Mount Pleasant MRT station

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Mount Pleasant
快乐山
மவுண்ட் பிளசண்ட்
Mount Pleasant
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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Construction works as of December 2017
Location10 Mount Pleasant Road
Coordinates1°19′43″N 103°50′08″E / 1.3287°N 103.8356°E / 1.3287; 103.8356Coordinates: 1°19′43″N 103°50′08″E / 1.3287°N 103.8356°E / 1.3287; 103.8356
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningTBA
Previous namesWhitley, Onraet[1]
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
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant station in Singapore

Mount Pleasant MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Novena, Singapore. Located within the former grounds of Old Police Academy, the station will serve the future housing developments in the area.

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line (ERL). Initially slated to open along with the TEL3 stations, it was announced in November 2021 that the station would only open with the completion of the housing developments in the area.

History[]

Mount Pleasant station was first announced as part of the 22-station Thomson line on 29 August 2012.[2][3] In April 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the contract for the design and construction of the station and associated tunnels to a joint venture among RSEA Engineering Corporation, Eng Lee Engineering Pte Ltd and Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd (Wai Fong) Joint Venture at S$207 million (US$163.4 million). The station's construction was scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.[4]

On 15 August 2014, the LTA further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Mount Pleasant station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between this station and Gardens by the Bay.[5][6] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 24 January 2015 to mark the official beginning of the station's construction. Building the station required minimal disruption to the surrounding developments, while some buildings of the Old Police Academy have to be torn down for the construction.[7]

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed to 2022.[8] On 23 November 2021, it was announced that the station's opening would be delayed until the new Mount Pleasant housing estate is ready.[9][10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". LTA. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ Sim, Royston (29 August 2012). "New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations". Channel NewsAsia (CNA). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "LTA Rail Growth on Track With $1.15 Billion Contract Awards". LTA. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". LTA. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". LTA. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Works starts for Mount Pleasant and Stevens MRT stations along Thomson-East Coast Line". TODAYonline. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ Ng, Keng Gene (23 November 2021). "Mount Pleasant, Marina South MRT stations to open in tandem with housing developments". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Joint Press Release by HDB, URA & SLA – HDB Unveils Plans for a New Public Housing Estate at Site of Former Police Academy in the Mount Pleasant Area". HDB. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. ^ "HDB Unveils Plans for a New Public Housing Estate at Site of Former Police Academy in the Mount Pleasant Area". Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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