Toh Guan MRT station

Toh Guan MRT station is a proposed Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Jurong Region Line (JRL) in Jurong East, Singapore.[1][2][3] Announced on 9 May 2018, it will be constructed as part of Phase 2 of the JRL.

 JE4 
Toh Guan
卓源
டோ குவான்
Toh Guan
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Coordinates1°20′23″N 103°44′33″E
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Line(s)
  Jurong Region Line
PlatformsIsland
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2027 (2027)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
One-way operation
Jurong Region Line
East Service
Future service
One-way operation
Jurong Region Line
North Service
Future service
towards Tengah
Location
Toh Guan
Toh Guan station in Singapore

The station is located in the Jurong East planning area at the junction of Toh Guan Road and Jurong East Avenue 1 to the north.

History

On 9 May 2018, LTA announced that Toh Guan station would be part of the proposed Jurong Region line (JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2, JRL (East), consisting of 7 stations between Tengah and Pandan Reservoir, and is expected to be completed in 2027.[4]

Contract J109 for the design and construction of Toh Guan Station and associated viaducts was awarded to Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Pte Ltd - Yongnam Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$320.4 million in July 2020. Construction is expected to start in 2020. Contract J109 also includes the design and construction of the Jurong Town Hall and Pandan Reservoir stations and the 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) associated viaducts.[5][6][7][8]

Location

The station complex will be straddled over the existing Jurong East Central, with the junction with Toh Guan Road and Jurong East Avenue 1 to the north, and the junction with Jurong East Street 21 to the south. It is located in the Jurong East planning area between the Yuhua East and Toh Guan Subzones,[9] parallel to the North South line approach tracks to Jurong East station, nested within housing estates.

Access to the station will be via 2 exits on each side of the Jurong East Central.[10]

References
  1. "Jurong Region Line to serve NTU, Tengah estate, Jurong Industrial Estate - CNA". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "Residents and students welcome Jurong Region Line but find it confusing". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Jurong Region Line: Enhancing Connectivity in the West | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. "Land Transport Authority on Instagram: The contract for the construction of 3 stations for Jurong Region Line". Instagram. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "LTA | News Room | news-releases | LTA Awards Four Jurong Region Line Contracts". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "LTA awards 4 Jurong Region Line contracts worth more than S$682 million". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. Tan, Cheryl (17 July 2020). "LTA awards four contracts totalling $682.5 million for the Jurong Region Line". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. "Singapore's Jurong East Planning Area". Key Location. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.