| CR1TExx Changi Airport T5 |
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| Address | — |
| Line Served | Thomson-East Coast Line (Future) Cross Island Line (Future) |
| Operator | TBC |
| Structure | TBC |
| Platform | TBC |
| Opened on | TBC |
A future MRT station is being planned to serve the upcoming Changi Airport Terminal 5. Located in Changi East, this station will be an interchange station between the Cross Island Line (CRL) and the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), as well as the CRL’s eastern terminus station.
This future station will bring rail connectivity to Changi Airport Terminal 5, including direct train travel to the City via the TEL.
Planning
Plans for rail connections to Changi Airport T5 were first reported by The Straits Times back in 2017.
On 25 January 2019, Phase 1 of the CRL was announced, comprising 12 stations and 29 kilometres from CR2 Aviation Park to CR13TE7 Bright Hill. It was hinted that the line could be extended to Changi Airport, with a station at Terminal 5 and the station code CR1 reserved for this purpose.
On 25 May 2019, LTA released the Land Transport Master Plan 2040, confirming that TEL will be extended from its original terminal at TE31DT37 Sungei Bedok station to Changi Airport Terminal 5. It would then continue towards CG2 Changi Airport, and join the existing Changi Airport Branch line (Changi Airport—Expo—Tanah Merah) which will be converted from the East West Line to the TEL.
Main article: Changi Branch Line to become part of Thomson-East Coast Line | Land Transport Guru
It remains to be seen if there will be additional stations constructed between Sungei Bedok and Changi Airport Terminal 5. The alignment of this stretch has also yet to be confirmed.
The extension of the CRL to Changi Airport T5 has yet to be formally announced.
Construction
Contract T316 – Changi Airport Underground Infrastructure – involves the construction and completion of twin bored tunnels extending eastward from CG2 Changi Airport station towards Changi Airport Terminal 5. This scope includes the construction of associated cross passages, launch shafts, underground infrastructure, low point sumps within the tunnels, and related ancillary works.
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd (STEC) was awarded Contract T316 for S$321.7 million. In 2022, STEC’s website indicated a contract duration from October 2019 to September 2026. However, as of 2024, the website has been updated to reflect a revised timeframe spanning from 2019 to 2031.
In addition, Contract CR102 for the design and construction of tunnels between Aviation Park Station and Changi East Depot was awarded to a joint venture between Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd and LT Sambo Co. Ltd. (Singapore Branch) at a contract value of $780 million on 16 December 2021. The project involves 6 km of tunnels to be dug at an approximate depth of 20 metres below ground level, but up to 40 metres deep at their deepest point. As detailed by the CRL construction blog and accompanying map overlaid over the URA masterplan, CR102 tunnels include a southern extension in the Changi East Industrial Zone towards Changi Airport Terminal 5, where a future station is expected to be built.
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I would suggest adding a station named Changi East between Changi Airport and Changi T5 stations
I propose a station between this and sungei bedok called tanah merah coast, which is located along tanah merah coast road and serves the ferry terminal. Then we change the codes for all stations except woodlands north to springleaf to fit tagore and founder memorial’s code into the main line without the ‘a’s. Then this station’s code will be CR1/TE35