Mount Pleasant MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Novena, Singapore. Located within the former grounds of Old Police Academy, the station will serve the future housing developments in the area.

TE10  Mount Pleasant 快乐山 மவுண்ட் பிளசண்ட் Mount Pleasant
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction works as of December 2017
General information
Location	10 Mount Pleasant Road
Coordinates	1°19′43″N 103°50′08″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	4
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	TBA
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Whitley, Onraet[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Caldecott towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast Line Future service Stevens towards Gardens by the Bay
Location
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant station in Singapore

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line (ERL). Initially slated to open along with the TEL3 stations, it was announced in November 2021 that the station would only open with the completion of the housing developments in the area.

History

Mount Pleasant station was first announced as part of the 22-station Thomson line on 29 August 2012.[2][3] In April 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the contract for the design and construction of the station and associated tunnels to a joint venture among RSEA Engineering Corporation, Eng Lee Engineering Pte Ltd and Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd (Wai Fong) Joint Venture at S$207 million (US$163.4 million). The station's construction was scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.[4]

On 15 August 2014, the LTA further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Mount Pleasant station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between this station and Gardens by the Bay.[5][6] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 24 January 2015 to mark the official beginning of the station's construction. Building the station required minimal disruption to the surrounding developments, while some buildings of the Old Police Academy have to be torn down for the construction.[7]

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed to 2022.[8] On 23 November 2021, it was announced that the station's opening would be delayed until the completion of the new Mount Pleasant housing estate.[9][10][11]

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