby schools such as East Spring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Secondary School.

History

Platform level of the station.

Construction did not begin until late November 2011, where construction begun throughout the entire stretch of Tampines Avenue 7 from the junction of Tampines Street 42 to the junction of Tampines Avenue 7, 2 and 9. The road was realigned on 25 March 2012.

This station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.[1]





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