Xilin MRT station

Xilin MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines planning area, Singapore.^[2] Taking its name from Xilin Avenue which passes overhead, Xilin station serves industries around Changi South, as well as the nearby Tanah Merah Country Club. The station is located at the junction of Xilin Avenue, Changi South Avenue 3 and Laguna Golf Green.

DT36  Xilin 锡林 ஸீலின்
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Construction site of the station
General information
Location	301 Xilin Avenue Singapore 486800
Coordinates	1°19′44″N 103°57′54″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	25m
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2026; 2 years' time (2026)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Changi South[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Expo towards Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Future service Sungei Bedok Terminus
Location Xilin Xilin station in Singapore

History

The extension to the Downtown MRT line was first announced during the revealing of the Land Transport Master Plan 2013 on 17 January 2013. The line will be extended to what was known as the Eastern Region line (presently the Thomson–East Coast MRT line) by 2024, so as to enhance the accessibility between the two rail lines and allow commuters to conveniently make transfers.^[3]

This station was first announced on 15 August 2014 as part of the Downtown line stage 3e, consisting of 2 stations between Xilin and Sungei Bedok, and was expected to be completed in 2024 in tandem with the adjacent East Coast Integrated Depot.^[4] Contract T313 for the design and construction of Xilin Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation for S$834 million on 21 March 2016.^[5][6][7] To facilitate the construction of the station, part of Changi South Avenue 3 between Xilin Avenue and Changi South Avenue 2 will be temporarily closed to traffic from 31 January 2017.^[8]

Due to challenges of tunnelling near existing critical infrastructure, the station's construction was further delayed to 2026.^[9]

References

1. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Finalised Station Names for Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast Stretch) and Downtown Line 3 Extension". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. "Stages of Thomson-East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
3. "TWO NEW RAIL LINES AND THREE NEW EXTENSIONS TO EXPAND RAIL NETWORK BY 2030". Land Transport Authority. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
4. "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority - Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links In The East". Land Transport Authority. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
5. "LTA Awards Contract to Build World's First Four-In-One Depot". Land Transport Authority. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
6. "Samsung C&T Advances Singapore Urbanization - Samsung C&T Newsroom". news.samsungcnt.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
7. "Making the impossible possible: Singapore T313 Subway Project - Samsung C&T Newsroom". news.samsungcnt.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
8. "ROAD CLOSURE BETWEEN XILIN AVENUE AND CHANGI SOUTH AVENUE 2". Land Transport Authority. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
9. Loi, Esther; William, Whitney (10 March 2024). "Delayed opening of TEL Stage 5 irks some residents; others resigned to the longer wait". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 May 2024.