Maxwell MRT station

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Maxwell
麦士威
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Maxwell
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
TE18 Maxwell and Buddhist Temple.jpg
Construction site of the station at the junction with Maxwell Road, with the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in the background.
Location50 Neil Road
Singapore 088906
Coordinates1°16′49″N 103°50′38″E / 1.2803°N 103.8440°E / 1.2803; 103.8440Coordinates: 1°16′49″N 103°50′38″E / 1.2803°N 103.8440°E / 1.2803; 103.8440
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (2 stacked platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth31m
Platform levels4
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2022; 0 years ago (2022)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Maxwell
Maxwell station in Singapore

Maxwell MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line located at the boundary of Downtown Core and Outram, Singapore. It is located beside Kreta Ayer Heights and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, and is in walking distance to the Sri Mariamman Temple.[1]

History[]

Exit 3 nearing completion in December 2021

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Maxwell station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay, and is expected to be completed in 2022.[3][4]

Contract T223 for the design and construction of Maxwell Station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd at a sum of S$222 million in April 2014. Construction began in 2014, with completion in 2022.[5]

This station will have stacked platforms, and the station layout similar to Stevens MRT station of the Downtown line. There are three options for the station - 'Maxwell', 'Neil Road' and 'Ann Siang Hill', in the end Maxwell was selected. During construction of the initial MRT system, the name 'Maxwell' referred to what was now Tanjong Pagar MRT station.

There were three COVID-19 confirmed cases detected at the Maxwell MRT station construction site on 2 April 2020. A stop work order was issued as a result from 31 March 2020.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
  2. ^ "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ^ "LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ Lai, Linette (2 April 2020). "49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.


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