TEL5 - Aerial snapshot in March 2025

9 March 2025 - An aerial view of Bedok South station.

Recently, en route back from Kuala Lumpur, we managed to get some great views of the two Thomson-East Coast Line phase 5 stations from the air. Despite the team's semi-frequent travel, various factors need to come together in order for us to get these shots - arrival timing, direction of landing, window seat, clear windows and weather - just to name a few.

TEL5 - A snapshot in February 2025

A view of the two phase 5 stations of the Thomson-East Coast Line in February 2025.
Top (L - R) : TE30 - Bedok South (Exit 3, Exit 2)
Bottom (L - R) : TE31 - Sungei Bedok (Exit 1, Exit 2)

Its been a while since we've updated on the progress of the phase 5 station of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). This has largely been due to the two stations being at advanced stages of completion, that there isn't much by the way of progress. Nonetheless, we'll do some periodic updates to check in at the stations and let you know the details of the changes that have taken place on site. As always, details after the jump.

T316 - Changi bound tunnel completed

 

November 2024
Source: LinkedIn

Earlier, we posted that tunneling for the Woodlands-bound tunnel under contract T316 had been completed in late October. We have recently come across a photo indicating that tunneling on the Changi-bound (in future Tanah Merah-bound) tunnel was completed this month as well. Congratulations to the Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co team on the successful completion of both bounds!

This post will also be available on Instagram & Facebook.

T316 - Woodlands bound tunnel completed

 

27 October 2024 - 1421 tunnel rings completed for the Woodlands-bound tunnel under
contract T316.
Source: Instagram

Recently, the team came across a small update for the TEL Extension contract T316 which was for the construction of twin bored tunnels connecting to the existing Changi Airport MRT station from the vicinity of the future Terminal 5. On the 27th October, tunnel boring works for the Woodlands-bound tunnel were completed with 1421 rings constructed. A hearty congratulations to the Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co on the achievement!

This post will also be available on Instagram & Facebook on 15 November 2024.

TEL5 - A snapshot in October 2024

A view of both TEL5 stations in October 2024.

Works at the Thomson-East Coast Line phase 5 (TEL5) stations continues on through Q4 of 2024. With the structural works all completed, the works are focused on the architectural and mechanical & electrical elements. We take a closer look at the two stations in greater detail after the jump.

TEL5 - A snapshot in August 2024

A view of some of the exits at Bedok South & Sungei Bedok stations in mid-August 2024.

Contracts for Bedok South and Sungei Bedok stations on phase 5 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) may have had a one year extension to their deadlines, but work on the stations has not slowed down a bit. A recent visit in the middle of the month saw that works were still pushing ahead at both stations, with the exit structures and ancillary buildings really getting dressed up now. With structural completion now behind the project teams, work has shifted to focus on the finer architectural details of the stations' facilities.

T312 - Sungei Bedok update Q2 2024

 

17 June 2024 - A view of Exits 1 and 2 of the station near the junction of Upper East Coast Road
with Bedok Road in end-Q2.

Similar to Bedok South station, works over the past quarter for contract T312 have seen a larger focus on architectural works rather than structural works. Various fittings have gone in to the station's 4 exits, allowing them to resemble station exits more closely. It is also interesting to see the architectural features as they begin appearing.