Maxwell MRT station

This article is about the Thomson–East Coast line station. For the East West line station with the same provisional name, see Tanjong Pagar MRT station.

 TE18 
Maxwell
麦士威
மெச்ஸ்வெல்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit 1 of the station with the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in the background.
General information
Location321 South Bridge Road
Singapore 058841
Coordinates1°16′49″N 103°50′38″E / 1.2803°N 103.8440°E / 1.2803; 103.8440
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (2 stacked platforms)
Tracks2
Connections DT18  Telok Ayer
 DT19  NE4  Chinatown
 EW15  Tanjong Pagar
Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth31m
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
History
Opened13 November 2022; 23 months ago (2022-11-13)
Previous namesNeil Road, Ann Siang Hill[1][2]
Passengers
June 20248,406 per day[3]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Outram Park
towards Woodlands North
 Thomson–East Coast Line Shenton Way
towards Bayshore
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Maxwell
Maxwell station in Singapore

Maxwell MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) in Singapore. Situated in the Downtown Core and Outram along Neil Road, the station is near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Sri Mariamman Temple and the Maxwell Food Centre. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line. The station opened on 13 November 2022. Maxwell station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Old Chinatown In New Maxwell Life by Justin Lee.

History

Construction works as of April 2017

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[4][5] Contract T223 for the design and construction of Maxwell Station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte Ltd for S$222 million (US$165.7 million) in April 2014. Construction began in 2014 with an expected completion date of 2021.[6]

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Maxwell station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.[7][8] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.[9] Three COVID-19 confirmed cases were detected at the station construction site on 2 April 2020. A stop work order was issued as a result.[10]

On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[11] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran to this station and Outram Park station on 7 October 2022,[12][13][14] the station began operations on 13 November.[15]

Description

Platforms of the station
Platform A
Platform B

Maxwell station serves the TEL and is between the Outram Park and Shenton Way stations. The official station code is TE18.[16][17] Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[18] Train frequencies on the TEL range from 3 to 6 minutes.[19] The station has a stacked platform layout.[20]

The station is located along Neil Road between Maxwell Road and Kreta Ayer Road.[21] The station serves various developments including the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum, Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Maxwell Food Centre, Sri Mariamman Temple, Fairfield Methodist Church, Kreta Ayer Community Centre and Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple. It also serves government institutions such as Central Provident Fund Maxwell Service Centre, Ministry of National Development Building and Urban Redevelopment Authority Centre.[22] The station is also within walking distances to other stations such as Outram Park, Tanjong Pagar, Chinatown and Telok Ayer.[21]

Old Chinatown In New Maxwell Life by Justin Lee is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme. The work depicts various public buildings and people represented of Singapore's rich culture and heritage, including Samsui women and a child eating at a hawker food street.[23] The juxtapositions of styles, such as the child in pointillist style against the computer graphic of the stool, is intended to reflect Singapore's poorer past contrasting its present and highlight issues of inequality and the value of food.[24]

References

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  2. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ Sim, Royston (29 August 2012). "New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations". Channel NewsAsia (CNA). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "LTA Rail Growth on Track With $1.15 Billion Contract Awards". Land Transport Authority. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". LTA. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". LTA. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ Lai, Linette (2 April 2020). "49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ^ "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ^ Yong, Clement (7 October 2022). "11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  14. ^ Yeoh, Grace (7 October 2022). "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ^ Lim, Jessie (13 November 2022). "Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  16. ^ "MRT System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  17. ^ "System Map". TransitLink. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  19. ^ "LTA | MRT/LRT". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  20. ^ Yong, Clement (25 October 2022). "From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Maxwell – Map". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Maxwell – Exits". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  23. ^ "LTA | Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  24. ^ Yong, Clement (29 October 2022). "Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson-East Coast Line stations you should not miss". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.