TE24 Katong Park 加东公园 | காத்தோங் பார்க் |
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Address | 45 Meyer Road, Singapore 437870 |
Line Served | Thomson-East Coast Line |
Operator | SMRT Trains |
Structure | Underground |
Platform | Side |
Opening | 23 Jun 2024 |
Katong Park MRT Station (TE24) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 4. It is built underneath Meyer Road, at the junction with Fort Road and Tanjong Rhu Road, bringing rail connectivity to condominiums and landed houses around Meyer Road.
The station is in the vicinity of Katong Park (hence its name), Dunman High School, Singapore Swimming Club, and many more condominiums.
The station was originally targeted for completion and opening in Year 2023. However, it was delayed till 2024 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
First / Last Train Timings
Thomson-East Coast Line – (TE24) Katong Park |
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Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
Weekdays & Sat | Sun & Public Holidays | Daily | |
TE1 Woodlands North | — | — | — |
TE29 Bayshore | — | — | — |
Station Layout
L1 | Street level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point |
B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre |
Platform A | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore | |
B2 | Platform B | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North |
Platforms
Thomson-East Coast Line (B1):
Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE25 Tanjong Katong (→) |
Thomson-East Coast Line (B2):
Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE23 Tanjong Rhu (←) |
Katong Park station has two platforms in a stacked side platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction. Owing to land constraints arising from building the station next to existing developments, the stacked platform design was adopted.
The Concourse is on the same level as the upper platform for train service towards Bayshore.
Exits
Katong Park MRT station has two exits leading to ground level. More details will be confirmed closer to the opening of the station.
Exit | Location | Nearby |
1 | Meyer Road | — |
2 | Fort Road / Tanjong Rhu Road | — |
Transport Connections
Katong Park station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.
Bus
There are 2 bus stops in the vicinity of Katong Park station.
Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
91081 – Fort Rd (Fort Gdns) | 2 | 30, 30e, 158, 158A |
91089 – Fort Rd (Opp Fort Gdns) | 2 | 30, 30e, 158, 158A, 401 |
Road
Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits.
Exit | Road | Provisions |
1 | Meyer Road | Taxi stand (C33), Pick-up/drop-off point |
2 | Tanjong Rhu Road | Pick-up/drop-off point |
MRT Bus Bridging Service
In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Katong Park station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Thomson-East Coast Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:
Towards | Bus stop | Exit |
Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL Bridging Bus) |
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TE1 Woodlands North |
TBC | TBC |
TE29 Bayshore | TBC | TBC |
Construction Trivia
Contract T305 for the Construction of Katong Park Station and Tunnels for Thomson-East Coast Line was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. (Singapore) Pte Ltd at a contract sum of S293.5 million in January 2016.
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering from China were previously involved in the construction of DTL1’s Promenade station and DTL2’s Newton station, Tuas West Extension, DTL3’s tunnelling portion between Tampines East Station and Upper Changi Station, as well as TEL’s Shenton Way station and tunnelling portion between Woodlands Station and Woodlands Avenue 12.
Because of the narrow site constraints—a two-lane road measuring 6m wide flanked by high-rises and at least one pre-war house—Katong Park was designed in stacked station configuration where one platform built on top of the other, as opposed to being parallel to each other. While stacked stations are uncommon but not unique to Katong Park, it was the first time that tunnel-boring machines were used to construct them. As such, the lower station (and tunnels) was built first, followed by the upper station and tunnels, hence requiring additional time. After tunnelling is done, the station sites are then excavated.
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External Links & References
- Factsheet: Thomson-East Coast Line Katong Park Station: Mining Tunnels Through the Station – LTA
- Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line – Ministry of Transport
- Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024 – Land Transport Authority
Loads of cladding now! First TEL4 station with signage!