Tuas Depot is an MRT depot serving the
East West Line, located between Tuas West Road and Tuas West Drive in
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, borde ...
. It was constructed by Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd at a contract sum of S$237.1 million. Construction of the depot together with the four stations of the
Tuas West Extension started in late 2011 and were fully operational on 18 June 2017. The depot is located after
Tuas Link MRT station
Tuas Link MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in western Singapore. Located in Tuas along Tuas West Drive, it is located close to Tuas Depot and Tuas Checkpoint. The station is the terminus of the East West line (EWL) ...
and it is able to house up to 60 trains. This is the second largest depot as the maintenance for the
East West Line trains will be carried out here. With the opening of this depot, it has lightened the maintenance load in
Bishan Depot
Bishan Depot is a depot located on the Mass Rapid Transit in Bishan, Singapore. It was completed in 1987 by American architect Vikas M. Gore and the 12,000 square metres maintenance area at cost of S$300 million.
The depot comprises a s ...
that each of both line would have their own maintenance centre.
The depot is located off
Tuas Link station on the East West Line and has two reception tracks: two tracks eastbound towards Tuas Link station.
Integration of bus terminal
Tuas Bus Terminal was moved to a site on the roof of Tuas MRT Depot, adjacent to
Tuas Link station, and opened on 7 October 2017.
The area designated for the proposed bus terminal is approximately 10,000 sq metres which is accessible via a ramp connecting directly to Tuas West Drive or another ramp structure connecting to Tuas Link 4.
The bus terminal has a naturally ventilated concourse area with facilities such as two passenger service offices, two separate Offices for main and secondary operators. The terminal is also staff friendly, with an administrative office, a staff lounge, designated staff toilets, a canteen and other rooms. Passenger elevators connect the ground level to the bus terminal. It is also accessible, having priority queues for the elderly and disabled, and has barrier free toilets.
For security reasons, the bus terminal, including its driveways and bus parking area is intended to be fully lockable and secured against illegal entry after operation hours and is intended to be maintained as a restricted and controlled area with no access by unauthorized personnel.
References
2017 establishments in Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) depots
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