Tampines West MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:2 Tampines Avenue 4
Singapore 529683
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Passengers:7,831 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Land Transport Authority
Operator:SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Former:Tampines Avenue 1[2] [3]
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Tampines West
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

Tampines West MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines, Singapore. It is located at Tampines Avenue 4, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 1.

The station is located near some schools such as Temasek Polytechnic, Junyuan Primary School and East View Primary School, as well as SAFRA Tampines, and to the housing estates of Tampines Palmspring and Tampines Polyview.

History

Contract 926 for the design and construction of Tampines West MRT Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti - C.M.C di Ravenna at an estimated sum of S$226.92 million in July 2011. On 29 January 2012, the signage of Tampines Palmspring was demolished. Construction of the station started in February that year, with the noise barriers placed. Road realignment has begun that June and lasted till January 2016.[4] [5]

The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.[6]

As part of Operation Quicksand, a simulated terror attack on 27 January 2019 was carried out at this station.[7]

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: Downtown Line 3 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling. 1 June 2011. www.lta.gov.sg. live. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:07:06.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2dzk9l67sx9j40a1rhgdw3hvhrnxgq3zh34l77r37dj4w72jf1. 25 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Downtown Line 3 Station Names Finalised. 19 August 2011. www.lta.gov.sg. live. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-12-31%2019:11:31.000/wp/details/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5t9cmlb08ls40o3i0ugvzvhr362xovsl3047bl7v9vbn510wsz. 31 December 2013.
  4. Web site: LTA Awards Contracts for Tampines West and Bedok Reservoir Stations. Mynewsdesk. en. 2020-03-07.
  5. Web site: LTA Awards Contracts for Tampines West and Bedok Reservoir Stations. 4 July 2011. www.lta.gov.sg. live. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:06:57.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=dlz0hmx83qk389n35v9t9f27yauryk975esq57eb12ziqhyj7d. 25 April 2016.
  6. Web site: LTA News Room News Releases Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017. www.lta.gov.sg. 2020-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422100617/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html. 22 April 2020. live.
  7. Web site: 'Bomb' goes off in simulated terror attack at Tampines West station. hermesauto. 2019-01-27. The Straits Times. en. 2019-01-28.