Lentor MRT station

Lentor MRT station (TE5) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Ang Mo Kio planning area, Singapore. It will be located underneath Lentor Drive, next to its junction with Yio Chu Kang Road and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, bringing rail connectivity to residential developments in the area.

 TE5 
Lentor
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Lentor
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Location1 Lentor Drive
Singapore 789361
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast line
PlatformsIsland
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code TE5 
History
Opening2020 (2020)
Previous namesLentor Green, Teacher's Estate[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast line
Future service
towards Caldecott
Location

The station is in the vicinity of the Lentor residential estate, consisting mostly of low-rise private homes, as well as condominiums such as Far Horizon Gardens, Seasons Park, Castle Green, Thomson Grove and The Calrose. West of the station, more residential developments are being planned.

History

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[3]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Lentor station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2, consisting of 6 stations between Springleaf and Caldecott, and is expected to be completed in 2020.[4][5]

The Contract T209 for the design and construction of Lentor Station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$247 million. Construction started on 6 September 2014, with completion in 2020.[6]

Three names were proposed for this station which were 'Lentor', 'Ulu Seletar' and 'Teachers' Estate'. On 27 June 2014, the station was officially named Lentor following a public poll in May 2013.[2]

On 1 March 2018, a 48-year-old construction worker fell from a raised working platform 2.5 metres above the ground, while working in a tunnel connecting to Lentor station. The accident happened at 3.35am, and the worker was employed to dismantle components of tunnel boring machines, following the completion of tunnelling works. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at 4.30am. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the chamber, which was being lowered using chain blocks, suddenly swung and hit the platform that one of the workers was standing on, causing him to fall from it.[7][8]

References
  1. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  4. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. "LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/construction-worker-dies-at-lentor-mrt-station-worksite-lta-10002456
  8. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/worker-dies-in-accident-at-lentor-mrt-worksite

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