Layout & numbering of exits at Sungei Bedok station. 17 March 2024 - A view of road reconfiguration works looking westwards to Bayshore. Contract T312 is for the construction of Sungei Bedok station and associated cut & cover tunnels to the west of the station. These tunnels will house tracks allowing trains to switch directions before or after leaving the station on their westward journeys towards Woodlands North once operational. As a result of the construction technique chosen, there is some incidental space above the tracks which will be sealed up initiall ..read more

A map of the Bedok South station with the exits numbered.   17 March 2024 - A view of Exit 5 in front of Bedok South Horizons build to order precinct. Bedok South was in the news recently, when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) updated that phase 5 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s opening would be pushed from 2025 to 2026 owing to delays at Xilin station. Due to the integrated fire protection system at Sungei Bedok station where the lines intersect, the lines cannot be opened separately. Nonetheless, progress is on track at Bedok South station with all 5 exits now ..read more

  17 March 2024 - Exit 2 of the station in the evening with Bayshore's iconic condominiums towering behind. Bayshore station was built under contract T310 by a joint venture between Woh Hup and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co, both firms that were responsible for other stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4. This station was also the third station along this section of line to be designed by architectural firm SAA Architects, that were also responsible for other stations such as Lentor and Orchard on the TEL's other phases. One noticeable difference in the design ..read more

  17 March 2024 - A view of the Siglap station site. Siglap station is pretty much complete with only some landscaping remaining to be done. Oh, and perhaps a few signs to install. But other than that, the station is completed. Designed by architectural firm SAA Architects, this is the second of the stations designed by the firm that feature exits using a concrete shell encased in cladding. It also happens to be the last of the stations designed by them along this stretch to use this method. With works completed, all that is left to do is to tidy up the site and await for opening ..read more

  10 February 2024 - An aerial view of Exits 1 and 4 of Marine Terrace station during the day. 17 March 2024 - An evening view of Marine Terrace's Exits 1 and 4. As the opening of the section along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4 draws nearer, we check in at the progress of works at Marine Terrace station. The station was designed by local architecture firm SAA Architects, now part of the Surbana Jurong group. Featuring 6 entrances along the station's length, construction was completed by a joint venture between Korea's Ssangyong & Hyundai Engineering &a ..read more

A compilation of images of TE23 to TE31 stations in March 2024. Top (L - R): TE23 - Tanjong Rhu, TE24 - Katong Park, TE25 - Tanjong Katong Middle (L - R): TE26 - Marine Parade, TE27 - Marine Terrace, TE28 - Siglap Bottom (L - R): TE29 - Bayshore, TE30 - Bedok South, TE31 - Sungei Bedok It's exactly 3 months to go till the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4 section opens. This section of the line will bring rail service to an area that has long been in need of a rail connection but had to rely on bus services only, despite the relatively short distance to the Central Business Dist ..read more

  10 February 2024 - A view of Exit 2 during the day. 10 March 2024 - A view of Exit 2 in the evening. With the stations along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4 months away from opening, we check in at Marine Parade to view the progress made at the station. Of all the stations, this one appears to be the straggler of the bunch. While Founders' Memorial station has its station name signs installed, none of the exits at Marine Parade have these yet. Come take a closer look with us as we recap the station's progress over Q1 of the year. Exit 1While most sections ..read more

  10 February 2024 - A view of Exit 3 during the day, with station signage installed. 10 March 2024 - A view of Exit 3 in the evening, signage partly lit. Minister Chee Hong Tat announced during the Ministry of Transport's 2024 Committee of Supply debates in parliament that phase 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will open to the public on 23 June 2024. With most of the stations ready for opening day, we take a closer look at Tanjong Katong station, one of the tightest places to squeeze a station in. Located underneath Amber Road, the station sits at the foot of the ..read more

  11 February 2024 - Station signage on display outside Exit 1. 11 February 2024 - Station signage above the barrier-free access ramp at Exit 2. Katong Park station, constructed under contract T305, is a stacked station with 3 basement levels. The upper platform level is combined with the station concourse and features 3 skylights that let natural sunlight shine into the station, all the way to the lower platform level. Above the concourse cum upper platform level is a mezzanine subway level that connects Exit 2 with the station. The station was the first to receive its ..read more

  11 February 2024 - A view of the installed station signage on display. As previously mentioned, we're starting our Q1 coverage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) phase 4's stations a little earlier than normal so that we can cover the stations ahead of their opening by the first half of 2024. Tanjong Rhu station has seen the station site tidied up and is about ready for opening day with station signage installed. The station features 2 exits, with the northern exit facing the Singapore Indoor Stadium being Exit 2 and the southern exit being Exit 1. Both exits are complete, w ..read more