Bedok South MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Bedok planning area, Singapore.[1]
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Bedok South 勿洛南 பிடோக் சவுத் | |||||||||||
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Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
![]() An entrance of Bedok South station nearing completion | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 620 Upper East Coast Road Singapore 468324 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°19′00″N 103°56′54″E / 1.316613°N 103.948276°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 22m | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2026 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station will be located next to Temasek Secondary School, at the intersection of Upper East Coast Road and Bedok South Road.
History
editOn 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Bedok South station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Stage 5, consisting of 2 stations between Bedok South and Sungei Bedok, and was expected to be completed in 2024.[2][3]
Contract T311 for the design and construction of Bedok South Station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Jingye Engineering Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) for S$188 million in April 2016. Construction started in 2016.[4]
Stage 5 of the TEL was slated to commence passenger service in 2025 instead of 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Due to challenges of tunnelling near existing critical infrastructure, the station's construction was further delayed to 2026.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Stages of Thomson–East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson-East Coast Line's Amber and Bedok South Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Loi, Esther; William, Whitney (10 March 2024). "Delayed opening of TEL Stage 5 irks some residents; others resigned to the longer wait". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 May 2024.