Tampines MRT station

EW2 = DT32  Tampines MRT Station 淡滨尼地铁站 தெம்பினிஸ் Stesen MRT Tampines
Rapid transit
Platform of Tampines MRT station.
General information
Location	20 Tampines Central 1 Singapore 529538
Coordinates	1°21′9.10″N 103°56′43.16″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (East West Line) SBS Transit DTL (Downtown Line)
Line(s)	East–West Line   Downtown Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (East West Line) Underground (Downtown Line)
Platform levels	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW2  DT32
History
Opened	16 December 1989 (East West Line) 2017 (Downtown Line)
Previous names	Tampines North
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Future service Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

Exterior of Tampines MRT Station.

Tampines MRT Station at night.

Tampines MRT Station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the East West Line in Singapore and serves the town of Tampines. Tampines station was one of the first few stations on the East West Line to be installed with barrier free facilities, excluding the tactile guide.

Tampines is one of the four MRT stations to appear in the original Singapore edition of the board game Monopoly.

The station will be an interchange station for the Downtown Line when it opens in 2017.

There will be no paid link between the East West Line and Downtown line stations, meaning commuters who want to change to the downtown line would be required to exit the East West Line Station by tapping out of the EWL station gantries. Thereafter, they would have to walk to the Downtown Line station, enter the DTL station by tapping in at the fare gantries again before getting to the platforms and vice versa.

History

Train disruptions

On 21 January 2008, a maintenance works train which was carrying out works between Tampines and Simei (westbound) broke down, causing a disruption from 5.28 am to 12.45 pm on both the eastbound and westbound services from Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah, affecting 57,000 commuters. SMRT was fined S$387,176 (approximately US$280,562) on 10 March 2008 after the LTA's investigations concluded that the disruption was due to SMRT's working party not complying with operating procedures. This was specifically on securing the parked portion of the maintenance train, which comprised a locomotive and a wagon. The fine was the largest ever for a rail related incident in Singapore. According to operating procedures, during maintenance works, the portion comprising a locomotive and a Rail Grinding Vehicle will proceed with its works, while the portion of the maintenance train is detached and parked at a distance from the working zone. However, investigations from LTA and SMRT showed that SMRT did not apply the locomotive's parking brake. There was also no wheel chock placed to prevent movement along the gradient of the track. If SMRT had followed operating procedures, a roll-back would have been prevented.

On 20 March 2008, SMRT announced that it had decided to appeal to the LTA against the fine. In a letter, SMRT said it had provided free shuttle bus services to help affected commuters. SMRT also mobilised more than 300 staff for on-site recovery, crowd management, dissemination of information and preparation for resumption of service.

On 3 April 2008, LTA turned down SMRT's appeal for a lower fine and ordered SMRT to pay the fine in full within two weeks.

Station layout

L2	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW29  Joo Koon via  EW3  Simei (←)
L1	EWL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
	Street Level	Eastlink Mall, Tampines Mall, Century Square, Tampines 1, Tampines Bus Interchange
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B2	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines (future service) towards  DT35  CG1  Expo via  DT33  Tampines East (→)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines (future service) towards  DT1  BP6  Bukit Panjang via  DT31  Tampines West (←)

Exits

There are several exits in Tampines MRT Station. However, this will be linked together when Downtown Line opens in 2017. There will be no paid link between the East West Line and Downtown line, meaning commuters would be required tap in and tap out when transferring lines.

East West Line:

• A: Eastlink Mall
• B: Tampines 1
• C: Tampines Mall, Century Square

Downtown Line:

• A: Eastlink Mall, Tampines Bus Interchange
• B: Tampines Concourse
• C: Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Central 1

Station modifications

Installation of platform screen doors at the station started on 17 April 2011 and began operations since 2 July 2011.

High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans

To improve the ventilation at elevated MRT stations, Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be embarking on an island-wide project to fit all 36 elevated MRT stations with high volume, low speed (HVLS) fans to improve the air circulation at station platforms. Tampines is the first station of the 36 elevated stations, installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans, which started operating since 28 May 2012.

Transport connections

Rail

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon – Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
colspan="7" style="background-color:#Template:SMRT color;color:white; height:25px" | East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	5.21am		5.47am		12.37am
to EW29 Joo Koon	5.31am		5.57am		11.26pm
colspan="7" style="background-color:#Template:SMRT color;color:white; height:25px" | Downtown Line
to DT1 Bukit Panjang	–		–		–
to DT35 Expo	–		–		–

External links

• Official website