Prince Edward Road MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Downtown Core, Singapore. This station is part of Stage 6 of the Circle line which will "close the circle" between the HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations. It is built along Shenton Way, near the junctions of Keppel Road and Palmer Road.
Prince Edward Road
CC32 爱德华太子路
பிரின்ஸ் எட்வர்ட் ரோடு | |||||||||||
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| Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 An entrance of the station nearing completion | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 80 Shenton Way Singapore 079122[1] | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°16′24″N 103°50′50″E / 1.273254°N 103.847298°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Shenton Way Bus Terminal, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2026 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Prince Edward, Palmer Road, Parsi Road[2] | ||||||||||
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First announced in 2015, the station originally had the working name Prince Edward. Construction of the station began in 2017. In 2018, the station was named Prince Edward Road during a naming vote by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The station was to be opened in 2025 along with the other CCL6 stations, but was delayed to 2026 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[3]
History
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The station was first announced on 29 October 2015 as part of the Stage 6 of the Circle line.[4] Contract 885 for the construction of Prince Edward station and associated tunnels was awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$310.8 million (US$225.07 million) in October 2017. Construction began at the end of 2017, with expected completion in 2026.[5][6]
Three station names – 'Prince Edward Road', 'Palmer Road' and 'Parsi Road' – were shortlisted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for public voting.[2][7] The station name was then finalised as Prince Edward Road.[8][9]
To facilitate the station's construction, the Shenton Way Bus Terminal was relocated on 25 June 2017.[10][11] On 8 March 2020, the concrete casting for the station's underground roof slab was completed. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Sun Wu has also completed half of the tunnelling works towards the adjacent Cantonment station.[12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tunnelling work was briefly suspended to prevent any spread of the virus.[13] In September, the Sun Wu TBM managed to tunnel underneath the old Tanjong Pagar Railway station building. The tunnelling towards the station required close monitoring with devices installed to ensure no damage made to the sculptures and interior of the station.[14]
Station details
editPrince Edward Road station will serve the CCL between the Keppel and Marina Bay stations. The official station code is CC32.[15] Prince Edward Road station will be located near Bestway Building and the heritage buildings of Hock Teck See Temple and Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh.[10][16][17]
Designed by RDC Architects, the station will have two entrances.[18] Prince Edward station will have three underground levels with two island platforms.[12] The concourse will have a motif resembling a ship hull.[18] At 297 metres (974 ft) long, with a depth of 48 metres (157 ft) and a width of 30 metres (98 ft),[19] the station is the longest among the CCL6 stations.[18]
The Circle Line platforms have to be separated as side platforms to ensure that there is no overcrowding in the platform, as there is a turnback siding for the Circle Line east of this station.
References
edit- ^ "Prince Edward (CC32) – (MRT Station) – 80 Shenton Way (S)079122". streetdirectory.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b "News Room – News Releases – Vote for Names of Circle Line 6 Stations". LTA. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Speech by Minister For Transport Mr Ong Ye Kung at MOT Committee of Supply Debate 2021 on A Tale of Three Connections". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Joint Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA – Circle Line 6 – Becoming A Full Circle | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards Construction Contract for Circle Line 6 Prince Edward Station and Tunnels". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Prince Edward MRT station contract awarded to China Railway Tunnel Group, Transport News & Top Stories – The Straits Times". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Lam, Lydia (11 November 2017). "LTA seeks vote for names of 3 upcoming Circle Line stations". The New Paper. p. 7.
- ^ Tan, Christopher (28 September 2018). "Excavation for Circle Line 6 to start in middle of next year". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Progress Update for Circle Line 6". LTA. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b "News Room – News Releases – Factsheet: Circle Line 6 Construction to go into Full Swing". LTA. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Goy, Priscilla (1 June 2017). "New Shenton Way Bus Terminal to open on June 25". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b "【Singapore News】Singapore C885 Project Successfully Completed Two Key Milestones In Advance-China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd". China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd. (in Latin). 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "【Singapore News】Singapore C885 Project Successfully Resumed Tunneling Work!-China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd". China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. (in Latin). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "【Singapore News】The "Sun Wu" TBM of C885 Project of CRTG has successfully undercrossed 100-year-old historical and heritage building". China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd. (in Latin). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Future system map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "With final 3 stations, Circle Line will come 'full circle' by 2025". Channel NewsAsia. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Circle Line: Closing The Loop. Opening New Opportunities". Keppel Land. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "CC32 Prince Edward Station – RDC Architects Pte Ltd". RDC Architects Pte Ltd – designing communities. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ C885 Prince Edward Road Station and Tunnels (Infographic poster at CCL6 Project Information Centre). Singapore: Land Transport Authority (LTA). 2020.