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Bedok MRT Station
Bedok MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line in Bedok, Singapore. Located at the town centre of Bedok, this station is built on a traffic island in the middle of New Upper Changi Road. It is one of the most crowded MRT stations in eastern Singapore. Despite the close proximity of the 3 MRT stations to one another, Bedok MRT Station (East West MRT Line), Bedok North MRT station (Downtown MRT Line) and Bedok South MRT station ( Thomson-East Coast MRT Line) are not connected continuously. Bedok MRT station is connected to Bedok Bus Interchange. It has many amenities close-by such as Bedok Mall, Bedok Point Bedok Point was a four-storey mall (with 2 basement stories) located in the town center of Bedok along New Upper Changi Road, and near Bedok MRT station, and it was officially opened on 26 April 2011. The mall held its soft opening on 16 December ..., Djitsun Mall Bedok, Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre, Heartbeat@Bedok and Bedok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. The system commenced operations in November 1987 after two decades of planning with an initial stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's main island – with the exception of the forested core and the rural northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system,Singapore's heavy rail network is composed of three distinct systems. Two of the three are rapid transit networks, chiefly a) the MRT system, which falls entirely within the city-state and forms the core of the network, and b) the two-station cross-border Johor Bahru–Singapore rapid transit system (RTS), linked to the mainline MRT and due to commence operations in end- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown MRT Line
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1989 Establishments In Singapore
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Paya Lebar MRT Station
Paya Lebar MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line (EWL) and Circle line (CCL) in Geylang, Singapore. Despite the name, this station is not located in Paya Lebar but rather along Paya Lebar Road, near the junction with Sims Avenue. It is located among the developments of the Paya Lebar Central commercial hub and near the Geylang Serai district. The station opened on 4 November 1989 as part of the MRT eastern line extension to Tanah Merah station. The EWL station exterior has the characteristic dome-shaped segmented roof also seen on other elevated EWL stations. The station later interchanges with the Circle line on 17 April 2010, and was the first MRT station to serve both an elevated line and an underground line. History East West line The contract for the construction of Paya Lebar station and associated viaducts was awarded to Lee Kim Tah Ltd. at a contract sum of S$59.52 million in November 1985. The contractor had partnered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanah Merah MRT Station
Tanah Merah MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line located in Bedok, Singapore. Other than the main service for the East West line, Tanah Merah station is also the terminus for the Changi Airport branch line, a spur of the East West line. Tanah Merah station is located at the boundaries of Bedok North and Bedok South planning subzones, and is built along New Upper Changi Road between the junctions of Bedok South Avenue 3/Tanah Merah Kechil Road and Tanah Merah Kechil Avenue. Tanah Merah station is one of the only two elevated MRT stations to have more tracks than the conventional two train tracks on other stations (the other one being Ang Mo Kio). The middle track serves the train service of the Changi Airport Branch line, which terminates at Changi Airport. Tanah Merah means 'red earth' in Malay, which is derived from the red lateritic cliffs along the coast that were once visible from the sea (most of which were level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugis MRT Station
Bugis MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line and Downtown line in Bugis, Singapore. Located under the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street, the station is close to Bugis Junction, Raffles Hospital and the National Library. Built as part of the initial MRT system, the station opened in November 1989 as part of the MRT network's eastern line, while the station's Downtown line platforms were opened in December 2013. History East West line The contract for the construction of Bugis station, then named Victoria, was awarded to Nishimatsu/Lum Chang for in October 1985, and to facilitate the construction of the station, the Soon Theng Khong temple in Malabar Street was moved to Albert Street in March 1986, while shophouses in proximity to the temple were demolished. The MRT Corporation also monitored old buildings close to the station site for movement during construction, and a section of Victoria Street between Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok Point
Bedok Point was a four-storey mall (with 2 basement stories) located in the town center of Bedok along New Upper Changi Road, and near Bedok MRT station, and it was officially opened on 26 April 2011. The mall held its soft opening on 16 December 2010. It has a range of retail units, entertainment outlets, a bookstore and food outlets. History Built on the site of the former Bedok and Changi theatres, Bedok Point was completed in late 2010 as the first air-conditioned mall in Bedok until the opening of Bedok Mall in 2013 at the Bedok Bus Interchange site. It had 76 specialty tenants, including anchors such as Harvey Norman Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based, multi-national retailer of furniture, bedding, computers, communications and consumer electrical products. It mainly operates as a franchise, with the main brand and all company-operated stores owned ... and mainly restaurants and cafes. In 2011, the mall was divested into Frasers Centrepoint Trust by its develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok South MRT Station
Bedok South MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Bedok planning area, Singapore. The station will be located next to Temasek Secondary School, at the intersection of Upper East Coast Road and Bedok South Road. History On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Bedok South station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Stage 5, consisting of 2 stations between Bedok South and Sungei Bedok, and is expected to be completed in 2025. Contract T311 for the design and construction of Bedok South Station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Jingye Engineering Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$188 million in April 2016. Construction started in 2016. Stage 5 of the TEL is now slated to commence passenger service in 2025 instead of 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok North MRT Station
Bedok North MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in the northern part of Bedok, Singapore, located along Bedok North Road, near the Pan Island Expressway flyover and the Bedok Town Park. It will serve a future integrated hospital in the area. History The station was first announced as Bedok Town Park station on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017. Contract 928 for the construction and completion of Bedok Town Park station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd at a sum of in February 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in the second quarter that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017. On 31 May 2017, the Land Transport Authority The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok Bus Interchange
Bedok Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in the approximate center of Bedok. It is situated along Bedok North Interchange and Bedok North Drive, on the second level of Bedok Mall. It is connected to Bedok MRT station. It is the 2nd busiest bus interchange in Singapore, with 28 bus services operating from it. History The original facility opened on 25 February 1979. It was the first interchange in Singapore to use a colour-coded queue scheme. Soon after it opened, in 1981, the interchange was partially demolished and expanded at a cost of S$3 million, and work was completed in 1983. After the expansion, the interchange covered ands had 32 end-on berths, 7 sawtooth berths and 33 remote parking bays. Several bus services were moved to the interchange from Chai Chee Bus Terminal when the terminal closed in 1985. Bedok MRT station opened in 1989 at the south of the original facility, complementing the bus interchange to serve people travelling within Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
