Tanah Merah MRT Station

EW4  Tanah Merah 丹那美拉 தானா மேரா Tanah Merah
Rapid transit
A C151 train at the station bound for Changi Airport terminal.
Location	920 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467356
Coordinates	1°19′38.49″N 103°56′46.84″E / 1.3273583°N 103.9463444°E / 1.3273583; 103.9463444
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Double Island (1 proposed)
Tracks	3 (1 proposed)
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW4
History
Opened	4 November 1989(Platforms A (Eastbound) and B (Westbound)) 25 February 2002(Platforms C/D (Airport-bound))
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bedok, Changi
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Simei towards Pasir Ris East West Line Bedok towards Joo Koon Terminus East West Line Changi Airport Branch Line Expo towards Changi Airport
Location

Tanah Merah Station at night.

Tanah Merah MRT Station (EW4) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit interchange station located in Bedok, Singapore, along New Upper Changi Road.

The station is part of the East West Line and is between Simei and Bedok. It is an interchange for trains heading towards Changi Airport. Passengers going to Expo or Changi Airport should board the train at the middle platforms (Platforms C/D).

The station is the only interchange station not to be part of two or more lines, due to it being an interchange between the main East West Line and the Changi Airport Branch Line. Thus, it is also the only MRT interchange station to have only one alphanumeric symbol, EW4 (as opposed to other interchange stations, which have at least two. Example: City Hall EW13/NS25).

Similar to other stations on the eastern section of the East West MRT Line, the station's design consists of white-washed walls, curved pillars and a dome-shaped ceiling, with a glass roof running along the middle of the station.

History

The station was originally not going to be open with the rest of the East West Line in between 1988 and 1989 as there were only private houses surrounding it, but increasing pressure from Members of Parliament and the public forced SMRT to open this station. When it opened, the demand was extremely stagnant, with only private houses, Bedok South housing estates and Fengshan housing estates to cater to. The demand increased when Singapore Expo and the MRT line to Changi Airport opened.

Infrastructure improvements

Platform screen doors

As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors. Due to the 2010 accident, installation of the half-height screen doors at this station commenced on 10 January 2011 and operations commenced on 30 March 2011.^[1]

High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans

It is the final elevated station installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans. It went operational on 5 January 2013 and this marked the completion of all HVLS fans installation on both North South Line and East West Line.

Additional platform

The addition of new platform was announced by Land Transport Authority on 25 August 2014 to allow trains to arrive and depart at shorter intervals and an improvement in waiting times with the enhancements. Construction will commence in 2016, and is expected to be completed by 2024.^[2]

Platform A and C without PSD.

A C651 train at the station bound for Changi Airport terminal without PSD.

Station layout

Transport connections

Rail

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanah Merah MRT Station.

• Official website
• Changi Airport to Tanah Merah MRT station route