Tanah Merah MRT station

 EW4  CG 
Tanah Merah
丹那美拉
தானா மேரா
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange and terminus
Exit A of Tanah Merah station
General information
Location920 New Upper Changi Road
Singapore 467356
Coordinates1°19′38.49″N 103°56′46.84″E / 1.3273583°N 103.9463444°E / 1.3273583; 103.9463444
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
(2 (1 island platform) (U/C))
Tracks3
1 (U/C)
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-04)
Opening2025; 1 year's time (2025) [1](Platform A & B)
2040; 16 years' time (2040) (Thomson–East Coast line)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBedok,[2] Changi[3][4]
Passengers
June 202414,378 per day[5]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Simei
towards Pasir Ris
East–West Line Bedok
towards Tuas Link
Terminus East–West Line
Changi Airport Line
Expo
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Tanah Merah
Tanah Merah MRT station in Singapore

Tanah Merah MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL). Located in Bedok, Singapore, the station is along New Upper Changi Road and serves various residential developments, including Casa Merah. It is the terminus of the EWL branch to Changi Airport station.

Tentatively named Changi MRT station during its construction, the station opened on 4 November 1989. The station began to serve the Changi Airport branch on 10 January 2001 following the opening of Expo station. In 2014, the station will be expanded to four platforms to increase frequency for the Changi Airport branch. On 25 May 2019, it was announced that Tanah Merah station would interchange with the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) when TEL takes over the Changi Airport branch following its extension to Changi Airport Terminal 5 by 2040.

  1. ^ "CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE Tanah Merah Station (Contract T315)". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference proposed MRT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (27 March 1987). "Five MRT stations renamed to better reflect the locality". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 19 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Name change for five MRT stations". Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 27 March 1987. p. 2 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.