Havelock MRT station

Havelock MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in the Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore. Spanning Zion Road, it serves Bukit Ho Swee residential estate and the historic Tiong Bahru estate, as well as Tan Boon Liat Building and Holiday Inn.

Havelock  TE16  合乐 ஹவ்லாக் / ஹெவ்லொக்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit 1 of the station
General information
Location	110 Zion Road Singapore 168604
Coordinates	1°17′16″N 103°50′01″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Architect	SAA architects[1]
History
Opened	13 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-13)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
June 2024	6,219 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Great World towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast Line Outram Park towards Bayshore
Location Havelock Havelock station in Singapore

History

View of one of the station’s entrances under construction

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).^[3][4] In February 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded Contract T221 to Gammon Construction Limited at S$210 million (US$156.7 million). The scope of the contract include the design and construction of Havelock Station. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.^[5][6]

On 15 August 2014, the LTA announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Havelock 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]

Construction required the building of entrances into hills, with Entrance 3 serving as a staircase to the residential blocks behind; residents negotiated for it to open in January 2022.^[9] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed back to June 2022.^[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]

Platform of the station

As announced during a visit by Transport Minister S. Iswaran on 7 October 2022, the TEL station opened on 13 November 2022.^[12][13][14]

Details

Havelock station serves the Thomson East Coast line (TEL) and is between the Great World and Outram Park stations, with the official station code of TE16.^[15] As part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT.^[16] Train frequencies on the TEL range from 3 to 6 minutes.^[17] The station is wheelchair accessible and has bicycle facilities.^[18][19]

Located around Zion Road, it has five exits serving nearby landmarks such as the Tan Boon Liat Building, Concorde Shopping Centre, Giok Hong Tian Temple, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, and Zion Sports Corner.^[18][20]

Havelock Traces by an anonymous artist is displayed at Havelock as part of the Art in Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network. The artwork which showcases fragments of former buildings at Havelock Road, which aims to "offer a glimpse into town planning in pre-independence Singapore and how it affected the way [Singaporeans] lived and worked".^[21]