Upper Thomson MRT station

**TE8**
Upper Thomson
汤申路上段[1]
அப்பர் தாம்சன்
Upper Thomson
TE8 ; Upper Thomson; 汤申路上段[1]; அப்பர் தாம்சன்; Upper Thomson
	Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
	A station entrance nearing completion
Location	1 Jalan Keli ; Singapore 577937
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast line
Platforms	Island
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TE8
History
Opening	2020
Services
Location

Upper Thomson MRT station (TE8) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in the planning area of Bishan, Singapore.

The station will be located at the traffic junction of Upper Thomson Road, Soo Chow Garden Road, Bright Hill Drive and Jalan Keli. It will provide MRT access to the nearby Thomson Plaza.

History

The construction site of the station.

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

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Upper Thomson 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.[3][4]

The Contract T212 for the design and construction of Upper Thomson Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte. Ltd at a sum of S$374 million on November 2013. Sato Kogyo (S) Pte. Ltd has won numerous recognition award, namely BCA Award from the construction of Bencoolen MRT Station. Construction of Upper Thomson Station started in 2014, with completion in 2020.[5]

References

"20140627_TSLStationNames-ChineseFinalised" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
"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.
"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.
"LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". web.archive.org. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
"LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson Line's Springleaf and Upper Thomson Stations". web.archive.org. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

External links

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[1] "20140627_TSLStationNames-ChineseFinalised" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[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 Two Contracts for Thomson Line's Springleaf and Upper Thomson Stations". web.archive.org. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.