Mount Pleasant MRT station

Mount Pleasant MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Novena planning area, Singapore. It will be located within the former grounds of Old Police Academy.[1]

Not to be confused with Mountbatten MRT station.
 TE10 
Mount Pleasant
快乐山
மவுண்ட் பிளசண்ட்
Mount Pleasant
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Location10 Mount Pleasant Road
Coordinates1°19′43″N 103°50′08″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
PlatformsIsland
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2021 (2021)
Previous namesWhitley, Onraet
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
Location
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant station in Singapore

History

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Mount Pleasant 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.[3][4]

The Contract T215 for the design and construction of Mount Pleasant Station and associated tunnels was awarded to RSEA Engineering Corporation Privatised 2009 (RSEA) – Eng Lee Engineering Pte Ltd (Eng Lee) – Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd (Wai Fong) Joint Venture at a sum of S$207 million on April 2014. Construction will start in 2014, with completion in 2021.[5]

Three names were proposed for this station which were 'Mount Pleasant', 'Whitley' and 'Onraet'. On 27 June 2014, the station was officially named Mount Pleasant following a public poll in May 2013.[6]

References
  1. "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
  2. "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.
  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". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "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.
  6. "Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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