Tanjong Rhu MRT station
TE23
Tanjong Rhu
丹戎禺
தஞ்சோங் ரூ
TE23
Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit | Following station | ||
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Gardens by the Bay towards Woodlands North | Thomson–East Coast Line Future service | Katong Park towards Bayshore | ||
Founders' Memorial towards Woodlands North |
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Tanjong Rhu Tanjong Rhu station in Singapore |
Tanjong Rhu MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Kallang, Singapore. The station will be situated at the traffic junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, near the condominiums such Pebble Bay and Casuarina Cove.[2] It also provides access to the Singapore Sports Hub via the Tanjong Rhu Suspension Bridge.
First announced in 2014, construction of the station started in 2016. It is expected to be opened along with the Phase 4 stations of the TEL in 2024.
On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Tanjong Rhu station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station would be constructed as part of Phase 4 (TEL4), consisting of 8 stations from this station to Bayshore, and is expected to be completed in 2024.[3][4] The contract for the design and construction of Tanjong Rhu Station was awarded to a joint venture between Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd and Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd for S$294 million (US$212.81 million) in January 2016. The contract also includes the construction of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) cut-and-cover tunnels and a substation which will power the TEL tracks. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2016 with a targeted completion date of 2023.[5][6][7][8]
The construction of this station involves the construction of a cut-and-cover tunnel 37 centimetres (1.21 ft) above the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) tunnel.[9] Steel sheet piles have to be driven into the ground to retain the earth and ensure the stability of both tunnels. In addition, to minimise ground movement, steel rods will be used to stabilise the excavated surface.[10] Monitoring instruments were installed into the expressway’s structure to ensure that the structure was not affected by the construction work and that the temporary earth-retaining structures put in place for the tunnel worked as intended.[9]
With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL4 completion date was pushed by a year to 2024.[11] On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that the station would open on 23 June that year.[12][13]
Located at the traffic junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, the station will serve the residents of the Water Place, Pebble Bay, Casuarina Cove, Camelot By-The-Water, Tanjong Ria, Parkshore, and Sanctuary Green condominiums.[2][14] When the station is completed, it will be between the Founders' Memorial and Katong Park stations. The station code will be TE23.[15] The station will also be the only TEL4 station with a side platform configuration.[9]
Stage 4 (2024) |
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Stage 5 (2026) | |
Founders' Memorial (2028) | |
TELe (mid-2040s) |
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