Tuas Link MRT Station

EW33  Tuas Link MRT Station 大士连路地铁站 துவாஸ் இணைப்பை Stesen MRT Hubungan Tuas
Rapid transit
Location	20 Tuas West Drive Singapore 638418
Coordinates	1°20′48.84″N 103°38′15″E / 1.3469000°N 103.63750°E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	3
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW33
History
Opened	End-2016[1]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Tuas West Road towards Pasir Ris East West Line Terminus
Location

Tuas Link MRT Station (EW33) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line, part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE) in Singapore. It is the future western terminus of the East West Line which will replace Joo Koon. The station is to provide rail connection to the north-western part of Tuas. It will also be the first elevated station to have the platforms lower than the station control and the ticketing machines.

History

The groundbreaking ceremony was held at this station to mark the start of the construction of Tuas West Extension on 4 May 2012 by Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew.^[2][3][4] It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok MRT Station when new platform screen doors opened there. To be completed by 2016 and benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily, there will be a complementary bus terminal facility built beside it, at the junction of Tuas West Drive and Tuas Link 4.,^[5] which may be used to host cross-border bus services to Malaysia and beyond, via the Second Link.

Casualty incident

An Indian national died after falling into a 68 m (223 ft) deep bore hole at the Tuas West Extension worksite off Tuas West Road near Raffles Marina. The police was notified of the accident at around 2.50 pm on 25 August 2012 and subsequently dispatched Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescue vehicles to the scene. Eyewitnesses said that the SCDF officers continued the rescue operation until the body of the worker was recovered the next day, almost 24 hours later. The Indian worker was pronounced dead by SCDF officers at 1.40 pm the next day. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said its preliminary findings revealed that the workers were in the process of lowering a rebar cage when it got dislodged from its lifting chains and dragged the 30-year-old worker into a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide bore hole.^[6]

Station layout

L3	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, 7-Eleven Convenience Store (future)
L2	Platform A	East West Line (future service) towards  EW1  Pasir Ris via  EW32  Tuas West Road (→)
	Island platform, under construction
	Platform B	East West Line (future service) towards  EW1  Pasir Ris via  EW32  Tuas West Road (→)
L1	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Transport connections

Rail

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon – Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	–		–		–

References

1. http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=00cee659-5c13-4864-808f-c3ee9204935e
2. "24 more trains for Circle Line by 2015". channelnewasia. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
3. "Land Transport Authority – What's New :: Construction Starts for Tuas West Extension". App.lta.gov.sg. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
4. "MOT News:Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Tuas West Extension Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday 4 May 2012". Minstry Of Transport. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
5. Tuas West Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Extension Depot
6. "Worker dies after falling into hole at worksite". AsiaOne. 27 August 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.

Coordinates: 1°20′49″N 103°38′15″E / 1.3469°N 103.6375°E