Caldecott MRT Station

Caldecott MRT Station (CC17/TE9) is an underground station along the Circle Line (CCL) & Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). It is built underneath Toa Payoh Link (formerly Toa Payoh Rise).

The TEL station was originally targeted for completion and opening in Year 2020. However, it was delayed till Q1 2021 and later further delayed to Q3 2021 in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The opening date was announced to be on 28 Aug 2021 in end-June 2021.

The station gets its name from the nearby Caldecott Hill Estate, despite it being some distance away from the station. Caldecott Hill is home to private houses and the former Caldecott Broadcast Centre, synonymous with the growth of the local media industry, and originally named after British colonial administrator Sir Andrew Caldecott.

Caldecott Station serves residential areas at both Caldecott Hill and Toa Payoh West, along with landscape nurseries and florists along Thomson Road, and a mix of special needs schools and organizations in the vicinity.

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First / Last Train Timings

Circle Line – (CC17) Caldecott
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
CC1 Dhoby Ghaut	5:34am	6:02am	11:30pm
CC7 Mountbatten	–	–	12:07am
CC12 Bartley	–	–	12:30am
CC29 HarbourFront	5:28am	5:52am	11:23pm
CC26 Pasir Panjang	–	–	11:53pm
CC23 one-north	–	–	12:09am
Thomson-East Coast Line – (TE9) Caldecott
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
TE1 Woodlands North	5:52am	6:12am	12:23am
TE29 Bayshore	5:48am	6:08am	11:52pm
TE27 Marine Terrace	–	–	11:58pm
TE22 Gardens by the Bay	–	–	12:04am
TE17 Outram Park	–	–	12:10am
TE14 Orchard	–	–	12:22am

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Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1	CCL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre (CCL)
	Paid Link	Paid Link between CCL & TEL
	TEL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre (TEL); Unpaid Linkway to Exits 2 & 3
B2	CCL Platform A	Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront
	CCL Platform B	Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut Circle Line towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay (Peak Hours)
	Staff	Escalators / Stairs between TEL Concourse & TEL Platforms
B3	Staff	Stairs between TEL Concourse & TEL Platforms
B4	TEL Platform C	Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore
	TEL Platform D	Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North

Platforms

Circle Line (B2):

Platform A: Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront via CC19DT9 Botanic Gardens (→) Platform B: Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut via CC16 Marymount (←) Circle Line towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay via CC16 Marymount (Peak Hour Alternate Trains) (←)

Caldecott station has two platforms for the Circle Line in an island arrangement. Heading south from Caldecott station, trains pass through a station box reserved for a future Bukit Brown station.

Thomson-East Coast Line (B4):

Platform C: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE10 Mount Pleasant & TE11DT10 Stevens (→) Platform D: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE8 Upper Thomson (←)

Caldecott station has two platforms for the Thomson-East Coast Line in an island arrangement. Heading south from Caldecott station, trains pass through the unopened Mount Pleasant station.

TEL Intermediate Transfer Level (B3)

Basement 3 of the TEL Caldecott Station has stairs leading to another transfer level at Basement 2 and the TEL train platform at Basement 4. Basement 3 also has a lift landing for staff use only.

TEL Intermediate Transfer Level (B2)

Basement 2 of the TEL Caldecott Station has escalators and stairs leading to the TEL ticket concourse level at Basement 1 and the TEL train platform at Basement 4. Basement 2 also has a lift landing for staff use only.

 

Paid Link

Exit A was closed from 15 Nov 2020 to facilitate the construction of the paid link between the Circle Line & Thomson-East Coast Line.

 

Civil Defence shelter

Caldecott CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle Line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.

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Circle Line Art in Transit: “The Cartography of Memories” by Hazel Lim

The Cartography of Memories is a tribute to the places we love and the houses we lived in. Gathered through contributions from a hundred local residents and friends of the artist, this map of the larger vicinity of the Thomson and Caldecott areas is a collection of their personal histories, nostalgic memories and anecdotes of Singapore. By charting the streets, reservoir, houses and landforms of this area with their stories, it allows for their personal narratives to traverse the landscape of Singapore as the country shifts, changes and progresses over time.

Thomson-East Coast Line Art in Transit: “:)(:” by Claire Lim

As we experience the momentum of travelling in our individual daily lives through our senses of looking and hearing, we tend to blend into the platform; nimbly swallowed by automatic doors and moving trains.

‘:)(:’ transforms the station’s walls into a screen which greets us by saying HELLO 🙂 when we arrive and depart. The station walls appear to be grinning at us, presenting a static performance of dancing strings with smileys. They absorb murmurs while emitting a silent message for audiences today who return as passengers on other days.

The artwork creates a platform for commuters who transform into fascinating characters with unique yet transient appearances, carrying flows of energy and giving meaning to the station which otherwise is just an empty stage.

This artwork is only achievable with valuable contribution from Prof. Stylianos Dritsas (Singapore University of Technology and Design). The appearance of the artwork is configured by a specially designed software which enhances the character, overall mood and sensation of the artwork for everyone to enjoy.

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Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at concourse level
• Bicycle racks at station exits

Exits

Caldecott station has 4 exits leading to the ground level. The former Exit A (beside Toa Payoh Link) was closed from 15 November 2020 to facilitate construction work for the Thomson-East Coast Line. Exits were renumbered from letters to numbers with the opening of new Exits 2 & 3 on 28 Feb 2021 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line Station. Exit B was renumbered to Exit 1.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Toa Payoh Link	MSF Building, Philips APAC Centre, Seventh-day Adventist Community Church, SLF Building
2	SAVH / Toa Payoh Rise	Lighthouse School, Marymount Convent School, Mount Alvernia Hospital, S’pore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH), Seventh-day Adventist Community Church
3	Toa Payoh Rise	—
4	Toa Payoh Link	MSF Building, Philips APAC Centre, SLF Building

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Transport Connections

Caldecott station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, and taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

Several bus stops are in the vicinity of Caldecott station.

Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
52559 – Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott Stn Exit 1)	1	235
52551 – Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott Stn Exit 4)	4	235
52211 – Toa Payoh Rise (Lighthouse Sch)	2	141, 235
52219 – Toa Payoh Rise (Bef Caldecott Stn Exit 3)	3	141, 235
52241 – Toa Payoh Rise (Bef Caldecott Stn/SAVH)	1	141
52249 – Toa Payoh Rise (Aft Caldecott Stn)	1	141

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
1	Toa Payoh Link	Taxi Stand (F58), Pick-up/drop-off point
2	Toa Payoh Rise	Taxi Stand (F85), Pick-up/drop-off point
3	Toa Payoh Rise	Taxi Stand (F86), Pick-up/drop-off point
4	Toa Payoh Link	Taxi Stand (F59), Pick-up/drop-off point

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MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Caldecott station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Circle Line or the Thomson-East Coast Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus stop	Exit
Circle Line (CCL Bridging Bus)
CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut	52559 – Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott Stn Exit 1)	1
CC29NE1 HarbourFront	52551 – Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott Stn Exit 4)	4
Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL Bridging Bus)
TE1 Woodlands North	52219 – Toa Payoh Rise (Bef Caldecott Stn Exit 3)	3
TE29 Bayshore	52211 – Toa Payoh Rise (Lighthouse Sch)	2

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at the following bus stops when activated:

• Circle Line
  Bus Stop 52551 & 52559
• Thomson-East Coast Line
  Bus Stops 52211 & 52219

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Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving low-density residential areas, florists and special institutions in the vicinity, Caldecott station encounters low to moderate demand across most of the day.

Construction

Circle Line Stage 4 (CCL4) Contract 854 for the Construction and Completion of Thomson, Adam and Farrer Stations, including Bukit Brown RTS Structure and Tunnels, was awarded to Taisei Corporation. The working name for Caldecott station was Thomson Station.

Thomson-East Coast Line Contract T213 for the Construction of Caldecott Station and Tunnels was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation at a contract sum of S$284.8 million in July 2013.

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Gallery

Additional photos on Page 2.

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External Links & References

• Circle Line Art In Transit – LTA
• Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to open early 2021 after delays due to COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung – CNA
• LTA | News Room | news-release | Factsheet: Thomson–East Coast Line 2 to Welcome Commuters from 28 August 2021 [Accessed 30 Jun 2021]

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Page 2: Thomson-East Coast Line pre-opening & Additional Gallery