Woodlands South MRT Station

TE3 Woodlands South 兀兰南 | ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ் சவுத்
Address	30 Woodlands Drive 17, Singapore 737741
Line Served	Thomson-East Coast Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opened	31 Jan 2020

Woodlands South MRT Station (TE3) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 1. It is built underneath Woodlands Avenue 1, at the junction with Woodlands Drive 16 and Drive 17, bringing rail connectivity to schools, residential developments and community amenities in the area.

The station is in the vicinity of schools such as Singapore Sports School, Christ Church Secondary School, and Woodgrove Secondary School; community amenities such as ACE The Place CC, Light of Christ Church Woodlands, Masjid Yusof Ishak and the Woodlands Health Campus; and residential developments around Woodlands Avenue 1 and Woodlands Drive 16.

Woodlands South station opened for passenger service on 31 January 2020. It served as the terminus of the TEL until Stage 2 of the line opened on 28 Aug 2021, when the line was extended via Springleaf to Caldecott.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms

Thomson-East Coast Line (B2):

Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE4 Springleaf (→) Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE2NS9 Woodlands (←)

Woodlands South station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. In typical LTA underground station design, the tall ceiling at platform level extends up to the concourse level, conveying a spacious feel.

Concourse

The station concourse is located at Basement 1.

Both public area and paid area walkways connect both ends of the station, offering pedestrian access between different exits of the station without having to enter paid areas. Underground walkways branch out from the station concourse, leading to multiple station exits.

Art in Transit: “3652 x 50” by Kng Mian Tze

3652 x 50 is a time capsule containing promises that 50 participants made to themselves. Participants who either live, work or study around the Woodlands South station wrote and drew projections of what they intended to achieve in 10 years time. The participatory element of this artwork started in 2013 with the anticipation that by the time the station opened, all participants would have entered into different chapters of their lives. Some may have graduated, married or even brought a new life into being. The daily commute may be seen as merely getting from point A to B, but it also a journey of life. As we traverse our personal destinies/histories each day, we can choose how we want this journey to unfold. 3652 x 50 is a reminder that we all have a part in deciding how our own journeys pan out.

Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at station concourse (near Exit 3)
• Retail Shop provisions
• Bicycle Racks at station exits

Exits

Woodlands South MRT station has four exits leading to ground level, with Exit 5 connecting to Level B2M of Woodlands Health Campus.
Exit 5 features a pair of travellators, escalators and lifts connecting between the station concourse and Woodlands Health Campus, which opened in December 2023.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Christ Church Sec Sch	Woodlands Avenue 1, ACE The Place CC, Christ Church Secondary School, Innova Primary School, Light of Christ Church, Singapore Sports School
2	Blk 541	Woodlands Avenue 1, Woodlands Drive 16, BW Monastery, Covenant EFC, Vista Point
3	Blk 588	Woodlands Avenue 1, Woodlands Drive 16, Vista Park, Woodgrove Secondary School
4	Woodlands Dr 16	Woodlands Drive 17, Masjid Yusof Ishak
5	Woodlands Health Campus (B2M)	Woodlands Health Campus

Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are 4 bus stops in the vicinity of Woodlands South station. Additional bus stops nearby are also reflected.

Road

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

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Woodlands South 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:

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 46981 & 46989 when activated.

Construction Trivia

Thomson-East Coast Line Contract T205 for the construction of Woodlands South station was awarded to Woh Hup (Private) Limited at a contract sum of S$143.7 million in August 2013. The Singaporean contractor was previously involved in the construction of Circle Line’s Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, Holland Village and Buona Vista stations.

The tunnels from Woodlands station to Woodlands South station and Woodlands South station to Sembawang Air Base, including reception tunnels to Mandai Depot, falls under Contract T206 which was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co; Ltd for for S$421.6 million in July 2013.

This station was previously announced to open before Christmas 2019 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 1 by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan during a visit to Bright Hill MRT station on 25 January 2019. However, a revised opening date of End January 2020 before Chinese New Year was announced by him during a visit to Mandai Train Depot on 19 September 2019. The opening date was revised yet again to 31 January 2020 on 11 December 2019.

Gallery

External Links & References

• First phase of Thomson-East Coast Line to open before Chinese New Year next year, with three stations in Woodlands – The Straits Times