The Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal in Singapore, located at

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. The terminal serves ferry services to the Indonesian islands of

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and

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, and

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, in Johor, Malaysia. It is owned and managed by Singapore Cruise Centre.

History

The terminal was constructed in 1995 at a cost of S$29 million with the intention of boosting tourism. The terminal began operations on 26 August. In 2007, the terminal, along with the Singapore Cruise Centre, received a $2.5 million IT upgrade, along with a $3 million facelift. In 2010, bus service 570 was introduced to carry passengers between the terminal and

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 Chang ...

and

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 ...

. Bus service 35 has since replaced it. On 25 November 2016, a 54-year old woman named Maimunah Awang, who worked as a cleaner at the terminal, was found dead in a drain at the ferry terminal compound. A 23-year old Malaysian man was subsequently charged with her murder. The man, identified as Ahmad Muin Yaacob, was a colleague of Maimunah. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and eighteen strokes of the cane in November 2020. On 21 June 2022, the

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announced that they have approved ferry services between the terminal and Desaru Coast Ferry Terminal in Johor, Malaysia. Ferry services to Desaru Coast began on 7 July 2022 and is operated by Desaru Link Ferry Services.

References

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