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| 21 November 2022 - The northern station exit with cladding visible. |
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| 21 November 2022 - The southern station exit, within the Katong Park site. |
Katong Park station is the first side-stacked station along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) phase 4 moving eastwards. The station will feature a simple design, much like that of Napier's station, where the faregates are co-located at the upper platform & concourse level. However, unlike Napier, there will be no intermediate mezzanine level at this station. Do keep reading to the end for a glimpse at the cut-aways from the 3D architectural models.
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| 21 November 2022 - The view along Fort Road. |
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| 21 November 2022 |
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| 21 November 2022 |
Works at both station exits have progressed on to architectural finishes. Cladding can be seen at both exits, the only station thus far along TEL 4 & 5 that has any such work visible. Here, we go back to the much beloved terracotta cladding that the Land Transport Authority is extremely fond of using for modern MRT stations. This type of cladding can be seen at Cashew, Downtown, Stevens, Maxwell and Marina Bay stations if you're wondering what it will look like eventually.
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| 21 November 2022 - Cladding visible for the Katong Park station park exit. |
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| 21 November 2022 |
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| 21 November 2022 - A view along Meyer Road. |
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| 21 November 2022 |
Works within the station are progressing well too. Ceiling panels are going in and wall cladding is taking shape, looking much like the earthy tones featured in the renders of the station. Different tones of similar colours are used on the wall, helping to break up what would otherwise be a monotonous wall. There are skylights available at the station that will have a bigger payoff than those featured at Gardens by the Bay currently as this station does not need to fit the requirements as a civil defence shelter.
Platform screen doors can be clearly seen in some of the images, already installed and pending testing to ensure reliability among other tests. Lighting fixtures have yet to be installed in the photos dated September 2022. As such, we are unsure if these have since been installed.
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| A render of the lower platform level. |
Recently the team also visited the Project Information Centre (PIC), located near the Marine Terrace station site. We viewed the 3D architectural model of the station and took several photos to share here.
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| Layout of the station at street level. |
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| Connecting subway at the northern exit that crosses underneath Fort Road. |
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| A close up view of the subway level at the northern exit. |
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| The station concourse level also houses the upper platform. |
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| The double lift shaft that will serve the lower platform. |
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| The eastern end of the station. |
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| The southern station exit links to the eastern end. |
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| Bicycle parking will be available at street level. |
Progress has certainly come a long way in 2022 with the station taking shape. More architectural elements will be progressively installed, giving the station its final look that we will come to know once operational. We look forward to its timely completion and wish all the workers involved a happy holiday season as well - we hope its a bit cooler with all this rain, despite working underground without air conditioning!
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