Tuas Crescent MRT Station

EW31
Tuas Crescent
大士弯 | துவாஸ் கிரசண்ட்
Tuas Crescent Station
Address 90 Pioneer Road, Singapore 639608
Line Served   East West Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 18 June 2017

Tuas Crescent MRT Station (EW31) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL). It is located along Pioneer Road, near the junction with Tuas Crescent / Tuas Avenue 2.

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, such as Tuas Avenue 2 / 4 / 5 / 11, Tuas Crescent and Tuas Basin.


First / Last Train Timings

East West Line – (EW31) Tuas Crescent
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
EW1 Pasir Ris 5:23am 5:53am 11:23pm
Connecting to CG2 Changi Airport 10:38pm
EW33 Tuas Link 5:32am 6:02am 12:44am

 


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 EW30 Gul Circle (→)
Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW32 Tuas West Road (←)
MRT_rail (1)

Tuas Crescent 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.

Station Amenities

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

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Pioneer Road, Tuas Crescent 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 Crescent
Pioneer Road, Tuas Crescent, Tuas Avenue 11 / 13 / 14, Tuas Basin Link
B Pioneer Road (Eastbound) /
Tuas Avenue 2
Pioneer Road, Tuas Avenue 2 / 4 / 5 / 9, Tuas Street

Transport Connections

Tuas Crescent 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 Crescent station.

No. Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
B/s 1 24709 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas Cres Stn Exit A) A 247, 254
B/s 2 24701 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas Cres Stn Exit B) B 247

Road

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

Exit Road Provisions
B Pioneer Road (Eastbound) Taxi stand (J22), Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Tuas Crescent 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 B/s 2: 24701 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas Cres Stn Exit B) B
EW33 Tuas Link B/s 1: 24709 – Pioneer Rd (Tuas Cres 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

Construction of Tuas Crescent Station and Viaducts for Tuas West Extension was awarded to China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation for S$357 million in November 2011. The project involved the construction of approximately 2.4 km of MRT viaduct which will be integrated with part of the 4.8km of road viaduct.

Tuas Crescent 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.


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