Tampines East MRT station

 DT33 
Tampines East
淡滨尼东
தெம்பினிஸ் ஈஸ்ட்
Tampines East
Rapid transit
Platform level of Tampines East station
Location 20 Tampines Avenue 7
Singapore 529623
Operated by SBS Transit DTL
Line(s)
  Downtown line
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 3
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  DT33 
History
Opened 21 October 2017 (2017-10-21)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown line
towards Expo
Location
Tampines East MRT station

Tampines East MRT station (DT33) 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.

The station serves Tampines North Park, Tampines North and East residents and nearby schools such as East Spring Secondary School, Ngee Ann Secondary School and Tampines Junior College.

History

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 2017.[1]

Exits

  • A: Block 451, 452, 453 and Tampines North Park
  • B: Block 227, 228, 229 and Tampines East CC
  • C: Block 394, 395, 396 and Ngee Ann Secondary School
  • D: Block 454, 458, 460 and Tampines Junior College

References

  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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