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Kembangan MRT station

Kembangan MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West Line in Bedok, Singapore. Built at the junction of Sims Ave East and Jalan Kembangan, part of the station stands directly above the Siglap Canal. The name Kembangan means “expansion” in Malay.

Kembangan
 EW6 


景万岸
கெம்பாங்கான்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform level of Kembangan MRT station.
General information
Location55 Sims Avenue East
Singapore 416551
Coordinates1°19′15.54″N 103°54′46.23″E / 1.3209833°N 103.9128417°E / 1.3209833; 103.9128417
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-04)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesFrankel
Passengers
June 20249762 per day[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bedok
towards Pasir Ris
 East–West Line Eunos
towards Tuas Link
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Kembangan
Kembangan Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

History

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Exterior view of the station from a distance.

Chinese Garden station was first included in the early plans of the MRT system as Frankel station in May 1982.[2] It was later announced to be part of Phase II of the MRT as Kembangan station in October 1983.[3]

There were several joint ventures between companies that prequalified for Contract 303 and 304 by May 1985, in which Contract 303 detailed the construction of viaducts to Kembangan station from Eunos station whilst Contract 304 detailed the construction of Kembangan station itself and Bedok station.[4][5] Contract 303 was awarded to a Japanese-Singaporean joint venture between the Okumura Corporation and Oh Teck Thye for S$60 million (1985) (US$27.27 million) in December 1985.[6] As for Contract 304, it was awarded to a partnership between the Obayashi Corporation and Resources Development Pte Ltd in January 1986 for S$70 million (1986) (US$32.15 million).[7] Work for Contract 304 began in March 1986.[8] To construct the station, the government acquired Kampong Kembangan and Pachitan.[9] The subcontract for the supply of post-tension cables and pre-cast beams for the viaducts was awarded to Swiss company VSL Systems in July 1986.[10] However, on 30 December 1986, the joint venture for Contract 303 was terminated.[11] It was later found out that Oh Teck Thye was placed under receivership when it failed to repay its debts,[12] with Okumura taking over the project.[13] Bedok MRT station opened on 4 November 1989 along with all other EWL stations from Bugis to Tanah Merah.[14][15]

As with most of the elevated stations along the East-West line, the station was initially built without platform screen doors. Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the LTA and SMRT decided to install platform screen doors.[16] After several successful tests at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris, half-height platform screen doors were eventually installed and commenced operations at Chinese Garden station by March 2012.[17] The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans by the first quarter of 2013.[18]

Privacy screens were installed from Kembangan MRT station to Lorong Mydin to minimise noise impact from residents, from September 2016.[citation needed]

Details

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Kembangan station is on the EWL with the station code of EW6, situated between Bedok and Eunos station.[19] When it opened, it had the station code of E7[20] before being changed to its current station code in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System.[21][22] As part of the EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[23]

The station runs alongside with Sims Avenue East and serves the Kembangan subzone of Bedok. The station also serves other amenities in the area such as Kampong Kembangan Community Club, Masjid Kassim, and Bethesda Chapel.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Proposed MRT stations". The Straits Times. May 23, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Phase 2 gets go-ahead to ensure continuity". The Straits Times. 26 October 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ Yap, Boh Hoon (13 May 1985). "MRTC prequalifies 37 for 11 engineering contracts". The Business Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 7, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "List of pre-qualified contractors — MRT Phase IIA, IIB". The Business Times. 14 May 1985. p. 3. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ Lim, Soon Neo (17 December 1985). "Japanese-local venture wins $60m MRT deal". The Business Times. p. 3. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. ^ "MRTC awards two jobs on eastern line". The Business Times. 14 January 1986. p. 2. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. ^ "MRT will only come to the East in 1990". Weekend East. December 18, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  9. ^ "No tears as residents say goodbye to their kampung".
  10. ^ "VSL Systems clinches MRT supply deals". The Business Times (Singapore). 8 July 1986. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  11. ^ "Page 12 Advertisements Column 1". The Business Times (Notice). 28 January 1987. p. 12. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  12. ^ Raj, Conrad (13 February 1987). "Oh Teck Thye placed in the hands of receivers". The Straits Times. p. 24. Retrieved October 6, 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  13. ^ Lim, Soon Neo (5 February 1987). "Parting of the ways for two MRT venture partners". The Business Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  14. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (1 November 1989). "Eager wait for start of MRTs eastern line". The Straits Times. p. 22.
  15. ^ "MRT eastern line to start operating on Nov 18". The Business Times. 4 August 1989. p. 3.
  16. ^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  17. ^ "LTA completes installing elevated MRT station screen doors early". CNA. March 23, 2017 [March 14, 2012]. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". Land Transport Authority. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  19. ^ "System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Going to N1, B3, W11, El2, anyone?". The Straits Times. 25 October 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  21. ^ Salim, Shazalina (3 August 2001). "Red, green and grey". Today. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  22. ^ "New Signage System For MRT And LRT Network". LTA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Kembangan–Map".
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