Orchard Boulevard MRT station

Orchard Boulevard MRT station (TE13) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line situated at the boundary of River Valley and Orchard planning areas, Singapore. It will be located on the corner of Orchard Boulevard (hence the name) and Grange Road, near Camden Medical Centre, Singapore Tourism Board headquarters in Singapore Tourism Court and Traders Hotel.[1] Expected to open in 2021, it will be located between the stations of Napier and Orchard. The station will have 2 platforms, located in an island platform arrangement. Like all underground stations on the Singapore MRT, it will have full-height platform screen doors to contain air conditioning, and for safety purposes. These will be manufactured by GE Transportation, like all doors on the Thomson–East Coast line. There will be a mezzanine area of the station, where ticket machines, faregates, an information booth, and toilets will be located. Of the two exits this station will have, one will be built along Orchard Boulevard, with another on Grange Road next to the Tourism Court.

Not to be confused with Orchard MRT station.
 TE13 
Orchard Boulevard
乌节林荫道
ஆர்ச்சர்ட் பொலிவார்ட்
Orchard Boulevard
Rapid transit
Location20 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 248654
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 TE13 
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 Orchard Boulevard 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 T218 for the design and construction of Orchard Boulevard Station was awarded to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$143 million in May 2014. Construction will start in 2014, with completion in 2021.[5]

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". web.archive.org. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". web.archive.org. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line's Orchard Boulevard, Great World, Outram Park and Shenton Way Stations". web.archive.org. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

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