TEL - A snapshot in May 2024

An overview of TEL4 & 5 stations as of May 2024.
Top (L - R) : TE23 - Tanjong Rhu, TE24 - Katong Park, TE25 - Tanjong Katong;
Middle (L - R) : TE26 - Marine Parade, TE27 - Marine Terrace, TE28 - Siglap;
Bottom (L - R) : TE29 - Bayshore, TE30 - Bedok South, TE31 - Sungei Bedok.

3 weeks from today, the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4 stations will open their doors to the public as part of the TEL4 preview. Two days later, trains will roll through the stations on actual revenue service. Ahead of the line's opening come June, we take a look back at how the stations are sprucing up ahead of the open house preview and subsequent revenue operations. Oh, and don't forget that you can participate in our TEL4 Render Vs Reality contest beginning on 21 June 2024 during the TEL4 Preview too.

TEL4 - Render Vs Reality contest

 

We're just under a month away from the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s phase 4 preview which will be taking place at the 7 stations on 21 June 2024. In conjunction with this momentous event of the preview and subsequent opening of the line on 23 June, we're holding a contest where users re-create the renders by submitting photographs of re-creations of the renders.

T316 - The first of TELe contracts

 

April 2022 - A view from within the launch shaft.
Source: LinkedIn

The Thomson-East Coast Line extension (TELe) was first unveiled in 2019 during the Land Transport Masterplan for 2040. This extension involves continuing on the TEL from its upcoming eastern terminus at Sungei Bedok, running through Changi Airport's Terminal 5 before joining up with taking over the existing Changi Airport Line that runs to Tanah Merah. Not everyone would know though, that the first civil contract for the extension has already been awarded and construction going on for some time. That contract is none other than contract T316 for the construction of twin bored tunnels. Here's a extract of the contract's scope from Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (STEC)'s website:

Contract T316 covers the construction and completion of twin bored tunnels from Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) development towards Changi Airport (CGA) Station Terminal 2 (T2) North Finger Pier. It also includes construction and completion of associated cross passages, launch shaft, underground infrastructure, tunnels low point sumps and the associated ancillary works.