Changi East Depot

Changi East Depot (Malay: Depot Changi East; Simplified Chinese: 樟宜东车厂; Traditional Chinese: 樟宜東車廠; Tamil: சாங்கி ஈஸ்ட் டெப்போ) is a full maintenance train depot located in Changi East, Singapore. Currently under planning, it will be constructed and operational from 2029 onwards.[1]

Not to be confused with Changi Depot.
Changi East Depot
樟宜东车厂 / 樟宜東車廠
Depot Changi East
சாங்கி ஈஸ்ட் டெப்போ
Location
LocationChangi
Characteristics
Owner(s)Land Transport Authority
TypeAt-grade/underground
RoadsAviation Park Road, Tanah Merah Coast Road
Routes served CRL  Cross Island line
History
Opened2029 (2029)

The Depot will serve the upcoming Cross Island line and will include a rail administration building, stabling yard and maintenance shed. The administrative building will house the OCC for the Cross Island Line.[2][3]

The depot will be located off Aviation Park MRT station on the Cross Island line.

History

The depot is first announced by the Land Transport Authority on 25 January 2019 and was initially planned to be an underground train depot, but is expected to be an at-grade depot located at the Eastern Region of the Changi Planning Area.[4][5]


References
  1. "CROSS ISLAND LINE 1 - NEW LINK BY 2029 | Cross Island Line | Projects | Public Transport | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  2. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029 | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  3. "Changi East Depot | Land Transport Guru". 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  4. Yusof, Amir. "First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  5. Tan, Christopher. "Cross Island Line's first phase to be completed by 2029". The Straits Times. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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