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Siglap MRT station

Coordinates: 1°18′35″N 103°55′44″E / 1.309770°N 103.928967°E / 1.309770; 103.928967
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Siglap
 TE28 


实乞纳
சிக்லாப்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Station platforms
General information
Location1000 Marine Parade Road
Singapore 449969
Coordinates1°18′35″N 103°55′44″E / 1.309770°N 103.928967°E / 1.309770; 103.928967
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth24m
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened23 June 2024; 11 months ago (2024-06-23)
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Marine Terrace
towards Woodlands North
 Thomson–East Coast Line Bayshore
Terminus
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Siglap
Siglap station in Singapore

Siglap MRT station[a] is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Siglap, Singapore. The station is located at and underneath Marine Parade Road, near Victoria School and St. Andrew's Autism Centre. It also serves part of the East Coast Park.

Announced on 15 August 2014, the station is part of Stage 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line, and commenced operations on 23 June 2024. The station features two artworks, The Darkness which Reveals by Melissa Tan and Journey Across Sunlight: A Siglap Mosaic by Brian Gothong Tan.

History

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Exit 3 of the station during construction in 2023

In August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Siglap station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL), with the station to be constructed as part of the TEL's eastern stretch, consisting of 9 stations between Tanjong Rhu and Sungei Bedok.[1] For the entire month of October 2015, there was a public poll for the names of stations in the eastern portion of the TEL, including Siglap, where its alternative proposed name was "Siglap South".[2][3] Following the poll, it was announced in July 2016 that the station name will be Siglap.[4]

Initially expected to open in 2023, it was pushed to 2024 along other TEL Stage 4 stations due to delays from the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] It was also delayed again due to challenges tunneling near existing infrastructure.[6] In February 2024, the LTA handed over the TEL Stage 4 stations to SMRT Trains for testing final testings.[5] A month later, the LTA announced that the station would open on 23 June,[7] with an open house event being held on 21 June to allow commuters to familiarise themselves with the new stations.[8] During the opening house, there was a Graciousness photo booth and SCDF booth[9]

Station details

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Platform level of the station, with The Darkness which Reveals visible on the left.

Siglap station serves the TEL and is between Marine Terrace and Bayshore stations, with an official station code of TE28.[10][11] As part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[12] The station operates between 05:58 and 00:31 daily.[13] The station operates between 5:41 am and 12:25 am daily.[14] Train frequencies vary from 3 minutes during peak hours to an average of 6 minutes for off peak hours.[15]

Located underneath Marine Parade Road, the station has four exits serving private residences as well as two schools in the Siglap subzone, Victoria School and St. Andrew’s Autism Centre and School. It also serves landmarks in East Coast Park Area E, such as the East Coast Seafood Centre and Singapore Wake Park, as well as other landmarks in the Siglap area such as the Masjid Kampung Siglap, Sekolah Indonesia, and Wisma Mendaki.[16][17]

The station is 22 metres (72 ft) deep[18] with an island platform configuration.[19] Siglap station features modular cubes as a motif, which is present in the exits to create skylight and continues into the station's platforms. The station also has a green roof mimicking the nearby Siglap Linear Park.[20] As with the other TEL4 stations, hybrid cooling fans at the platforms complement the station's air-conditioning to improve air circulation while lowering energy consumption.[21] It is also designated as a Civil Defence shelter.[22]

Public artworks

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Siglap features two public artworks. The Darkness which Reveals by Melissa Tan is displayed at the station as part of the Art in Transit (AIT) programme, a programme that features artworks created by local artists. It features fragmented sculptures made of layers of steel against a blue wall, symbolising how darkness can reveal instead of conceal as well as the shadows of the moon.[23] Taking inspiration from the station's name, Tan used Google Maps to explore the moon's surface when creating the artwork and discovered how the moon's shadows revealed its uneven terrain.[23][24]

The second public artwork featured in Siglap station is Journey Across Sunlight: A Siglap Mosaic by Brian Gothong Tan, which was donated under the Gift of Art (GoA) programme, an art programme that allows individuals and organisations to donate or sponsor art pieces. Commissioned by Lim Eng Chong and other alumni of Victoria School, the glass mosaic is inspired by the works of Iskandar Jalil's ceramics and Edwin Thumboo’s poetry, both Victoria School alumni. The artwork uses Iskandar Blue, a shade of blue commonly used by Iskandar, in the background whilst motifs of Siglap and Victoria School as well as an excerpt of Thumboo's Victoria at Siglap is superimposed in the front, with the excerpt reading:[25]

Across the sunlight in the straits,

three generations knew

That when you move, you take us all with you.

Notes

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  1. ^ IPA: /ˈsɪɡlɑːp, -ʌp/ SIH-glahp or SIH-glup

References

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  1. ^ Xue, Jianyu (16 August 2014). "Single MRT line to link East Coast to Woodlands". Today. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ Kok, Xing Hui (1 October 2015). "MRT station names for Thomson-East Coast Line, Downtown Line 3 Extension up for polling". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ Kok, Xing Hui (20 January 2016). "Names of 10 new MRT stations up for voting". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Names of MRT stations on Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast stretch) announced". Today. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b Kok, Yufeng (7 February 2024). "TEL Stage 4 stations handed over to SMRT for final tests". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ^ Loi, Esther; William, Whitney (22 June 2024). "'When we say we'll do something, we make sure we deliver it': PM Wong at opening of TEL Stage 4". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ^ Lee, Nian Tjoe (5 March 2024). "TEL Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore to open for passenger service on June 23". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Factsheet: Explore Seven New Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4 Stations on 21 June". Land Transport Authority. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Annex A: Highlight Activities at TEL4 Stations" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. 10 June 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ "System Map". Transitlink. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ "System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. ^ "SMRT Journeys". journey.smrt.com.sg. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Marine Terrace – First & Last Train". SMRT Journeys. SMRT Trains. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  15. ^ "LTA | Transport Tools | MRT/LRT". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Marine Terrace – Exits". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Siglap – Map". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  18. ^ TE27 Marine Terrace (Infographic poster at TEL Project Information Centre). Singapore: Land Transport Authority (LTA). 2022.
  19. ^ Ong, Justin (Guang-Xi) (22 May 2024). "Tunnelling through crowded areas, how engineers navigated constraints to build 7 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations". CNA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  21. ^ Loi, Esther (3 May 2024). "Hybrid cooling fans, underground bike parking areas among new features at TEL Stage 4 stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  22. ^ "List of Civil Defence Public Shelter (As of Jun 2024)" (PDF). Singapore Civil Defence Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  24. ^ Soh, Therese (4 May 2024). "'Time After Time': A First Look at New Art in Transit Installations at TEL Stage 4 Stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Gift of Art". LTA. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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