Napier MRT station

Napier MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Tanglin, Singapore, being built at the junction of Napier Road, Holland Road and Cluny Road. It will be located around Gleneagles Hospital, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australian High Commission, British High Commission, United States Embassy, INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation and the Tanglin Gate of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[1]

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Napier
纳比雅
நேப்பியர்
Napier
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction site of the MRT station at Napier Road
Location2 Napier Road
Singapore 258511
Coordinates1°18′25″N 103°49′09″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
PlatformsStacked side
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2022 (2022)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast Line
Future service
Location
Napier
Napier station in Singapore

History

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Napier station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast MRT line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay, and is expected to be completed in 2021.[3][4]

Contract T217 for the design and construction of Napier Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$189 million on November 2013. Construction started in 2014, with completion in 2021.[5]

References
  1. "TSL System Map & Station Footprints".
  2. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "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.


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