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Orchard Boulevard MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) situated at the boundary of River Valley and Orchard planning areas, Singapore. It is located on the corner of Orchard Boulevard (hence the name) and Grange Road, near Camden Medical Centre, Singapore Tourism Board headquarters in Singapore Tourism Court and JEN Singapore Tanglin by Shangri-La Hotel.[2]
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Orchard Boulevard 乌节大道 ஆர்ச்சர்ட் பொலிவார்ட் Orchard Boulevard | |||||||||||
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 Platform level of Orchard Boulevard MRT station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 20 Orchard Boulevard Singapore 248654 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°18′09″N 103°49′30″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Thomson–East Coast Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 November 2022[1] | ||||||||||
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  Orchard Boulevard Orchard Boulevard station in Singapore | |||||||||||
History
This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[3]
On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Orchard Boulevard station would be part of the proposed Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). The station would be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay, and was expected to be completed in June 2022.[4][5]
Contract T218 for the design and construction of Orchard Boulevard Station was awarded to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$143 million in May 2014. Construction started in 2014.[6] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[7]
As announced during a visit by Transport Minister S. Iswaran at the Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022, the TEL station began operations on 13 November.[8][9][10][11]
References
- "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". CNA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "TSL System Map & Station Footprints". Facebook.
- "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.
- "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.
- "LTA | Upcoming Projects | Rail Expansion | Thomson-East Coast Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line's Orchard Boulevard, Great World, Outram Park and Shenton Way Stations". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- Lim, Jessie (13 November 2022). "Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- Yong, Clement (7 October 2022). "11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". LTA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- Yeoh, Grace (7 October 2022). "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". CNA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Orchard Boulevard MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
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