Shenton Way MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

TE19
Shenton Way
珊顿道
ஷென்ட்டன் வே

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit	Following station
Maxwell towards Woodlands North		Thomson–East Coast Line		Marina Bay towards Gardens by the Bay

Preceding station

Mass Rapid Transit

Following station

Maxwell

towards Woodlands North

Thomson–East Coast Line

Marina Bay

towards Gardens by the Bay

History

Construction works as of December 2016

Shenton Way station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).^[5]^[6] Contract T225 for the design and construction of this station and associated tunnels was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd at S$368 million (US$274.6 million) in May 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.^[7]^[8]

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). Shenton Way station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3), consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.^[9]^[10] The station was constructed close to various developments, such as Asia Square Tower 2. Sensors were installed on tractors warning workers of their proximity to the facade of Asia Square Tower 2. A canal above the station had to be rerouted to a temporary canal with a reinforced concrete base.^[11]

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.^[12] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.^[13] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022,^[14]^[15]^[16] it began operations on 13 November.^[17]

Details

Platforms of the station

Platform A

Platform B

Shenton Way station is on the TEL and is between the Maxwell and Marina Bay stations. The official station code is TE19.^[18]^[19] Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.^[20] Train frequencies on the TEL range from 5 to 6 minutes.^[21]

The station is located along Park Street near the eponymous Shenton Way.^[1] Surrounding commercial developments include Asia Square, Marina One, One Raffles Quay, V on Shenton and OUE Downtown.^[22] It is also within walking distance to Downtown station on the Downtown line and Tanjong Pagar station on the East West line.^[23] The station has a stacked platform layout with a depth of 38 metres (125 ft).^[2]^[11]

Stride Alongside the Bo-men is a set of three white sculptures by Daisy Boman. Donated by PSA International under the Gift of Art programme, the artwork represents people commuting into the Central Business District.^[24] An Art-in-Transit artwork Everyday Singapore 每日所见 by Quek Kiat Sing depicts everyday scenes of people alongside images of an old series of Singaporean banknotes. These scenes include the lunch crowd at Lau Pa Sat, people queuing up at the ATM, bird-watching, and chasing after an old banknote. Alluding to how art imitates life, the artwork is intended to be a reflection of ourselves.^[25]

References

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^ ^a ^b "More City Adventures with TEL3" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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^ Sim, Royston (29 August 2012). "New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line's Orchard Boulevard, Great World, Outram Park and Shenton Way Stations". Land Transport Authority. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Project LTA T225". STECS. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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^ ^a ^b Yong, Clement (25 October 2022). "From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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^ 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. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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^ "System Map". TransitLink. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Shenton Way – Exits". SMRT Journeys. SMRT Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Shenton Way – Map". SMRT Journeys. SMRT Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Creating A More Vibrant Public Transport System". Land Transport Authority. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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