Gul Circle MRT station is an elevated
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the
East West line (EWL). Located in
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Isl ...
, western
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
, the station serves the surrounding industries of JTC Space @ Tuas and Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub. The station is operated by
SMRT Trains
SMRT Trains Limited is a rail operator in Singapore and a wholly owned subsidiary of SMRT Corporation. After the privatisation of the MRT operations in 1995, it was originally named Singapore MRT Limited. On 31 December 2001, it was renamed to ...
.
First announced in 2011 as Tuas MRT station, it was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE). The station began operations on 18 June 2017. At the height of , the station is the tallest elevated station in Singapore.
The station has a stacked island platform arrangement with provisions for an MRT extension to Tuas South.
History
An extension to
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Isl ...
from
Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister
Raymond Lim
Raymond Lim Siang Keat ( zh, s=林双吉, p=Lín Shuāngjí, born 24 June 1959) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Lim has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the East Coast Group ...
to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate.
The station was eventually announced as Tuas station on 11 January 2011, to be constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE) of the
East West line (EWL).
The extension consisted of four stations from
Tuas Link to this station.
Contract 1668 for the design and construction of Tuas Station was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd in November 2011. The S$190million (US$million) contract included the construction of of elevated MRT viaducts.
Construction started at the end of 2011, with a scheduled completion date of 2016.
The station was renamed to Gul Circle through a public poll on 13 April 2012.
Initially expected to open in 2016,
the TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension.
As announced by the
Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 27 April 2017,
the station began operations on 18 June that year.
Prior to the station's opening, passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June.
Details
Gul Circle station serves the EWL and is between the
Joo Koon
Joo Koon (裕群) is an industrial estate in Jurong of the West Region of Singapore. East of Joo Koon is Lok Yang and South is Gul. Joo Koon consists mostly of factories.
It is bounded by Upper Jurong Road, the Pan Island Expressway, Jalan Ahm ...
and
Tuas Crescent stations. The official station code is EW30.
Being part of the EWL, the station is operated by
SMRT Trains
SMRT Trains Limited is a rail operator in Singapore and a wholly owned subsidiary of SMRT Corporation. After the privatisation of the MRT operations in 1995, it was originally named Singapore MRT Limited. On 31 December 2001, it was renamed to ...
.
The station operates between 5:26am and 12:41am.
Train frequencies range from 4 to 5 minutes on peak hours and 8 to 9 minutes on non-peak hours.
The three-storey station has a stacked island platform arrangement, with additional side platforms and track provisions for the Tuas South Extension.
As the tracks go over the
Ayer Rajah Expressway and align with a road viaduct before and after the station respectively, the station has a height of , making Gul Circle the tallest elevated station in Singapore.
As of March 2019, however, there were no plans for the south extension due to the lack of developments in Tuas South at the time.
Gul Circle station is located in Tuas along Tuas Road near the junction with
Gul Circle
Gul Circle (or Gul) is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate which is the biggest industrial estate in Singapore. Gul is the home to many heavy industries in Singapore. It is bounded by Ayer Rajah Expressway (Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim), Benoi Road, Pione ...
and Tuas Avenue 3.
Surrounding landmarks of the station include Tuas Fire Station, JTC Space @ Tuas, Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub and Raffles Golf Course.
References
External links
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Official website
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2017 establishments in Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
Railway stations opened in 2017