Tuas West Road MRT Station

EW32
Tuas West Road
大士西路 | துவாஸ் வெஸ்ட் ரோடு
Tuas West Road Station
Address 131 Pioneer Road, Singapore 639609
Line Served   East West Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 18 June 2017

Tuas West Road MRT Station (EW32) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL). It is located along Pioneer Road, near the junction with Tuas West Road.

The station was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension of the EWL, which opened on 18 June 2017. It takes its name from the nearby road of the same name, which serves the Tuas West industrial area.

The station serves industries in the vicinity of Pioneer Road and Tuas West Road, such as Tuas Avenue 9 / 11 / 12 / 20, Tuas Lane and Tuas West Avenue.


First / Last Train Timings

East West Line – (EW32) Tuas West Road
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
EW1 Pasir Ris 5:21am 5:51am 11:21pm
Connecting to CG2 Changi Airport 10:36pm
EW33 Tuas Link 5:35am 6:05am 12:46am

 


Station Layout

L3 Platform A East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris
Platform B East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link
L2 Concourse Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops, Footbridge across Pioneer Road
L1 Street Level Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits

Platforms

East-West Line (L3):
MRT_rail (1)
Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW31 Tuas Crescent (→)
Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link (←)
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Tuas West Road station has two elevated East West Line platforms in an island platform arrangement.

The station is built with a barrel vault roof design similar to other stations between Tuas Link and Pioneer, and many other overground stations along the Eastern side of the East West Line. The large curved roof does away with support columns for a more specious feel and easy navigation at platform level.

Concourse

The station has a ticket concourse located at Level 2.

A link bridge across Pioneer Road connects to two exits on either side of the road.

Station Amenities

  • Public Toilets & Retail Shops at Concourse level (L2)
  • Bicycle racks at station exits

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Pioneer Road, Tuas West Road MRT station has one ground-level exit on both sides of the road, linked to the ticket concourse level by a pedestrian overpass. All exits offer barrier-free accessibility for the disabled.

Exit Location Nearby
A Pioneer Road (Westbound) / Tuas West Road Pioneer Road, Tuas West Road, Tuas West Avenue, Tuas Avenue 11 / 20
B Pioneer Road (Eastbound) / Tuas Avenue 12 Pioneer Road, Tuas West Road, Tuas West Avenue, Tuas Avenue 9 / 12, Tuas Lane

Transport Connections

Tuas West Road MRT station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are two bus stops officially linked to Tuas West Road station. The other two bus stops are reflected here for better representation of bus connections.

No. Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
B/s 1 24719 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas West Rd Stn Exit A) A 192, 193, 248, 248M, TS6
B/s 2 24711 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas West Rd Stn Exit B) B 192, 193
25399 – Tuas West Rd (Aft Pioneer Rd) A 193
25691 – Tuas Ave 20 (Aft Tuas West Rd Stn) A 248, 248M, 254

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits:

Exit Road Provisions
A Pioneer Road (Westbound) Taxi stand (J23), Pick-up/drop-off point
B Pioneer Road (Eastbound) Taxi stand (J24), Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Tuas West Road station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the East West Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards Bus stop Exit
East West Line (EWL Bridging Bus)
EW1 Pasir Ris 24711 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas West Rd Stn Exit B) B
EW33 Tuas Link 24719 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas West Rd Stn Exit A) A

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 1 & 2 when activated.


Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving the Jurong and Tuas industrial areas, the station’s demand fluctuates with the peak periods, with moderate demand at most times and high demand during the peak hours.

Construction

Contract 1686 (C1686) for the construction of Tuas West Road and Tuas Link stations approximately 2.2km of elevated MRT viaducts was awarded to China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation for S$150 million in November 2011. The working name for Tuas West Road station was Tuas West Station.

Tuas West Road station was constructed as part of the $3.5 billion, 7.5-kilometre Tuas West extension, a fully elevated extension with four stations and a new train depot in Tuas.


Gallery (Feb 2017):

Gallery (2016): (Click to expand)

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