Sungei Bedok MRT station is a future underground
Mass Rapid Transit interchange and terminal station on the
Downtown line and
Thomson–East Coast line in
Bedok
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planning area, Singapore. The station is being built east of where Upper East Coast Road becomes Bedok Road, and will serve residents of the Eastwood estate. Nearby facilities include the Bedok Food Centre, Eastwood Centre and the Laguna National Golf & Country Club.
The station is named after Sungei Bedok, a small river within its vicinity. Despite its name and location, the station is not contiguous to either
Bedok North or
Bedok Reservoir
Bedok Reservoir ( ms, Empangan Bedok, , ta, பெடோக் நீர்த்தேக்கம்) is a reservoir in the eastern part of Singapore, to the north of Bedok. The reservoir has a surface area of 880,000 m², and a capacity of 12. ...
stations of the Downtown line.
History
This station was first announced on 15 August 2014 as part of the
Downtown line stage 3e, consisting of 2 stations between
Xilin and Sungei Bedok, and the
Thomson–East Coast line phase 5, also consisting of 2 stations between
Bedok South and Sungei Bedok MRT. It is expected to be completed in 2024, in tandem with the adjacent
East Coast Integrated Depot
The East Coast Integrated Depot (Chinese: 东海岸综合车厂; Malay: Depot Bersepadu East Coast), is a future integrated bus and train depot located in Changi that will serve the East West Line, Downtown Line and Thomson-East Coast Line of ...
.
While serving as the future eastern terminus of the Downtown line, it will also serve as the eastern terminus of the Thomson–East Coast line until 2040, which will be extended to
Changi Airport
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Terminal 5 and existing Changi Airport stations, before terminating at Tanah Merah.
Contract T312 for the design and construction of Sungei Bedok Station and associated tunnels was awarded to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$418 million in June 2016. Construction began in 2016, with completion in 2024.
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Proposed railway stations in Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024
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