Serangoon North MRT station explained

Serangoon North MRT station should not be confused with Serangoon MRT station.

Type:Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks:3 (including 1 siding)
Accessible:Yes
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Serangoon North
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px
Map State:collapsed

Serangoon North MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Cross Island line located on the boundary of Serangoon and Hougang planning areas, Singapore. It will be located underneath Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, at the junctions of Serangoon North Avenue 1 and Serangoon North Avenue 3.

The station is in the vicinity of residential developments near Serangoon North, and community amenities such as The Serangoon Community Club, Hwi Yoh Community Centre, Rosyth School, Serangoon Garden Secondary School, Bowen Secondary School and various other places of worship such as Al-Istiqamah Mosque.

History

On 25 January 2019, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Serangoon North station would be part of the proposed Cross Island line (CRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, which will consist of 12 stations from the Aviation Park to Bright Hill stations. It was expected to be completed in 2029.[1] [2] [3] However, the restrictions imposed on construction works due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to delays and the CRL1 completion date was pushed by one year to 2030.[4]

On 13 January 2022, the LTA awarded Contract CR113 to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. at S$407 million (US$ million).[5] The contract involves the design and construction of the station and associated tunnels.[6] The station will have an additional track for the withdrawal or parking of trains. Construction works for the station and tunnels are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2022, and are expected to be completed by 2030. The station is located near the vehicular interchange of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Yio Chu Kang Road, which had to be diverted through various phases to facilitate construction works. An underpass going under Yio Chu Kang Road will be mined instead of the cut-and-cover method, to minimise vehicular traffic at the Yio Chu Kang Road vehicular bridge.[5] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. . 25 January 2019 . Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA – Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029 . live . LTA . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115653/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/1/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sla---cross-island-line-1-new-links-by-2029.html . 5 March 2020 . 5 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Tan . Christopher. First phase of Cross Island MRT line finalised; will have 12 stations. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115542/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-cross-island-mrt-line-finalised-will-have-12-stations. live. 5 March 2020 . 25 January 2019 . 5 March 2020. The Straits Times.
  3. Web site: Yusof . Amir . First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115737/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cross-island-line-mrt-stations-first-phase-ready-by-2029-11164656. live. 5 March 2020. 25 January 2019 . 5 March 2020. Channel NewsAsia.
  4. 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 . Ministry of Transport . 11 May 2021 . 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 .
  5. Web site: Construction of Serangoon North, Tavistock MRT stations to begin in second quarter of 2022 . CNA . 13 January 2022 . 15 January 2022 . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115005419/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mrt-cross-island-line-serangoon-north-tavistock-stations-2432521 . live .
  6. Web site: Contact CR115 . LTA . 15 January 2022 . 29 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229212259/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/tender/CR113_Tech_Sch.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: LTA Awards Two Civil Contracts for Cross Island Line Phase 1 . LTA . 13 January 2022 . 15 January 2022 . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113022210/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/1/news-releases/lta-awards-two-civil-contracts-for-cross-island-line-phase-1.html . live .
  8. Web site: Toh . Ting Wei . LTA awards 2 contracts worth $861m for construction of Serangoon North, Tavistock MRT stations . The Straits Times . 13 January 2022 . 15 January 2022 . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115005856/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-awards-2-contracts-worth-861-mil-for-construction-of-serangoon-north-and-tavistock-mrt-stations . live .

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