Tampines_East_MRT_station

Tampines East MRT station

Tampines East MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

Not to be confused with Tampines MRT station, Tampines North MRT station, or Tampines West MRT station.

Tampines East MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines, Singapore, located along Tampines Avenue 7, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 2. This station, like most of the other Downtown Line stations, also serves as a Civil Defence Shelter.

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The station serves Tampines North Park, Tampines North and East residents and nearby schools such as East Spring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Secondary School. From Jan 2024 to Dec 2027, the station will serve Temasek Junior College in their holding site, located at the now defunct Tampines Junior College Campus.

History

Platform level of the station.

Construction did not begin until late November 2011, where construction begun throughout the entire stretch of Tampines Avenue 7 from the junction of Tampines Street 42 to the junction of Tampines Avenue 7, 2 and 9. The road was realigned on 25 March 2012.

This station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017 | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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