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Marine Parade MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL), located in Marine Parade, Singapore.[2] Located underneath Marine Parade Road near the junction of Marine Parade Central, the station will serve the nearby housing estates as well as Parkway Parade, hotels and I12 Katong.

Announced on 15 August 2014, the station would be part of the Thomson-East Coast Line. As part of Stage 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line, the station is slated for opening for public use on 23 June 2024, along with the other stations in this stage.

History

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Marine Parade station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 4, consisting of 8 stations between Founders' Memorial and Bayshore, and is expected to be completed in 2024.[3][4]

Contract T307 for the design and construction of Marine Parade Station was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation at a sum of S$555 million in November 2015. Construction has started in 2016, with expected completion in 2024.[5][6][7] To facilitate the station's construction, the junction between Joo Chiat Road and Marine Parade Road had to be closed from 9 April to 12 November 2017.[8][9]

Initially expected to open in 2023, the restrictions on the construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in the construction of the TEL, and the completion date was pushed to 2024.[10] On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that the station will open on 23 June that year.[11][12]

Station details

Marine Parade MRT station is located between Tanjong Katong and Marine Terrace stations. The station has a code of TE26. Marine Parade Station has 6 exits, serving various private and public housing estates. The station also serves the nearby Parkway Parade, I12 Katong, hotels and the Marine Parade Community Building which is being rebuilt. [13]

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 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Stages". www.lta.gov.sg. 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 | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | 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 First Civil Contract for Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast Stretch)". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ Lim, Adrian (20 November 2015). "Construction of Thomson-East Coast Line's Marine Parade station to start in Q1, 2016". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "The Fine Balance between Design and Construction". Samsung C&T Newsroom. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Route amendment for Service 16". SBSTransit. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Service 16 to resume original route in Marine Parade area". SBSTransit. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "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". mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024". LTA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  13. ^ "OneMap". OneMap. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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