Toh Guan MRT station

Toh Guan MRT station is a proposed Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Jurong Region Line (JRL) in Jurong East, Singapore.[1][2][3] Announced on 9 May 2018, it will be constructed as part of Phase 2 of the JRL.

JE4  Toh Guan 卓源 டோ குவான் Toh Guan
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Coordinates	1°20′23″N 103°44′33″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Line(s)	Jurong Region Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2027 (2027)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Bukit Batok West One-way operation Jurong Region Line East Service Future service Jurong East towards Pandan Reservoir Jurong East One-way operation Jurong Region Line North Service Future service Bukit Batok West towards Tengah
Location
Toh Guan Toh Guan station in Singapore

When completed in 2027, the station is to be located in the Jurong East planning area at the junction of with Toh Guan Road and Jurong East Avenue 1 to the north.

History

On 9 May 2018, LTA announced that Toh Guan station would be part of the proposed Jurong Region line (JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2, JRL (East), consisting of 7 stations between Tengah and Pandan Reservoir, and is expected to be completed in 2027.[4]

The Contract J109 for the design and construction of Toh Guan Station and associated viaducts was awarded to Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Pte Ltd - Yongnam Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$320.4 million in July 2020. Construction is expected to start in 2020. The Contract J109 also includes the design and construction of the Jurong Town Hall and Pandan Reservoir stations and the 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) associated viaducts.[5][6][7][8]

Location

The station complex will be straddled over the existing Jurong East Central, with the junction with Toh Guan Road and Jurong East Avenue 1 to the north, and the junction with Jurong East Street 21 to the south. It is located in the Jurong East planning area between the Yuhua East and Toh Guan Subzones,[9] parallel to the North South line approach tracks to Jurong East station, nested within housing estates.

Access to the station will be via 2 exits on each side of the Jurong East Central.[10]

References

1. "Jurong Region Line to serve NTU, Tengah estate, Jurong Industrial Estate - CNA". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
2. "Residents and students welcome Jurong Region Line but find it confusing". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
3. "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
4. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Jurong Region Line: Enhancing Connectivity in the West | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
5. "Land Transport Authority on Instagram: The contract for the construction of 3 stations for Jurong Region Line". Instagram. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. "LTA | News Room | news-releases | LTA Awards Four Jurong Region Line Contracts". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
7. "LTA awards 4 Jurong Region Line contracts worth more than S$682 million". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
8. Tan, Cheryl (17 July 2020). "LTA awards four contracts totalling $682.5 million for the Jurong Region Line". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
9. "Singapore's Jurong East Planning Area". Key Location. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
10. "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.