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| 17 June 2024 |
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| 17 June 2024 |
With the opening of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s fourth phase on 23 June, the line is nearly complete as initially envisioned following the merger of the former Thomson and Eastern Region Lines. This leaves the remaining initial fifth phase of 2 stations at Bedok South & Sungei Bedok under construction till their opening in 2026. Over the past month, the contractors have continued to work on the station's exits, commuter facilities and road reinstatement.
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| 21 June 2024 - A view of our small exhibit at the Friends of Land Transport booth at Marine Parade station during the TEL4 Preview event. |
The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s fourth phase was off to a roaring start this Friday with 9 hours of free rides during the preview event. Visitors to the event got to experience riding the trains on the line for free, while exploring the 7 stations stretching from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore. Trains operated on an isolated loop along the stretch with trains terminating at Platform A at both termini. A separate shuttle train linked the TEL4's Tanjong Rhu station with TEL3's Garden by the Bay at both station's Platform B. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) really did go all out to make the event possible and accessible for everyone.
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| 9 May 2024 |
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| 9 May 2024 |
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| 27 May 2024 |
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| 27 May 2024 |
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| 27 May 2024 |
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| 27 May 2024 |
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| 27 May 2024 |
With the Thomson - East Coast Line (TEL)'s fourth phase about to open at the turn of the week, we thought it'd be a great time to take a walk down memory lane and look back at how far along the line has come. Join us as we take a stroll along the East Coast through time.
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| Floor plan for Tanjong Rhu station concourse level. Source: Stellar Lifestyle |
Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL)'s operator SMRT has recently added 4 stations along TEL4 to their list of retail units available for lease. The units available are located at Tanjong Rhu, Marine Parade, Siglap & Bayshore stations. We understand that retail units may also be available at Tanjong Katong and Marine Terrace stations although these are not currently listed on the SMRT retail arm's website.
With the listing of the retail units, the various floor plans of the stations have also become available for viewing. The available date provided on the website indicates "Stage 4" currently (which is not a date, but okay), and may roughly indicate that the units will be available in conjunction with the section's opening after 23 June 2024.
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| 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. |
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.
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| 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.
