Orchard Boulevard MRT Station

Orchard Boulevard MRT Station (TE13) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) Stage 3. It is built at the junction of Orchard Boulevard and Grange Road, bringing rail connectivity to hotels, commercial buildings and residential developments in the vicinity.

The station is in the vicinity of Camden Medical Centre, Tourism Court, Hotel Jen Tanglin, Tangin Mall, The Regent Singapore, and many condominiums and landed houses in the area.

The station is targeted for completion and opening in Year 2021.

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First / Last Train Timings

Thomson-East Coast Line – TE13 Orchard Boulevard
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
TE1 Woodlands North	—	—	—
TE22 Gardens by the Bay	—	—	—

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Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B?	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing machines, Passenger Service Centre
B?	Platform A	Thomson-East Coast Line towards   TE22  Gardens By The Bay
	Platform B	Thomson-East Coast Line towards   TE1  Woodlands North

Platforms

Thomson-East Coast Line (B?):

Platform A: Towards   TE22  Gardens By The Bay via  TE14  NS22  Orchard (→) Platform B: Towards  TE1  Woodlands North via  TE12  Napier (←)

Orchard Boulevard station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort. A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to the concourse above.

Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits.

Concourse

The concourse features faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.

General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries or perform card transactions using cash payment.

A public toilet is located in the unpaid area of the station concourse.

Art in Transit: TBC

Exits

Orchard Boulevard MRT station will likely have two exits leading to ground level. More details will be confirmed closer to the opening of the station.

Exit	Location	Nearby
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Station Amenities

• Public toilets at station concourse

Safety Features

• Emergency Train Stop buttons on the station platform, when activated, will prevent approaching trains from entering the station, and any train already stopped at the platform will be prevented from moving off.
• Emergency telephones at station platforms and the intercom system inside the lifts enable commuters to communicate with station staff in the Passenger Service Centre.
• Emergency door handles allow the platform doors to be opened manually from the train-side in the event of failure.
• Fire Extinguishers in various locations
• All escalators equipped with Emergency Stop buttons

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Transport Connections (TBC)

Rail Bridging Services (TBC)

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Passenger Usage Patterns

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Construction Trivia

Contract T218 for the Construction of Orchard Boulevard Station for Thomson Line was awarded to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd at a contract sum of S$142.5 million in May 2014. The company had previously been involved in the construction of Downtown Line 3’s Tampines Station.

Future Developments

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Major Incidents

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Gallery

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