Caldecott MRT station for the Thomson-East Coast Line. (Photo: SGTrains File)
The highly anticipated third stage for the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL3) will be opening in the second half of this year, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament during the Committee of Supply (COS) debate on Wednesday (Mar 9).
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11 MRT Stations for TEL3 Opening in Second Half of 2022
Line Diagram for Thomson-East Coast Line (Stage 3). (Graphic: SGTrains)
Better access to Great World, Maxwell and Shenton Way areas
In the second half of this year, 11 new MRT stations for the TEL3 will begin passenger service, the Minister said in his speech for the COS debate.
He added that the opening of TEL3 will “connect residents in the north directly to many destinations in the city, and significantly shorten travel times”.
The upcoming TEL3 will also give commuters better access to areas such as Great World, Maxwell and Shenton Way via the MRT network.
The TEL3 has 13 MRT stations in total, but authorities have said that two MRT stations will remain closed and shall open in tandem with the developments around the station.
When the MRT line is fully completed over the next few years, more than 240,000 households will be within a 10-minute walk from a TEL station, the Minister added.
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Late Opening of Thomson-East Coast Line on Weekends
To facilitate additional engineering hours to support testing in preparation for the TEL3, rail operator SMRT have revised the line’s first train operating hours on weekends.
The joint news release by SMRT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that “similar arrangements were also put in place to support testing activities for TEL Stage 2.”
It emphasised that the late opening will also be in place during public holidays which fall on weekends, i.e. Labour Day (May 1) and Vesak Day (May 15).
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Thomson-East Coast Line 2 opened in August 2021
Comprising six MRT stations from Springleaf to Caldecott, the second stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL2) opened on Aug 28, 2021.
Over 100,000 households within a 10-minute walk from a TEL2 station – Springleaf, Lentor, Mayflower, Bright Hill, Upper Thomson or Caldecott – can benefit from shortened travelling times.
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Related Links
Thomson-East Coast Line – SGTrains
External Links
Speech by Minister for Transport, Mr S Iswaran at the MOT Committee of Supply on Emerging Stronger as a Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Transport Hub – MOT [Accessed 09 Mar 2022]
11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more ‘inclusive’ changes for vulnerable commuters – CNA [Accessed 09 Mar 2022]
Budget debate: 11 more Thomson-East Coast Line MRT stations to open this year – The Straits Times [Accessed 09 Mar 2022]
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This article first appeared on SGTrains.
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