| TE22A Founders’ Memorial |
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| Address | 41 Rhu Cross, Singapore 438965 |
| Line Served | Thomson-East Coast Line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains |
| Structure | Underground |
| Platform | Island |
| Opening | In tandem with Founders’ Memorial |
Founders’ Memorial MRT Station (TE22A) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 4. It is built underneath Gardens By The Bay (Bay East), bringing rail connectivity to the Bay East Garden area and nearby Tanjong Rhu estate, as well as supporting future developments in the region.
The working name for the station is named after the Founders’ Memorial, a 5-ha being built in the Bay East Gardens to showcase the contributions of modern Singapore’s founders.
The station remains closed as of the opening of TEL 4 on 23 Jun 2024. The station will open in tandem with the Founders’ Memorial. Founders’ Memorial is slated to open in 2028, in which it was originally expected to open in 2025.
Previously slated to open in 2027 as on the Founders’ Memorial website, the opening year was updated to be in 2028 sometime in February / March 2024.
First / Last Train Timings
| Thomson-East Coast Line – (TE22A) Founders’ Memorial |
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
| Weekdays & Sat | Sun & Public Holidays | Daily | |
| TE1 Woodlands North | — | — | — |
| TE9 Caldecott | — | — | — |
| TE14 Orchard | — | — | — |
| TE22 Gardens by the Bay | — | — | — |
| TE29 Bayshore | — | — | — |
| TE27 Marine Terrace | — | — | — |
Platform & Train Services
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| Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE23 Tanjong Rhu (→) (Closed Station – trains do not open their doors at this station) Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE22 Gardens by the Bay (←) |
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Founders’ Memorial station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.
Exits
Founders’ Memorial MRT station has two exits leading to ground level which are all currently closed. More details will be confirmed closer to the opening of the station.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
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Gardens by the Bay (Bay East) | — |
| 2 |
Gardens by the Bay (Bay East) | — |
Construction Trivia
Contract T302 for the Construction of Facility Building and Tunnels for Thomson-East Coast Line was awarded to China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. Singapore Branch at a contract sum of S$242.4 million in June 2016. This includes a shell station near Gardens by the Bay (Bay East).
The station was first named Gardens Bay East and appeared on the rail system map with the station code TE22A in May 2018, along with the confirmed stations for the Jurong Region Line. Gardens Bay East was later removed from the rail system map in a subsequent revision.
In January 2019, it was announced that the shell station at Gardens by the Bay (Bay East) would be named Founders’ Memorial, scheduled for opening in tandem with the Founder’s Memorial itself. The contract for the construction of Founders’ Memorial station is likely a negotiated contract with China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. Singapore Branch, which was responsible for the construction of the shell station under Contract T302. China Railway First Group was awarded a $242.4 million contract to build Founders’ Memorial Station.
The station will be built by converting the TEL Facility Building at Gardens Bay East, which was built under Contract T302, to a fully-furnished MRT Station.
Contingency Stop at Unopened Station
On 21 May 2026 at approximately 9:40 pm, a commuter’s power bank caught fire on a train travelling towards Woodlands North, shortly after it departed Tanjong Rhu station. The activation of the in-train Passenger Emergency Communication button caused the train to stop automatically at the next station—the unopened Founders’ Memorial station—where passengers alighted.
SMRT staff extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher prior to the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). At approximately 9:50 pm, another train arrived at the station to transport the affected commuters toward Woodlands North. The affected train was subsequently withdrawn from service for inspection.
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External Links & References
- Power bank catches fire in MRT near Tanjong Rhu station, commuters safely disembark at yet-opened Founder’s Memorial station – Mothership [23 May 2026]
- New Station on Thomson-East Coast Line to Serve Visitors to Founders’ Memorial – LTA
- Thomson-East Coast line to have station at Founders’ Memorial in Marina Bay – The Straits Times
- About Founders’ Memorial
When this station opens, there could be a new trunk service akin to the old parks services introduced to serve this new station, increasing connectivity to the Founder’s Memorial by public transport.
Service 402: Eunos Interchange – Founders Memorial Station (LOOP)
Eunos Interchange, Eunos Road 2, Eunos Avenue 5, Eunos Crescent, Jalan Eunos, Still Road, Koon Seng Road, Dunman Road, Old Airport Road, Mountbatten Road, Fort Road, East Gardens Avenue, Founder’s Memorial Station (LOOP)
Founder’s Memorial Station, East Gardens Avenue, Fort Road, Mountbatten Road, Old Airport Road, Dunman Road, Koon Seng Road, Still Road, Jalan Eunos, Eunos Crescent, Eunos Avenue 5, Eunos Road 2, Eunos Interchange
This service would link the Founder’s Memorial to other MRT lines in the region, namely the EWL at Eunos, and the CCL at Mountbatten and Dakota. While I was initially tempted to route 402 via Marine Parade, which would assist 966 in the Marine Parade – Eunos sector, doing that would result in a high TEL duplication, which would render this service unnecessary as well as disconnecting it from the CCL. This service’s routing would also provide an alternative to 30 from Old Airport Road to the EWL and TEL, as well as serving Koon Seng Road, where there are currently no services. My choice to use Eunos Crescent unlike any services is such that it can easily connect to the Eunos Stn/Opp Eunos Stn bus stops along Jalan Eunos, providing easy transfer opportunities to services like 21/25/51/60/854.
Feel free to provide any suggestions below 🙂