Marine Terrace MRT Station

TE27
Marine Terrace
马林台 | மரீன் டெரஸ்
Marine Terrace TEL Station Diagram
Marine Terrace TEL Station Diagram
Address 304 Marine Parade Road, Singapore 449970
Line Served   Thomson-East Coast Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Underground
Platform Island
Opened 23 Jun 2024

Marine Terrace MRT Station (TE27) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 4. It is built underneath Marine Parade Road, between the junctions of Marine Crescent / Telok Kurau Road and Marine Terrace, bringing rail connectivity to schools and residential developments around the area.

The station is located in the vicinity of St. Patrick’s School, CHIJ Katong Convent, Ngee Ann Primary School, Marine Parade Town Council, Marine Parade Neighbourhood Police Centre, Block 50A Market and Hawker Centre, and many other private houses, condominiums, and HDB residential estates.

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 – (TE27) Marine Terrace
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
TE1 Woodlands North 5:56am 6:16am 11:46pm
TE9 Caldecott 11:58pm
TE14 Orchard 12:04am
TE22 Gardens by the Bay 12:10am
TE29 Bayshore 6:03am 6:23am 12:29am

Station Layout
L1 Street level Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1 Bicycle Park Underground Bicycle Parking Facility , Bicycle Kiosk
Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops
B2 Platform A Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore
Platform B Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North
Platforms
Thomson-East Coast Line (B2):
MRT_rail (2)
Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE28 Siglap (→)
Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE26 Marine Parade (←)
MRT_rail (2)

Marine Terrace station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Underground Bicycle Parking

Marine Terrace station has an underground bicycle parking facility, with 202 bicycle lots. A bicycle kiosk (provisional space) is also available in the facility.

Access to the facility is via dedicated lifts / stairs with bicycle grooves at the designated bicycle park entrance outside Block 51 at street level or the corridor towards Exits 5 / 6  at Concourse (Level B1).

Civil Defence shelter

Marine Terrace station is one of seven stations along the Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast stretch) 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.

The other CD shelters are Tanjong Rhu, Marine Parade, Siglap, Bedok South, Bayshore and Sungei Bedok stations.

Art in Transit: “A Seat At The End Of The Long, Long, Long Table” by Moses Tan

‘A seat at the end of the long, long, long table’ is an exploration of family lines, histories, roots, and ties across generations and geographical zones. Illustrated as a family tree, the artist collaborated with families from the Marine Terrace area to create an artwork that establishes familial ties that are re-imagined as star constellations, taking reference from family portraits and photographs.


Station Amenities
  • Public Toilets at station concourse, near Exits 2/3 (B1)
  • Retail Shop provisions
  • Bicycle Racks at station exits
Exits

Marine Terrace MRT station has six exits leading to street level, with an additional access to the underground bicycle parking facility via dedicated lifts and stairs with grooves for bicycles near Block 51.

Exit Location Nearby
1 Marine Parade Road Marine Parade Neighbourhood Police Centre, Marine Terrace Market & Food Centre
2 Marine Crescent Marine Parade Road, Tao Nan School
3 Marine Parade Road & Telok Kurau Road CHIJ Katong (Primary)
4 Marine Parade Road
5 Marine Parade Road Saint Patrick’s School
6 Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent, Marine Parade Road, Ngee Ann Primary School, Victoria Junior College
Marine Terrace
Transport Connections

Marine Terrace station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are 8 bus stops in the vicinity of Marine Terrace station.

Bus Stop Exit Bus Routes
92079 – Marine Parade Rd (Marine Terr Stn Exit 1) 1 31, 36, 36A, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 134, 150, 197, 853M
92069 – Marine Parade Rd (Tao Nan Sch) 2 15, 16, 16M, 31, 36, 36A, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 134, 135, 196, 196A, 196e, 197, 853M
92061 – Marine Parade Rd (CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr)) 3 13, 15, 16, 16M, 31, 36, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 134, 135, 196, 196e, 197, 853M
92071 – Marine Parade Rd (Marine Terr Stn Exit 4) 4 13, 16, 16M, 31, 36, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 196, 196e, 197, 853M
92081 – Marine Parade Rd (St. Patrick’s Sch) 5 13, 16, 16M, 31, 36, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 196, 196e, 197, 853M
92089 – Marine Parade Rd (Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent) 6 13, 16, 16M, 31, 36, 36A, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 196, 196A, 196e, 197, 853M
92211 – Marine Terrace (CHIJ Katong Convent (Sec)) 6 13, 16, 16M, 196, 196A, 196e
92219 – Marine Terrace (Opp CHIJ Katong Convent) 6 134, 150
Road

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

Exit Road Provisions
1 Marine Parade Road (Westbound) Taxi stand (I68), Pick-up/drop-off point
4 Marine Parade Road (Eastbound) Taxi stand (I69), Pick-up/drop-off point
MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Marine Terrace 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)
TE1 Woodlands North
92079 – Marine Parade Rd (Marine Terr Stn Exit 1) 1
TE29 Bayshore 92071 – Marine Parade Rd (Marine Terr Stn Exit 4) 4

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services when activated at Bus Stops 92071 & 92079.


Construction Trivia

Contract T308 for the Construction of Marine Terrace Station and Tunnels for Thomson-East Coast Line was awarded to Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. – Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. Joint Venture (JV) at a contract sum of S$360.6 million in January 2016.

Both Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. are established contractors in Korea who had completed infrastructure projects around the world. Ssangyong worked on the construction of DTL2’s Rochor and Little India stations. Hyundai worked on DTL3’s MacPherson station and had previously delivered several rail projects including the construction of several North East Line (NEL) stations and the NEL depot.


Gallery
Pre-Opening

External Links & References

2 thoughts on “Marine Terrace MRT Station

  • 15 March 2022 at 5:32 PM
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    I hope there will be a small terminal for 134 and 150. then 15 and 966 can also extend there

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