Gul Circle MRT Station

Gul Circle MRT Station (EW30) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL). It is located along Tuas Road, near the junction with Tuas Avenue 3 / Gul Circle.

The station was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension of the EWL. It takes its name from the nearby road of the same name, which serves the Gul industrial area. It is also the first elevated stacked interchange station to be built in Singapore, with two unused platform provisions for a planned branch line to Tuas South. The station ceiling rises 33 metres above ground – about the height of a 10-storey Housing Board block, making Gul Circle the tallest elevated station in Singapore.

The station serves industries in the vicinity of Tuas Road, such as Tuas Avenue 3 / 5 and Gul Circle / Cres.

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First / Last Train Timings

East West Line – (EW30) Gul Circle
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
EW1 Pasir Ris	5:26am	5:56am	11:26pm
Connecting to CG2 Changi Airport	–	–	10:41pm
EW33 Tuas Link	5:30am	6:00am	12:41am

 

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Station Layout

L4	Platform B	East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link
	Platform D	No Train Service
L3	Platform A	East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris
	Platform C	No Train Service
L2	Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Footbridge across Tuas Road
L1	Street Level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits

Platforms

East-West Line (L4):

Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW31 Tuas Crescent (←) Platform D: No Train Service

East-West Line (L3):

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW29 Joo Koon (→) Platform C: No Train Service

Gul Circle station has four elevated East West Line platforms arranged in two stacked island platforms. Train services to Tuas Link use the upper platform, while train services to Pasir Ris use the lower platform. Unused platforms at each level are reserved for a future line extension to Tuas South.

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 Tuas 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
• Top Up Kiosks

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Tuas Road, Gul Circle 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	Tuas Road (Westbound) / Gul Circle	Tuas Road, Gul Circle, Gul Crescent, Tuas Fire Station
B	Tuas Road (Eastbound) / Tuas Avenue 3	Tuas Road, JTC Space @ Tuas, Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub

 

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Transport Connections

Gul Circle 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 Gul Circle station.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
B/s 1	24511 – Tuas Rd (Gul Circle Stn Exit A)	A	192, 193, TS6
B/s 2	24519 – Tuas Rd (Gul Circle Stn Exit B)	B	192, 193

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
A	Tuas Road (Westbound)	Taxi Stand (J21), Pick-up/Drop-off Point
B	Tuas Avenue 3	Pick-up/Drop-off Point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Gul Circle 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: 24519 – Tuas Rd (Gul Circle Stn Exit B)	B
EW33 Tuas Link	B/s 1: 24511 – Tuas Rd (Gul Circle Stn Exit A)	A

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

In the event of a large-scale rail disruption affecting multiple stations, a special bridging bus service may be activated in addition to the usual bus bridging services.

• (Service EW1) Tuas Link – Gul Circle – Joo Koon – Boon Lay

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Track Layout

As provisions for a future branch line to Tuas South, Platforms C and D are not open for passenger service. While tracks and platform screen doors have been installed, the electrified third rail has not been installed.

At the west end of the station, scissors crossovers on both the upper and lower platform levels provide access from the main line to the future branch line. Rail buffers physically isolate the unused platforms from the main line.

The rail viaducts at Platforms C and D end just east of the station.

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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 1688 (C1688) for the construction of Gul Circle Station and associated 2.8km of MRT viaducts along the Tuas West Extension was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd at a contract sum of S$190 million in November 2011. The civil engineering contractor had also been involved in constructing the Circle Line and Downtown Line Stages 1 and 2.

Gul Circle 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.

The working name for Gul Circle station was Tuas Station.

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Gallery

For more pre-opening pictures, see Page 2.