Tuas West Road MRT station

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Tuas West Road
 EW32 


大士西路 [1]
துவாஸ் வெஸ்ட் ரோடு [2]
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
EW32 Tuas West Road MRT Station Platform 202412.jpg
Platform B of Tuas West Road station.
General information
Location131 Pioneer Road
Singapore 639609 [3]
Coordinates 1°19′48.2″N103°38′22.6″E / 1.330056°N 103.639611°E / 1.330056; 103.639611 [4]
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi [5]
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened18 June 2017;8 years ago (2017-06-18) [6] [7]
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesTuas West [8] [9]
Passengers
June 20244,968 per day [10]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Tuas Crescent
towards Pasir Ris
East–West Line Tuas Link
Terminus
Location
SGMRT-LRT map.svg
Red Dot.svg
Tuas West Road
Tuas West Road station in Singapore

Tuas West Road MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the East West line (EWL) in Tuas, Singapore. Located along Pioneer Road, it serves nearby buildings such as Tuas Incineration Plant and Tuas Amenity Centre.

Contents

The station was announced to be part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE) of the EWL from Joo Koon station as Tuas West station. Construction for the TWE began on 4 May 2012, with the station renamed to Tuas West Road following a public naming exercise. Initially expected to be completed by 2016, the TWE was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of a new signalling system. Tuas West Road commenced operations on 18 June 2017 along with other TWE stations.

History

Platform level of Tuas West Road station Tuas West Road station.jpg
Platform level of Tuas West Road station
Tuas West Road MRT station nearing completion TWR Stn Near Completion.jpg
Tuas West Road MRT station nearing completion

An extension to Tuas from Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister Raymond Lim to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate. [11] [12] In January 2011, the 7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) Tuas West extension (TWE) of the East–West line (EWL), from Gul Circle to Tuas Link stations, was announced. [13] Tuas West was part of this extension, with expected completion by 2016. [14] Construction of the TWE began on 4 May 2012. [15] [16] A public naming exercise was conducted in December, changing the name of the station to be Tuas West Road. [17]

The TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension. [18] [19] As announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 27 April 2017, [7] [20] [21] the station began operations on 18 June that year. [22] [23] Prior to the station's opening, passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June. [24]

Stations between Gul Circle to Tuas Link were temporary closed between 16 and 19 November 2017 following a collision incident that happened in Joo Koon station, later reopening on 20 November 2017. [25] Train service between Joo Koon and Gul Circle were suspended till mid-2018 to facilitate maintenance work on signalling devices, with bridging buses deployed between the two stations. [26] [27] [28] Train services resumed on 28 May 2018. [29]

Details

Tuas West Road station serves the EWL and is between Tuas Crescent and Tuas Link stations, with an official station code of EW32. [30] As part of the EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains. [31] The station operates between 5:21 am and 12:45 am on Mondays to Saturdays, though it start operations from 5:31 am for Saturdays and 5:51 am for Sundays and public holidays. Train frequencies vary from 4–10 minutes during peak hours to 8–10 for off peak hours. [32] Running along Pioneer Road, Tuas West Road has two exits serving buildings such as Tuas Incineration Plant, Michelman Asia Pacific, and Tuas Amenity Centre. [33] [5] It also has two drop-off points and is wheelchair accessible. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Tamil). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "SIGLAP MRT Station". Onemap. SLA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Rail Financing Framework". Land Transport Authority . 1 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tuas West Road – Map". SMRT Journeys. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017". Land Transport Authority. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Tuas West Extension MRT stations to open Jun 18". Channel NewsAsia. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "LTA Invites Public to Suggest Tuas West Extension Station Names | Press Room". www.lta.gov.sg. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 Dec 2011.
  9. ↑ "Tuas West Extension Station Names Finalised | Press Room". www.lta.gov.sg. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority.
  11. ↑ "Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport, At The Visit To Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 am". nas.gov.sg. Ministry of Transport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Land Transport Master Plan 2008" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. p. 34. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport And Second Minister For Foreign Affairs, At Visit To Bedok MRT Station, 11 January 2011, 11:00 Am At Bedok MRT Station". nas.gov.sg. Ministry of Transport. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled Better Connectivity for Workers to Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates".
  15. ↑ "Construction Starts for Tuas West Extension". Land Transport Authority. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Tuas West Extension Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday 4 May 2012". Ministry of Transport. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tuas West Extension MRT stations named".
  18. ↑ "The Rail Report: New Signalling System, Rail Line and Extension and Trains Next Year". Land Transport Authority. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Lim, Kenneth (26 October 2016). "Launch of upgraded signalling system on NSL delayed for more rigorous testing: LTA". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  20. ↑ Chew, Hui Min (27 April 2017). "4 MRT stations on Tuas West Extension to open on June 18". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017". Land Transport Authority. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  22. ↑ Lim, Kenneth (16 June 2017). "Tuas West Extension opens after six-month delay". Channel NewsAsia . Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  23. ↑ Yap, Li Yin (19 June 2017). "First weekday morning operations running smoothly for newly opened Tuas West Extension". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  24. ↑ Cheng, Kenneth (16 June 2017). "Free MRT rides at Tuas West Extension Open House on Friday". Today . Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  25. ↑ Lim, Adrian (2017-11-16). "Tuas West stations to reopen only on Monday". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  26. ↑ "Update on train services on Tuas West extension". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  27. ↑ "Tuas West Extension suspended until Sun; no service for Joo Koon-Gul Circle for 1 month". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  28. ↑ "Joo Koon-Gul Circle link to remain closed till mid-2018". The Straits Times. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  29. ↑ Tan, Christopher (28 May 2018). "East-West Line running on new signalling system now – all the way to Tuas West and back". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  30. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  31. ↑ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority . 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  32. ↑ "LTA | Transport Tools | MRT/LRT". Land Transport Authority . Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  33. ↑ "Tuas West Road – Exits". SMRT Journeys. 13 August 2025. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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