Tampines MRT Station

Tampines MRT Station (EW2-DT32) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL) and underground station along the Downtown Line (DTL). It is located within the Tampines East planning subzone, and is built at Tampines Town Centre, next to Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Central 4 and Tampines Central 5.

The station is named after the Tampines estate, in turn named after the Ironwood trees known to the locals as Tempinis (scientific name: Streblus elongatus), that grew abundantly in this area in the old days.

The station is a transport node for residents of Tampines New Town, serving adjacent shopping malls (Tampines Mall, Tampines One, Century Square), community amenities (Our Tampines Hub, etc.), office buildings, schools and housing developments. Bus services are offered from Tampines Bus Interchange and Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange which connect to other parts of the estate.

There is no paid link between the East West Line & Downtown Line Station.

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First / Last Train Timings

 

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Station Layout

L2	EWL Platform A	East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris
	EWL Platform B	East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link
L1	EWL Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, SimplyGo Ticket Office, Retail Shops
	Street Level	Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Retail Shops, Public Transfer Area between East West Line & Downtown Line
B1	Subway	Underpass, Retail Shops
B2	DTL Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre
B3	DTL Platform A	Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
	DTL Platform B	Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo

Platforms

East-West Line (L2):

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW3 Simei (←)

 

Downtown Line (B3):

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang via DT31 Tampines West (→) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT33 Tampines East (←)

 

 

Tampines station along the East-West Line and Downtown Line has two elevated platforms (at EWL station) and two underground platforms (at DTL station) in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction

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Concourse

East-West Line (L1):

Downtown Line (B2):

The EWL station has a ticket concourse located at ground level, while the DTL ticket concourse is at Basement 2.

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Art in Transit: “The Big Round & The Tall Long” by Studio Juju: Timothy Wong & Priscilla Lui

‘The Big Round‘ is 7 metres wide and 7 metres tall.
‘The Tall Long‘ is 9 metres tall.

‘The Big Round‘, a singular expressive geometry, is stripped away from all extravagance of form and details.
‘The Tall Long‘ is buoyant and stretches upwards.

Through their sheer size and proportion, ‘The Big Round & The Tall Long‘ engages the commuters by inviting them to either step away in order to view it, or to simply be drawn in to a presence that is larger than the self.

In doing so, one experiences the relationship between oneself and the hyperbolic shapes, and oneself to the vastness of the station.

Civil Defence shelter

The underground Tampines Station (Downtown Line) is designated as a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, 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.

Transferring between Train Lines – Public Transfer Area (Unpaid Link)

From the East-West Line, commuters are to tap out via the faregates at the station concourse (L1) and take Exit A. Following which, commuters walk along a Public Transfer Area next to EastLink Mall, enter the Downtown Line station via Exit D to the Subway level (B1) and tap back into the train network at the Downtown Line concourse (B2).

A grace period of 15 minutes is allocated to commuters making the transfer between the East West and Downtown Line Tampines Station. A new journey will be charged after the transfer window expires.

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Station Amenities

East West Line Station

• Retail shops at Concourse level (unpaid areas)
• Public toilets at Concourse level (unpaid areas), near Exit B
• ATMs and Self-service machines at Concourse level (unpaid areas)
• Bicycle racks at station exits
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Ticket Office
  Operating Hours: 8:00am to 9:00pm daily.

Downtown Line Station

• Retail shops at Subway level (B1)
• Public Toilets at Subway level (B1) & Ticket Concourse level (B2)
• Bicycle racks at station exits
• Top Up Kiosks

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Exits

The East-West Line station has three exits on the ground floor of the station clustered around the unpaid area of the concourse. Exits A & B offers barrier-free accessibility for the disabled.

The Downtown Line station has four exits to street level. Exits D, E & G offers barrier-free accessibility for the disabled.

Exits A, B & C are connected to the East West Line station while Exits D, E, F & G are connected to the Downtown Line station. Exit G is a lift-only exit.

Exit	Location	Nearby
East West Line
A	Bus Interchange	Unpaid link to Tampines Downtown Line Station Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, AIA Tampines, Asia Green, Hitachi Square, OCBC Tampines Centre One, Sun Plaza Park, Tampines Central Post Office (Telepark), TeleparkOur Tampines Hub Hawker Centre, HDB Tampines Branch Office, HomeTeamNS Tampines, Tampines Central Community Club, Tampines Regional Library, Tampines Swimming Complex, Town Square
B	Tampines Central 4 / Tampines One	Kheng Chiu Happy Lodge, Tampines One, Tampines Polyclinic
C	Tampines Central 5 / Tampines Mall	Century Square, CPF Tampines Building, NTUC Income@Tampines Junction, NTUC Income@Tampines Point, OCBC Tampines Centre Two, Tampines Mall, Tampines Plaza 1, Tampines Plaza 2, UOB Tampines Centre
Downtown Line
D	Tampines Central 1 / Bus Interchange	Tampines Bus Interchange, Century Square, Cycling Path & Park Connector, Eastlink Mall, Sun Plaza Park, Tampines Mall, Tampines North Community Centre, Tampines One, Tampines Polyclinic, Unpaid link to Tampines East West Line Station
E	Tampines Concourse	Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, British Council (Tampines), Hitachi
F	Tampines Central 1 / Bus Interchange	Abacus Plaza, AIA Tampines, CPF Tampines Building, Income at Tampines Junction, Income at Tampines Point, Masjid Darul Ghufran, OCBC Tampines Centre One, OCBC Tampines Centre Two, Our Tampines Hub, Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Plaza, Tampines Primary School, Tampines Secondary School, Telepark, UOB Tampines Centre
G	Tampines Central 1 / Bus Interchange

 

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Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are two bus interchanges and four official bus stops linked to Tampines station.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
Tampines Bus Interchange		A / D / F / G	3, 3A, 4, 8, 10, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, 29A, 31, 31A, 37, 38, 65, 67, 68, 68A, 68B, 69, 72, 81, 127, 127A, 291, 292, 293, 969, 969A
Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange		A / E	39
B/s 1	76141 – Tampines Ave 4 (Tampines Stn/Int)	B	3, 3A, 15, 21, 27, 129, 168, 298
B/s 2	76149 – Tampines Ave 4 (Opp Tampines Stn/Int)	B	3, 15, 15A, 21, 27, 27A, 129, 168, 298
B/s 3	76551 – Tampines Ctrl 1 (Tampines Stn Exit D)	A / D	129, 298
B/s 4	76559 – Tampines Ctrl 1 (Aft Tampines Stn Exit E)	A / E	129, 298

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
A	Tampines Avenue 4 (Tampines Mall driveway)	Taxi stand (I03), Pick-up/drop-off point
B	Tampines Central 4 (Tampines One driveway)	Taxi stand
B	Tampines Central 4 (outside Tampines Stn)	Pick-up/drop-off point
F/G	Tampines Central 1 (outside Tampines Stn)	Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Tampines station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the East West Line or Downtown 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 1: 76141 – Tampines Ave 4 (Tampines Stn/Int)	B
EW33 Tuas Link	B/s 2: 76149 – Tampines Ave 4 (Opp Tampines Stn/Int)	B
Downtown Line (DTL Bridging Bus)
DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang	B/s 3: 76551 – Tampines Ctrl 1 (Tampines Stn Exit D)	D
DT35CG1 Expo	B/s 4: 76559 – Tampines Ctrl 1 (Aft Tampines Stn Exit E)	E

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.

• Tampines – Bedok – Paya Lebar

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at the following bus stops when activated:

• East West Line
  Tampines Bus Interchange, Bus Stops 1 & 2
• Downtown Line
  Tampines Bus Interchange, Bus Stops 3 & 4

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Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving Tampines Town Centre, Tampines station encounters high demand throughout the day as a transport node for Tampines Town Centre residents.

Construction

Contract 925A for the Construction & Completion of Tampines Central Station for DTL3 was awarded to KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd at a contract sum of S$118.5 million in July 2011.

Brief History

Tampines station opened on 16 December 1989 along with Simei and Pasir Ris stations.

The Downtown Line station opened on 21 October 2017, making Tampines station as an interchange station with the Downtown Line.

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Gallery

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