Great World MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:351 River Valley Road
Singapore 238384
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes (Great World)
Passengers:6,810 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Opened:[2]
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Owned:Land Transport Authority
Former:Kim Seng, River Valley[3] [4]
Map Type:Singapore Rail central area
Map Dot Label:Great World
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px
Map Label Position:left

Great World MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in River Valley, Singapore, the station is near the Great World shopping mall and surrounding residential developments. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line. The station opened on 13 November 2022 with only two out of five entrances completed due to construction difficulties at the site. Great World station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Great World, Great Times by Deanna Ng.

History

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[5] [6] The contract for the design and construction of the station and associated tunnels was awarded to a joint venture between Tiong Seng Contractors and Dongah Geological Engineering (Singapore branch) for S$316 million (US$ million) in May 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date in 2021.[7]

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line(TEL).[8] [9] Great World station was constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between the Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay stations.[10] [11]

On the morning of 11 June 2015, residents of Bukit Merah, Outram, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru were affected by an Internet outage. A section of fibre optic cables was damaged during the station's construction. The disruption lasted more than eight hours and affected all the major Internet service providers in Singapore.[12] The LTA issued an apology for the disruption.[13] On 19 December 2015, a Bangladeshi construction worker guiding an excavator was killed when the excavator's bucket dislodged and fell on him. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.[14]

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.[15] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL3 would open in the second half of that year.[16] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the and stations on 7 October 2022,[17] [18] [19] the station began operations on 13 November.[20]

Due to the presence of multiple steel beams and plates underground initially absent from historical records, contractors have to use the cut-and-cover method alongside micro tunnel boring to construct the Kim Seng underpass. The additional cut-and-cover works, including diverting traffic, delayed the opening of the other station entrances. The other entrances were expected to be completed by the end of 2023, but are still not completed as of March 2024.[21]

Description

Great World station serves the TEL and is between the Orchard and Havelock stations. The official station code is TE15.[22] [23] Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[24] Train frequencies on the TEL range from 3 to 6 minutes.[25] The station is 176.77m (579.95feet) long with a depth of 21m (69feet).[26]

The station is near the eponymous Great World City,[27] connected via three entrances.[28] Situated along River Valley Green, the station serves various residential developments including Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Riva Lodge and The Trillum.[29] It also serves River Valley Primary School and Church of St. Bernadette.[30]

Great World, Great Times by Deanna Ng is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network.[31] The collage of advertisements, which includes old movie posters, reflects an era of the 70s when the Great World Amusement Park was still operating. Many of the advertisements were recreated using modern-day participants such as a choral troupe for cabaret girls,[32] while the movie poster was reproduced with permission from The Shaw Organisation.[31] Also included is Ng's parents' wedding photo taken near Great World Amusement Park, which inspired the artwork.[31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land Transport DataMall . Datamall . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live. registration.
  2. Web site: 11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 . 2022-10-09 . CNA . en . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 . live.
  3. Web site: Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names . . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425010122/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/5/2/public-poll-for-thomson-line-station-names.html . 25 April 2020 . dead.
  4. Web site: Thomson Line Station Names Finalised . . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200106112333/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/6/2/thomson-line-station-names-finalised.html . 6 January 2020 . dead.
  5. Web site: Sim . Royston . New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations . . . 29 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829233715/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 . 29 August 2012 . dead . 30 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations . . . 30 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140407/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html . 30 August 2012 . dead . 30 June 2021.
  7. Web site: LTA News Room News Releases LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line's Orchard Boulevard, Great World, Outram Park and Shenton Way Stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213072258/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/5/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-lines-orchard-boulevard-great-world-outram-park-and-shenton-way-stations.html . dead . 13 February 2020 . 13 February 2020 . 13 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Goy . Priscilla . Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade . . 15 August 2014 . . 25 November 2022 . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207120109/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-to-run-through-estates-in-the-east-including-marine . live.
  9. News: New Thomson-East Coast Line to fully open in 2024 . 25 November 2022 . . . 15 August 2015 . https://archive.today/20140816093738/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-announces-s24-billion-rail-line-connect-north-south-and-east . 16 August 2014 . live.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d . Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East . 19 August 2014 . . 19 August 2014.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html . Thomson–East Coast Line . 13 February 2020 . 13 February 2020 . . 13 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Fibre Network Restored . netlinktrust.com . 12 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627010341/http://www.netlinktrust.com/press/fibre-network-restored-2/ . 27 June 2015 . dead . 29 December 2022.
  13. News: Kumar . Chitra . 11 June 2015 . Singtel, StarHub, M1 and MyRepublic customers affected by NetLink Trust's fibre infrastructure damage . The Straits Times . live . 4 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604114456/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-starhub-m1-and-myrepublic-customers-affected-by-netlink-trusts-fibre . 4 June 2020.
  14. Web site: Worker dies after excavator bucket falls on him . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045408/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/worker-dies-after-excavator-bucket-falls-on-him . 26 December 2015 . 22 December 2015 . The Straits Times.
  15. Web site: Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line . mot.gov.sg . 17 May 2021 . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line . live.
  16. Web site: 11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters . CNA . 9 March 2022 . 26 April 2022 . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115857/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 . live.
  17. Web site: Yong . Clement . 11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 . . . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 . live.
  18. Web site: Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 . . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html . live.
  19. Web site: Yeoh . Grace . 11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 . . . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 . live.
  20. Web site: Lim . Jessie . Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line . . . 13 November 2022 . 13 November 2022 . 13 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043434/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line . live.
  21. Web site: Yong . Clement . 25 October 2022 . From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges The Straits Times . 30 October 2022 . www.straitstimes.com . en . 29 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029180106/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges . live .
  22. Web site: MRT System Map . . 14 December 2022 . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113715/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf . live.
  23. Web site: System Map . TransitLink . 11 November 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110094219/https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm . live.
  24. Web site: Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html . 1 November 2019 . 27 April 2021 . Land Transport Authority.
  25. Web site: LTA MRT/LRT . 2024-06-25 . www.lta.gov.sg.
  26. Great World Station . 2021 . Infographic poster at TSL Project Information Centre . . Singapore.
  27. Web site: Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 . . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html . live.
  28. Web site: Great World City to undergo major facelift . . 11 April 2018 . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109040723/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/great-world-city-to-undergo-major-facelift . live.
  29. Web site: Great World – Map . SMRT Journeys . 5 January 2023 . https://archive.today/20230105090316/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/map/ . 5 January 2023 . live.
  30. Web site: Great World – Exits . SMRT Journeys . 5 January 2023 . https://archive.today/20230105090646/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/exits/ . 5 January 2023 . live.
  31. Web site: Art in Transit . LTA . 5 January 2023 . 13 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113102534/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html . live.
  32. Web site: Clement . Yong . Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson-East Coast Line stations you should not miss . The Straits Times . 29 October 2022 . 12 November 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110093421/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss . live.

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