Tanjong Rhu MRT station

Coordinates: 1°17′50″N 103°52′24″E / 1.29726°N 103.87345°E / 1.29726; 103.87345
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 TE23 
Tanjong Rhu
丹戎禺
தஞ்சோங் ரூ
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction site of the MRT station in August 2022
General information
Location2 Tanjong Rhu Place
Singapore 436488
Coordinates1°17′50″N 103°52′24″E / 1.29726°N 103.87345°E / 1.29726; 103.87345
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth16m
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opening23 June 2024; 30 days' time (2024-06-23)
Previous namesSandy Point[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Gardens by the Bay
towards Woodlands North
 Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
 Katong Park
towards Bayshore
Founders' Memorial
towards Woodlands North
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Tanjong Rhu
Tanjong Rhu station in Singapore

Tanjong Rhu MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Kallang, Singapore. The station will be situated at the traffic junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, near the condominiums such Pebble Bay and Casuarina Cove.[2] It also provides access to the Singapore Sports Hub via the Tanjong Rhu Suspension Bridge.

First announced in 2014, construction of the station started in 2016. It is expected to be opened along with the Phase 4 stations of the TEL in 2024.

History[edit]

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Tanjong Rhu station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station would be constructed as part of Phase 4 (TEL4), consisting of 8 stations from this station to Bayshore, and is expected to be completed in 2024.[3][4] The contract for the design and construction of Tanjong Rhu Station was awarded to a joint venture between Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd and Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd for S$294 million (US$212.81 million) in January 2016. The contract also includes the construction of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) cut-and-cover tunnels and a substation which will power the TEL tracks. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2016 with a targeted completion date of 2023.[5][6][7][8]

The construction of this station involves the construction of a cut-and-cover tunnel 37 centimetres (1.21 ft) above the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) tunnel.[9] Steel sheet piles have to be driven into the ground to retain the earth and ensure the stability of both tunnels. In addition, to minimise ground movement, steel rods will be used to stabilise the excavated surface.[10] Monitoring instruments were installed into the expressway’s structure to ensure that the structure was not affected by the construction work and that the temporary earth-retaining structures put in place for the tunnel worked as intended.[9]

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL4 completion date was pushed by a year to 2024.[11] On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that the station would open on 23 June that year.[12][13]

Station details[edit]

Located at the traffic junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, the station will serve the residents of the Water Place, Pebble Bay, Casuarina Cove, Camelot By-The-Water, Tanjong Ria, Parkshore, and Sanctuary Green condominiums.[2][14] When the station is completed, it will be between the Founders' Memorial and Katong Park stations. The station code will be TE23.[15] The station will also be the only TEL4 station with a side platform configuration.[9]

References[edit]

  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 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Thomson-East Coast Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Three Contracts for Thomson-East Coast Line's Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park and Marine Terrace Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Infrastructure". Bachy Soletanche Singapore. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Final stretch of the construction site of the T303 Tanjong Rhu & Tunnels". Soletanche Bachy. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ^ Lim, Adrian (25 January 2016). "Construction of TEL's Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park, Marine Terrace stations to start in Q1 2016". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Tjoe, Lee Nian (22 May 2024). "TEL Stage 4: The challenge of building an MRT tunnel close to the KPE". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast Stretch) Breaks Ground Today". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. ^ "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". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ Tjoe, Lee Nian (5 March 2024). "TEL Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore to open for passenger service on June 23". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024". LTA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Tanjong Rhu MRT (TE23)". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Future MRT System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority (LTA). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.


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