Tawas MRT station is a future elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the

Jurong Region Line The Jurong Region Line (JRL) is a future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line that will serve the Jurong area and the western part of Singapore. It is one of the two future lines to be elevated in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. First announced ...

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. Derived from the namesake road nearby, ''Lorong Tawas'', it will be the northern terminus of the West Branch of the

from 2027 to 2029 before

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opens. There will be two station names in the naming exercise - Tawas and Cleantech. Trains entering service at this station will terminate at

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via Bahar Junction.

History

On 9 May 2018, the

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(LTA) announced that Tawas station would be part of the proposed

Jurong Region line The Jurong Region Line (JRL) is a future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line that will serve the Jurong area and the western part of Singapore. It is one of the two future lines to be elevated in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. First announced ...

(JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, JRL (West), consisting of 10 stations between

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and Tawas, and is expected to be completed in 2027. Contract J107 for the design and construction of Tawas Station and associated viaducts was awarded to Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of . Construction will start in 2020, with completion in 2027. Contract J107 also includes the design and construction of Gek Poh, and associated viaducts. Initially expected to open in 2026, the restrictions on the construction due to the

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has led to delays in the JRL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2027.

Location

The station complex will be situated at JTC CleanTech Park. It is located within the

planning area, to the west of the Jurong Eco-Garden. Access to the station will be via 4 exits.

References

{{Singapore MRT stations, jurong=yes Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations Proposed railway stations in Singapore Railway stations scheduled to open in 2027