Gardens by the Bay MRT station

Gardens by the Bay MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Marina South, Singapore. It will be the nearest MRT station to Gardens by the Bay Bay South and Marina Barrage.[2]

Not to be confused with Botanic Gardens MRT station.

TE22  Gardens by the Bay 滨海湾花园 சரையோரப் பூந்தோட்டங்கள் Taman di Pesisiran[1]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Station under construction with the Marina Bay Sands and the Gardens by the Bay in the background.
Location	11 Marina Mall Singapore 019396
Coordinates	1°16′42″N 103°52′05″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	Island
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2021 (2021)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Marina South towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast Line Future service Terminus
Location
Gardens by the Bay Gardens by the Bay station in Singapore

The station serves as a terminus of the Thomson-East Coast Line from 2021 to 2023, where it would be replaced by Bayshore as the fourth phase of the line opens.

Gardens by the Bay station is one of the three MRT stations in Singapore to have an official Malay name. The other stations are Botanic Gardens MRT station and Founders' Memorial MRT station.

History

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[3]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Gardens by the Bay station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay, and is expected to be completed in 2021.[4][5]

The Contract T228 for the design and construction of Gardens by the Bay Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$331 million on July 2014. Construction will start in 2014, with completion in 2021.[6]

References

1. "20140627_TSLStationNames-MalayFinalised" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
3. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
4. "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. 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
5. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
6. "LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.