Siglap MRT Station

Siglap MRT Station (TE28) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 4. It is built underneath Marine Parade Road, near the junction with Siglap Link, bringing rail connectivity to schools and residential developments around the area.

The station is located in the vicinity of Victoria School, St. Andrew’s Autism Centre, Laguna Park condominium, and many other private houses and 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.

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First / Last Train Timings

Thomson-East Coast Line – (TE28) Siglap
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
TE1 Woodlands North	5:58am	6:18am	11:44pm
TE9 Caldecott	—	—	11:56pm
TE14 Orchard	—	—	12:02am
TE22 Gardens by the Bay	—	—	12:08am
TE27 Marine Terrace	—	—	12:22am
TE29 Bayshore	6:05am	6:25am	12:31am

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Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1	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):

Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore (→) Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE27 Marine Terrace (←)

Siglap station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Civil Defence shelter

Siglap 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, Marine Terrace, Bedok South, Bayshore and Sungei Bedok stations.

Art in Transit: “The Darkness which Reveals” by Melissa Tan

Kampong Siglap is believed to have been founded between 1819 and 1822 by Tok Lasam from the city of Pontianak in modern-day Indonesia. The name ‘Siglap’, derived from the Malay word ‘Gelap’ which means darkness that conceals, may be traced to a 19th century solar eclipse that occurred in tandem with his arrival by sea under the cover of darkness.

The artwork references the method by which the terrain of the moon is studied, utilising mapping data to show the moon’s uneven surface, the play of light and shadows, and transmuting these shadows into perforations on the metal plates. Just as the moon reflects sunlight, the reflective metal mirrors this phenomenon, providing an illusion of iridescence.

Thus, darkness is reconsidered, not as concealing but as the revealing of information and fragmented stories of Tok Lasam’s arrival.

Gift of Art: “Journey Across Sunlight: A Siglap Mosaic” by Brian Gothong Tan

Donated by Lim Eng Chong, 2024

Journey Across Sunlight: A Siglap Mosaic is an artwork commissioned by Lim Eng Chong and other Old Victorians (an endearing term for alumni from Victoria School and Victoria Junior College) for Victoria School and the wider Siglap community. Victoria School has nurtured numerous luminaries in the cultural and artistic fields; many of whom are spotlighted in Journey.

Designed by award-winning artist Brian Gothong Tan, himself an Old Victorian, this glass mosaic artwork was inspired by and features elements from the works of Old Victorian luminaries and Singapore Cultural Medallion recipients Dr Iskandar Jalil’s ceramics and Professor Edwin Thumboo’s poetry. “Iskandar Blue”, a tone of blue commonly featured in Iskandar Jalil’s internationally acclaimed ceramics, fills the background of the artwork upon which various motifs and a fragment of poetry by Edwin Thumboo relating to the school and Siglap are layered.

Victoria at Siglap by Edwin Thumboo reads:
Across the sunlight in the straits,
three generations knew
That when you move, you take us all with you.

Indeed, through Journey Across Sunlight: A Siglap Mosaic, the Old Victorians move and take forward with them the current and future students and Siglap community.

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Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at station concourse, near Exits 3/4 (B1)
• Retail Shop provisions
• Bicycle Racks at station exits

Exits

Siglap MRT station has four exits leading to street level.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Siglap Link & Victoria School	Marine Parade Rd
2	Marine Parade Road	Masjid Kampung Siglap, Saint Andrew’s Autism Centre & School, Sekolah Indonesia, Wisma Mendaki
3	Marine Parade Road	Nallur Road
4	Marine Parade Road	—

Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are 3 bus stops in the vicinity of Siglap station.

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Routes
93201 – Marine Parade Rd (Victoria Sch)	1	31, 36, 36A, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 155, 196, 196A, 196e, 197, 401, 853M
93031 – Marine Parade Rd (Siglap Stn/Opp Victoria Sch)	2	31, 43, 47, 48, 55, 155, 196, 196e, 197, 853M
93039 – Marine Parade Rd (Siglap Stn/Laguna Park)	2 / 4	31, 36, 36A, 36B, 43, 47, 48, 55, 155, 196, 196A, 196e, 197, 401, 853M

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
2	Marine Parade Road (Eastbound)	Taxi stand (I70), Pick-up/drop-off point
4	Marine Parade Road (Westbound)	Taxi stand (I71), Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Siglap 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	93201 – Marine Parade Rd (Victoria Sch)	1
TE29 Bayshore	93031 – Marine Parade Rd (Siglap Stn/Opp Victoria Sch)	2

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services when activated at Bus Stops 93201 & 93031

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Construction Trivia

Contract T309 for the Construction of Siglap Station for Thomson-East Coast Line was awarded to John Holland Pty Ltd – Zhen Hua (Singapore) Engineering Pte. Ltd. Joint Venture (JV) at a contract sum of S$175.76 million in March 2016.

John Holland is an established contractor in Australia, delivering contracting, engineering and services solutions to various sectors and was recently acquired by CCCC International Holding Limited (CCCI). John Holland, in joint venture with Leighton Offshore Pte Ltd, also worked on the construction of DTL3’s Jalan Besar station. John Holland was also in joint venture with Leighton Contractors (Asia) Pte Ltd, working on TEL’s Springleaf station. Zhen Hua is an established contractor, with overseas transit experience mainly in China with on-going projects in Beijing, Qingdao and Guangzhou. Both John Holland and Zhen Hua are subsidiaries of China Communication Construction Company (CCCC).

 

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Gallery

 

Pre-opening

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External Links & References

• 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