Tuas Link MRT station

Tuas Link MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the East West Line (EWL) in Tuas, Singapore. The station is within walking distance to Raffles Marina, Tuas Checkpoint and the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link. It is the western terminus of the East West Line, and is also the westernmost MRT station in Singapore. The station was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension of the EWL and opened along with the other stations on 18 June 2017.


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Tuas Link
大士连路
துவாஸ் லிங்க்
Tuas Link
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) terminus
Platform level of Tuas Link station
General information
Location20 Tuas West Drive
Singapore 638418
Coordinates1°20′25″N 103°38′12.5″E
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened18 June 2017 (2017-06-18)[1][2]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Tuas West Road
towards Pasir Ris
 East West Line Terminus
Location
Tuas Link
Tuas Link station in Singapore

History
Concourse level of Tuas Link
Tuas Link MRT station nearing completion

The station was first announced by transport minister Raymond Lim on 11 January 2011. The station would be constructed as part of the 7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) Tuas West Extension (TWE) of the East West line (EWL).[3] The extension consisted of four stations between this station and Tuas station (now renamed Gul Circle).[4][5]

The contract for the construction of this station and the adjacent Tuas West Road station was awarded to China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation (Singapore Branch) in November 2011. The S$150 million (US$119.26 million) contract included the construction of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) of elevated MRT viaducts.[6]

Construction of the TWE began with a groundbreaking ceremony held at the station's construction site on 4 May 2012.[7][8]

When opened, the extension is expected to serve more than 100,000 commuters daily.[9]

On 25 August 2012, an Indian national construction worker died after falling into a 68 m (223 ft) deep bore hole at the Tuas West Extension worksite near the station. The body of the worker was recovered the next day, almost 24 hours later. Preliminary findings revealed that the workers were in the process of lowering a rebar cage when it got dislodged from its lifting chains and dragged the 30-year-old worker into a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide bore hole.[10]

The opening of the station was delayed from 2016 to the second quarter of 2017 to make way for the installation of the new signalling system. The station and the Tuas West Extension started operations on 18 June 2017.[1][2]

Stations between Gul Circle to Tuas Link were temporary closed between 16 and 19 November 2017 following a collision between two trains at Joo Koon station. On 20 November 2017, train service from Gul Circle to Tuas Link was resumed; however, train services between Joo Koon and Gul Circle was suspended till mid-2018 to facilitate maintenance work on signalling devices.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Station details

Station design

Like most EWL stations, the station has an island platform. As neither the tracks can be built higher nor the concourse be built on the ground level, the concourse level with the station control room, fare gates and ticketing machines has to be built on a higher level than the platforms, making Tuas Link station the first elevated MRT station in Singapore with such an arrangement.[17]

References
  1. "Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017". Land Transport Authority. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "Tuas West Extension MRT stations to open Jun 18". Channel NewsAsia. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport And Second Minister For Foreign Affairs, At Visit To Bedok MRT Station, 11 January 2011, 11:00 Am At Bedok MRT Station". nas.gov.sg. Ministry of Transport. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. "Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled". lta.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. "Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled Better Connectivity for Workers to Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates". sla.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. "LTA Awards Contract for Tuas Crescent, Tuas West and Tuas Link Stations". lta.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. "Construction Starts for Tuas West Extension". app.lta.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Tuas West Extension Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday 4 May 2012". Ministry of Transport. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  9. "Construction Starts for Tuas West Extension". Land Transport Authority. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  10. "Worker dies after falling into hole at worksite". AsiaOne. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  11. "Tuas West Extension on East-West Line to be isolated". 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. "Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension - Press Room - Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  13. "Tuas West Extension suspended until Sun; no service for Joo Koon-Gul Circle for 1 month". Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  14. Lim, Adrian (16 November 2017). "Tuas West stations to reopen only on Monday". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  15. "Joo Koon MRT collision: Faulty train was transiting between old and new signalling systems". Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  16. Tan, Christopher (22 November 2017). "Joo Koon-Gul Circle link to remain closed till mid-2018". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  17. Lim, Adrian (27 May 2017). "Stroll through 'grand' Tuas Link MRT station". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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