Upper Thomson MRT station

Upper Thomson MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in the planning area of Bishan, Singapore.

 TE8 
Upper Thomson
汤申路上段[1]
அப்பர் தாம்சன்
Upper Thomson
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
A station entrance nearing completion
Location1 Jalan Keli
Singapore 577937
Coordinates1°21′15″N 103°50′00″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
PlatformsIsland
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2021 (2021)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Upper Thomson
Upper Thomson station in Singapore

The station will be located at the traffic junction of Upper Thomson Road, Soo Chow Garden Road, Bright Hill Drive and Jalan Keli. It will provide MRT access to the nearby Thomson Plaza.

History
The construction site of the station.

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Upper Thomson 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.[3][4][5]

Contract T212 for the design and construction of Upper Thomson Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte. Ltd at a sum of S$374 million on November 2013. Sato Kogyo (S) Pte. Ltd has won numerous recognition award, namely BCA Award from the construction of Bencoolen MRT Station. Construction of Upper Thomson Station started in 2014, with completion in 2021.[5]

References
  1. "20140627_TSLStationNames-ChineseFinalised" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. "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 August 29, 2012.
  3. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. "Thomson-East Coast Line". 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to open early 2021 after delays due to COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung". CNA. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.


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