Marine Parade MRT station
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Marine Parade 马林百列 மரீன் பரேட் | |||||||||||
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Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 101 Marine Parade Road Singapore 449971 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°18′09″N 103°54′18″E / 1.3026301°N 103.9049619°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 | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Parkway Parade) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2024 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Marine Parade Central[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Marine Parade MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line 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.
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]
Details
The station will have six exits serving surrounding developments like Parkway Parade, Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel, Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre, Marine Parade Community Building, as well as other surrounding housing developments.[11]
Two 24-hour linkways will be accessible to the public, even after midnight.[11]
There will also be an underground bicycle parking space in the station.[11]
Marine Parade station is designated as a Civil Defence shelter which will keep shelterees safe during times of national emergency.[11]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stages". www.lta.gov.sg. 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". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Fine Balance between Design and Construction". Samsung C&T Newsroom. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Route amendment for Service 16". SBSTransit. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Service 16 to resume original route in Marine Parade area". SBSTransit. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Marine Parade MRT Station | Land Transport Guru". 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
- Media related to Marine Parade MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons