Straits Times
30-06-2021 (Singapore)
SINGAPORE - The long-awaited second stage of the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line will start running on Aug 28.
Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Wednesday (June 30) said the new six-station stretch - connecting Springleaf, Lentor, Mayflower, Bright Hill, Upper Thomson and Caldecott stations - "would not have been possible without the hard work, adaptability and personal sacrifices of our technicians, engineers and ground staff".
Delayed in part by the Covid-19 pandemic, TEL2 will have two interchanges - Caldecott with the Circle Line and Bright Hill with the future Cross Island Line.
Mr Iswaran said the TEL will enhance the resilience of the rail network. When fully opened in the latter half of the decade, the TEL will interchange with five existing MRT lines (North-south, East-west, North-east, Circle and Downtown) as well as the Cross Island Line.
When TEL is fully completed, more than 240,000 current and future households will be within a 10-minute walk from a station along the line, he added.
TEL1 and TEL2 alone will benefit about 100,000 households, he said.
The first stage of the TEL - a three-station stretch from Woodlands North to Woodlands South - opened in January 2020.
Speaking at Caldecott station, Mr Iswaran pointed out that the station is located near the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped and Lighthouse School.
"To better support visually impaired commuters, TEL's lift buttons, platform seats and signs will have greater colour contrasts," he said.
Source:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stage-2-of-thomson-east-coast-mrt-line-to-open-on-aug-28
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