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Tampines East MRT station

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 DT33 
Tampines East
淡滨尼东
தெம்பினிஸ் ஈஸ்ட்
Rapid transit
Platform level of Tampines East station
General information
Location20 Tampines Avenue 7
Singapore 529623
Operated bySBS Transit DTL
Line(s)
PlatformsIsland
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels3
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code DT33 
History
Opened21 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-21)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
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Tampines East MRT station (DT33) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Tampines, Singapore, located along Tampines Avenue 7, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 2. This station, like most of the other Downtown Line stations, also serves as a Civil Defence Shelter.

The station serves Tampines North Park, Tampines North and East residents and nearby schools such as East Spring Secondary School, Ngee Ann Secondary School and Tampines Junior College.

History

Construction did not begin until late November 2011, where construction begun throughout the entire stretch of Tampines Avenue 7 from the junction of Tampines Street 42 to the junction of Tampines Avenue 7, 2 and 9. The road was realigned on 25 March 2012.

This station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May 2017.[1]

Exits

  • A: Block 451, 452, 453 and Tampines North Park
  • B: Block 227, 228, 229 and Tampines East CC
  • C: Block 394, 395, 396 and Ngee Ann Secondary School
  • D: Block 454, 458, 460 and Tampines Junior College

References

  1. ^ "Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017 | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-06-03.

External links

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