Hume MRT station explained

Type:Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:371 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 589681
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Owned:Land Transport Authority
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Hume
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

Hume MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station located along the junction of Hume Avenue and Upper Bukit Timah Road in the Hillview planning sub-zone of Bukit Batok, Singapore. It is an infill station and will be located near a number of Bukit Timah heritage sites: Bukit Timah Hill, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Former Bukit Timah Fire Station, Fuyong Estate, and Former Ford Factory.[1] [2] The station will have two platforms and will be between Beauty World and Hillview stations on the Downtown line.

The new station is planned to open by 2025,[3] but MP Low Yen Ling has mentioned that construction work could start in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a veteran MRT contractor claiming that retrofitting of the station for operational service could take between "one and one-and-a-half years".[4] [5] Construction of the station began on 28 February 2021.

History

Hume station was initially built as a 'shell station' together with the second phase of the Downtown line, which opened in 2015. As the projected ridership for the station was deemed insufficient, the station was not opened at that time.[6] [7] [8]

On 7 March 2019, the station was announced during a parliamentary debate, and is planned to be open by 2025. The redevelopment of the Rail Corridor, along with the future transformation of the former Bukit Timah Fire Station into a recreational node, were stated as reasons that would increase potential ridership and justify the opening of the station.

The contract for the design and construction of Hume MRT Station and associated tunnels was awarded to JSM Construction Group Pte Ltd at a sum of S$34.338 million (US$ million) on 14 January 2021. The contract includes the construction of a station entrance, ventilation shaft and fitting-out works for the new station. The station was targeted to be completed in 2025.[9] [10] [11] [12] Construction works started on 28 February 2021 with MP Low Yen Ling and Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in attendance. Most of the works will be conducted at night as the station is constructed on the operational DTL.[13] [14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hume MRT station to open by 2025, says Janil Puthucheary. Zhaki. Abdullah. 7 March 2019. 7 March 2019. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100052/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-by-2025-says-janil-puthucheary. live.
  2. News: New Downtown Line station takes shape. Christopher. Tan. The Straits Times . 19 April 2017. 14 March 2019. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316223505/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-downtown-line-station-takes-shape. live.
  3. Web site: Hume MRT station to be built by 2025, but no line planned to serve Tuas South, Jurong Island. 14 March 2019. 8 March 2019. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100052/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hume-mrt-station-built-2025-no-line-planned-serve-tuas-south-jurong-island-013354049.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA3-I8-g8VFBq_uhTAdiSQy9pR_fF69l3bU6cSs6QEsTW6ws1427k3dHTKeYGxrr-9ATECb5Z0qv6ke9XLbm22IGQ7JSc07MbTiV3WzCC363ye7FmUbPNdS1DArXFuRQCN5b4muwwsGFbDUFtgbVXBSjEQ7j2_RUtPsP5wVhe_Ka. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-30. Work on Hume MRT station on Downtown Line to start in the fourth quarter. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193143/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/work-to-complete-hume-mrt-station-slated-for-fourth-quarter. 19 September 2020. 2020-08-08. The Straits Times. en.
  5. Web site: Tan. Christopher. 2020-07-01. Work on Hume station could start in Q4 this year. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829003122/https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/work-hume-station-could-start-q4-year. 29 August 2020. 2020-08-08. The New Paper. en.
  6. News: Abdullah . Zhaki . Hume MRT station to open by 2025, says Janil Puthucheary . The Straits Times . March 7, 2019 . en . 7 March 2019 . 20 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100052/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-by-2025-says-janil-puthucheary . live .
  7. Web site: Hume MRT Station to open by 2025, no stations for Tuas South and Jurong Island. TODAYonline. 2019-03-08. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920100053/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-open-2025-no-stations-tuas-south-and-jurong-island. live.
  8. News: Open Hume station soon. Chen. Seh Choong. 2018-05-16. The Straits Times. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516131525/https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/open-hume-station-soon. 16 May 2018. live. 2019-03-08. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Zhu . Michelle . LTA awards S$34.3m civil contract for Hume station on Downtown Line . The Business Times . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021.
  10. Web site: News Room – News Releases – LTA Awards Civil Contract for Hume Station on Downtown Line . LTA . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021.
  11. Web site: LTA awards civil works contract for Downtown Line's new Hume MRT station . CNA . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021.
  12. News: Yong . Clement . Hume MRT shell station to be fitted out by JSM Construction Group at $34m . The Straits Times . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021.
  13. News: Construction works start on long-empty Hume MRT Station . The Straits Times . 28 February 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: The construction of Hume MRT Station has officially begun . Construction Plus Asia . 2 March 2021 . 8 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Construction work begins on long-awaited Hume MRT station . The New Paper . 1 March 2021 . 8 March 2021.

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