Tanah Merah MRT station
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EW4
Tanah Merah 丹那美拉 தானா மேரா Tanah Merah |
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A C151 train at the station bound for Changi Airport terminal.
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| Location | 920 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467356 |
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| Coordinates | 1°19′38.49″N 103°56′46.84″E / 1.3273583°N 103.9463444°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Double Island (1 proposed) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 proposed) | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | EW4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 November 1989(Platforms A (Eastbound) and B (Westbound)) 25 February 2002(Platforms C/D (Airport-bound)) |
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bedok, Changi | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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