Prince Edward Road MRT station

Prince Edward Road MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Downtown Core, Singapore. This station is part of Stage 6 of the Circle line which will "close the circle" between HarbourFront MRT station and Marina Bay MRT station. It is built along Shenton Way, near the junctions of Keppel Road and Palmer Road.

This article is about the future metro station of the Singapore MRT. For the metro station of the Hong Kong MTR, see Prince Edward station.

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Prince Edward Road
爱德华太子路
பிரின்ஸ் எட்வர்ட் ரோடு
Prince Edward Road
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Location80 Shenton Way
Singapore 079122
Coordinates1.273254°N 103.847298°E / 1.273254; 103.847298
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (2 stacked platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsTaxi, Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2025 (2025)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesPrince Edward, Palmer Road, Parsi Road[1]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Circle Line
Future service
anticlockwise / inner
Location
Prince Edward Road
Prince Edward Road station in Singapore

Originally with the working name Prince Edward, the name Prince Edward Road was later finalised on 28 September 2018. It was taken from a road near to Bestway Building.[2]

History

The station was first announced on 29 October 2015 as part of the Stage 6 of the Circle line.[3]

The Contract 885 for the construction of Prince Edward station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$310.8 million in October 2017. Construction began in 2017, with completion in 2025.[4][5]

Prince Edward Road station will be located near Bestway Building, Hock Teck See Temple and Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh. The new Shenton Way Bus Terminal replaced the old Shenton Way Bus Terminal on 24 June 2017, of which the old site was being used for the construction of the MRT station.[6]

Three station names - 'Prince Edward Road', 'Palmer' and 'Marina Coastal' - were shortlisted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for public voting, out of which Prince Edward Road was chosen.[2][7][8]

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References
  1. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Vote for Names of Circle Line 6 Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "Completing the Circle". Facebook. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. "Joint Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Circle Line 6 – Becoming A Full Circle | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Construction Contract for Circle Line 6 Prince Edward Station and Tunnels". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Prince Edward MRT station contract awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "With final 3 stations, Circle Line will come 'full circle' by 2025". Channel NewsAsia. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. Lam, Lydia (11 November 2017). "LTA seeks vote for names of 3 upcoming Circle Line stations". The New Paper. p. 7.
  8. hermesauto (28 September 2018). "Excavation for Circle Line 6 to start in middle of next year". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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