Gul Circle MRT Station

EW30  Gul Circle 卡尔圈 குல் வட்டம் Gul Circle
Rapid transit
Gul Circle MRT Station nearing completion
Location	7A Tuas Road Singapore 637288
Coordinates	1°19′16.32″N 103°39′56.52″E / 1.3212000°N 103.6657000°E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Stacked island
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	4
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW30
History
Opening	Q2 2017[1]
Previous names	Tuas
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Joo Koon towards Pasir Ris East West Line Tuas Crescent towards Tuas Link (under construction)
Location

Gul Circle MRT Station (EW30) is a future above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line located at the boundary of the planning areas of Tuas and Pioneer, part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE) in Singapore.

This station is to serve people in the subzones of Gul Circle, Pioneer, Tuas West and Pioneer Sector. It is located at Tuas Road.

History

It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there.

The station is expected to benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily. It will be the first elevated stacked island platform, as there will be an extension leading out from this station to Tuas South which is still under planning. The $190-million contract was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering, a major civil engineering company from China for this station.

This station ceiling will be 33 metres above ground - about the height of a 10-storey HDB (Housing Development Board) block, the highest elevated station along the MRT network. There are two reasons for the height. First, the 7.5 km, $3.5 billion extension goes over the Ayer Rajah Expressway viaduct at the Pan-Island Expressway interchange. Second, a 4.8 km portion of the line is being integrated with a road viaduct, which runs below the rail line.^[2]

It was later announced on 26 October 2016, that the station will be opened in the second quarter of 2017 instead of 2016, so that the station can take advantage of the new signalling system, which was being implemented in all of the NSEWL stations.

Station layout

L4	Platform C	East West Line (future service) towards  EW33  Tuas Link via  EW31  Tuas Crescent (←)
	Island platform, under construction
	Platform D	Possible future shuttle to Tuas South
L3	Platform A	East West Line (future service) towards  EW1  Pasir Ris via  EW29  Joo Koon (→)
	Island platform, under construction
	Platform B	Possible future shuttle to Tuas South
L2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L1	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Transport connections

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon – Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	–		–		–
to EW33 Tuas Link	–		–		–

References

1. "The Rail Report: New Signalling System, Rail Line And Extension And Trains Next Year | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". Lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
2. Tan, Christopher (3 February 2015). "MRT Tuas West Extension to soar above the ground". The Straits Times.

Coordinates: 1°19′16″N 103°39′57″E / 1.3212°N 103.6657°E