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'''Maxwell MRT station''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] station on the [[Thomson–East Coast MRT line|Thomson–East Coast line]] located at the boundary of [[Downtown Core]] and [[Outram, Singapore|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, Singapore|Sri Mariamman Temple]]. |
'''Maxwell MRT station''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] station on the [[Thomson–East Coast MRT line|Thomson–East Coast line]] located at the boundary of [[Downtown Core]] and [[Outram, Singapore|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, Singapore|Sri Mariamman Temple]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:TE18 Maxwell MRT construction DJI 0059.jpg|thumb|centre|Construction works as of April 2017|302x302px]] |
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The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).<ref name="Sim 2012">{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Royston |date=29 August 2012 |title=New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829233715/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref name="channelnewsasia.com 2012">{{Cite web |date=30 August 2012 |title=Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140407/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-date=30 August 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=Channel NewsAsia (CNA)}}</ref> Contract T223 for the design and construction of Maxwell Station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd for S$222 million (US${{ToUSD|222|Singapore|y=2014|r=1}} million) in April 2014. Construction began in 2014 with an expected completion date of 2021.<ref name="LTA 2014">{{cite web | title=LTA Rail Growth on Track With $1.15 Billion Contract Awards | website=[[Land Transport Authority]] | date=21 April 2014 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/4/2/lta-rail-growth-on-track-with-115-billion-contract-awards.html | access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref> |
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[[File:Platform level of the Maxwell MRT station.jpg|thumb|Platform level of the Maxwell MRT station. Image taken in November 2022.]] |
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⚫ | 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). Maxwell station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between [[Mount Pleasant MRT station|Mount Pleasant]] and [[Gardens by the Bay MRT station|Gardens by the Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020|website=LTA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=LTA}}</ref> With restrictions imposed on construction due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore|COVID-19 pandemic]], the TEL3 completion date was pushed |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/10/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-line.html|title=LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line|last=|first=|date=18 October 2013|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107050208/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/10/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-line.html|archive-date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL3 would open in the second half of that year.<ref name="CNA 2022">{{cite web | title=11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters | website=CNA | date=9 March 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> |
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This station has stacked platforms, and the station layout similar to [[Stevens MRT station]] of the [[Downtown MRT line|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]]. |
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There were three [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lai |first1=Linette |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/49-new-coronavirus-cases-three-new-clusters-at-mustafa-centre-maxwell-station-worksite-and |title=49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard |website=The Straits Times |access-date=2 April 2020 |date=2 April 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On 15 August 2014, the [[Land Transport Authority]] (LTA) further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Maxwell station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between [[Mount Pleasant MRT station|Mount Pleasant]] and [[Gardens by the Bay MRT station|Gardens by the Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=LTA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=LTA}}</ref> With restrictions imposed on construction due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore|COVID-19 pandemic]], the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/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 |website=mot.gov.sg |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/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 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three COVID-19 confirmed cases were detected at the station construction site on 2 April 2020. A stop work order was issued as a result.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lai |first1=Linette |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/49-new-coronavirus-cases-three-new-clusters-at-mustafa-centre-maxwell-station-worksite-and |title=49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard |website=The Straits Times |access-date=2 April 2020 |date=2 April 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.<ref name="CNA 2022">{{cite web | title=11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters | website=CNA | date=9 March 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran to this station and {{MRT station|Outram Park}} station on 7 October 2022,<ref name="Auto 2022">{{cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |title=11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 |website=[[The Straits Times]] |publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]] |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="LTA to open">{{cite web |title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 | website=[[Land Transport Authority]] |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="CNA Grace 2022">{{cite web |last1=Yeoh |first1=Grace |title=11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 |website=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]] | publisher=[[Mediacorp]] |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> the station began operations on 13 November.<ref name="TEL3 opening first day 2022">{{cite web | last1=Lim |first1=Jessie| title=Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line | website=[[The Straits Times]] | publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]] | date=13 November 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line | access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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Maxwell station serves the TEL and is between the [[Outram Park MRT station|Outram Park]] and [[Shenton Way MRT station|Shenton Way]] stations. The official station code is TE18.<ref>{{cite web |title=MRT System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf |website=[[Land Transport Authority]] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |publisher=TransitLink |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by [[SMRT Trains]].<ref name="LTA">{{Cite web |title=Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=[[Land Transport Authority]]}}</ref> Train frequencies on the TEL range from 5 to 6 minutes.<ref name="The Straits Times frequencies 2022">{{cite web |first1=Yufeng|last1=Kok| title=Opening of Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 3 to cut off-peak train intervals to 6 minutes | website=[[The Straits Times]] |publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]] | date=7 November 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/opening-of-thomson-east-coast-line-stage-3-to-cut-off-peak-train-intervals-to-6-minutes | access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> |
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Location | 321 South Bridge Road Singapore 058841 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°16′49″N 103°50′38″E / 1.2803°N 103.8440°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (2 stacked platforms) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 31m | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 4 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | 13 November 2022[1] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Neil Road, Ann Siang Hill[2][3] | ||||||||||
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Maxwell MRT station is an 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.
History
The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[4][5] Contract T223 for the design and construction of Maxwell Station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd for S$222 million (US$165.7 million) in April 2014. Construction began in 2014 with an expected completion date of 2021.[6]
On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Maxwell station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.[7][8] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.[9] Three COVID-19 confirmed cases were detected at the station construction site on 2 April 2020. A stop work order was issued as a result.[10]
On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[11] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran to this station and Outram Park station on 7 October 2022,[12][13][14] the station began operations on 13 November.[15]
Description
Maxwell station serves the TEL and is between the Outram Park and Shenton Way stations. The official station code is TE18.[16][17] Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[18] Train frequencies on the TEL range from 5 to 6 minutes.[19]
References
- ^ "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". CNA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "LTA Rail Growth on Track With $1.15 Billion Contract Awards". Land Transport Authority. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". LTA. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Yong, Clement (7 October 2022). "11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Yeoh, Grace (7 October 2022). "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Lim, Jessie (13 November 2022). "Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "MRT System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "System Map". TransitLink. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Kok, Yufeng (7 November 2022). "Opening of Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 3 to cut off-peak train intervals to 6 minutes". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
- Media related to Maxwell MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons