Maxwell MRT station
Maxwell
TE18 麦士威
மெச்ஸ்வெல் | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
_20220223_181604.jpg) Exit 1 of the station nearing completion, with the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in the background. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 31m | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 4 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||
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Maxwell MRT station is an upcoming 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
Maxwell station was first announced as part of the 22-station Thomson line on 29 August 2012.[2][3]
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 and Gardens by the Bay.[4][5] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed back by a year to 2022.[6]
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.[7] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL3 would open in the second half of that year.[8]
On 7 October 2022, the Land Trnasport Authority announced that the opening date for Stage 3 of the Thomson East-Coast Line will be on 13 November 2022.[9]
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.[10]
References
- ^ "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". CNA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ 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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