Xilin MRT station

Xilin MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines planning area, Singapore.[2] Taking its name from Xilin Avenue which passes overhead, Xilin station serves industries around Changi South, as well as the nearby Tanah Merah Country Club.The station is located at the junction of Xilin Avenue, Changi South Avenue 3 and Laguna Golf Green.

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Xilin
锡林
சீலின்
Xilin
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Coordinates1°19′44″N 103°57′54″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  Downtown Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth25m
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2024 (2024)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesChangi South[1]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Xilin
Xilin station in Singapore

History

The extension to the Downtown MRT line was first announced during the revealing of the Land Transport Master Plan 2013 on 17 January 2013. The line will be extended to what was known as the Eastern Region line (presently the Thomson–East Coast MRT line) by 2025, so as to enhance the accessibility between the two rail lines and allow commuters to conveniently make transfers.[3]

This station was first announced on 15 August 2014 as part of the Downtown Line stage 3e, consisting of 2 stations between Xilin and Sungei Bedok, and is expected to be completed in 2024, in tandem with the adjacent East Coast Integrated Depot.[4]

Contract T313 for the design and construction of Xilin Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation at a sum of S$834 million on March 2016. Construction started in 2016, with completion in 2024.[5][6][7]

To facilitate the construction for the Downtown line 3 Extension Xilin station and tunnels, part of Changi South Avenue 3 between Xilin Avenue and Changi South Avenue 2 will be temporarily closed to traffic from 31 January 2017 until the end of construction in 2024.[8]

References
  1. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Finalised Station Names for Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast Stretch) and Downtown Line 3 Extension". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. "Stages of Thomson-East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. "TWO NEW RAIL LINES AND THREE NEW EXTENSIONS TO EXPAND RAIL NETWORK BY 2030". Land Transport Authority. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links In The East". Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
  5. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Contract to Build World's First Four-In-One Depot". www.lta.gov.sg. 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. "Samsung C&T Advances Singapore Urbanization - Samsung C&T Newsroom". news.samsungcnt.com. 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. "Making the impossible possible: Singapore T313 Subway Project - Samsung C&T Newsroom". news.samsungcnt.com. 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. "ROAD CLOSURE BETWEEN XILIN AVENUE AND CHANGI SOUTH AVENUE 2". Land Transport Authority. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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