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Shenton Way MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line in Downtown Core, Singapore. It is located near Asia Square, Marina One, V on Shenton and Shenton House.

TE19  Shenton Way 珊顿道 ஷென்ட்டன் வே Shenton Way
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit 2 of the station
General information
Location	2 Park Street Singapore 018928
Coordinates	1°16′39″N 103°51′03″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	2 (2 stacked platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	DT17  Downtown  NS27  CE2  TE20  Marina Bay Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	40m
Platform levels	5
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	13 November 2022; 5 days ago (2022-11-13)[1]
Previous names	Asia Square/McCallum
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Maxwell towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast Line Marina Bay towards Gardens by the Bay
Location
Shenton Way Shenton Way station in Singapore

The station is named after the nearby Shenton Way, a major one-way street in the financial district of Singapore. Downtown and Marina Bay stations are within close proximity.

History

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[2][3] Contract T225 for the design and construction of this station and associated tunnels was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd at S$368 million (US$274.6 million) in May 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.[4][5]

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). Shenton Way station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.[6][7] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.[8] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[9]

Opening of the station

As announced during a visit by Transport Minister S. Iswaran at Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022, the TEL station will begin operations on 13 November.[10][11][12]

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