Changi Airport MRT station


 CG2 
Changi Airport
樟宜机场
சாங்கி விமானநிலையம்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) terminus
A large island platform which includes flight information displays. An illuminated linkbridge spans over the platform.
Changi Airport station with the illuminated bridge spanning over the platform
General information
Location70 Airport Boulevard
Singapore 819661[1]
Coordinates1°21′27″N 103°59′18″E / 1.35750°N 103.98833°E / 1.35750; 103.98833
Operated bySMRT Trains
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsChangi Airport Bus Terminal, taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Changi Airport, Jewel Changi Airport)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Changi Airport)
AccessibleYes
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
History
Opened8 February 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-08) (as Changi Branch line)
Opening2040; 16 years' time (2040) (Thomson–East Coast Line)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
April 202419,000 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Expo
towards Tanah Merah
East–West Line
Changi Airport Line
Terminus
Location
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a color for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of Changi Airport station in eastern Singapore.
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a color for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of Changi Airport station in eastern Singapore.
Changi Airport
Changi Airport station in Singapore

Changi Airport MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Changi, Singapore. The station is the terminus of the Changi Airport branch of the East–West Line (EWL); it is operated by SMRT Trains and is built in an east–west orientation. The station directly connects to Terminals 2 and 3 of Changi Airport and serves other airport amenities including the retail complex of Jewel.

A rail connection to the airport had been planned in the 1980s but these plans were shelved due to the low financial viability of such a branch. With increased air traffic to Changi Airport and the proposed construction of Terminal 3 in 1994, the plans were revived. The current two-station branch line was finalised in 1996 and construction began in 1998. Changi Airport station opened on 8 February 2002 with lower passenger demand than expected, but it continues to provide an alternative transport option to the airport. In May 2019, it was announced Changi Airport station would be incorporated into the Thomson–East Coast Line by 2040 as it extends to the airport's Terminal 5.

Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Changi Airport station includes elements that cater to airport travellers such as wider faregates at the platforms. The glass atrium walls at the ends of the station support an illuminated bridge that spans the island platform while allowing maximum sunlight into the station.

  1. ^ "Changi Airport MRT Station (CG2)". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". DataMall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.