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Tanah Merah MRT station

 EW4 
Tanah Merah
丹那美拉
தானா மேரா
Tanah Merah
Rapid transit
C151 tnm cgl.jpg
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)
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
towards Pasir Ris
East West Line
towards Joo Koon
Terminus East West Line
Changi Airport Branch Line
Location

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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