Maxwell MRT station

Maxwell MRT station (TE18) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line located at the boundary of Downtown Core and Outram, Singapore. It is located beside the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum.[1]

 TE18 
Maxwell
麦士威
மெச்ஸ்வெல்
Maxwell
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction site of the station at the junction with Maxwell Road, with the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in the background.
Location50 Neil Road
Singapore 088906
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast line
PlatformsStacked side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth31m
Platform levels4
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code TE18 
History
Opening2021 (2021)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast line
Future service
Location

History

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Maxwell station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay, and is expected to be completed in 2021.[3][4]

The Contract T223 for the design and construction of Maxwell Station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd at a sum of S$222 million on April 2014. Construction will start in 2014, with completion in 2021.[5]

This station will have stack platforms, and the station layout similar to Stevens MRT station of the Downtown Line. There are three options for the station - 'Maxwell', 'Neil Road' and 'Ann Siang Hill', in the end Maxwell was selected. During construction of the initial MRT system, the name 'Maxwell' referred to what was now Tanjong Pagar MRT station.

There are 3 COVID-19 confirmed cases at the Maxwell MRT station construction site confirmed on 2 April 2020. A stop work order was issued as a result from 31 March 2020.[6]

References
  1. "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 2020-02-13. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "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.
  6. Lai, Linette (2 April 2020). "49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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