Bedok South MRT station
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 Bedok South | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 1.316613°N 103.948276°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 22m | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2024 | ||||||||||
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Bedok South Bedok South station in Singapore |
The station will be located next to Temasek Secondary School, at the intersection of Upper East Coast Road and Bedok South Road.
History
On 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 Phase 5, consisting of 2 stations between Bedok South and Sungei Bedok, and is expected to be completed in 2024.[2][3]
The Contract T311 for the design and construction of Bedok South Station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Jingye Engineering Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$188 million on April 2016. Construction will start in 2016, with completion in 2024.[4]
References
- "Stages of Thomson–East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 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". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson-East Coast Line's Amber and Bedok South Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-02-13.